Missionary Romance on Gilead Island Ends Amid Pearl Pirates
George McAusland, 38, sails to Fiji as a missionary and falls for Mary Doncaster who boards at Honolulu. After a heroically risky rescue and a cliffside proposal, they face a pirate attack as natives defend the village. George is wounded but survives as natives burn the pirate boat and the whaler Venturer arrives with new captain Richard Carr and first mate Peter Carr.
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George McAusland
America
Fiji Islands
Mary Doncaster
Honolulu
Gilead Island
Mary
George
Corkran
Richard
Peter Carr
Captain Carr
McAusland
Peter
Jarambo
Juarambo
Venturer
Mat Forbes
Cap'n Corr
Gilead
Tommy
Pearls and peril on the island voyage spark a perilous escape
Mary and George confront danger on a sickened island as traders are killed and natives hide. Richard Carr orders departure from the bay after learning of a murdered crew, a deadly massacre, and the looming need to move the injured family and their friends aboard the Venturer. Pearl secrecy tightens as Corkran the deserter arrives with a parrot and a warning.
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Mary
Fritz Aulgar
Richard
George
Fritz
Aulgar
Peter
Tommy
Tommy Hanline
Venturer
Richard Carr
Twists of rumor and intrigue cloud mid Century tabloid talk
A jumble of celebrity pairs marriages and divorces sparks chatter in Mo line and beyond. Wary figures like Dwight Wiman Nancy Good and Priscilla Lane figure in whispers while Nazi exposure and political moves ripple through media and law enforcement. The piece notes expulsion threats, proxy battles, engagements on the horizon, and looming government actions as domestic and international tensions color gossip.
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Myrna Loy
Rosemary Lane
Chums
Priscilla Lane
Quentin Reynolds
Jim
Rudy Vallee
San Francisco
Tanya Widrin
Moline
Minots
Dwight Wiman
Nancy
John Good
Toth
George Sylvester Viereck
Overseas Press Club
Notes From A New Yorker: Obits, Elections and Royal News
A collage of items on obituaries and book reviews in The New Yorker. Notes on Samuels Williamson’s Times review of Schriftgiesser and several political snippets. Mentions O O McIntyre Spencer Father Divine Nassau Harbor Island and a pensions bill for ex congressmen. Also references the Duke and Duchess Miami appearances and Maxine Darrells groom Lt Robert Baird in a Nazi camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamses
Roosevelts
Karl Schriftgiesser
Wm. James
N. Y. Times
Sam Williamson
Times
Riles Schriftgiesser
Schriftgiesser
O. O. McIntyre
Howland Spencer
Father Divine
Spencer
Harbor Island
Nassau
Bahamas
England
Miami
Virginia Beach Club
Heaven
Maxine Darrell
Robert Baird
Flanders
Royal Palm Club
Jean Harrington
Howard Reilly
Bag sewing patterns and house craft ideas for fairs
A reader describes versatile hanging bags for travel laundry and closet use, with various fabrics such as ivy patterned chintz and pictorial prints. The note mentions projects shown in SEWING Book 3 including a bag on a hanger and a pantry door pocket, plus other popular illustrated articles from the paper.
Lesson for January 12
A brief note outlines the January 12 lesson, listing selected scripture texts and topics. It credits the International Council of Religious Education for copyright and permission for use.
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International Council of Religious Education
Christ's Valuation of Personality Lesson Text
A reflective sermon on Jesus valuing human personality and humility. It contrasts proper Sabbath use with showy observance, warns against seeking social advancement, and urges generous hospitality without expectation of return, urging true recompense in heaven.
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Jesus
Father
Morgan
God
Dr. Morgan
Christ
J. W. Bradbury
Around the House Tips for Winter Kitchen and Home Care
Practical household tips cover bulb placement near windows, preserving citrus peels for flavoring, keeping windows clear with glycerine, sewing sweater buttonholes before washing, avoiding food waste in the icebox, steam extraction for deep splinters, peppermint shaping on waxed paper, and finishing pie crust with sweet cream for browning and flakiness.
Miss Had Another Chance After the Final Good-By
A rejected suitor threatened self harm if rejected again. After the girl refused him, a messenger delivered a note claiming imminent death by river. She fainted upon reading it, then learned the note-writer awaited an answer from the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Contentment and Wise Mind in Faith
A short quotation on contentment as wisdom, urging acceptance of both understood and unknown with faith in God, attributed to Kingsley.
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God
Kingsley
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Tom
Cap'n Carr
Mr. McAusland
Chapter
Carr
MAN About Town
Pierre Mess
Exec
Willkie
Columbia
N. Murray Butler
Anita’ Colby
Barbara Smith
Florida
Bobby Mertyn
Walter P. Chrysler Jr
Martha Potts
Cal
LaGuardia
Valentine
Police
U.S
Chicago
Lepke
O’dwyer
Brooklyn
London
British Purchasing Commission
N. Y
Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
W. R. Davis
Hamburg
Germany
Britain
Col
Edwin Emerson
Washington
Berlin
Mexico
Gov't
Fed
Harry Bridges
Notes OF A
NEW Yorker
Congress
John B. Kennedy
WJZ
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyetie Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ballou
Longfellow
Western Silo CO
Dept. W
West Des Moines
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