Valentine’s Day Tales and a Country Love Plot
A narrator recalls a village Valentine tale where a red headed youth longs for a wife as a shy girl watches love unfold. A central scene follows a young couple with letters and a blessed, sentimental exchange, reflecting social norms and romantic expectations of Valentine’s Day in a bygone rural setting.
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Modern Greeks through the lens of antiquity in Greece
Former United States Minister to Greece George I Moses discusses how modern Athenians retain relics of classical grace mainly among island people. He notes a contrast between the capital’s cosmopolitan hostess and rural youths, whose labor life erodes inherited poise.
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Legation
Themstocles
Homer
Praxiteles
Phidhs
Helen
Hermes
Athene
Athens
Aml
Ely
United States
Greece
George I Moses
National Geographic Magazine
Hood fashion misfires spark student gown tale
A Liverpool Post anecdote recalls a local curate who earned his Master of Arts at Oxford and wore his new hood to a Sunday sermon. At a parishioner’s dinner a hostess quips that the red hood clashes with his complexion and suggests greener or gold tones would suit him better.
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Liverpool Post
Oxford
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Petra the Rock City of Secrets and Stone Temples
Garrett P. Serviss portrays Petra as the ancient Nabatean city carved from solid rock. The piece describes its dramatic gorge, open air theater ruins, and temple tombs amid barren mountains. It notes Burckhardt’s 1812 rediscovery and the scarcity of modern visitors, with vivid echoes of biblical prophecy about the place.
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Burckhardt
Burckhard
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Hadrian
Petra
Isis
Stephens
Rome
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Garrett P Serviss
New York Journal
Investing Money and the Danger of Speculation
A famous capitalist writes to Tarbell in The American Magazine about prudent investing. He warns that permanent large returns come only from speculative bets and urges conservative bonds or stocks after consulting trusted brokers. He recalls refusing a $1000 investment promise and notes the woman would not thank him for taking it.
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The House of Croy in France and its Deluge Legend
The noble Croy family claims direct descent from Ihre, Adan’s third son Seth. They allege the deeds of their family were saved in the ark during Noah’s flood. At their château a parchment image depicts the event with a drowning figure and the inscription Save the deeds of the choice of Cras.
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Unclear historical text fragment from Yonkers station
Fragmentary OCR style note from Yonkers station area. The readable parts hint at a speech or thought puzzle about expression and voice without clear events, dates, or people identifiable.
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Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
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Williston
American Corner
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Williamaburg
Hurlock
Baltimore
Ocean City
Deaves Elnrlock
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Federalsburg
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Williamsburg
Bae
Chikhien
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Auto
Pennsylvania
Greensboro
Denton Auto Co
Greater Delmarvia
Delmarvia Advancement CO
duPont Building
Wilmington
Del
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Delorovia
America
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne's
Maryland
New Castle County
Delaware
Caroline County
Delmarvia
Tam
Cc. T. Trazzare
Masonic Building
Va. Ry
Ord. Tobe
Pimore Dinton
Werdocit
Pastner Apeut
Willard ‘Thomson
Orut Gem
HOTEL
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Neny Charles
Baltimore, MD
UW. A. Sapp
Denth-cy
Tunteriah
Taal
Win. Pepper
Maeythach Tras
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, MD
Medford
Robert Jarrell
Cashier
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro, Md
Gr Ivate TV
Alrinebpet
Wes Eld
Eastern Shore Nurseries and
Inruit Farm
J. W. Kerr
Eastern Shore
Parks
Rhode Island
N. W. Cobb
Denton, MD
Chalmers
Abe
Natu
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Chas
AJ Davison
Wilmington. del
Eirenhuss
Carbo Agricultural Lime
Pennsylvania Ave
Clayton St
Whilaeie Nop
Tote Boun Won Treg
John A. Mackintosh
Denton Meat Company
Pointes Pebad
Anake
Hotel Powhatan
Washington, D.C
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H Streets
White House
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Public Service Construction CO
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J. Virgil Moon
Puneral
Memton
Marylancel
Cerretery
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Kent County Mutual Insurance Co., Poon Drl Pee PN
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Hazell
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Soltis
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