Lavender Lane Returns a Soldier’s Gift and Family Ties
Renton, a young painter, visits Lavender Lane while seeking a road to a lavender filled world. He meets Mrs Smith and her daughter, recalls his lost friend Perry Smith, and delivers a wartime package to Mrs Smith. He later marries Doris and finds lasting fame from his Lavender Lane painting, as the Smiths remain in their lavender garden home.
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Renton
Benjamin Renton
Stephen Howe
Lucretia
Peddiers
Lavender Lane
Green Lane
Smith’s Lane
Cynthia Elliott
Randall
Lavender Garden
Bennie Renton
Flanders Field
Perry
Jerry
Perry Smith
France
Smith
Sinquire
Rennie
Doris
Mrs. Smith
White House
The
Lane
Noted London Births Through the Ages
London Tit-Bits surveys notable natives linked to London from Chaucer to Gray and Keats. It lists Milton, Becket, Covverdales, Herrick, Faraday, Newman, Pepys and others born in or associated with London and notes the difficulty of defining a Londoner.
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London
Chaucer
Thames Street
Spenser
East Smithfield
Hn Milton
Bread Street
Cheapside
Thomas A. Becket
Thomas Gray
Young Rainbows Over Waterfalls and Sea
The narrator recalls rainbow apparitions: a Swiss torrent in milky white with violet and rose tints, a remarkable sight. A day near Jersey features a sea alive with many rainbows, each wave crest frothy and green, the hollowed swells filled with curling rainbows.
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Jersey
Distemper Request Turns Up Odd Shop Exchange
A woman enters a chemist shop asking for distemper and asks for a color she cannot decide on. The assistant asks for color details, while the woman mentions a black and white dog to guide her choice.
Spring fashion notes feature taffeta frocks and new coats
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union fashion piece highlights taffeta frocks for bridesmaids, prints, silks, and colorful coats. It notes plain and printed crepes, satin slips, lace panels, and fern greens, praising simple lines, quality workmanship, and restrained colors for spring garments.
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Western Newspaper Union
Inca Use of Coca Leaves on Long Jaunts
Adventure Magazine notes that highland Inca runners and packers carried coca leaves with lime while trekking at elevations from 10 000 to 14 000 feet. It cites Dr Monzani and an American writer, claiming the leaf aids endurance without the dangers of refined cocaine, a view debated by experts.
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South Africa
Ecuador
Chile
Doctor Monzani
Adventure Magazine
Surprise for Socrates in America
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer note contrasts ancient Greek schooling with modern America. It says Socrates would recognize churches prisons statehouses shops granaries and homes, but be surprised by the public school as a duty rather than a luxury. Education moves from privilege to necessity.
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Socrates
Greece
America
Athens
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Two Scotsmen Share Ferry Fare in Cautionary Tale
Two Scottish men cross a river by ferry and alternately pay the fare. They lose track and worry about whose turn it is. They agree to pay their own fares but fear returning the money might lead to meeting someone on the far bank.
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Jock
Sandy
Not So Bad His Worship
A quoted exchange between a prisoner and a magistrate is recounted from Pearson's Weekly in London. The prisoner defends himself saying he has had little trouble for eighteen months and was released that morning while the judge vows to make an example.
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Pearson's Weekly
London
The Provision Visitor Murder Trial Mood
A courtroom quip about a jury delivering a compromise verdict in a murder trial. The exchange contrasts a “beautiful defendant” with a quip about not guilty, but unable to go into vaudeville, reflecting a sharp courtroom mood.
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Penn Punch Bowl
Marriage Promise Lamented By Sir Walter Raleigh
A literary line cautions that marrying for beauty traps one in a life tied to fleeting pleasure that may fade within a year, attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
How Young You Look Becomes Sign of Aging Remark
A remark about looking young is noted as a subtle sign of aging. The line implies gratitude for compliments while acknowledging the inevitability of growing older.
Peanut Native to Brazil in Early Global Spread
The peanut originated in Brazil and spread to Europe soon after the discovery of South America. From there it was carried by people to nearly all warm climates worldwide.
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Brazil
Europe
South America
Wraps Tall About Him Story of Fox in Winter
A Nature Magazine note claims foxes wrap their tails around bodies to keep warm during winter naps. The description highlights the fox’s luxurious tail as a thermal protection and cozy self-cover while resting in cold weather.
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Mr. Fox
Montana Girls Forge Paths Through Vocational Congress
Laura Miller profiles Una Herrick and Montana high school girls traveling hundreds of miles from Plentywood and Miles City to Bozeman for the first vocational congress for girls. The piece highlights the program’s impact on dress, conduct, recreation, and sense of democracy, plus Herrick’s shift from New York to leading Montana Woman’s College.
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Plentywood
Panhandle
Vocational Congress
MontAna State College
Bozeman
South Dakota Line
Montana
Congress
United States
United States Department of Labor
Una B. Herrick
Montara
New York
Montana Woman's College
Herrick
Mahomet
West Coast
St. Paul
New Prague Woman Becomes State Pharmacy Board Leader
Marie Piesinger of New Prague Minnesota is described as the first woman to head a state board of pharmacy. The article highlights her long local service, from age fifteen washing a showcase to running a gift shop. She stresses small town ties and personal stake as drivers of public service.
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United States
State Board of Pharmacy
New Prague
Minn
Marie Piesinger
Marie Plesinger
Park Board
Garden Club
Red Cross
Street sweeper uses new device to collect gutter debris
A street sweeper now gathers leaves and debris with a novel device that lifts material from the gutter and deposits it toward revolving brushes which dump the waste into a box on the cart.
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Clarissa Mackie
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Young Rainbows
Ers
MAIN
Laura Miller
Mahomet and the Mountain
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