Three Miles Back Country to Meadowbrook
Jim Fielding, in Glendale, seeks the Vaughn estate Meadowbrook after a strained weekend. He questions an agent then stops at a village drugstore where a flirtatious yellow curl waitress chats him up while sizing up his prospects. She directs him to Meadowbrook and hints at a looming confrontation with a mysterious "him" as the chapter ends.
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Vaughn Place
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Joe Tanner
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Callenders
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T. H. Vaughn
Jamie
New York
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Lenore
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Myra
Prio
Mr. Barrymore
South Valley Road
Cecily
Pathmarker of the Seas Maury Honored as a Pathfinder of the Seas
Matthew Fontaine Maury, born 1806 in Virginia, transformed ocean navigation by compiling wind and current data. His Wind and Current Charts, first issued 1847, saved Mariners vast time and fuel, and his work laid foundations for the hydrographic office and naval observatory. He died 1873, honored in Richmond with a landmark monument.
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Decatur
Lawrence
Perry
Farragut
Dewey
Matthew Fontaine
Maury
Virginia
Navy
Ohio
Washington
Hydrographic Office
Naval Observatory
Confederacy
England
America
Virginia Military Institute
Richmond
President for a Day: David Atchison’s Brief Senate Term
The Missouri senator from 1848 to 1849 is described as having served as acting president for one day between Polk and Taylor. Though popular lore labels him as President for a Day, Atchison said the presidency was vacant from noon Saturday to noon Monday.
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Missouri
David R. Atchison
Kentucky
Achison
Zachary Taylor
James K Polk
George M. Dallas
Senate
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Atchison
National Congress
Friends of Atchison
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Taylor
Dallas
Athans
Experiences of Life
The journey through life is full of experiences from birth to death and each moment shapes us. Reviewing past events reveals dramatic, sometimes ludicrous features, with no age limit to experience. By using good judgment and considering others, we develop strong character and grow through experience.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Denton
Subduing Fear: A Noble Soul Dares Danger
A concise reflection on courage. true bravery lies in mastering fear. The quote credits Joanna Baillie and frames courage as restraint of fear to face danger rather than absence of fear.
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Joanna Baillie
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