Lone Pine Cottage Becomes Gay Delane's Quiet Haven
Gay Delane seeks a secluded cottage for two weeks of rest in Casco Bay area. She rejects hotels and crowded homes, choosing a lone pine bordered cottage on a grassy hill, envisioning sleep, safety, and isolation despite warnings of peril. The encounter with a cautious driver hints at her fragile, resilient resolve.
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Lone Pine Cottage Seeks a Summer Tenant on Island
Gay Albright seeks the Lone Pine on a windswept island for the season. Administrator Mrs. Andover agrees to rent after negotiations about price and occupancy. The cottage features a wide fireplace, pine interiors, and bay views.
Hickman case ready for insanity plea in Kansas City trial
Jerome Walsh, attorney for Edward Hickman, said no continuance will be asked and depositions are ready for the insanity plea set to begin January 25 in Kansas City. Mrs. Hickman and her son Alfred will attend but arrive only days before the opening.
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Chicago
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Missouri
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Wayne County
Suburbs debate the fate of the Saint Bernard dog
A visitor and a suburbanite discuss resizing a large Saint Bernard Hector to fit modern city life. The owner explains remodeling the dog house into a compact top floor rental system, turning space into income by leasing to a Pekingese. The dialogue satirizes urban space scarcity and economy.
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Presumptuous Guest Counts Eleven for Dinner
A newly rich man invited Beau Brummell to dinner and asked him to name his own party size. He chose eleven, claiming it would be even. The host corrected him, noting ten friends plus Brummell and the host make twelve, prompting Brummell to exclaim he wouldn’t dine as a guest.
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Language of Diplomacy and the Spread of French
The Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries saw extensive use of French in Europe. French literature flourished and spread, attracting foreign students to Paris University and aiding cross national intercourse. By Louis XIV's era French became the common language for treaties and diplomacy.
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Louis XIV
Rochester and its link to Dickens in Kent’s Medway
English Cathedral City Rochester sits on the Medway and joins Chatham and Strood into a single town. The writer Charles Dickens, who lived near Gad's Hill, often places Rochester in his novels.
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Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Advertised For Women
A stream of letters from grateful women across the country praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health to run-down and overworked women. The ad cites testimonials from Mrs Bertha Marcauhn of Lansing Michigan and Mrs Marm Williams of Ketchikan Alaska, urging others to try the remedy and write for guidance.
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