Pierre the Mystery Man of Merryville
Pierre known as Rippey-toe endears himself to Merryville by dancing and helping children yet remains shadowed by a mysterious past. A cranky tourist car thread pulls him to fix a stalled engine, where he defies danger to save Annette and quietly returns to his solitary routine. The town exchanges rumors while cherishing the beloved figure who never reveals his origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merryvillé
Pierre- Rippetet
Pierre
Tmerre
Annette
Clarice Kain
Merryville
Clarice
Othe ‘Miniister
Tuppey
France
Flerre
Terre
Plense
Uke
Min
Tnother
George
Tiis
Pierre Adalre the aviator stars in a tale of love and sacrifice
In Merryville Pierre never left his family or sought wealth. Annette, now a schoolgirl, cheers his efforts as he shields her from danger on a road. A truck strike leads to Pierre’s death, revealed posthumously as the famed Paul Adalre, the great aviator, who once hid his identity to protect others. The crowd mourns yet finds closure as Annette carries forward his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Merryville
Annette
Paul ‘Adalre
Half Day's Work for a Son on His Birthday
A mercenary father keeps his son under strict control, forcing him to work while planning to strike out on his own after twenty one. On the son's birthday he asserts he is not yet free, ordering one more half day of work in the potato patch. Harper's Magazine.
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Harper’s Magazine
Early Ireland history and invasions in ancient times
Fragmented OCR text describes uncertain evidence of Paleolithic habitation in Ireland and mentions invasions by Golders and Celts around 600 B C. It notes Celtic language, Belgic and Brylitonte tribes in Britain, and a legendary first colony led by Partholan from Greece arriving in Ireland in A M 2520.
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Ireland
B.C
Britain
Partholan
Greece
Caruso’s Loyalty to His Queen A Lonely Votive
Dorothy Caruso recounts in the Saturday Evening Post how Enrico Caruso worshiped Maria Sophia of Bourbon the former queen of Naples. Even in exile in France she remained his sacred emblem of loyalty and his benefactress from his early career. He visited her abroad and received monthly reports through Signor Barcelona while composing ceremonious letters to her.
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Caruso
Maria Sophia of
Bourbon
Naples
France
Signor Barcélona
Dorothy ' Caruso
Saturday Evening Post
Street Car Scene Sparks Childs Question to Mother
A small girl riding with her mother on a street car observes a very stout woman boarding and sitting opposite. After the car jolts forward the child stares and, in a loud voice, asks her mother if the large woman is the only passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Keep Bright and You Won’t Get Blue
A fragment offers a terse promotional line from Forbes Magazine urging readers to maintain brightness and keep something intact to avoid gloom, framed as a concise marketing flourish.
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Forbes Magazine
Highest Authority for Borrowing by Writers
The essay argues that writers may borrow from others and cites Montaigne, Bacon, Shakespeare, and Bronson Alcott. Quoting without apology can strengthen invention, as Montaigne explains he "welds" borrowings into his own method. The piece defends quotation as a legitimate craft.
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Pictarch
Montaigne
Bacon
Shakespeare
Thrift: Saving Alone Not the Sum Total of Thrift
A Thrift Magazine piece argues that thrifty living requires spending and investing wisely, not just saving. It notes that overemphasis on saving can breed selfishness and that banks should teach a broader doctrine of prudent financial behavior.
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Thrift Magazine
Idea for Jewish asylum on Grand Island grimly failed
In 1824 Maj Mordecai M Noah proposed using Grand Island in the Niagara river as a Jewish asylum where a great city could rise and Jews from all nations gain emancipation. Plans for a city of Ararat faded after repeated failures and disappointments. Also a note from the Atchison Motorist asks if reckless drivers are truly reckless.
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Mordecai M. Noah
New York
National Advocate
Grand Island
Niagara River
Ararab
Atchison
Notice to creditors for Walter W. Sparks estate
Caroline county deceased Walter W. Sparks estate administrator Verma W. Sparks warns all claimants to present their claims with proper proof on or before July 21 1928 or be barred from benefits by law. Statement dated January 8 1928.
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Caroline County
Verma W. Sparks
Walter W. Sparks
Mary D. Tolson
Kent County
Delaware
Clara Faries
Executrix
Smyrna
Denton National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual stockholders meeting of The Denton National Bank Denton Maryland will be held at the bank on Tuesday January 10 1928 between 1 and 3 p.m. for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year. WM I Norris Cashier.
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Denton
Denton National Bank
WM. I. Norris
The
Peoples Bank
J. Frank Wright
Provident State Bank
Preston
Purose
Jas. A. Trazzare
Lost 40 in folded bills in December Denton notice
Four ten dollar bills folded together disappeared within the last week of December. Reward offered for the finder at the JOURNAL PRINTING OFFICE 1 7 tf Denton MD or at 513 Market St Denton MD. Advertisement by M R S M C Hutchinson.
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Journal Printing Office
Denton
Market'St
Denton, Md
M. C. Hutchinson
Notice of ancillary letters testamentary obtained
The subscriber in Kent County Delaware has obtained ancillary letters testamentary from the Orphans Court for Caroline County Maryland on the personal estate of the deceased. The notice indicates the court action and the jurisdictional details of the estate administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Walter W. Sparks
Kent County
Delaware
Denton Bankholders Meeting Set for January 10 1927
The Peoples Bank of Denton announces a meeting at the bank in Denton on Tuesday January 10 1927 between 1 and 3 pm. J Frank Wright, Cashier, will oversee the proceedings.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & ‘Johnson,inc. ‘Publishers
Kee
Nisi
Brewster Deen
Tennessee Thomas and Wife
Circuit Court
Chy
W. Brewster Deen
T. Clayton Horsey
T. Clayton
J. Virgil Moore
Denton, Maryland
Auditor's Order
Fred R. Owens
Lucilla Kerwin
Henry J. Kerwin
Equity
Trust Department
Member
Federal Reserve System
Stockholders’ Meeting
Tur Peorles Bank
Walter Sparklin
Hoopes
West Chester
H. G. Stine
Kitty Knight House
Georgetown
P.R. Fisher
P.m. Denton, MD
W. A. Smith
Maniker St
Houra
Tos
Tuckahoe Bridge
Ida Glover
Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Bible School
Jesus
Bate
Epworth League
the Messenger
Christ
Denton’s Real Economy ‘Store
Olympia
ACME
Barred Rocks
Rhode Island
Reds
S. C
Black Minervas
S.C
White Leghorns
Ferris Strain
Wy-Har Poultry Farm Catalog
Ernest G.’Cooper ‘Denton, Md
NEW Dover
Directic
OPERA
Diamond
State Theatre Corporation
Jackie
Coogan
Claire Windsor
Herbert Rawlinson
Lionel Barrymore
Ricardo Cortez
Chrysler Cars
Maxwell
Caroline Auto Sales Co
Chrysler Automobiles
Prop
Omithouise Brooks
Wilmington
Atcuiley
Ompany
W.H. Hollis& Son
Preston, Maryland
Journal
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