At the Witching Hour 1922 Romance Unfolds in Rural Night
Keith, a promising suitor, travels with Miss Jincy Leavall to a country home where rival suitors, Phil and Billy Davis, vie for her favor. A cobra snake incident, a mock duel, and a bustling social gathering set the stage for romance, jealousy, and a forthcoming confrontation at dawn.
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Phil
Phil Dancy
Keith
nother
Miss Jancy
Sally Fortt
Iathy Davis
DMHy Davis
Pic
Billy Davis
Miss Jiney
Phu
Water from Sky in Bermuda Colonies
In early Bermuda colonies houses were cedar then coral rock. Water comes entirely from rain as wells are absent. Roofs must be kept clean by whitewash to ensure health since drinking water is cloud derived. Palaces and hovels appear equally white and substantial, reflecting wealth distribution.
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Bermuda
Partnership of monkey and organ grinder questioned
A quip about who truly drives the work asks whether the monkey serves the organ grinder or the grinder serves the monkey. The exchange ends with the suggestion of a mutual partnership as the monkey collects the money.
High Price for Manuscript by Thackeray in New York
The largest sum paid for a modern manuscript was for Thackeray's The Rose and the Wnez in New York. The author wrote and illustrated it for a child friend. At auction it sold for 23000 dollars.
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New York
Thackeray
the
Wnez
Ben Franklin Parents and Ancestry Noted
Benjamin Franklin's father Josiah Franklin emigrated from England to America around 1085. His mother, from a second wife, was the daughter of Peter Folger, a leading settler recognized for philanthropy and tolerance.
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Ben Franklin
Benjamin Frankln
Josiah Franklin
America
England
Peter Folger
When Five Cents Looked Large
A local storekeeper, locked in a telephone booth by a holdup man, lacked a nickel to call the police, reflecting the day’s figure of poverty and fear in Entaty Lapress reporting.
New Orleans of Long Ago Before the Civil War
A vivid portrait of prewar New Orleans in a French speaking, festive Crescent City. Slaves, glittering Royal and Charters streets, the Vieux Carre, tropical courtyards, turbaned women, and well dressed servants fill daily life. Markets, theaters, and ice cream carts kept the city lively from dawn.
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New Orleans
Yate Review
Crescent city
Royal
Chartres
Saint Piere
Vieux Carre
Rossini’s Joke to Cheer Rival Meyerbeer in Paris
A London Times anecdote recalls Rossini who, to cheer rival Meyerbeer, feigned grave illness during a Paris walk. Meyerbeer asked after his health with concern, while Rossini’s companion later learns the Italian was fibbing to lift the German’s spirits.
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Rossini
Paris
Meyerbeer
Rossin
London Times
Parallel of John Smith Story in Maoriland
A 19th century note parallels Capt John Smith of Virginia and Pocahontas with Sydney whaler Billy Bundy in Ngamotu. Bundy was captured by Mohis, saved when the chief's daughter cast her mat and made him tapu. Unlike Smith, Bundy married the daughter, a contrast in courage and outcome.
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John Smith
Virginia
Powhatan
Billy Bundy
Sydney
Ngamotu
Taranaki
Waikato
tapu
Smith
Bundy
Oldest Inhabited House Claim At Dunrobin Castle
The London Daily Express reports Dunrobin Castle in Scotland as the oldest inhabited house in North Britain, erected by a Sutherland thane in the eleventh century. The mansion mixes modern sections and suites named for notable Sutherland connections, including Cromarty rooms linked to the Earl of Cromarty’s 1740 capture and escape from the gallows with the aid of his wife, Bonnie Belle Gordon.
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Dunrobin Castle
London Daily Express
Britain
Sutherland
Cromarty rooms
earl of
Lightning and court scene from early period paper
The text includes a court scene where a judge convicts Rastus of stealing two chickens and imposes a $5 fine, with Rastus offering a ten dollar bill and a cheeky remark. It also discusses lightning stroke voltages and amperage, noting estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to billions of volts and currents up to 25,000 amperes, with no practical method to harness lightning yet.
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Rastus
Jobinson
American Legion Weekly
Fear of Old Ideals and the Fear to Look Back
Quote by G. K. Chesterton about future versus past ideals. He argues that people write their own names on the blank future while the past is already crowded with great names like Plato Isaiah Shakespeare and Napoleon. The modern mood favors inventing new ideals instead of attempting old ones.
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SKelth
Keith
Jincy
Phil
Miss Jincy
Sam Jayson
gulf
Phu
Miss Jiney
Jincy Leavall
Mr. Welch
Aid
Plato
Isaiah
Shakespeare
Michael Angelo
Napoleon
K. Chesterton
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IONA
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Pacific
COLUMBUS
India
pep
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Molly Manners
Nash
DEL-MAR-VA
NASH MOTORS CO
Easton, Maryland
CHAS. H. DEAN
Queen Anne, Maryland
Bayer
Hoffman
Castoria
Fletcher’s
Vick
DENTON DRUG CO
R. C. JACKSON
Greensboro
Maryland
Hamilton
Illinois
F. J. WRIGHT
Optometrist
Denton, Md
Call Journal Office
Ronalal
Oldset House
Scotland
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