Barbara's Birthday Promises and Family Turmoil
Barbara Thorne wakes to anticipation of her eighteenth birthday and a day with Bruce MacLain a young artist friend who gifts her nine birthday Hing and speaks of a gypsy love tale. On returning home she learns her father has drowned and faces family upheaval as relatives arrive to control affairs. Bruce urges immediate marriage but a broader plan involves Barbara and her godfather Uncle Stephen Drake a bachelor who remembers her mother and his past love.
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Berberay
Christopher. Thorne
Bruce MacLain
Barbara
Bruce
Provincetown
Evie
Lola
Julia
Herbert
Kit
Sher
Tome —Thermer
Stephen" Drake
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Aunt Edith Vents a Secret Engagement at Dinner
Stephen faces pressure from Aunt Edith as he plans to marry Emily while an unexpected visitor arrives. A young girl, calling him Uncle Stephen, reveals a christening link, stirring mixed emotions and complicating the looming wedding in the family drawing room.
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Elly
Atrala
Stetephen
Emily
Stephen
Barbara Thorne's Children Bring a Late Night Visit
Stephen faces Aunt Edith's questions about four children found in his home and the possible return to their relatives Barbara Thorne and her sister Barbara are present in the house as the night deepens. Barbara asks to talk and calls him Babble, seeking reassurance and a gentler memory of her father.
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Provincetown
Edith
Stephen
Barbara
Herbert
Thintt
Siile
Linus
Eoinsis
Emily
Earth
France
Nova Scotia
Italy
Spain
Aar
Washington
Bruce
Tobe
Chicago Century of Growth Showcased by National Geographic
Washington bureau notes Chicago’s 100 year rise to a global power, highlighting landmarks from the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, and Shedd Aquarium to the American Furniture Mart. It praises Chicago’s riverside parks, museums, libraries, and educational institutions as a dense tapestry of progress and culture.
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National Geographic Boc Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Hicago
Chicago
Illinois
Swany
Eworld
Chicarss
Kamn
Chiea
Marquette
LaSalle Stypes
Fort Dearborn
Ther Field Museum of Natural
Green Park
Adler Planetarium
Buck- Ingham
Greece
Lake Michigan
Museum of Cend Industry
Falls Rosenwald
Miles of Broad
Skiré-The-Water
Near
Captain Streeter
Gold Coast
American Furniture Mart
American Library Association
England
New York City Public Library
Library ‘of Congress
Newberry
Library of Humanities
Creror
Library of
Beauty in schools and parental pressure on children
A discourse on making school environments beautiful and practical for children, emphasizing clean walls, good lighting, welcoming furniture, and accessible storage. It contrasts with pressuring children into mastery via performance, cautioning parents against pushing music, sports, or dance for applause and urging respect for each child’s pace and path.
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Beil Syndicate
WNU Service
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Drake
van Wyck
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Trent
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Thomas
Edit
Natalie
King
Nat
Fero
Bol Emrtimien
Bob
Henry
Ant Edith
Emly
Jim
Stephens
Tie
Uncle Stephen
Fillette
Edito
Thorne
A Vilage
Barbara Thorne
Christopher Thorne
Exposition City
Times
New
Indiana Ise
America
Reading
University of
Ilinois
Northergstein
Illnois
Washington Square
Newberry Library
Artesian “Springs
Washington -Parktay
Tlinois
Academy of Science
Lincoln
Park
State Natural History Museum
Springfield
Field Museum of Natural History
Sheba
Chicago Beach
Angelo Patri
Plano
Mary
Clarisse
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