Valiant heir rebuilds Damory Court and fates entwine
John Valiant, fallen heir to the Damory Court estate, vows to restore the decayed Virginia property after its wealth is lost. He meets Shirley Dandridge, daughter of a neighboring family, and a romantic and political past surfaces as family legends and a duel echo through their budding relationship.
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John Valiant
Valiant Corporation
Damery Court
Virginia
Shirley Dandridge
Shirley
Dandridge
Major Bristaw
Valiant
Sasson
Damory Court
Orson
Vaillant
Beyond the Box Hedge Chapter XVIII Ends in Mystery
In a garden meeting a tense exchange unfolds as a trespasser admits private property. memories surface of a forest horror and a prior bite. Their flirtatious tension returns with memory of a cape jasmine and roses, then a reminder of danger. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Shirley
Catalpa
Shelley
Question at the door about a duel and honor
John Valiant asks about a duel in which his father was a principal. The doctor and the major confirm the meeting existed and were the father’s seconds. Valiant questions if any detail could reflect on his father’s honor, and the major strongly denies any such slur.
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Valiant
Southall
Uncle Jefferson
Morocco
Bristow
John Valiant
Cat at Washington Monument Linked to 1896 Incident
Oklahoma Representative Bill Murray toured Washington with friends. At the monument a guard explained the story of a brindled cat that lived there and allegedly ran up 500 feet of steps before dying by its own action after hearing a visitor laud the monument. Washington Post report.
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Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Washington
Washington Monument
Oklahoma State Amas
Murray
Mr. Murray
Monument
Slong
Thero
Washington Post
Mushroom Tale From Tyrol Inspires Epicurean Wish
A travel note describes oversized Italian chestnut trees along a Tyrolean road and a peculiar mushroom mistaken for a kitten. A peasant warns against disturbing it, noting the fungus is a yearly staple. After rain the mushroom grows large and becomes a stately prize.
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Kathered
Esten
Bound for Western Canada with family and cattle
Mr. J. F. Jensen and his family journeyed from Jameson Nebraska to North Saskatchewan where they entered Canada and settled in Witow Bunch. He plans mixed farming including cattle fattening and crop production on a good half section near railway and schools, hoping for steady growth and new land acquisitions.
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Canada
Nebraska
South
North Dakota
J. F. Jensen
Jameson
Saskatchewan
Witow Bunch
Jensen
Arrests Linked to Teeth Imprint in Sandwich Stunt
A comic yet troubling scene shows an alleged thief caught after dental impressions were used as evidence in a free lunch scheme. The suspect questions if anyone else could have used his teeth impressions to frame him.
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Bill
Mentho lated Cough Drops Promoted by Diuggists
Advertisement touts Cough-Dean cough drops as a sure relief for all coughs and colds with druggists endorsing the remedy.
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Vecter
Dean
Pound's tale of Noyes and Swinburne irks London rivals
Ezra Pound recalls Alfred Noyes tormenting Swinburne with a long memorial poem about Rossetti. Noyes boasted of his work and Read it aloud to Swinburne on Putney Common, provoking a sharp retort that Rossetti himself might have written it.
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Noyes
Ezra Pound
Philadelphia
London
Alfred Noyes
Putney Common
Swinburne
Rossett
Rosett
Old Hymn Evokes Mother Love in Kansas City Star
Philander Johnson recalls a simple, timeless tune that stirs memory of a mother’s love. He contrasts grand poetry and philosophy with a familiar hymn whose warmth resonates more deeply, bringing tears and memories of home.
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Philander Johnson
Kansas City Star
Truth About Grape-Nuts Diet Improves Digestion
A New York man reports indigestion before trying Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum. He notes acidity vanishes in a week and digestion improves in two, with restored noon appetite. Letter from Postum Co. promotes the cereal and its claimed health effects.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Devil-John
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Earl of Hell
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