Valiant women aims for justice and Damory court
A distant Virginia tale follows John Valiant who loses his vast wealth and vows to revive Damory court. He meets Shirley Dandridge, encounters family rivalries, and a dangerous stalker named Greer King menaces a young girl Rickey as Major Bristow's steps draw near.
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John Vallant
Vallant
Hich
Damory Court
Virginia
Amory Court
Shirley Dandridge
Ike Virginia
Shirley
Dandriidge
Major Briatow
Major
Valiant
Sassoon
Mra. Dandridge
Valliant
Virginis
Doctor Southall
Major Bristow
Mrs. Dandridge
Katherine Fargo
Rainy Virginia night ends in a tearful parting between lovers
Shirley and Valiant confront a forbidden love amid a Virginia rain storm. Shirley fears betraying her mother while Valiant pleads to defy a family past. They argue, confess, and finally part, each torn by duty and desire in a damp, moonlit woodland path.
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Emmaline
Chile
Valliant
Shirley
Valiant
St. Andrew's
Evening of an Old Score at Damory Court
Major Bristow bangs on Damory court door as Uncle Jefferson reports Mars John's disappearance. The pair discuss spring fever, Aunt Daph, and old prophecies of bad luck from Mad Anthony. Major vows to wait for John’s return, hinting at further trouble to come.
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Major Bristow
Damory Court
Uncle Jefferson
Daph
Anthony
Jefferson
Mars
John
Unc
Efficiency in News Style and Its Limits
A discussion by Prof. F. W. Beekman on newspaper English praising concise news style as efficient for quick information. It notes the style’s impact on literature, favoring brief, factual writing over flowing periods and poetic cadence.
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College of Journalism
F. W. Beekman
BBYB
Belgian Professor Lectures On Shakespeare Authorship Theory
Celestin Demblon, a Brussels university deputy and literature professor, will visit this country to lecture on his theory that plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by Lord Rutland.
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Celestin Demblon
Shakespeare
Lord Rutland
Brussels University
Gadson Described as Easily Pleased Man
A reader notes that Gadson is a man whose distinguishing trait is self approval. The statement adds that many say he is easy to please.
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Gadson
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertises Health Cure
A vintage ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming to urge a lazy liver to function. It lists benefits including relief from constipation indigestion headache and distress after eating. The copy stresses a small pill small dose and small price with a genuine signature.
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Carter
Putnam Dyes Help To Dye Successfully Adyles
A faded fragment discusses dyeing with Putnam Fadeless Dyes and offers ad copy about home chores. It notes a man with a large family has little time to worry and mentions Roman Eye Balm for sore eyes and eyelids. A touristic caption jokes about cascading sheets of water and a guide on a riverbed.
Kicker Exchange on Fishing Ground Versus Land Hit
In a witty exchange the New Yorker claims an acre of fishing ground yields more food weekly than land does in a year, while a Long Island land operator retorts that buyers will kick when their lots are water covered.
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Long Island
Cause of Death as Witness Blames Car For Fatal Incident
Prosecutor questions driver in a death case. The prisoner asserts no contact with the deceased and defends a 12 mile per hour speed claim. Witness describes his horn as a new clatter box and the attorney suggests the horn frightened the man to death.
Law on Negligence in Connecticut Supreme Court
In Kelsey v Rebuzzini the court held the broken fence after notice was not a proximate cause of heifer deaths. The defendant did not know of potato spray or poison on grass and could not have anticipated scattering. The ruling assumed negligence but limited causal responsibility.
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Kelsey
Living Advertisement Glow of Health Speaks for Postum
A Tennessee woman credits Postum with curing coffee related indigestion nervousness and insomnia after quitting coffee. She notes weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds and calls her husband’s praise a living advertisement for Postum. The ad outlines Regular and Instant Postum packaging and pricing with a promotional slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Midt
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