Paternal instinct and a father's devotion in one family
The story follows Kester, a six foot father of five, whose deep devotion shapes a busy, loving household. He handles work, debt, illness, and discipline with gentle humor, guiding Myron and his daughters through trials, including Myron Junior’s juvenile court case, while his own future seems framed by his children.
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Kester
Myron
Mrs. McMurty
Leila
Mrs. McMurtry
Lily
Edmee
Wheel of Household
Myron Junior
Valley of Waterfalls in Yoho National Park
A Canadian Rockies drive through Yoho valley in British Columbia features 14 miles of scenery with 10 miles of waterfalls. Takakkaw, the standout, drops in three stages totaling 1,650 feet to the valley floor amid primeval forest and sheer mountain walls.
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Canadian Rockies
Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Takakkaw
Word frequency in the Bible’s King James Version
A study notes the word and appears 46 227 times in the King James Bible. Jehovah or Lord accounts for 6 855 occurrences among important terms.
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Lord
Morning Star Lucifer Meaning Shines as Dawn
The term Lucifer, meaning the shining one, originated as a name for the morning star or son of the dawn.
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Lucifer
Son of
The
Christmas Surprise 2: A Tale of Giving and Love
Maxine’s bridge club recalls a year of Christmas acts on the 25th of each month while Harold L. Cook’s Christmas Surprise 2 portrays Mr. and Mrs. Jameson awaiting their son Richard’s homecoming. A plane arrives symbolizing a gift of family reunion.
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Maxine
Bridge Club
Stone Boy
Perkins
Sarah Stone
Community Chest
Western Newspaper Union
Victory at Marathon Shapes Greek History
The plain of Marathon hosted Miltiades leading Athens and Plataea to defeat Datis and Artaphernes in 490 B C. About 10 000 Greeks faced a larger Persian force, yet routed them with 192 Greek dead. A prominent mound marks the fallen, and tradition says a Greek runner sped to Athens with the news.
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Marathon
Attica
Athens
Vrana
Tetrapolis
Theseus
Miltiades
Darius
Datis
Artaphernes
Europe
Dew of Death Lady Warns of New Chemical War Threat
Cynthia Mosley wife of a British insurgent MP and daughter of the late Marquis Curzon told Coventry youths that a new chemical in the form of a dew of death could kill a million people with a teaspoonful dropped over a city. She claimed enough could fit in a handbag to raze London, a claim chemists dismissed.
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Cynthia Mosley
Pariament
Pathfinder
Roanoke Woman Tells Bank Of Husband’s Plight
Mrs Lydia Strawn of Roanoke Virginia drove 29 miles to a bank to report her husband, a farmer, in trouble. The bank president welcomed her and quipped that he is glad the husband isn’t a banker.
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Lydia Strawn
Roanoke
Strawn
Collier’s Magazine
Overproduction Calls for Reforms in Laws
In a lighthearted but pointed note the piece complains about an abundance of laws and changing marriage norms. It mentions divorcees remarrying and in laws, framing the issue as a modern overproduction of regulations and social rules.
Shorter Miles Quote on Hiking Milestones
A Passing Show quip contrasts hiking with milestones, joking that walkers object to distance as milestones are set too far apart. The exchange highlights humor about pace and progress.
It's the Man Who Doesn't Hesitate Gets Lost
A concise meditation on courage and consequences, noting how rapid action can erase caution and leave a person displaced. The saying implies decisive, bold moves may derail careful plans and reveal the cost of hesitation.
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By Fannie Hurst
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wnubservice
Harold L. Cook
Jennie
Mr. Jameson
Mrs. Jameson
Richard
Chicago
Mia Jameson
Unicon
Eno
He Kesson
Death
Lincoln
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