The Will of Ni Shou-lien Part One
A Ming era tale follows Prefect Ni Shou-lien and wife Mei Shih as a widowless couple. The elder son Shan-chi resents Mei after Ni’s death and schemes to seize wealth while Mei and Shan-chu endure poverty and social pressure. The plot centers on the elder son’s harsh plan and the younger’s quest for justice through the portrait scroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ni Shou-lien
Prefect Ni
Sun of Heaven
Shan-chi
Mr. Ni
Mei
Ni Shoulien
Ni Shan-chi
Shanchi
Mei Shih
Ch’ung Yang-erh
Shan-chu
Shanchu
Nine Springs
Met Shih
Mei Shin
Chan-chi
State Liquor Board Revenue and Staffing 1934 1935
The state liquor board reports 1934 and 1935 totals of 4.7 million dollars spent on liquor and 7.317 million dollars in sales since stores opened. The audit by State Examiner Frank H. Johnson notes the board employs 277 people, with 217 in operating the stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Liquor Board
Ito
Frank H. Johnson
Liquor Board
Early North Carolina Trials Touch on Harsh Punishments
In colonial North Carolina records, the practice of burning at stake is noted as a severe punishment for certain offenses. The text references authorities and methods used to inflict death as part of early legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Paul
America
Arizona
Mr. Paul
Air Corps
Pacific
North Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbeer-Bea
Bemand
Eateles—Molers Barber-Beauty School
Byokane
Trent &T
Apt
J. C. Morgan
Missoula
Montana
J. H. Hawkins
Shelby, Montana
Whitehall State Bank
Whitehall
Dian Museum
Northbranch
Kansas
TRUAX
San Francisco
Calif
Lonely People's Magazine
Long Beach
Jes, McNeills
Ward
BELP
Kennedy Products CO
Desk
Kokomo
Indiana
Peter Berbeck
Perry St
Detroit
Mich
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague Ave
Spokane
Wash
Helena Stamp Works
Helena
Powell County
Ovando
Maudlow
Gallatin County
Manhattan
Sweet Grass County
Conrad Kohrs
West End
Gallatin Valley
Harrison
R. D. Crowder
Jefferson Island
Polson
Anna C. Brown
Rte 1
Mont
Lustre
Termino Ave
Boyd
Rock Creek
W. Wita
Box
B. A. Rice
Libby
Big Hole River
Dodgson
Wise River
Rans
Oren Land Company
Woodburn
Oregon
Bermuda
John Curris
Tacna
Balzhtier's
Drummond
Century Photo Service
LaCrosse
Wis
Supreme Prints
Northwestern Photo Service
Farso
N. D
Oloiet
Frank Holman
Ave. So
Great Falls
Chandler
Chariton
Iowa
Butte
Westrand PO
Olest Hatchery
North Dakota
Geverson Hatchery
Stanley
No. Dak
Lewis & Walker, Assayers
Eee Tata
Wyoming
T. H. Durnford
LoLo
Auto Parts Co. Si Sa
Wwe
Alaska June Co., Inc
Wokane, Wash
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Incorporated
Loe
Kentucky
Glenmore
Eetino
Hitch
Tranger
Kessler’s
Julius Kessler
Kessler
Private Blend
Kentucky Distillers
Schenley Distributors, Inc
N. Y
Ponmere
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