Light in the Clearing tale of Silas Wright era romance
In Canton, Burt recounts political triumph by Silas Wright over Henry Clay, then shifts to a personal drama with Sally Dunkelberg. He faces social scrutiny as rumors swirl about a pocketbook and a potential betrothal, while a quiet ache grows from unspoken love and a payback for past trust. Sally declares God has married them in memory, promising forever.
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Silas Wright
Washington
Henry Clay
Weight
United States
Senate
Clay
Wright
Sally
Thave
Benny Wills
Uncle Peabody
Mr. Dunkelberg
Mr. Bridges
Myven
Canton
May
Ogdensburg
Selly
Burt
Granny Barnes
Vather
Tom
Sumner
Centon
Vermont
Grimshaw
Mother
Peabody
Rodney Barnes
Horace Dunkelberg
Mr. Latour
Bart
Kate
Sally Dunkelberg
The Boit Falla Ends Grimshaw’s Trial and Death
In a tense courtroom scene Judge Cody sentences Amos Grimshaw to death after a string of violent acts. Benjamin Grimshaw, the town’s wealthiest man, dies days after the trial as Rovin’ Kate and the Silent Woman loom in the shadows. A crowd recalls the polarizing events as the mass mourns and the mystery of the Silent Woman deepens.
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Benjamin Grimshaw
Amos
Lickitysplit
Lewis County
Rainy Lake
Lowville
Judge Cody
Amos Grimshaw
Supremest Court
Mr. Grimshaw
Isok
Kate
Vermont
Rovin
Hucket
Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine Excerpt
An excerpt from Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine reflects on debt to self and vanity. A narrator recalls a June walk with a schoolteacher, a hoped visit from a senator, and a friend who calls with a letter about a writer, ending with a hint of continuation.
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Uncle Peabody
Rodney Barnes
Difficult Men to Handle the Honest Intentions
A quotation notes that no group proves harder to govern than those whose aims are genuine yet whose consciences are bewitched, citing Napoleon as context for the dilemma of managing such individuals in a state.
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Napoleon
Tanks Parade Through Iowa Counties For Victory Bond Drive
Two light tanks tour Iowa counties Des Moines Davenport Sioux City Mason City to promote Victory Liberty bonds fifth issue. Mosquito tanks, faster and with smaller crews, will visit each county seat with barricade demos and shell-hole re-creations. Also notes on a Mis at sea burial mix up, Knoxville fire damage, indictments, and church pledges for Centenary drive.
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Victory Liberty
Des Moines
Davenport
Sioux City
Mason City
Chicago
Clark
Fautras
C. S
Therolone
France
J. T. Dean
Melrose
Marton County Electric Company
Knoxville
Chicaro
Nes Moines
Ottumwa
William Waton
Anna Ash
Elen Ash
State Industrial School
Mitchellville
A. R Swartz
Ruby Penniston
Climax Church
Shenandoah
O. Leonard Jones
Cedar Rapids Exposition and Falr Company
Rockford Road
West End
W. Lundy
Achoolg
Ontanelle
Lauritz Haugen
Gilbert N. Haugen
Fourth Town
Rantoul Field
Northwood
Manon City
Hoon
Shell Bock
Haugen
Woman Works Fifteen Hours A Day In Peru Ind
Mrs Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending her backache and fatigue from long daily tasks. She describes extreme weariness from factory work and house duties, noting mornings start at four and daily toil, with dramatic improvement after using the remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Etydia
Pinkham's
Lydia B. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West
10Th St
Lydia E. Pinkham
How Can You Tell Your Favorite Tobacco
This piece explains tasting and smelling tobacco to gauge flavor and quality. It highlights chocolate as a preferred flavoring for TUXEDO Tobacco and notes Burley tobacco aged with chocolate creating a distinct fragrance. Includes scattered advertising and quotations from various sources.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Modern Relief From Coughs
An American made remedy Boschee's Syrup touts over fifty one years of nationwide use for coughs bronchitis and colds settling in the throat. It claims to aid night rest easy morning expe toration and natural healing by soothing inflamed parts and helping the patient regain health amid a generic advertisement voice.
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Boschee
United States
America
Century
Secret of youth advertised for toxin elimination pills
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to purify kidneys and blood, claim 20 years of Dutch use, and promise strength, nerves, and elasticity. It warns against substitutes and urges purchase from a druggist in sealed packages of three sizes.
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Haarlem
Benham Love Quip Echoes Across Quiet Exchange
A fragment records a pun filled exchange about money and affection. Mrs Benham and Benham appear in a playful dialogue about cost and devotion, noting that true love often defies simple speech and expression.
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North Country
Irving Bacheller
Hbsebstey
Deneth Peptone
Bir
Latour
Mr. Baynes
Hawkeye
Xox
Lowe
Watson
Coleman
CPOE
Harrington
Rth Ave
Cincinnati
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boschee’s Syrup
Mrs. Benham
Benham
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