Mary Loring Plot Idea Sparks Writer's Comeback
Mary planning a new novel after a party and talk with Phil Buchanan. He criticizes past work but praises her outline promising a major project and possible book and film success. Mary resolves to write intensely during Aunt Linnie's Caribbean cruise while Lelia sails.
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Lelia
Mary
Balland
Jerome Taylor
Florida
Ball
Taylor
Linnie
Darling
Ballandi
Hawkinsville
Judge
Jim
Aunt Linnie
Buchanan
Anne
New York
Phil Buchanan
National Weekly
Hollywood
Lelia Ormsby
Jamaica
Phil
West Indies
Storm on the Mountain gains momentum with Mary and Buchanan
Mary writes through the night aided by Phillip Buchanan’s guidance. Four chapters completed as he offers to read them and dine with her to discuss character setup and dramatic peaks. She weighs locale and propriety before meeting, then agrees to dinner and review.
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Mary Loring
Mr. Buchanan
Phil Buchanan
Mary
Oscar
Phillip Buchanan
Buchanan
Linnie
New York
Hawkinsville
Frogs Jump Far Higher in U S Contests
A Washington Post note compares frog jumping in the United States and Europe. Frogs trained to jump longer by frequent croaking and hind leg development drew wagers in Western mining camps where contests drew thousands in bets.
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Europe
Washington Post
Western Nebraska Nursery Offers Chinese Elms For Sale
A Bridgeport Nebraska nursery advertises Chinese Elm trees available at 80 cents and up. The ad notes trees reach 84 feet in height and are priced 10 for $1.00.
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Western
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Lacy Iron Work Shaped Richmond Homes in 19th Century
In 1855 a Richmond stovemaker began crafting ornamental iron in his foundry sparking an industry and a vogue in lacy black railings verandas and balconies. The ironwork adorns hundreds of homes from decayed shacks to grand residences and defines an enduring architectural charm in the city.
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Richmond
Margaret Leonard
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Beaver Champion Woodsman
The beaver is described as nature s champion woodsman with self sharpening incisor teeth. Front enamel over dentine keeps a sharp chisel edge as teeth grow and wear. They use teeth to chip wood and can fell trees over two feet in diameter. Beavers are timid but formidable in defense against carnivores.
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Nature
American Wildlife Institute
Exhibits on Grains at Chicago Field Museum
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago displays economic grains in their natural state with over 100 wheat varieties and related wild grasses such as spelt einkorn and emmer. Ancient grains estimated at 5 000 years old from Jemdet Nasr in Iraq are included, charred in the fire that destroyed the Sumerian city. Bedouins of southern Arabia reportedly do not eat salt.
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Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
United States
Jemdet Nasr
Iraq
Vision of Piers Plowman as Satirical Social Probe
The poem centers on Piers Plowman who sleeps on the Malvern hills and envisions visions exposing the church’s dissoluteness and sin’s temptations. Attributed to William Langland, it reflects 14th century social and religious upheavals and common people's discontent with church and state.
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Piers Plowman
Malvern Hills
William Langland
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Leba
Ben
Helly of Co., Inc
Lincoln, Nebr
Barber School
Wm Franks
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Tricity Barber College
St. Lincoln
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Southern
Arabia
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