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Newspaper

Batesville Tribune

Location

Batesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1920

Page

7

Isabel and George Return Amid Troubled Fortune

Isabel and George come back as Isabel’s weak heart signals limited time. A failed amobile headlight investment wipes out Fanny’s fortune and leaves George Amberson with nothing. After the old major dies, the estate is revealed as hopelessly insolvent.

Isabel George Fanny George Amberson

Isabel Amberson's Return and Final Farewell

Isabel returns home kept peaceful as family watches her decline. George confronts guilt and duty while the Major plans a future beyond loss, and Fanny confronts the truth of Isabel's love for George as the end nears. The family confronts memory, change, and inevitable separation.

Ambergon Isabel Fanny George Eugene Mke Lucy Amberson George Amberson

Old superstition links touching wood to ancient pagan gods

A reader notes an investigation into the saying touching wood protects against boasting. Authorities on mythic topics say the belief dates to an era when the oak ash and rowan were sacred to heathen gods.

Drum fish of the Indian Ocean prized by Seychelles crews

The drum fish, a Peculiar Brum Fish, is a prized food in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles and Amirante island fishermen often catch it by hand lines. It earns its name from booming noises when pursued or pursued and resembles cod in size and taste.

Indian Ocean Seychelles Amiranteg

Rat Snap Rodent Killer Ad From Meyer Hardware

An advertisement for RAT-SNAP claims it kills rats and mice with no odor. It touts sizes 25c, 50c, and $1.00 suitable for pantry kitchens cellars chicken houses and larger buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Meyer Hardware Co and Blank's Pharmacy.

Meyer Hardware CO Blank’s Pharmacy

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Ambersons Tarrington Doubleday, Pare & Company New York Fanny Minafer Tsabel Major Amberson Miss Fanny Uncle George Morgan Rand Old “Bull Durham Bull Bull Durham Yvuk
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