The Story of a Big Man in a Big Town
Bibbs Sheridan faces pressure to join the family machine shop and marry Mary Vertrees in a town advancing with industry. Sheridan pledges his son to take over the business while Bibbs resists and Edith Sher idan contends with social expectations. A looming tragedy interrupts the scene as the town's ambitions collide with personal loyalties.
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Ao Stramer House
Tie
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Roscoe
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Chana
Sheriday
Gatt Mars
Mary
Robert Lamborn
Rubert
Sibyl
Kittershy
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The Dream That Shaped a Father's Fate
Holmes learns his daughter Lilian and Laura secretly wed Professor Murray, ending the imagined path to happiness he planned. He realizes life is for living, not dreaming, as he faces a changed family and the loss of his planned future with Lilian. The couple’s defiant choice redefines his own hopes and identity.
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Lillian
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Hareem
Laura
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Murray
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Poetry and Politics Clash Over Bibbs Ballot Debate
An aging mentor and his protege debate a future path in art versus business. The elder urges practical rigor while the younger Bibbs seeks space for poetry and writing in a world dominated by “bigness.”
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Timekeeping and the sea of old days
The article traces early timekeeping from crude shipboard devices to the chronometer era, noting clocks and the 24 hour glass used to estimate longitude. It describes sailors using the sun, stars, and simple instruments to navigate, and mentions Hull vessels, the sea trade, and evolving navigation tools.
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Tobin Harrison
False fire alarms test school evacuation drill
A public school practiced fire alarm drills by relaying false alarms to measure response. On April 1 an alarm caused a complete three minute evacuation before staff realized it was a prank and resumed lessons.
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The Evil Eye and Folklore in Old Newspapers
A fragmented excerpt discusses the evil eye myth and its alleged harm to women, referencing witchcraft fears, a Dr M N Harman note, and a late 19th or early 20th century drug journal tone. The text also includes a joking exchange about an uncle’s funeral, illustrating casual local humor amid superstition.
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MN Fehop Harman
Drugsb Journal
Kong Lear
Fragment from an emergency scene with a girl remains in seat
A small girl stayed in her seat as others left. She says she has been told to stop smoking and will not let doctors dictate her. She notes her wife advised her not to smoke, implying a conflict between health orders and personal choice.
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