Alabaster Lamps By Margaret Turnbull
A tense family gathering on a Venetian night centers on Claude Dabbs and his daughter Mary as Ned Rangeley proposes marriage. Polly, Claude’s partner, weighs care for Mary against her own future while Loren Rangeley’s meddling influences a complex web of loyalties and love.
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Loren Stangeley
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Jimmy
Mary and Claude Dobbs Travel Toward Clover Hollow
The Dobbs couple journey along Winding Willow road toward Clover Hollow while Mary confronts family tensions. Polly Ju lington refuses to join Claude’s world yet insists on independence. A looming departure from Peace Valley and Mary’s engagement to Swed frames the chapter as Polly stalls a divorce and a future with Loren Rangeley unresolved.
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Perfect Exponent of Bird Love Is Linnet
Ornithologist Oliver Pike notes linnets show remarkable devotion. The female feigns injury to lure predators away from the nest while the male guards and feeds the young until they fly, after which they depart to prepare a new nest.
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Oliver
Pike
Thadr Young
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Hewett
Sessions of Congress and Decembers Convened Since 1789
The text outlines that Congress should assemble on the first Monday in December after 1789 but notes they often met in December since then. It mentions that up to May 20, 1800, 18 acts named dates other than December, and references few exceptions to December sessions.
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Congress
Child jokes at green mold ham in grocery store
A six year old boy, accompanying his mother to a grocery, pointed out a ham with a small green spot. He exclaimed to his mother, asking if the pig was ripe, prompting a humorous moment in the shop.
Bell-Ans Halts Digestive Ailments Ad Card
Advertisement promotes Bell-Ans for indigestion and related symptoms. It touts harmless relief after over eighty years of use. The copy notes available 25 cents per package and free samples by mail from Bell and Co. Inc.
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Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
Patient's Wife Reminds Doctor of Bedside Ritual
In a Boston Transcript piece the wife of a patient insists the doctor keep him from drinking in bed. She says she makes him get out of bed to drink it, highlighting a harsh bedside habit in a medical setting.
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Boston Transcript
Motors in Mine Hoist In Amador County Calif
The old Kentucky nine, a gold producer with the deepest vertical shaft in North America at 4,014 feet, has switched to electric motors for hoisting. Critics warn of evils looming, but the mine continues operations amid this technological change.
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Kentucky
Amador County
Calif
North Americca
Electric Plows Try Electric Power in Italy Field Test
Plowing by electric power is being tried in Italy with plows anchored on opposite sides of the field. The setup requires high equipment and operating costs and works best in large level fields free from stumps. Inventors are developing battery storage devices for future use.
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Italy
Yale Pool Fastest In The United States?
Yale pool at Carnegie putatorium in New Haven is described as the fastest swimming facility in the United States, with Yale swimmers having set many Intercollegiate records. The piece hints at how a modest idea can be realized when funded by a wealthy sponsor.
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Yale
Carnegie
New Haven
United States
Scots Seek Emigration Surge to United States
Copper's Weekly reports more than 60,000 Scots registered at Glasgow’s American consulate seeking emigration to the United States. If all come, it would mark the largest yearly influx of Scots to America. The piece notes attitudes toward fortune and sense vary with such plans.
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Copper
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