Light in the Clearing Chapter XVI Continued
Barton Baynes recalls Kate Fullerton and the squire’s sin as he visits Canton and the old house on Passley Hill. Anxious about Sally, he faces warnings from the schoolmaster and the Dunkelbergs while hoping for a future with Sally and a return to Washington.
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Passley Hill
Ste
Val
Sam Hill
Egioch
Enoch Bone
York State
St. Lawrence County
Silas Wright
Grimshaw
Kate
Squire
Ol’ Tom Linney
Tom Lincey
Tom
Enoch
Wisconsin
Squire Fullerton
Barton Baynes
Kate Fullerton
Bie
Cobleskill
Sally
Albany
Elmake
Cupper
A.eady
Net
Dinktoa
Old
New England
After Canton Visit the Dunkelbergs Depart for Summer
The narrator learns the Dunkelbergs have left for the summer and visits the Ashery fane to see Michael Hacket and his family. The schoolmaster greets him warmly and jokes about the old bed. The plan is to walk to the hills that night, despite the aunt and uncle needing rest after a long haying day.
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Michael Henry
Dunkelberg’s
Grimshaw
Flo
Barton Baynes
Ballybeen
Cobleskill
Washington
Canton
Mr. Jenison
Betsy Price
Dunkelbergs
Saratoga
Sally
Betsy
Mr. Latour
Tablar Road
Ashery Fane
Michael Hacket
Wrist Blotter Invented by Texarkana Man
Harland W. Cardwell of Texarkana Texas invents a wrist blotter with a curved blotter back a threater and a wrist strap worn on the right hand for immediate use. The device keeps blotting ready without laying it down.
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Harland W. Cardwell
Texarkana
Tex
Beware counterfeit Bayer Aspirin and Genuine Bayer packaging
Do not buy Aspirin in a pill box unless the package bears the Bayer Cross on both box and tablets. The ad asserts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are genuine and safe, warns of counterfeits, and lists common indications and packaging options including 12 tablet packs, 24 bottle packs, and 100 bottle packs.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
War talk by a former Northwestern league pitcher in Seattle
A former Northwestern league pitcher seeking peace in a Seattle shipyard discusses the war and related topics. The ballplayer, famed for speed and mark, remarks that the war has changed things, noting England and the change from King to Premier George in papers. Also included are tips from Popular Mechanics on creating colored fire with old batteries in fireplaces.
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Seattle
England
King George
George
Popular Mechanics Magazine
All Mixed Up in Kaneas City Journal Quip
A brief oddity in the Kaneas City Journal notes a joke about confusion over a book of the opera and contrasts loose change with larger sums. It reflects a light, humorous item in a city newspaper.
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Kaneas City
Misunderstood French Water Request Creates Confusion
An American woman in Paris asked for water but the maid misheard her as sho and returned with hot water. The misunderstanding arose from sho meaning chand in French, and the woman later learned the error from a friend. A separate note says sunshine will eventually puncture the thickest cloud.
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Paris
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Irving Bacheller
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Darrel
Les
Lizzie
Pyright
Optimiat Eine Gebate MN
Bill
Indy
St Ugc
Heeserncara
Ottawa
S. Memhory
Colombes
Ohio
Georges
Postum
Ally
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