The False Beard and the Pentland Family Feud
Henry Pentland, aging patriarch, wrongly trusts his son George with his fortune, while Charles plots to save their father from the scam. A federal marshal seizes the mining scheme, reveals Charles in disguise, and the father reconciles with Charles as they return home, ending the schism.
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Henry Pentland
Charles
George
papa
Toodles
manma
pap
Cys
George Pentland
Lida Gray
familly
Toodies
Lida
Toodices
Sle
central station
Il walt
Jin
lfe
Henry
United States
Tam
Henry Pentlind
bearer
Lie
East and West Reunion Amid Shifting Fortunes
Will Thorpe, changed by three years in the West, returns to his homestead with a million-dollar inheritance and a romance tested by wealth. Norma Greets him with tea, Marion arrives East as a changed sweetheart, and the story builds to a dramatic choice between old love and new riches.
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Jimmy
WHIT
Warward
Boston
WII Thorpe
Jimmy Tremont
Thorpe
Will Thorpe
Will
Marion Vanshtart
Jim Tremont whiting
Jim
California
Norma Gale
Shea
Murien Vanalttart
Wil
Marlon
Norma
tha ‘gabin
Old Church Ceremony in Lincolnshire Described as Curious
A relic of Palm Sunday custom in coalfield Lincolnshire involved the Urigg estate owner cracking a whip three times in church, presenting it to the clergyman, and waving it over his head, with a purse and elm tokens symbolizing the Gospels. The odd rite, noted in Curious Survivals, contrasts with a claim about the Washington Irving river boat being the largest passenger vessel on the Studson.
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Coalster
Lincolnshire
Ingland
Urigg
St. Peter
Washington Irving
Studson river
Flu Fatalities Peak Early, Dip Mid Year
Over 36 years records show influenza deaths peak around the ninth or tenth week of the year and reach their lowest point in the thirty-fifth or thirty-sixth week. The long-term data highlight a seasonal pattern in mortality due to influenza.
Remarkable Jersey Cabbages Spawn Walking Sticks
On the Isle of Jersey a cabbages grow to unusual heights none reach 12 to 16 feet. Their sturdy stems supply raw material for a growing cane making industry producing walking sticks from the oversized plants.
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Isle of
Jersey
Good Blessings in Pain and Patience
A quotation reflecting on hardships and virtue, noting that endurance reveals blessings in their true form. Attribution to Addison frames the insight as a classical proverb on patience amid losses and disappointments.
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Addison
Black Ruler and Sea King: Remote Kings in Legend
In Navarakad a self styled black king believes himself sole ruler of the world until told otherwise. In the Gilbert group Wosi Tama rules the sea economy, collecting pearls and tortoise shell as tribute. An old crippled ruler, he governs maritime affairs, his lineage tied to wind and sea. His daughter wed a neighboring island chief, with lavish festivities.
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Navarakad
bis
Jack McLaren
London Mall
sea
Wosi-Tama
Tie
Photographing Mirage Says Mirage Can Be Photographed
The bureau of standards states a mirage can be photographed if clearly visible. The weather bureau has not taken photographs of a mirage and knows of no good examples. Some poor attempts exist from individuals.
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bureau of standards
weather bureau
Mob and Mass Psychology Explained in Brief
The text defines mob psychology as the collective mental processes of a disorderly gathering and notes that people act differently in a crowd than as individuals. It also links mass psychology to a related sense.
Yard Dead Honored In Corridors of Scotland Yard
A light burns in Scotland Yard's corridors said to never go out in memory of a Yard man killed in the World War. The passage references a tribute to a fallen officer and the enduring vigil surrounding the police headquarters.
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Scotland Yard
Yard
One Death That Would Have Pleased Actor
Fay Templeton recalls theater habits as John Darrowmore mutters through coughs during a performance. In a Texarkana production of Lucrezia Borgia a child’s cry and a parent’s grim remark illustrate audience reactions to staged deaths and melodrama.
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Fay Templeton
Pietoriat Review
John WDarrymore
Lucrezia Borgia
Texarkana
Texas
Lutrezla
Genie
Genurn
papa
Genaro
Campaign That Gave Vast Area to Whites
A Portland Oregonian summary notes Col. George Wright and his troops defeated Indians near Spokane Plains before the Civil War. The victory opened the Northwest for white settlement, enabling inland empire development and economic growth, aided by advanced rifles and howitzers. The expedition from Walla Walla, Washington, ended in total Indian defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wright
Spokane Plains
Northwest
Oregon
inland empire
Colonel Wright
Walla Walla
Wash
Spokane
Portland Oregonian
Durum Wheat Pride of the Dakotas in Macaroni
A journalism excerpt notes long debate on Italian pasta quality. It claims hard wheats from Algeria Taungurok Russia Argentina and the United States especially the Dakotas, yield gluten rich grains suitable for macaroni. It credits durum wheat as a Dakota specialty and hints pasta could aid working-class diets due to cost and ease of preparation.
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Italy
Algeria
Taungurok
Hussia
Argentine
United States
Dakotas
America
Le Mans Tombs and Tales Draw American Readers
Histoxte Le Mans in northern France rises as a wartime base for Americans. The editor notes Le Mans rarely sees visitors, yet highlights Berengaria the Queen as a figure linked to Richard the Lion Hearted. The piece places Berengaria near Fontrevault with Hilaire Belloc mentioned in the Independent.
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Le Mans
France
Europe
Berengaria
Richard the Lion-Hearted
house of France
Fontrevault
Hilaire Belloc
Independent
Old English Trinity Almshouses preserve 250 year old seafaring heritage
The Mila End Road Trinity Almshouses remain as they were 250 years ago built by Trinity House for decayed masters and ship officers and their wives or widows. The 380 little houses and ship models on the roofs retain their historic charm and the chapel remains. A statue of Captain Robert Sandes stands on the green. he died in 1721.
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Trinity almshouses
Mila-End road
London
Corporation of the
Trinity House
remaiis
Robert Sandes
London Daily Mail
Dear sirs In reply to yours of yesterday's date
A fragment from London Answers describes a scene with a shingled, fair haired girl and a well dressed man, who speaks with effort as he tries to compose his message. The tone suggests a letter responding to a prior inquiry, set in a drawing room.
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London
Two kinds of books in Chesterton line from Herald
A fragment quotes G. K. Chesterton from the Rastom Herald noting two kinds of books we wish had never existed and those we need, alongside a remark about bungalow keys and fewer people falling downstairs since bungalow homes appeared.
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G. K. Chestert
trantace
Brightsider keys
Raston Herald
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