The Dim Lantern Synopsis of a Temple Bailey tale
Youngie Jane Barnes living with her brother Baldwin in Sherwood Park near Washington is unfazed by word of Edith Towne's jilting by Delafield Simms yet ponders the tale when she meets Evans Follette's despondent neighbor. Evans has long loved Jane and Baldwin helps a tall distressed girl on his way to Washington.
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Youngie Jane Barnes
Baldwin
Sherwood Park
Washington
Edith Towne
Delafield Simms
New Yorker
Evans Follette
Evans
Jane
Baldwin Barnes
Young Baldwin
Baldy
Frederick Towne
Dabney
D'Aubigne
Barnes
Briggs
Towne
Frederick
Young Barnes
Mr. Towne
Edith
Simms
Young. Baldwin
Delafield
Barneses
Edith Towne Deserted at Marriage Sparks Motive
Baldy helps Edith Towne run away after a dramatic scene at a station, finds a suede bag with a ring and money, and plans to publish an advertisement to locate her. Jane and Baldy host Frederick Towne in a cozy home as Edith’s fate unfolds and rumors swirl.
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Baldy
Jane
George Eliot's Staffordshire Tour Links Real Places
George Eliot fans discover Ellastone as Haysthorpe from Adam Bede and note the cottage she childhood near Loamshire in Staffordshire, England. The visit highlights locations that inspired her fiction and childhood memories.
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George Eliot
Staffordshire
England
Ellastone
Wit and Wisdom WIMMING mocks a motorist defense
A playful column mocks a motorist defense by a pedestrian incident and a hairdressing expert's quip about color. It notes a bobbed-haired girl leaving, a first night described as intoxicating, and questions whether the crowd booed or not.
Paradox Keller Taunts Judge Over Gravity and Levity
An Irish barrister Paradox Keller mocks a solemn judge by saying the judge rose by gravity while he sank by levity, in a clash illustrating wit against serious authority. The anecdote frames Keller as irritable yet humorous in a legal milieu.
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Keller
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adclaims
Vintage advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for nervousness and female health concerns. It touts benefits for many women over sixty years and claims widespread use and positive reports.
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Tonia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cultivate Habits That Master You Quote
Brief aphorism by Elbert Hubbard urges choosing habits you are willing to master. It frames self discipline as choosing routines you can control and uphold. The sentiment emphasizes intentional habit formation over passive lifestyles.
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Elbert Hubbard
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Little Way
Mr. Barnes
Psyche
Del
Norfolk
Sherwood Park 49
Dee
Merrymaid
Daisy Fly Killer
Faber
Sentinels of Health
Doans
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