Storm Country heroine Polly Hopkins seeks help from Robert Perival
Polly Hopkins pleads with Robert Perival to drive out a powerful squatter king, Marcus MacKenzie, to save Silent City. The scene highlights Polly and Robert as the romantic leads in Grace Miller White’s Storm Country tale, set near Cayuga Lake New York.
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The Silent City Saga Begins in an Ithaca Farm
Oscar Bennett, a harsh farmer near Ithaca, clashes with squatter Polly Hopkins over milk and money. Polly fears his violence yet needs to feed Granny Hope, Jerry, and herself as the Silent City’s shanties and rivalries unfold around Cayuga Lake.
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Granny Hope
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Surplus War Materials Aid Road Building Across States
The Department of Agriculture reports peace time conversions of surplus war materials to aid highway construction. Army ambulances become survey cars, bomb shelters become tool sheds, and trucks are rebuilt with dump bodies and hoists. Nearly 80,000 motor vehicles and 12 million dollars in parts distributed nationwide. Harriet d Autremont
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
Day of gaiety in Sicily with markets and gambling stalls
The scene features booths selling fireworks and delicacies, knives and ribbons, gambling stands with roulette tables, and shoppers betting amid the blue night, jasmine perfume, and a moon over the Saracen castle as crowds mill about the piazza. The atmosphere is lively and intoxicating with bright voices and flashing arrows.
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Walla
The Fourth Estate Quote Attributed to Burke In Lecture
Edmund Burke is credited with coining the phrase the fourth estate in a quotation cited by Thomas Cartyre in his fifth lecture on Herene and Hero Worship. The reference anchors press influence in political thought.
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Edmund Burke
Thomas Cartyre
Federal highway act speeds preliminary road work
Washington submits first complete state system on December 27 as rush to map and approve routes. States, with maps of proposed routes and connections, prepare for immediate construction of roads anticipated to become part of the federal system.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of A Agriculture
State of Washington
Doors Open For 100 Years Gate Across Pacific Highway
The crossing at the Canadian border in Wash. will feature a gateway marking 100 years without fortification or armies along the 3,000 mile boundary. Readable inscriptions include For 100 Years and May These Doors Never Be Closed.
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Eta Wash
Seasonal English Plum Pudding and Christmas Desserts
A family friendly holiday menu outlines a plum pudding steamed six to eight hours with eggs and suet and served with Meat Loaf, plus a ham curry sausage loaf and steamed brown Betty with apple and raisins and an angel food pudding with fondant and fruit sauces described. Recipes include soaking bread crumbs, mixing spices, and steaming methods.
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Betty
California Fig Syrup Endorsed By Mothers As Remedy
Promotes California Fig Syrup as a trusted pediatric laxative for children of all ages. Claims gentle cleansing of liver and bowels to relieve feverish, listless, or colicky babies within hours. Warns buyers to specify California to avoid imitation product.
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California
Not Flattering Child’s Cry for Song Inspires Attempt
Fragmentary note recalls an adult uneasy with children and a neighbor’s child asking to be rocked and sung to. The writer describes trying to sing but failing to carry a tune and later urges the child to stay awake.
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Bane Beavis
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