Adventurer Robin and Raxon plot a jewel heist in disguise
Robin McKimber pursues Agatha Brown and the elusive viscount while a tense ruse unfolds. In Great Rock the conspirators prepare to force Raxon into paying a million dollars as Nita wrestles loyalty and fear in a dangerous night of deception.
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Western Union
Countess of
Horsham
England
Lady Horsham
Agatha Brown
Robin McKimber
Duchess
Sneed
Robin
Viscount de Guillain
Great Rock
Agatha
Washington
Milman Proposes Using Raxon to Open Safe
In the Great Rock library Milman weighs justice against injustice as plans form to obtain an envelope from a modern wall-safe. He suggests using Paul Raxon to open it, arguing the tactic could force the truth while avoiding direct break-in.
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Barnes
Nita
Raxon
Necl
Roxon
California
Bradney
Enry
Sneed
Malet
Milman
McKimber
Robin
Peter Milman
Great Rock
Emy
Tower
Fleming Bradney
Paul Raxon
Bridge
Goggs
Peter
Howe Overoptimistic On Girl's Greeting at Brooklyn Landing
Viscount William Howe believed a high hill greeting by Nancy Corteliau signaled friendly social ties and good will for his 1776 naval arrival off Brooklyn. The tale, cited in Maude Stewart Welch's Vrouw Knickerbocker, notes the omen faded as the war continued and Breucklen did not display the welcome word.
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William Howe
North America
Brooklyn
Nancy Corteliau
Narrows
Maude Stewart Welch
Howe
Breucklen
Tts
Nautical Mile Longer Than Statute Mile Explained
The nautical mile equals 6 060 feet versus the statute mile at 5 280 feet. This difference is noted as an answered question in Liberty, clarifying the longer distance represented by a knot.
Proposed pageant battle at Fort Mink stirs claim of victory
Sardonic Toofus and a post trader discuss a proposed pageant where Indians supposedly allowed whites to win in past events. Now both sides grow heated as one side declares it their turn to triumph, prompting a wary remark from a Fort Mink philosopher.
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Toofus
Sar
Fort Mink
Missouri Treasury reports November balance at $9.76 million
The November balance in the Missouri Treasury fell to $9,756,508.66 after receipts of $3,185,373.97 and disbursements of $3,630,279.51, the lowest balance of the year. Revenue fund balance also low at $521,490.19 as year-end closings proceed.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Treasury
C. E. Stephens
Baker
Department
Fulton
Elizabeth Reed
W. F. Cowan
Wheaton
Ill
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Cowan
Reed
Cowan Family
Columbia
Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
Kansas City
St. Louis
United States Department of Agriculture
Maryville
University of Missouri
Nodaway County
Gladys Mullenburg
Bina Slaughter Davis
University Extension Service
Mexico
Fannie Ann Reed
James A. Reed
Texas
Vandalia
Christiana Boyd
Western Pike
Sallie Burklin
W. W
W. H
John
Tom Boyd
J. M. White
Wellsville
Sedalia
George W. Walsh
J. H. Harris
W. H. Martin
F. C. Coleman
Joe Thomas
Henry H. Edwards
Herman Lefholz
Oak Grove
Creighton
Creighton Banner
H. O. Morrison
Dexter
Stoddard County
Creighton News
Charles Dixon
FE. Martindale
Pleasant Hill
Cass County News
Lebanon
Christian Church
J. M. Billings
Dr. Billings
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Farmers’ Bank of
Frederick W. Brown
God’s Care for Jerusalem and Judah in Isaiah
A study outline on Isaiah chapters 7 31 36 and 87 discusses Immanuel’s prophecy divine protection and Judah’s invasion by Sennacherib. It highlights Hezekiah’s trust prayer and Isaiahs messages including Sennacherib’s blasphemy and the angelic destruction of 185 000 troops.
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Jerusalem
God
Isaiah
Ahaz
Immanuel
Israel
Syria
Assyria
Egypt
Judah
Rabshakeh
Sennacherib
Hezekiah
Jehovah
Angel of the Lord
The Bible as a Foundation in Maury Writings
The quote presents Lieutenant Maury arguing that the Bible provides a firm platform for study and a rung on the ladder of inquiry. He uses the Bible as a foundational reference to ascend in scientific thinking.
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Maury
Hudson Taylor Quote On Giants Of Faith
A historical quote notes that all great workers for God were once weak men who accomplished much by trusting in divine presence. The saying reflects a Protestant emphasis on faith and courage.
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God
Hudson Taylor
Ink and labels spark satire in mistaken branding
A clerk insists the bottle contains ink despite a shopper noting the label claims Made by the Blank & Blank Co Not Inc. The dialogue turns to a quip about a slender income as a supposed obesity remedy.
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Blank & Blank Co
Not Inc
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Fifth Avenue
Wyndham Martyn Oveyright
United States
Sardonic
Kirksville
Farmers and Merchaants' Savings Bank of
Lancaster
County Recorder’s Office
State Bank Examiner
John Mead
Missouri Pacific
Missour Pacific
Baldwin
P. B. Fitzwater
D.D
Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
God’s Giants
Hill’s
HILL
Mars
Winslow
AtAll Draggiste
Carter
Dickens
London
Charles Sessler
Philadelphia
Garifield Tea
Spurlock-Neal CO
Nashville
Tenn
Hanford
Aldesler
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