Marie's Burglar Surprise at Home
A July night drizzly at a private residence features Marie Temple guarding her home alone as a likely burglar approaches. The scene shifts when her father Mr Temple and Mr Black arrive. the danger turns into a humorous misunderstanding about the intruder. Nancy’s delayed return adds suspense before the reveal.
Marie Temples Narrow Narrow Escape From Burglar
Marie temple waits alone at home with a sore throat while her parents are delayed. A burglar attempts to enter through the kitchen window as she calls for help. Mr. Black arrives with a neighbor gun and the family reunites at the door. Marie explains a mistaken burglar scare caused by worrying about her illness.
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Marie
Nancy
Mr. Black
Mr. Temple
Mrs. Temple
Dearie
Mamma
Papa
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Mrs. Black
Marie Temple
Black
Totty Opens a make believe school with pets and dolls
Totty, a seven year old, decides to run a pretend school after school. She assigns her pupils Rover the dog Minnie the kitten Angelica Tom and Bertha the dolls. The lesson ends in chaos as Rover wanders off and the others misbehave or nap. Totty switches to caring for her dolls and plays with friends instead.
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Totty
Roger
Minnie
Angelica
Bertha
Tom
Rover
Flossie
Bobby Turner
College Education in the Southwest and Midwest Origins
A New York Sun piece recalls how early college education began in the Middle West and Southwest before the Civil War. A small-town president faced reluctance, but one student’s success sparked local interest, a Virginia student’s return sparked jubilation, and soon colleges spread across the region as missionary work for higher learning faded.
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New York Sun
Middle West
Southwest
Old Dominion
University of Virginia
Virginia
Old University
South- West
Queen Elizabeth Forgives Jesters Debt With Mock Funeral
The jester Scroggan borrowed 500 pounds from Queen Elizabeth and feigned a death to erase the debt. A funeral procession appeared, the queen forgave the loan, and Scroggan rose alive. The queen teased him as a rogue and kept him in favor.
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Scroggan
Breadless Folk of Southern Austria and Northern Italy
The article surveys traditional sustenance in rural South Austria and adjacent Italy. It notes bread scarcity in Obersteiermark villages near Vienna where eterz or heiden, a beech nut porridge, serves as breakfast and meals. polenta in northern Italy is the daily bread. Romanians allegedly descend from Romans and a mamaliga variant of polenta is their staple, with distinct grains kept separate rather than forming a solid mass.
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Italy
Romania
Obersteiermark
Vienna
Stelermark
Carynthia
Tyrol
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