Ariana Kent and the faith that tests love and choice
Ariana Kent, raised among religious influences, falls for Courtland Beekman yet faces a suitor in Robert Myles. She grapples with faith and doubt, deciding to wait and work for clarity, while a confession to Beekman unsettles all. The story traces yearning, prayers and a pivotal romance trial.
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Riana Ken
Ariana
Courtland Beekman
Robert Myles
Arinna
Washington
Margining toward a dull future by timid self doubt
A terse quotation from George Lilot warns that looking forward with passive optimism risks stagnation and shabby achievement as nerves drift toward insipid limits. The line highlights caution against complacency and the cost of half hearted effort.
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George Lilot
Desserts From Pantry Dishes and Maple Sauce Ideas
An assortment of simple desserts using cornstarch pudding boiled rice custard or chocolate sauce plus quick maple flavored creations. Includes egg yolk custard thickened with maple syrup, bread fried in maple butter, cake with ice cream, apricot freezes, maple whipped cream molds and a maple sauce for puddings and custards.
Flour yields vary by wheat size and weight in homes
Verte Maynet notes flour yield from wheat depends on home size and weight, ranging from 63 to 60 percent. He cites an average of 154.7 barrels of wheat per barrel of flour, with flour weighing 190 pounds per barrel. One bushel of wheat yields 4 pounds of flour, while shorts and middlings average 11 to 2 percent and bran 18 percent.
Court rejects autos as personal fortresses in sharp twist
In a striking ruling the court says a man’s car is not his castle and families feel the sting as the aging vehicle causes pride and friction. The piece notes the old machine burdens members of the household while the head seeks gas and garage space.
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Supreme Court
Pater Fumulus
Oulsville
Watch Your Diet Says Prima Donna of Chicago Opera
Cyrena Van Gordon, piladonna of the Chicago Opera company, advocates flapper fashion and self care. She favors exercise and a strict diet to retain youth and beauty, sharing preferred dishes like Celery and Cheese Casserole and Chicken a la King, and even travels with an electric stove to prepare her meals on tour. Mrs. Bogart Munns agrees diet and exercise sustain appearance, stressing caution to avoid fattening foods and noting specific recipes and methods.
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Cyrena van Gordon
Piladonna
Chicago
Miss van Gordon
Lfe
Mis
Bogart Munns
B. Munns
Miss van Gorden
Chicago Opera Company
Missionary work explained by world Christian ratios
The article notes that there are more than twice as many non Christians as Christians in the world and explains church missions by this proportion. It states Christianity has grown gradually but non Christian populations remain high and the ratio changes slowly.
No Life in Dead Sea Recounted by Ancient and Modern Researchers
Historical notes describe Strabo and Diodorus mentioning bitumen floats used for fishing in the Dead Sea. Scientific expeditions have sought knowledge there, but the sea reportedly hosts no life except some microbes due to extreme salinity.
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Dead Sea
My Favorite Stories By Irvin Cobb Darky at scaffold in North Carolina hanging scene
Irvin Cobb recounts a public execution in a North Carolina town where a Black man awaits hanging for murder. The widow of the victim sits in a makeshift grandstand decorated with bunting observing the ritual. The condemned pleads for forgiveness, but the widow remains silent, finally ordering him to be hung.
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Ariana
Alana
Darky
North Carolina
Abraham
Myra
Jim
Tim
Mr. Lucas
Miram
Tailor’s Hell: A Name for the Boxy Work Bench
The term tailors hell refers to the large boxy bench under which tailors sat while working on the board. The word is believed to derive from the French word oell, pronounced ull, indicating a corrupted form over time.
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Hell
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Kate D. Sweetser
Short Story Pub Co
Courtland Beekwan
Ariuna
Beekman
Agin
Arlana
Lili
Mr. Beekman
Yamana Kent
Arianna
Courtland
Asten
Atlana
Prima Donna
Irvin S. Cobb
Tailor’s Hell
Denton 10
Dover Tailor Shop
Dover, Delaware
Uae
Printing Call Journal Office
Newnam
Brett
Guirance
Jiahefield
Reed and Fibre Suits
Orginal
Victrolas
Hoosier
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