The Dim Lantern by Temple Bailey
Jane Barnes navigates a tangle of affection at a tea party with Evans Towne and Baldy. Frederick Towne proposes, Jane resists, and Baldy’s portrait sparks rivalry while Judy falls ill prompting Jane to travel to Chicago to help.
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Evans
Baldy
Casabianeca
Frederick Towne
Jane
Towne
Jane Barnes
Young Follette
China
Edith
Adelaide
Dr. Hallam
Frederick
Janey
Judy
Hawks Destroy Field Mice and Aid to Farmers
A farmer’s note extols hawks as nature’s policemen, reducing field mice that devastate hay fields and fruit trees. It cites mice’ prolific reproduction, the mice’s feed use, and how hawks by day and owls by night curb their numbers, urging farmers not to shoot them as outlaws.
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United States
Nature
No Mahogany Forests in Virgin Jungle Areas
The text notes that no mahogany forests exist as mahogany trees are sparse in the jungle, averaging one or two trees per acre in virgin forests.
Man vs River: Maine clammer nearly loses life to eel line
Judd O Rourke of Hartford Maine survives a perilous June 1929 dive to free a snagged set line across the Saco river. A waterlogged stump trapped the rope and nearly dragged him to the depths as his friend George Croft fought to haul him free. Judd cut the line with a knife and was resuscitated by Croft after they pulled him from the water.
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Ello
Judd O'Rourke
Hartford
Conn
Saco
Maine
Judd
Old Man River
George Croft
George
Ed Howe
Government Employee Wages Across Regions
Figures from the United States civil service commission show average annual salaries for government workers totaling about 1871 dollars. The District of Columbia average is 2066 dollars while outside the district the average is 1638 dollars.
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United States Civil Service Commission
District of Columbia
Farm Lands Texas Tops U.S. Farming Acreage
Texas leads the nation in farm land with 124,707,130 acres, nearly four times Nebraska, the next largest, while the District of Columbia holds the smallest share with 3,071 acres devoted to agriculture.
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Texas
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Uncle Phil Says: Sy a That Gets the Crowds
A compact piece notes traditional respect, money making, and public perception. It cites Ed Howe on arrest for thoughts and highlights that love lacks flashy speeches, while crowds admire practical results. It reflects humor and moral reflection on judgment and ambition.
Contemplating bad habits and self reconciliation
The excerpt ponders how introspection reveals flaws and suggests few mysteries remain if people studied themselves as closely as a person studies a mirror. It imagines a man undergoing a beauty shop process like a woman’s.
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CNN PI
Baldwin
Debonair
Defant
Hallam
Midas
Sophy
Mr. Towne
Eloise
Briggs
Brentano
Chicago
Bob Heming
Bob
Heming
Adventurers’ Club
Beltrap
Western Newspaper Union
Nat
Uncle Phil
Sy A
Penny
America
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