Ned Carter returns from New York with mystery man in Peace Valley
Claude Melnette Derbbs brings Ned Carter to his home in Peace Valley Pennsylvania. Ned reveals pacific kinship with his family while hiding his true identity as Rangeley’s son of a famous banker. Dorothy Selden links Ned to Johnstons and Ettie hires. Suspicion grows over Ned’s motives and finances as he blends into town life.
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Claude Melnette Derbbs
New York
Peace Valley
Ned Carter
Aunt Lyddy
Ned
Clover Hollow
Dorothy Selden
Dabbs
Twhnstons
Mary
Ettie
Selden Widow In White House Plot Threads
In a Clover Hollow shop, Claude Dobbs and Ned Carter discuss Selden and Johnston women. Claude frets over a possible connection to a widowed mother and her daughter, while Ned helps with deliveries and avoids meeting Dorothy Selden. A cautionary sense of danger haunts Claude as he contemplates a dangerous age and a hidden past.
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Dick Hanne
Selden
White House
Miss Johnston
Ned Carter
Gollies
Stepmia
Mebbe
Widder
Claude
Dick Hanna
Ike
Claude Dobbs
Ned
Ming
Johnston
White Hose
Peace Valley intrigues pull at Ned and Mary in Hillsborough
Ned drifts through a crowded web of affection and ambition as Mary Johnston and her mother press toward Hillsborough. Ned courts favor with Claude Dobbs and the inn, while Mrs. Johnston weighs Ned’s value to their fragile future. Doroty Selden’s shadow colors every move in a quiet country town.
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Ned
Peace Valley
Dorothy Selden
Dorothy
Mary Johnston
Mary
Claude Dobbs
Loren Trangeley
White
White House
Mannheim's
Lunnin
Groecer
Hillsborough
Mr. Carter
Claude
Mrs. Johnston
O. M
France Remains Unchanged in Rural Life, 4 Mirror to France
In Ford Madox Ford’s 4 Mirror to France the rural cadence persists. The same workers and small tradespeople endure from kitchen to market, blacksmith to watchmaker, peasant-proprietor to abbé, with village life and customs continuing as they have for centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mme. Aubin
Mell
Greaier
Ordre
Devin
Mirror
Ford Madox
Word
Carrying parcels a common courteous act in Japan
The text notes that wrapping parcels to “carry your package home” in Japan is a matter-of-course custom. It remarks that a high status lady may reveal a refined silk length from her kimono sleeve, with a sense of tradition and ancestral dignity attached to the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mills County Farm Bureau Notes On Primary Road Bond
Mills County Farm Bureau stays neutral on the August 3 primary road bond issue, aims to inform members with clear facts through township meetings. Camp plans under Citizens Military Training include sixty two applications from Pottawattamie and nearby counties with Fort Crook hosting the event August 1 to 4 for ages 17 to 21. An Iowa Department Auxiliary convention in Port Madison July 27 to 29 expects 600 delegates and highlights child welfare and Mississippi flood relief work. Iowa census shows lower general property tax levy but higher total revenue in 1926 with net debt down $842,000 and per capita receipts rising to 14.56. Silas S. Miller of Muscatine dies after a runaway near Wellman. ISU geology field trip researchers plan six weeks in the Black Hills and possibly Wyoming. Road bond opposition planned for Wayne County, with local organizers. Rainbow Division reunion slated Des Moines July 14–16.
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Farm Bureau
Mills County Farm Bureau
Mills County
Fottawaitamle County
Iowa
Rrev
Johnb. Rees
ALTC
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Rees
Wanella
Woodbury
York
Sayette
Linn
Scott
Clinton
Hardin
Duluque
Pottawattamie
Nebraska
Fort Crook
National Guards
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Port Madison
Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell
Child Welfare Committee
Mississippi
Paris
National Legion
Towa
W. Brookhart
Emma Puschner
Indianapolis
Child Welfare Division
The
American Legion
Stafford King
St. Paul
J. Ray Files
Fort Dodge
State Democratic Committee
Ralph A. McCinnic
Leon
State Department
J Barcus
Census Bureau
Wellman
Silas S. Miller
Muscatine
Miller
Arthur Miller
Iowa State College
Cooldze
Black Hills
South Dakota
Gwynne
Geploy Department
W. A.thompson
Des Moines
Wyoming
T. 2
Parris
Clarinda Laundry Nights
Walter J. Anderson
Clarinda
Farmer
Kecretary
Juwa
Wreck collapses school wing injuring six in Corning
Six men on the west side of the old Rawson schoolhouse wall in Corning were injured when the structure collapsed during demolition by the Sam Barron firm. Ben Snively suffered a broken foot and skull injuries and was taken to Clarinda, with Elzie Perkins Merle Griggs Donald Carver Rar Long of Clarinda and Frank Townsend of Corning also hurt. The collapse came from an old fire weakening supports.
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Corning
Rawson
Sam Barron
Minnesota Drives Down Auto Fatalities in 1926
Minnesota was among eleven states reporting reduced auto accident deaths in 1926. Total U.S. fatalities rose 6.18 percent to 18,121 from 17,220 in 1925. Wider highways, fewer sharp turns, and clearer dangerous-spot marking aided safety, along with vigilant enforcement and public cooperation on traffic laws and safety messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
National Safety Council
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Wyoming
United States
Stile Hghway Department
M. Babcock
Minnesota Railroad Commission
Road Building Progress Shapes National Highway System
A Kansas City farmer notes rapid highway expansion over the past decade with coast to coast driving becoming routine. The article praises a nationwide road building push, plans for further paving and widening, and a projected annual highway budget near one billion dollars focusing on scientifically built roads and bridge construction.
Good Roads Items and Highway Notes from Various Regions
More than one million people are employed in U S road building. Bears swim in county roads in Washington Mountain district prompting county complaints. British South Africa jungle highways pose dangers to tourists. Tire wear on macadam roads is measured per thousand miles. California reports 460 000 miles of surfaced highways. Colorado plans to strengthen roads around Denver. Arkansas motorists bear a five cent per gallon Rusoline tax to fund highway construction and maintenance.
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Hees
John Kilworth
Here
Mr. Kilworth
British South Africa
Unite States
California
Arkansas
From Bad to Worse Health Boost With Lydia E. Pinkham
In Cleveland Ohio Mrs M Rirssmarn shares a dramatic recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound four bottles. She went from severe illness and 98 pounds to 116 pounds and regained ability to manage housework, praising the remedy as a health gift no wealth can buy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia HE
Pinkham
M. Rirssmarn
Nelson Ave
Lydia
Pinkhem
Hanfords Balsam of Myrrh Healing Antiseptic Claim
A garbled note discusses Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh as a healing antiseptic with a money back guarantee for unsold bottles. It references ultraviolet detection of iron in ink, UV fluorescence revealing fakes like artificial pearls and imitation diamonds, and quotes about an obedient wife attributed to Tennyson.
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Hanford
Bruning
Berlis
Vopular Science Monthly
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Margaret Tursbull
Margaret Turnbull
WNU
Servite
Loren Rangeley
Johnstons
Birs
Hillaborough
Claude Monnotte Dobbs
Elexze
Iowa City
Robert Lucas
Iowa Territory
Burlington
Iowe City
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Samuel Mazzuchelli
Dubuque
John F. Rague
Villisca
Gettysburg
Red Oak
Edward E. Davis
Washington, D. C
Villisea
Gettysburg National Military Park
War Department
Davis
United States Army Reserve Corps
Raguar Army
Washington
Cal. B. B. Cope
Lock
George Allen
Havelock
Elmer Allen
Hmmetsburg
Leon Allen
R. R. Allen
Pocahontas
Hasting
Essex
Independence
W. R. McClintock
Lincoln
McClintock
Constable Inc
LENOX
William Mullin
Mullin
Mqines
Jruggessora
Kansas City
Bratynrea Mountain
Cowlitz County
Colorado State Highway Commission
Denver
Lennyson
KRO CO
Springfield
Hay-O
Pricate Thy Hay-O'Co
Sundance
Hoover
Scholl
Addressndianapolis Cancer Hospital
Ing. Bee
C. H. Berry
C.H. Berry
Michigan Ave
Iccago
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