The Recluse of Fifth Avenue Chapter VIII
Robin McKimber visits Great Rock with his parents to meet the Raxon family. He is drawn to Miss Brown, the housekeeper who doubles as a social queen, while the eldest sisters Gertrude and the others court tension. Political schemes and power plays simmer in the background as Paul Raxon pursues a primary bid.
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Bradney
Alf
Milman
Raxon
New York
Nita
Peter
McKimbers
Robin
Washington
Roxon
McKimber
Great Rock
Paul Raxon
John
Bellington
Herman Loddon
Robin McKimber
Mrs. McKimber
Paris
Miss Brown
Miss Raxon
Gertrude Raxon
John McKimber
Mannufacturer
Mc Kimber
Clayton
Edward Human
Meramec Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Human
Frank Human
Frank, Jr
Frank Wittie
Ephrym
Mort Neal
Adele Human
St.Joseph's Catholic Church
Sophisticated Schooling and Political Schemes Unfold
Robin McKimber meets Miss Brown after nearly causing an accident and fumbles at first impressions. John McKimber confronts Paul Raxon, a rival with uncanny political knowledge, plotting from a private tower room as power dynamics shift.
Origin of Auld Lang Syne Remains Obscure
The origin of Auld Lang Syne is unclear with Burns claiming a folk link. A 1795 note says one more song and I am done. The air may be a later lowland melody titled I Feed a Law at Michaelmas.
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Robert Burns
Scotland
Burns
Mental Gymnastics on Matrimony Tests Stirs Debate
The Austin American and Boston Transcript debate whether an intelligence test can measure marriage readiness. Editors quarrel that no modern test matches matrimony or the children’s needs, noting the inadequacy of questionnaires in predicting family harmony.
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Austin American
Boston Transcript
Relativity Says Born With a Silver Spoon Feels Sore
Cartoonish quip targets a privileged figure described as born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The remark, attributed to Harrisburg Telegraph, jokes about his discomfort over a golf spoon.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Missouri News Nuggets Roundup of Deaths and Local Trials
Obituary highlights former publisher Cunningham who helped shape Missouri papers and once served in Ohio legislature. Local officials report county clerk association session in Jefferson City with plans to suggest minor legal changes. Joplin hosts Missouri Press Association convention with editors from across the state attending. Webster Groves acquits Albert Knoll of manslaughter in a fatal auto crash. University of Missouri honors four ROTC graduates as War Department lists distinction. Mrs. William Keeton dies in Mexico. Koch and Clayton reports death and infant paralysis for local residents.
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Doniphan
Doniphan Democrat
Jefferson City
Ray County
Lou Lozier
State Highway Commission
Joplin
Missouri Press Association
Missouri
C. L. Hobart
Holden
Conner Hotel
Charles A. Patterson
Cowgill Blair
Globe Publishing Company
Joplin News-Herald and Globe
Webster Groves
Albert A. Knoll
French Avenue
Killoren
Allen H. Clark
North
Gore Avenue
Clark
Knoll
Manchester
Knox Avenues
Columbia
University of Missouri
War Department
Washington
University
William Austin Duncan
Vance Judd Julian
Infantry
Guido Moss
Walter Louis Thieleche
Artillery
M. C. Kerth
Mexico
William Keeton
Audrain County
Henger Willett
Callaway County
W. T. Keeton
Koch
Jacob Luippold
Koch, Mo
Lutheran Hospital
Squaring for God Against the Crowd
A sermon outline on Amos 6 to 9 outlines Israel desolation a call to return to God and the need for righteous living. It stresses turning from idolatry perverted judgment and neglect of the poor, urges establishing justice at the gate, and warns that worship without holiness is an abomination.
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Israel
Amos
Egypt
Bethel
Gilgal
Beersheba
Orion
Two Different Things and The Love of God and World
The text contrasts two loves the divine and the worldly urging renunciation of worldly affection to prioritize love for God. It emphasizes that dwelling on worldliness drives away divine love and that the nobler love deserves the best place and acceptance.
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God
House Not Made With Hands Quote from Phil Brooks
A brief quotation notes that the tent life is the true life until the house not made with hands, the building of God, is reached as stated by Phil Brooks.
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Phillips Brooks
Health legend in Cleveland woman touts Lydia Pinkham remedy
Mars M Riessmorr of Cleveland Ohio describes severe illness after childbirth and weight loss until Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her to 116 pounds and energy for housework. The ad compares health to wealth and promotes the product as a life changing remedy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
M. Riessmorr
Nelson Ave
Youth Burglary Charge Leads to Chinese Jail Sentence
Paul Muller a German 17 year old youth is serving four months in a Shanghai jail for burglary. Police describe him as a walking arsenal after his arrest when found weighted with 150 rounds of ammunition two pistols and multiple liquor and tableware items. Muller claims he found the goods.
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Paul. Muller
Shanghai
China
Muller
Rabbits as Dolls in Freeport Street Parade
Two Freeport girls wheel wrapped rabbits in doll carriages, treating the bunnies with doll like care and delight as they parade the streets, matching the charm of their discarded dolls.
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Freeport
Maine
Monicker Tillie Misidentifies Caller at Gate
A young man passing by overhears playful chatter about names at the gate. Tillie asks if the man is John and Millie corrects that their father calls him Mat due to a running joke about tripping at the front gate.
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Tillie
John
Millie
Mat
The Ideal Wife and Husband Quote Sparks Debate
A clipped aphorism notes that the ideal wife and husband are two of a kind that never make a pair, prompting readers to reflect on compatibility, partnership, and social expectations.
Castoria Endorsed for Babies by This Writer
A writer promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, gentle remedy for infant stomach issues. It claims fast relief from fretfulness fever colic and sleep troubles without castor oil shocks or bitter tastes and highlights a care and feeding guide included with each bottle.
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Fletcher
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