Eliza and Fred pursue planned marriage in medical path
In a 1922 tale, Eliza Stone explains to Fred Titus that a woman should train for a suitable role before marriage. Fred reveals his own plan to become a doctor, and they agree to align their lives so both pursue their chosen professions and love.
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Fred Titus
Eliza Stone
Fred
Eliza
Stone Country Place
Mrs. Gifford
Hazel
Grume
Medical College
Ment
Cilza Stone
Titus
Fletcher
Explaining Common Expressions From Everyday Usage
A compact look at origins of phrases like A 1 meaning first rate and first rate for top quality. It covers axes to grind bogus to take the cake the deuce and mind your P s and Q s with brief etymologies and examples.
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Lloyd's Registry of Shipping
Borghese
Boston
Bear Weights and Sizes Across Species
The article lists polar bears weighing up to 1600 pounds and length nine feet or more. Kodiak bears in Alaska reach around 1200 pounds with skins nine feet long. Grizzlies run about nine feet in length and 1000 pounds. Russian brown bears reach 800 pounds, American black bears under 400, and Indian sloth bears 200 to 300 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodiak
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Grandma and Edith clash over a gray crepe dress
Edith laments her grandmother’s theft of her gray silk dress for a dance with Francis Keating. Grandma Britley borrows Edith’s clothes, courts a rich widower James Safton, and ends up engaged. Edith and Francis recover their romance, humor and tension resolve as Grandma’s scheme yields unexpected results.
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Edith Leaford
Edith
Mrs. Seaford
Francis Keating
Francis
Grandma Britley
Brugino’s
Grandma
James Safton
Lillian
Mr. Keating
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McClure
Cale
By Louise M. Addelson
McClure Newspapersy
Ite
Netaua
Lala
Castoria
Sillicus
Methuselah
Cynicus
New York Sun
Putnam
Forbes Magazine
N. Y
Calumet
Ali
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