The Duchess Faces Down a Murderous Past in Drama
In a tense drawing room, Old Harry exposes the Count of Brief through memory tests about George Eliot and a buried scandal. Herrick's tale of a forgetful priest sparks a chain of revelations as the Duchess and Virgil maneuver toward justice in a family feud that may topple the Count.
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George Eliot
Bertram
Rudolf
Harry
Virgil
Old Harry
London
John Herrick
Herrick
Winter
Tower
Grace
Mr. Herrick
Gering
Duchess of Whelp
Count
Brief
Elizabeth
Percy Virgil
Strange Vessels Survive Savage Storms and Odd Waters
In 1906 the British tramp Dorisbrook rode a towering tidal wave nearly 100 feet high during a Caribbean hurricane and later floated to Galveston for repairs before resuming service. The schooner Fred B Taylor split in two after a collision, yet both halves drifted to distant shores with the crew saved. Off Newfoundland the Mercedes faced a electric storm with fire balls that lit the night as it steadied enough to reach harbor.
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Caribbean
Dorisbrook
London Answers Magazine
Galveston
London
Fred B. Taylor
Atlantic
Delaware Bay
Ascension Island
Mercedes
Newfoundland
Origin of Whist Basic History Traced to 16th Century London
The origin of whist traces to the 16th century with the game known as triumph and its spread through Cambridge sermons in 1529. A key early hub was the Crown Coffee House in Bedford Row, London, where Edmond Hoyle and a group of players formed initial rules and studied play.
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Latimer
Cambridge
Crown Coffee House
Bedford Row
London
Edmond Hoyle
Truth and Lies in Christian Living Lesson Analysis
The lesson emphasizes truth as God's essence and condemns lying in all forms. It traces deceptions from perjury to modernism, urges interior honesty, and calls Christians to shed falsehood in all relationships, including family church and workplace interactions. It cites Exodus 20 16 John 8 42 47 and Ephesians 4 25 to urge born again living with truthful speech.
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International Council of Religious Education
God
Satan
L. D. Higley
Lord Jesus Christ
Mr. Higley
Jesus
Christ
Much Smoke, Little Fire The Dinner Speech
A community dinner ends with relief as guests hear the principal speaker. The toastmaster and his wife debate whether the address had enough fire, while the toastmaster contends the speech needed more substance. B'nai B'rith is noted.
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B’nai B’rith Magazine
Phillips Milk of Magnesia advert warns careful mothers
A vintage ad urges mothers to consult a doctor before giving remedies and promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia. It highlights liquid and peppermint flavored tablet forms priced at 25 cents, claiming Phillips’ has been trusted by physicians for generations.
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Phillips
Magnesia
Lg Ae
Phillips’ Milk of
Expensive Sweet Tooth Tax Boon for Hidden Fees
A tongue in cheek item notes a tax collector siphoning a fifth of sugar purchases as hidden taxes, illustrating a mocked fiscal burden and its impact on buyers. The piece frames the levy as an edible toll and uses a playful metaphor to critique taxation.
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
Advertisement claims a three days cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as fast acting relief. It asserts the medicine reaches the seat of trouble, soothes inflamed membranes, loosens sputum, and expels germs, with a money back guarantee if not beneficial.
Division of Time Method in Study Leads to Leisure
A quotation-less note attributes to Nevin praising a proper division of time in study. It argues such balance creates time for leisure and recreation and emphasizes disciplined scheduling.
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Nevin
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