Edits and Entanglements Rally a Park Village
In Sher wood Park near Washington Jane Barnes helps Evans Follette, a war scarred neighbor, as clues about Edith Towne’s vanished wedding unfold. Baldwin Barnes finds Edith’s diamond ring and Edith seeks help from her uncle Frederick Towne, while Edith’s marriage to Delafield Simms remains loveless and unresolved.
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Jane Barnes
Baldwin
Sherwood Park
Washington
Edith Towne
Delafield Simms
Evans Follette
Evans
Jane
Baldwin Barnes
Del
Edith
Iiedrederick Towne
Towne
Mrs. Follette
Baldy
Frederick Towne
Briggs
Frederick
Mr. Towne
Lucy
Delafield
Simms
Jane Towne's Day of Glamour and Quiet Longing
Jane arrives with Frederick Towne for tea with Mrs. Allison and the other widows while Evans Follette harbors jealousy and memory of war. Baldy Barns pursues Edith Towne to a Virginia inn, where she reveals guarded hope and a vow to remain true amid social games and hidden feelings.
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Jane
Sophy
Allison
Mr. Evans
Mrs. Allison
Mr. Towne
Frederick Towne
Edith
Towne
Frederick
Dust a Constant Enemy in the Home
A Cleveland Plains Dealer piece urges constant vacuuming to combat dust entering homes from windows, doors, and heating, noting soot settles on mantels and ceilings as well as floors. It compares dust to broad sources from farms and mines and stresses hidden accumulation and the need for regular cleaning.
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Cleveland Plains Dealer
Nelsons Prayer Before Battle At Trafalgar Diary 1805
An October 21 1805 diary entry records Admiral Nelson’s prayer before the battle of Trafalgar. He asks God to grant Britain a great and glorious victory and for humanity to be the dominant feature in the British fleet after the win.
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Nelson
Trafalgar
Europe
Swing Reading Not New The Greeks Had a Word for It
The piece notes swing style reading claimed new by two Los Angeles eye doctors. It explains boustrophedon from ancient Greece meaning turning like oxen and shows the excerpt reading normally when swung. Pathfinder quips about the idea.
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Los Angeles
American Optometric Association
P. S
Pathfinder
O K Jepson Name Confusion In Annapolis Log
A humorous exchange unfolds at a sales counter as a clerk mishears initials. The shopper explains his name is Kirby Jepson, not O or K, and struggles with how to spell it. The incident ends with the shopper writing the name, clarifying the initials.
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Jepson
West
O. K. Jepson
O. Jepson
Kirby Jepson
O. K
Annapolis
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WNU
Tam
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Poinciana
New York
Miss Logan
Chevy Chase Club
Miss Towne
Baldy Barnes
Long Bridge
Virginia
Alexandria
Firestone
Firestone Champion
Ely Low
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
San Francisco
Firestones
Richard Crooks
Alfred Network
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