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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
8
The Real Adventure follows a well to do Midwestern couple through years of marriage in an era of equal suffrage and working wives. The serial blends romance with timely social questions, offering lively action and thoughtful reflections for readers about family life.
Rosalind Stanton, a bright University of Chicago student, defies a conductor over a fare dispute after a lecture on Rousseau. Burt, a decisive stranger, assists her and negotiates a bold walk home through a storm as the pair bond over principle and chance companionship.
Frederica Whitney hustles to host a party for her husband Roddy Aldrich as rain disrupts plans. Roddy arrives soaked and disheveled with notebooks, while Havelock Ellis talk fades into the bustle of a quickly organized evening.
The article surveys animal contributions in World War I, noting dogs aiding ambulances and dispatch, horses bearing heavy loads, and carrier pigeons delivering messages. It recalls elephants in West Africa and sea gulls aiding a British cruiser by revealing a submarine, with figures on horse losses and timber needs in Italy's war effort.
A new airplane designed by Lieutenant von Porat uses all fabric construction with a unique wing arrangement. The scout plane, resembling a Fokker, features a lower wing trailing behind the upper wing and promises rapid climb of 800 feet in four to five minutes. It is powered by a 100 horsepower engine and reaches about 100 miles per hour.
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