Lady Blanche Farm Tale Sparks Vermont Meeting
Philip Starr, just recovering from typhoid, meets Blanche Manning by a Vermont brook. She narrates the Mannings of Hamstead and the legend of Lady Blanche, recounting family fortune, a double inheritance, and a superstition tied to a Blanche in each generation. He plans to visit Burlington but is invited to stay with Blanche’s cousin Mary.
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Philip Starr
Vermont
Burlington
Trish
Philip
Boston
Vermont Brooks
Mary
Jane
Paul
Blanche Manning
Lady Blanche Farm
Blanche
Connecticut Valley
Hamstead
Massachusetts
Daughters of the
Wallacetown
Laly Blanche
Col
Moses Manning
Lafayette
France
Moses
Trousseau
Lady Blanche
Jane Manning
Seth
Domestic commerce bureau data drive national markets
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce maintains nationwide field offices in Akron and coastal locations with trained staff to study domestic markets. Census figures extend beyond counting to track production and births and deaths, informing manufacturers and retailers for long term planning.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
France
Japan
United States
Akron
Ohio
Middle West
Washington
Bureau
Foreign Service
Bureau of the Census
Western Newspaper Union
Women Seek Security More Than All Else, Says Dorothy Waring
Dorothy Waring, author of Women Want Security, argues women prioritize security from men over achievement. She contrasts American women with European peers, notes passage of time and self-sufficiency, and describes tactful dependence as a key to male contentment. The 32 year old author, mother of two, is divorced and active in publishing.
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Dorothy Waring
Miss Waring
New York
World’s Largest Plow Restores Soil Fertility in California
In Orange County California a massive plow designed by A A Young of the US Department of Agriculture operates to revive soil grade after flood sands and bermuda grass covered farmland. The two user shares dig deep furrows up to 42 inches, turning surface sand into fertile soil. Weighing about a ton and costing $2000, it is drawn by three tractors and can plow five acres daily.
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Orange County
Calif
A. A. Young
United States Department of Agriculture
Santa Ana
Santa Ana River
Blois Past and Present Flourish in French City
The Washington Star notes Blois keeps pace with modern life while preserving its famed heritage. Francis I began his building legacy at the Chateau of Blois and the city was loved by Victor Hugo, yet Blois now blends historic charm with up to date shops hotels and efficient transport.
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Blois
Francis I
France
Victor Hugo
Les Grande Maisons
The
Loire
Washington Star
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By Frances Parkinson Keyes
WNOU
Frances Parkinson Keyes
William Bruckart
Aoki
Billy
Ice Crean
Anthony Beck
East Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Ill
Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Lyell Avenue
Rochester
Parker's
Wks
Patenoque
N.Y
Parker
Hiscox Chemical
ECUR
Price
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mass
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