Violet learns to value patience in marriage at Queen's Elm
Violet, living at Queen's Elm, is taught by Mrs. Ingram that true nobility comes from nature and that patience and forbearance sustain marriage. A churchyard visit stirs Violet to reconsider her feud with Randolph and the idea of leaving a husband. The elder Mrs. Ingram shares a thirty year quarrel-free marriage as ideal, prompting Violet to question her own stance and heart.
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Anden
Philippa of Hainault
Otter Wemin
Jontousy
Violet
St. Byne’s
Queen's Elm
Ite
Luchan
Tray
Mrs. Ingram
Jude
Revers
Mrs. Gram
Pew
Ngream
Lady Ryvers
Ryyersdale
Tom
Mrs. Togram
Ingrams
Greater
Shadya
Death Street
Heaven Upon Earth
Alice
Harself
Randolph
Hin
Kate
Window Burglar Trap Captures Slippery Dick
George and Marjory, newly moved to a cottage, thwart a night burglary when a masked thief tries to open a grand drawing-room window. Police arrest the intruder, revealed as Slippery Dick, and the couple learns the reward may fund furnishings for their home.
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Marjory
George
Tony Jim
Ilka
When the set of life nears its ebb and toil ends
A historical verse fragment contemplates worldly gains versus lasting value. It argues true measure lies not in wealth or fame but in the good wrought, the lives touched, and love shared as life nears its close, guiding toward a higher light.
California's Redwood Acknowledges John Muir's Forest Fight
Archne Knuppin Ainglee's essay lauds John Muir for shaping California forest protection. It notes the sequoia reservation limited to one acre, with pirates and lumbermen threatening woods while Muir champions national parks and reservations. The piece highlights Muir's view of trees as living beings and urges global appreciation for forest preservation.
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Archne Knuppin
Ainglee
John Muir
California
Hunille
Pew
Whittlers of Paris Create Cedar Butter Paddles
In Jittie passouri Vatit vare a half dozen Roycrofters gather at a hardware store daily. They whittle red cedar into butter paddles while men discuss gossip like an old sewing society. Their work fuels a small ritual that has lasted years with shavings kept for mornings.
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Passouri
Vatit
Roycrofters
Kansas City Journal
Lidney
Monroe County
Paris
Illness Improvement for Dunwididle of Janesville
Jurge B F Dunwididle of Janesville, once seriously ill, has greatly improved and is out of danger. He is not expected to resume work this month.
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Jurge B. F. Dunwididle
Janesville
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Mable
Marile
Jane
Uergelt
Land
Kiel
Mar
Hoston
Redwood
the Whittlers
Missouri
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