From Winter Return to College Fame and Love
Richard Derring returns to his mother’s farm after winter in the woods and faces Aunt Jeresha’s questions about Emily Hutton. He pursues college with guidance from hermit Seth Kinney, passes entrance exams, and four years later works as a journalist in Chicago becoming art critic. He meets Helen Gordon, refuses marriage, but they share a companionship while illness deepens their bond. Kinney’s illness calls Derring home.
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Richard Derring
Jeresha
Emily Hutton
Derring
Seth Kinney
Kinney
Emily
Chicago
Helen Gordon
Helen
Richard
Longing and danger in a distant love
Throughout the journey the thought stayed with him as danger loomed yet distance did not mar their closeness. The wish for her safety rose from his heart a tender concern that others might call a prayer.
Derring Cares for Dying Seth As Richard Remains
Seth ponders life and death as he nears the end, while Richard stays as caretaker. The younger man recounts his Chicago life and explains Helen, her appearance and nature, to comfort the dying old man. Through shared stories the bond deepens and the room fills with laughter despite the approaching death.
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Richard
Seth
Chicago
Helen
The Immortal Soul of Love in a Quiet Farm Room
Richard reflects on a sixty year old love as Seth entrusts a jewel to Ev and urges him to keep loving. A dawn vigil by the lake ends with relief that Ev is safe, while Richard weighs fate, freedom, and the meaning of love.
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Richard
Seth
Richard and Seths Will Move Wealth Toward Chicago
Before Richard’s return to Chicago, Seth’s will left Richard all dying possessions. The estate could cover college debt mortgage and leave a sum for Seth’s mother making her a neighborhood social figure. She consented to income but refused to move west with him, preferring the familiar. Derring hurried toward Chicago pondering the future.
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Richard
Chicago
Seth
Derring
Thirteen Noon Clock a Family Nightmare Ends
A nervous man brings a clock to a jeweler, tests its striking and learns it rings thirteen times at noon. The jeweler confirms the fault and offers to repair, easing the owner who had long suspected the anomaly.
Wonderful English clocks with long life and Earth rotation insight
A English clock design runs three years without attention thanks to five wheels and a small battery. A second clock shows mean time meridian and relative positions of the empire, plus earth rotation speed and direction. Winding is required only weekly.
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England
Duchess of Fife champions high neck evening gowns
The duchess of Fife, the princess royal and King Edward's daughter, has begun a campaign for high neck evening dresses. She has worn unusually high gowns at court and the opera, inspiring many London women and even Americans to follow her example.
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Duchess of Fife
Princess Royal
Edward
London
Grateful Women Endorse Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Oronogo and St Louis readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from nervous wreck, bearing down sensations, and female ills. Testimonials cite backache irregularities dizziness and fatigue with improved health after use.
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Oronogo
Rts
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maz McKingut
St. Louis
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