Spring Hats and a Daring Wishful Heart
In a small town Miss Honor helps her friend Nelly who longs to bring joy to her mother by buying a ribboned violet hat. A romance unfolds around hats, money, and a quiet resolve as friends and suitors discuss love, duty, and the path to happiness amid spring breezes and window displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Medbury Pendiemon
Miss Honor
Iittles
Honor
Nelly
Mother
Ayno's
Lever
Roger
Mar
Adventures of the Twins in the Ostrich's Stomach
Olive Robarty Berta spin a tale where Nancy and Nick slide into an ostrich’s stomach to rescue the magical Mushroom. They discover unusual items and hatch a plan with the Mushroom’s help to escape into daylight as Miss Honor ponders roses and proprieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adventures OF the Twins
Olive Robarty
Berta
Nancy
Nick
Bruah
Mr. Ostrich
Dance Frocks Now Made of Figured Silk
New York fashion authority Cora Moore notes spring frocks use figured silks in evening wear. A pussy willow gown in rose and black features vieux rond tulle bow, long winged train, and a directoire style coat silhouette with pointed skirt ends. A black satin corselet accents the waist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Moore
New York
Fashion Authority
Confessions of a Bride excerpt sparks trust and secrets
Katherine Miller’s handwritten note to Jane triggers mixed feelings about Katherine Mil ler as Jane and Bob discuss trust and hate. The exchange reveals hidden motives and a possible truth about Katherine that could change Jane’s view and the fate of her husband Chrystobel and father-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Miller
Chrys
Jane
Tam
Chrystobel
Mexico
K. M
Bob
Katherine
Tiger-Girl
Miss Miler
Open letter touts Cadomene Tablets for nerves
R F Hamilton of Franklin Massachusetts writes that after taking three Cadomene tablets he feels calmer with a stronger stomach and better appetite. The Blackburn Products Co of Dayton Ohio is urged to sell and recommend Cadomene as the best medicine to build up body and nerves in an advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
R. F. Hamilton
Cottage St
Franklin
Mass
Adv
Katherine Miller’s Mexico Mission Exposed as Spy Plot
In a tense conversation, Katherine Miller is revealed as a government secret service operative involved in a German plot to seize mines and oil in Mexico. The narrator exposes Miller’s seduction of men for information while acknowledging her discharging from service and the scandal surrounding Benjie’s paternity.
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Katherine
Mexico
Jane
Katherine Miler
Berghoff
Dad
Katherine Miller
Don Manuel
Delilah
Bob
Brownatone Hair Tint Ad Promises Safe Color
An old advertisement touts Brownatone hair tint as a safe, odorless product that colors hair to a desired brown shade. It claims no peroxide or damaging agents, offers a trial pack, and includes a coupon for a discounted bundle.
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Lrounie
Ui Senuw
U. S
Secret Service
Benjie
AGD
Fann
Osgood
Fifth Avenue
Tom
Allman
POLCE
Bolshevists
Elem
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