The Dim Lantern Chapter XIII Continues Romance
Baldy and Edith wrestle with pride and love as Jane Barnes prepares to marry Frederick Towne. Adelaide hints at fortune, Jane accepts a future among wealth, and a thunderous night foreshadows the couple’s looming union in the Ice Palace.
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Jane Barnes
Adelaide
Washington
Ricky
Jane
Judy’s
Chicago
Sophy
Frederick
Frederick’s Right, While On the Other End of the Great Table, Cousin Annabel
Cousin Annabel
Annabel
Towne
Baldy
Edith
Waldron
Ice Palace
Goodby
Frederick Towne
United States Marine Band 140 Years Old
The United States Marine Band, born from fife and drum roots, has grown into a famed military musical group renowned for White House events and Pan American Union concerts. From early 1801 debut at Adams reception to Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, the band has shaped national ceremonies and carried a storied, period-accurate tradition.
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United States Marine Band
White House
Marines
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Washington
Adams
Lincoln
Life v Big War Guns in War Department Note
The War Department states a large gun’s life is 200 to 500 rounds. This does not imply the gun is worthless after 500 rounds. it needs refinishing. A big gun is described as a 14 or 16 inch weapon.
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Life
War Department
Christmas Fruit Cakes and Cookies Recipes Across Variants
Readable excerpts detail fruit cake basics, storage tips, and varied recipes including White Fruit Cake and Old Spice Wonder Fruit Cake, with instructions for glacé finish and steamed methods. Also covers rolled orange cookies and lemon icing, plus a notes on gifting and a mimeographed Holiday Recipes leaflet. Eleanor Howe contact listed.
Household Tips and Cleaning Advice From a Historic Column
Household questions cover cleaning hearths with hot soapy water and furniture cream, washing rollers with kerosene, and safe salad handling. It also notes moisture needs for winter bulbs, stove cooling with salt, pie color from molasses, baking soda for burns, and icing stability with cornstarch.
Nursery Scene Painted in Cream and Azure Blue
A cheerful nursery features walls and woodwork in warm cream with a bright azure blue floor, creating a sunny, inviting atmosphere for youngsters.
There’s a Good Reason You’re Constipated
A health note urges finding the cause of constipation before treatment. It attributes the problem to refined foods and recommends choosing bulk producing foods like Kellogg’s All-Bran, plus drinking water, to maintain regularity. The ad cites All-Bran as effective prevention, produced by Kellogg’s in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Evil Habits Are Hard to Break Once Set
A reflective adage notes that once wicked habits take root they resist modification, echoing Quintilian’s view on moral discipline. Still, the saying implies habits entrenched by repetition become stubborn to alter, urging early corrective efforts.
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Quintilian
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Temple Bailey
EMN Publ
Chapter
Italy
Uncle Fred
Fred
Eloise
Benny
Del
Young Barnes
Martha
Judy
Philomel
Mr. Towne
Janey
Evans
Boston
New York
Towne’s
Mistah Towne
Household News
Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Union
Calif
F. Delker
W. Tioga
Phila
A. G. Brauer
Fous
Ibe
Luden’s
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