Rescue and Revelation in a Rural Rainstorm
Nancy Crowell flees a terrifying race with a racer snake and ends up in the arms of Phil Fleming, the farmer next door. Amid fear and weather, Aunt Sarah’s mixups reveal Charley Fleming is actually Phil, reuniting Nancy with her rescuer as a late night chat unfolds.
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Oliver
California
White House
Nancy Crowell
Aunt Sarah
Fleming
Charley
Charley Fleming
Turner County
Patty
Pye
Phil Fleming
Phil
Uncle Oliver
Sicilian Baker Credited With First Cake Tradition
A Detroit News excerpt notes Thearion of Sicily as the inventor of cake in ancient lore. It describes Roman fondness for pastry, cakes at feasts and bridal cake customs, and Teutonic Yule cake evolution into the English plum cake with honey and flour.
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Sicily
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England
British Isles
Thor
Detroit News
British Measure Defined as Heat to Raise Water
A British thermal unit equals the heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, equivalently to raise 100 pounds of water 12 degrees F. One thousand two hundred BTUs would be expended for that amount of heat.
How Much Water Should Baby Get
Baby experts say in the first six months a baby needs 3 ounces of fluid per pound daily, rising to 2 ounces per pound later. Weighing before and after feeding guides water needs. Fletcher’s Castoria is recommended for various infant ailments, with a reminder to look for Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature on the package.
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Permiscuss Parking Debate Sparks Local Banter
Constable Slackputter of Petunia scolds broad parking claims while a motorist counters that two cars in a block are not promiscuous. The Kansas City Times notes the exchange as a humorous take on authority and habit.
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Petunia
Kansas City Times
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