Jane Barnes draws suitors as Evans flares with jealousy
Jane hosts a tea party as Frederick Towne proposes marriage, Baldy and Edith clash with Towne over a magazine sketch, and Jane faces pressure from Evans while Judy falls ill. Jane travels to help Judy and contemplates love with Towne versus the younger Baldwin.
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Jane
Evans
Edith
Baldwin
Baldy
Casabianca
Frederick Towne
Dr. Hallam
Towne
Jane Barnes
Young Follette
Hallam
Adelaide
China
Mrs. Follette
Young Baldwin
Frederick
Debonair
Midas
Sophy
Mr. Towne
Eloise
Janey
Judy
Jane Frederick Towne
Pullman
Briggs
Brentano
Chicago
Bob Heming
Bob
Heming
Hawks Destroy Field Mice in Farmer Aid Story
An old farming column argues hawks help control field mice, noting mice multiply rapidly and harm crops. It cites the little sparrow hawk as a sighted predator and urges farmers to protect hawks rather than shoot them, highlighting hawks as nature's policemen.
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United States
Nature
Little Sparrow
African Cobra Venom Threat Lingers In Neurotoxin Claim
A report notes two grams of African cobra venom contain a potent neurotoxin that could kill up to one million mice, highlighting the danger of exposure and the toxin’s extreme lethality.
Modern Rocking Chair Crafted From Found Items
A second hand shop displayed hanging chairs while a bride transformed one by repurposing an old quilt and bolster feathers for padding and a raised seat. The scene highlights frugal craft and a 10 cent sewing book by Mrs. Spears offering 32 homemaking ideas with illustrations.
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Spears
Chicago, Ill
Quiz questions from a trivia page
A list of eight trivia prompts asks about llamas and Lamas language origins, the Missouri Compromise dispute, a New York street starting at a cemetery and ending at a river, the meaning of absolute zero, a near-war boundary with Ohio, states the Mississippi flows through, the number of states where matter exists, and the origin of the term boulevard for a broad avenue.
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New York
Ohio
Mississippi
Paris rebuilt streets from old city walls
From the boulevards or bul warks the old walls of Paris were demolished and replaced with streets. The statements suggest urban removal of fortifications to create boulevards and new roadways in the city.
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Paris
Tibet Peru and the ties that shaped an era
A compact quiz item lists five questions with terse answers Tibet Peru slavery Wall Street and the phrase that defines zero heat as a temperature point. The final answer notes Michigan as a related element.
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Tibet
Peru
Wall Street
Michigan
Washakie Receives Grant Gift Saddle After Speech
General Grant honored Chief Washakie of the Shoshone with a silver mounted saddle for service. Troops lined up as a ceremonial speech concluded. When asked to respond Washakie refused saying the white man speaks with head and tongue while the Indian speaks with heart and no tongue.
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Washakie
Grant
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