Arlette’s confession to the Abbe in Toulon’s shadowed church
Arlette recounts the siege of Toulon, her family’s flight, and her brutal captivity at sea with Scevola. She recalls a night of terror, the killings, and her survival through numb despair. The abbé urges solitude, penance, and withdrawal from the world, guiding her to seek strength in prayer.
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Toulon
Pehe
Arlette
T Own
Vary
Scevola
Tyran
Monsieur Vabbe
Goff
Maine Hunters Face Strong Season After Plentiful Deer
Out of state hunters flock to Maine as reports say deer are plentiful in Penobscot Franklin Hancock and Washington counties. Partridge and white gang birds are thick in northern regions while bears and bobcats are open with no time limits. Motor roads improve access and hunting by camera grows popular around Mt Katahdin.
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Satan
Scévola
Perage
Arles
Perose
Arlette
Atfaly Jg
Bana
J'Abbe
Perese
Scevola
Perosa
Quey
Arsenal
Tartana
Toulon
Arletté
Mongieur l’Abbe
Maine
State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Merrymeeting Bay
Brunawick
Woolwich
Washington County
Penobscot
Franklin
Maina
State Game Department
Patten
Norcross
Willinecket
Stacyville
Penobscot County
Hancock County
Crawford
Betlington
West
Pleasant Lakes
Grang Lake
Franklin County
Mt. Katahdin
Height of Alexander as seen in his sarcophagus
From Frank G. Carpenter's note in Book Leaf, Alexander the Great's coffin in Istanbul's Imperial Museum is a six foot high Pentelte marble block. Interior measurements suggest a nine foot tall figure could fit, though myth says otherwise. a father’s lore would have him about the height of his family.
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Alexander
Vomen
James
Imperial Museum
Stamboul
Alps
Danube
Near Trast
Frank G. Carpenter
Goliath of
Gath
Oh Margy by John Held Jr
Margy notes many boys can recall phone numbers yet cannot read the total on a dinner check. The cartoon with the caption highlights a light social observation from John Held Jr.'s drawing.
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Margy
John. Held, Jr
Etiquette Q&A From Mrs Beeckman On Fingerbowls And Courses
Mrs Beeckman answers readers questions on fingerbowls. Proper presentation includes bringing one fingerbowls per guest from the right, serving coffee from the right, and serving salad as a separate course or with the meal according to preference.
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Beeckman
Pearls in Coconuts and Home Furnishings Echo a 1920s Lesson
A Marian Moore essay extols utilitarian beauty in home decor and edible accessories. It notes furniture harmony, end tables, lamps, and a cabinet for flowers while joking about coconut pearls formed by pathological disturbances inside coconuts.
Our Children by Angelo Patri
Angelo Patri argues that fables should be kept simple for young children and that adolescents need less forced moralizing. He warns against rushing literature education and urges delaying complex works until readers’ experiences illuminate them, noting varied receptiveness among children.
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Rosseau
Carlyle
Burns
Office Boy Immortalized In Fiction Yet Very Human
Richard Harding Davis writes of an office boy becoming a lifelike figure in journalism lore, recounting a Paris assignment, fast news pursuit, and a Thames rescue mishap involving a new boots episode that delayed an urgent Princess Mary wedding story, highlighting press speed, rivalry, and human error.
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Richard Harding Davis
Arthur N. Chamberlain
New York
Paris
Fontainebleau
Press Association
Riva
Paria
Unks
Gallagher
Harry
St. Bernard
London
Thames Embankment
Thames
Mary
Knitting a Boy's Slipover Sweater Pattern
Readable pattern and step by step instructions for knitting a boy's slipover sweater using white angora and brown angora wool. Includes stitch counts, needle sizes, border and shaping notes, along with a note about obtaining back copies and how to inquire via Mrs Kirkman in the Efficient Housekeeping column.
Mothers and Their Children Weekly History Night
One mother describes Friday evening gatherings where she and other mothers discuss the week’s history lessons with their children. Each child shares what they learned, followed by questions and discussion to deepen understanding beyond grades.
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Monsier l'Abbe
Sway
Ariatte
Monsieur Abbe
Indias
By Kessler
Pleace Central
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
Cogoanuts
Marian Moore
Iinstead
Maetern Rajaha Priza
Welte
Washington Star
Our Children
Angelo Patri
Kirkman
George McManus
Hese
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