Perilous New Orleans Escape and Lashed Hearts
Drace and Liberty plot justice for a murdered family while navigating a turbulent New Orleans ball. Colonel Josh courts Miss Lucy as Shottle schemes at the roulette table and Drace fends off social chaos amid a carpetbag era, where love and vengeance collide.
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Liberty
Drace
Hamlet
Horatio
Drnce
Stephe
T.therry
Stepho
la Vitte
Ifm
Colonel Joch
Joshua Mortimer
Miss Lucy
Shottle
Bell
Josh
War Department
Lucy Sanders
Marie Drace
Virgil
New Orleans
Paris
America
St. Charles
Draco
Hfe
St. Louis
Flope
Miss Lucey
Prof
L. Bannock Pettigrew
France
Fox Brothers Outwit Mr. Fox With Glue Sled Prank
Reddy and Rey foxes plot to thwart Mr. Fox by placing glue on his back as he sits on a sled pushed by Mr. Coon. The plan backfires, leaving Mr. Fox stuck to Coon and the cubs rolling with laughter as the two adults tumble by the pond. The brothers hope this payback teaches a lesson about taking from the weak.
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Mr. Fox
Mr. Coon
Httle Reddy Fox
Rey
Little Fox Brothers
Mr.soon
Nine Tree
Fox Brothers
Reddy
Rey Fox
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Revenge Quest on a Mississippi River Steamer
A late period steamboat scene on the Mississippi features Virgil Drace a northern youth bent on avenging his father by tracking down ex guerrilla Stephola Vitte. He meets Liberty Shotth an eccentric gambler and distracts himself with deck sports showing unusual athletic prowess.
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Mississippi River
Virgil Drace
Liberty Shotth
Drace
Shottle
Stepho la Vitte
Hamin
New Orleans Arrival Foils Leona’s Romantic Image
Leona reaches New Orleans and finds the city slower and less vibrant than romance inspired in chapter II. The levee seems broad and dull and the buildings appear modest as Drace surveys the famous metropolis with muted disappointment.
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New Orleans
Old City
Drace Rescues the Rose Maid From Holdup in New Orleans
In New Orleans a man named Drace intervenes during a holdup to rescue the rose maid. Police report the incident as a quick action preventing harm with the suspect fleeing. The rose maid is said to be uninjured and cooperating with investigators.
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Drace
Rose Maid
New Orleans
Secretary Bird Traits Highlighted in South African Tale
The secretary bird, a large long legged bird from South Africa, feeds on reptiles and is tamed to rid premises of them. Its crest resembles a bunch of pens behind the ear, contributing to its name and allure.
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South Africa
Good In Refraining From Fil Man Who Does Not To His Neighbor
Quotations attributed to George EB Hall stressing refraining from wrongdoing toward others. The message urges ethical restraint and neighborly conduct as foundational virtue.
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George EB. Hall
Time Stands By With Brimming Cup in Quiet Vigil
The poem presents Time as an ever-present companion at every place and moment. It contrasts clock progress with Time’s patient readiness, offering minutes as lavish gifts to be used wisely or wasted, urging mindful choice in daily life.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Proper public quarrels in courtship and workplace manners
A 1928 McClure piece argues polite behavior by spouses and workers. It notes that well bred people avoid public quarrels and productive managers refrain from berating employees before outsiders. It cites women who provoke embarrassment in public as ill bred.
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Cessna
McClure
Whats in a Name Alice the English Adelgis origin and myths
A discussion on the name Alice tracing its roots to Adelgis and Adelgisa with variants such as Aliza Aaliza and Alisa. It notes linguistic shifts from Adalbert to Alix la Belle and links to the gemstone Alexandrite, Russian color symbolism, and cultural associations including a Ben Bolt reference.
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Adelgis
Adelgisa
Alice
Aliza
Elizabeth
Adelgiza
Liber Vitae
Durham
Adeliza
Aaliza
Europe
Adaliz
Aaliz
Alisa
Alicia
Alison
Adalbert
Adelchen
Frankland
Aux
Lombardy
England
Alix la Belle
Henry I
Alexandrites
Marussia
Hawthorne
Ben Bolt
Self reliance wins in business and life
A veteran executive from the United States Chamber of Commerce argues for personal confidence over introductions. He recounts securing New York bank credit without introductions by frankly stating his needs, noting that success hinges on belief in oneself and proper personality.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
New York
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Trici
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Mary Marshall Duffee
Benjamin Disraeli
Jean Paige
Winsome
Sweet Alice
The
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