The Spy Daughter and a Russian Colonel
In a Swiss border town a Red Cross nurse confesses to a spy history and a doomed romance with Colonel Repovitch. A survivor’s tale of love, loyalty, and a possible pardon under war clouded by secrets and a fatal mission.
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Lttle
Red Cross
Russia
Repovitch
Nujevatz
Krustevatz
Count N
Colonel Repovitch
Vienna
Serbia
Krujevatz
Vera
Tlow
Krusevatz
Reporitch
Machines in Knotting for Weaving and Net Making
The article describes various knotting machines used in industries from cord and thread tying to fish nets and gelatin binder harvesters. It notes hand knotters used by workers in yarn processing and a large tying machine in weaving that automatically pairs warp threads and joins them across thousands of threads as weaving progresses.
Real Cause for Respect and Values of Charity
A reflection on true respect, noting that worth comes from philanthropy not wealth, comparing value to the sun's usefulness rather than its height, attributed to Balley.
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Balley
Substantial Basis for Most Common Beliefs
A historical note traces common superstitions and phrases to medieval and Roman origins. It cites ladders as unlucky due to gibbet-era practices and explains phrases like not worth a cross. It links May to bad luck for marriage to Roman associations with old people, suggesting cautious timing for lovers.
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Charles Platt
Alphabet Pepper Child Christened in Liverpool
A Liverpool laundryman Arthur Pepper names his daughter with 26 initials forming the alphabet. Omitting the Pepper provided P, the infant’s long given name becomes Anna Bertha Cecilla Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Tereat Ulysis Venus Wilfred Xenophon Yelty Zeno Pepper. She is nicknamed Miss Alphabet Pepper.
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Arthur Pepper
Liverpool
Eng
Pepper
Anna Bertha Cecilla Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia
Inez
Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Quince
Rebecca Starkey
Tereat
Ulysis Venus Wilfred Xenophon
Yelty
Zeno Pepper
Miss Alphabet Pepper
Melissa Crane Red Brick House and a Forbidden Love
In Locust Street, Melissa Crane, a devout W C T U officer, shelters Ethel, the daughter of a relative marauding from a troubled past. Ethel falls for Irvin Banks, a rising engineer warned by her aunt against him. After a tense confrontation, Mary Banks and Miss Crane conspire to confront the romance, leading to Miss Crane’s public admission of error and resignation from the club.
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Melissa Crane
Locust Street
Miss Meissa
Lnn
Berrington
Miss Crane
Old Hannah
Barrington
Hannah
Ethel
Melissa
Irvin Banks
Redcliffe
Tle
Misa Crane
New York
Mary Banks
Sthel
Maury
Miss Crone
Miss Banks
Banks
Missy Banks
Mary
Rvin Sonks
Engineering Feat Opens Canadian Pacific Route Across Rockies
The 600 miles of Canadian Pacific railway through British Columbia posed extreme engineering challenges. The syndicate built from Montreal to Calgary before finding a pass through the ranges, creating a lasting monument to their effort. Critics branded terms granted before work as overly generous, with a statesman predicting the line would never recoup costs.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Montreal
Calgary
Dearborn
Indian princes bear blood marks as Bhil pledge relics
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes central Indian states mark princes on succession with blood from Bhil tribals, a relic of tribal power. The Bhil oath binds even a dog’s curse for broken vows, while Hanuman remains the main deity. Offerings go to a mud god of smallpox and stone worship persists.
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National Geographic Society
Hanuman
Short but Merry Life of the World's Greatest loafer Bee
A Capper's Weekly tale notes the gentleman bee as a summer loafer who sips nectar while the workers feed him. When winter ends the hive bans him, cutting off food and shelter until he dies. Mrs. Hamilton, a bee expert, backs the humorous observation.
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Mrs. Hamilton
Real Estate Auction in Denton Carroll County Maryland
Under a 1923 mortgage Bertha F Daffin and Floyd P Daffin assign to Calvert C Merriken the right to sell at public auction in front of the Denton Court House 2 to 4 pm the Lot in American Corner Caroline County described as 12000 sq ft with boundaries along a county road and a fence. Improvements include a CALVERT C MERRIKEN L F Covey Assignee note mortgage loan available on application
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Bertha F. Daffin
Floyd P. Daffin
Fred J H. Beauchamp
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Sarah &. Radman
American Corner
Federalsburg
Roxanna Koop
Bertha I. Daflin
Orphans’ Court
Sallis M. Cohise
Chester Cohee
Sallie M. Cohee
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Vb. Martin Kann
Thomas Sheeley
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T. Clayton Horsey
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Christ
Ruth E. Wheatley
Frits
Marion
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Co
New Dover Opera House
Kenneth G. Faulkner
Mary Brian
Charles Rogers
Otster
Florida
Wise’s Drug Store
Dustin Farnum
Anne Cornwall
Hoot Gibson
Vauderville
Tem McCoy
War Paint” Fame
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Federalsburg, Md
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