Neal Declares Love Amid Honeymoon and Diplomatic Turmoil
On their Washington honeymoon the Conrads meet Clarence Hathaway, a young diplomat and Neal's friend. Annie grows ill as Neal neglects her, learns she is to be a mother, and later a daughter is born. Hathaway visits Paris and urges Neal and Anne to take a holiday, while Neal confronts guilt over his career and marriage.
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Washington
Conrads
Clarence Hathaway
Annie
Amme
Goldemburg
Paris
Comrads
Anne
France
Wishar Grou Monk
Wihaue
Paris Affair Leads to Sudden Exit and Senate Seat Hint
Anne rejects Neal's advances in Paris and declares love for Shelton. Neal bursts in as she returns to her room and shares a cablegram from Governor Low announcing the death of Shelton and possible appointment to the Senate.
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Anne
Neal
Low
New Washington Home Hunt Trials For Anne Conrad
Anne Conrad insists on a small eight room house near the senate office building as Neal navigates early Washington life. She endures bad real estate prospects and a two hundred fifty dollar monthly rent before finally leasing a modest yellow brick house and starting housecleaning as the phone noise and social pressure mount.
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Anne Conrad
Washington
Neal
Paris
Senate
Miss Letts
Conrads
Anne
Willard
Nealez
Dera
Couleur-De-Rose
Belford
Conrad
Adverse Shift From Horseshoes To Automobiles
At the turn of the century the horseless carriage began as a curiosity and the horse gave way as cars improved. A found horseshoe once a token of luck now is nearly unheard of in cities, with a New York incident showing a wheel flinging a street horseshoe and injuring a boy. Beetles in the Great Smoky Mountains hatch under water and live their lives submerged until the pupal stage, when they briefly surface to disperse.
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New York
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
Howe About Optimist to Pessimist On No New Buildings
Ed Howe reflects on a road trip from Atchison to Chicago via Hannibal Springfield and Des Moines noting no new buildings or painted houses, criticizing speed and town neglect. He contrasts southern and northern conditions, recalls highway life, and muses on experience shaping practical wisdom.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Missouri River
Atchison
Kan
Hannibal
Springfield
Chicago
Rock Island
Des Moines
Iowa
Santa Claus POMMY MOORELAND Reunites with Family
A weary young man named Tommy Mooreland, known as Santa for his large family, inspires a Christmas miracle. He finds a girl crying, joins the Salvation Army effort, and returns to his true home the house with the big yard around it, reuniting with his parents and siblings.
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Pommy Mooreland
Tommy
Santa Claus
Fairyland
Santa
Salvation Army
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Frances Parkinson Keyes
Ua Ketons
Besnis Hinsboro
Shelton
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