Polly Pigtails #19

This issue is an anthology featuring multiple stories. "The Lady with a Lamp" tells of Florence Nightingale's rebellion against her wealthy family's Victorian expectations, as she pursues her calling to become a nurse and earn the respect of an army and her country. "Mystery of the Floating Village" by Adrien Stoutenburg follows Carol Brewster and her younger siblings as they investigate strange occurrences at a houseboat, including mysterious noises and a floating curtain, while searching for an lost copper teakettle. The Pigtail Club attempts to make a movie, encountering interference from unwilling neighbors and complications involving a character named Santa Claus and Bobby Blake.