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Local tales and a West Virginia nobleman plan
A reader quips about Newton D Arcy Wyvill claiming a British baronetcy while staying in Buckhannon West Virginia. The note envisions tourism for Wyvill Hall and a tour of nobility with a monocle and tweeds. It mentions local headlines and Time Magazine’s local angle notice.
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Newton D'Arcy Wyvill
Virginia
Britain
Gazette
Washington
Harry Ernst
Newton D'Arcy
Buckhannon
West Virginia
England
Newton
Des Moines
Elmira
Sir Newton
Roder Collison
State Department of Commerce
Wyvill Hall
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Time, Inc
State Magazine
Harold Gadd
Time
Willy Nilly
Harold Pees
Marcus Goodrich
Goodrich
Richmond
Gadd
United States