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Pocahontas County Sun in Laurens, Iowa

11 Jun 1914

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Pocahontas County Sun

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Laurens, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1914

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2

Secrets and village life in a New England hamlet

Waitstill and Patty drift toward unfolding romance as their village quietly observes. Aunt Abby and Uncle Bart preside over a warm shop scene where Cephas the painter and others mingle, while Miss Patience contemplates future suitors and the budding coquette still waits for her moment.

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Patty Foxy Fler Ellen Wilson Amlark Mother Father Mark Menti Marquis de Lafayette Wilson Patience Baxter Marquis de Lafayette Waitstill Abby Cole Uncle Bart Jed Morrill Wait Grandpa Grandma Foxwell Aunt Baxter Deacon Baxter Watt Ehere Maine Massachusetts Deborah Debby Bart Kie Aunt Fitty Rish Pel Cephas Cole Abby Bartholomew Cole Jordan Abel Day Day Mrs. Cole Sacohill Betty Jack Betty Jack’s, She Herself To Take Guide Board and Town House Hills Mrs. Day Milliken's Mills Guide Board Hill Riverboro Sweet Williams Cephas Oesso
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Alpine Guides Teach Skill In Snow Ice And Rock

Alpine guides specialize in snow and ice work or rock work. Snow and ice specialists read cornices and test ice walls, using ice axes to carve footholds as glaciers slowly move. Rock specialists lead climbers up bare steep cliffs where ascent requires strong footing and upper body strength.

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St. Nicholas
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Tea as Panacea in 17th Century England

A 1658 Mercurius Politicus advertisement touts China tea called tcha and tay alias tee as a universal remedy. A Garraway’s broad sheet lists its virtues from soothing headaches to purifying humors, curing fevers, preventing consumption, and expelling infection, once priced at £10 per pound.

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England British Museum Garraway’s Westminster Gazette
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Discovery of Blood Circulation Highlights Harvey Claim

The text traces early ideas of blood circulation from Seretus in 1553 to Cesalpinus in 1569 and Sarpi’s valve work, but assigns the decisive discovery to William Harvey between 1619 and 1628. It notes ancient ideas as too confused to qualify as a true discovery.

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Seretus Cesalpinus Sarpi Venice William Harvey
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Thunderstorm Prompts Panic and Courage Debate

A fierce storm drives Mrs. Simmons into a closet for safety while the thunder frightens her. Mr. Simmons dismisses the danger, saying thunder cannot hurt you. The tale ends with a quip about being thunderstruck, reflecting cautious tales of weather in the period.

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Care of Leather Shoes Article

The life of leather shoes depends on leather quality and care. Damp shoes must not be near a fire but dried gradually. Dry paper or oats inside removes dampness overnight. Liquid paraffin on dampened boots makes them soft and pliable.

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Hectorin Kate Douglas Wiggin Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Alpine Guides Ster Ling Merit Ford Service F. O. B. Laurens H. L. Bruett Lane-Moore Lumber Co MI. W. Shaner O. A. Smith Leverett
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