Painted Faces and Hidden Rooms in a Tudor Hall
Elizabeth plans a risky night with Richard Exon as Elsa the maid coordinates a web of locks and loyalties. Secrets, a Duchess, and a dangerous game unravel amid a dinner where George Eliot hints threaten to surface.
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Elizabeth
John Herrick
Old Harry
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Edgar Allan Poe Born in a Boston Boarding House Tradition
Washington Star notes Poe was born in a Boston boarding house and spent early years wandering between Richmond and England. He lived in quart ers at schools and later depended on his aunt Mrs. Maria Clemm, marrying her daughter. His cottage in Fordham and Baltimore tomb mark his legacy, yet his works define his immortality.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Boston
Washington Star
Richmond
England
University of Virginia
West Point
Maria Clemm
Abelard
Heloise
Dante
Beatrice
Clemm
Amity Street
Baltimore
Poe
Fordham
New York
Origins of the word colonel and its shifting pronunciation
The article traces the term colonel from coronel through koronel to the modern koronel, noting French and Spanish spellings and the pronunciation shift around 1800. It explains how the r sound persisted while spelling modernized to colonel.
Curtain Designed by Ted Weidhaas Hangs at Radio City
The contour curtain at Radio City Music Hall, designed by Ted Weidhaas, is the largest in the world. It required over 2,000 yards of fireproof lining and about 1.5 miles of metal cable, weighing roughly three tons. Thirteen motors operate the curtain, each moving a sewn cable to arrange hundreds of folds.
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Ted Weidhaas
Radio City Music Hall
Substitutes and the value of named brands in advertising
The piece contrasts legitimate manufacturers who brand and guarantee their products with unknown substitutes sold on price alone. It argues that named brands carry warranty and accountability, signaling quality and responsibility, while unlabeled substitutes lack reputation and risk.
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