The League of Lost Causes A Shore Encounter
Paul Lane, a disillusioned Long Island millionaire, rescues a French noblewoman fleeing an Austrian captain. She reveals she seeks his aid for a Rosny connected Orleans conspiracy, prompting Lane to weigh a daring turn toward a life of engagement beyond wealth.
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Lane
Monsieur
Lino
Lana
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle—” Lane
Ife
America
von Holzrath
Paul Lane
Paul
Monsieur Rosny
Paris
Rosny
Orleans
Jean Rosny
Breton-sur-Marne
Monsieur Lane
France
Hfe
League of Lost Causes
Europe
Bible as greatest book and its influence on English prose
Sir Arthur Quiller Couch lauds the authorized Bible as the greatest English prose work, noting its majesty, poetry, and universal impact on language and literature. The passage shifts to a fictional scene with Paul Lane drawn into a secret League, then returns to praise of Bible influence through Taine and other writers, arguing the Bible’s deep imprint on English style.
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Arthur Quiller Couch
Cambridge
Taine
England
Izaak Walton
Bunyan
Milton
Thomas Browne
Addison
Gibbon
Macaulay
Ruaskin
John Bright
Gratitude Galore Overtime Confusion at Mill
A mill master questions one hour of overtime paid to Bill on Saturday. Bill explains last Thursday he assisted with house chores and carried a dish home, while the boss recalls sending him to shake carpets and assigns the extra hour to the wife. The exchange reveals a humorous payroll dispute over small extra time.
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Gov’nor
Bill
Arabia's Great Desert Vast Unexplored Tract
In Arabia there lies a nearly fivefold area compared with Great Britain called the dwelling of the void. It spans about 400000 square miles with no rivers estimated to flow through it, presenting perhaps the most desolate waste on earth.
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Arabia
Great Britain
Rays Reveal Forged Check Under Ultraviolet Photographs
A forger uses a chemical ink eraser to disguise writing but UV light exposure shows erasures in the photographed check. Under a high power magnifying glass the rays expose the missing portions, making detection certain.
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Lake 1914
J. Belgrino & Son
Tomato Pratt & Light Streets
Ballimore
Trevzia
Mayr
Guiezers
Asayr
Agena
Chicago
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Duffey's
Third Street
M.L. Beck & Bro
Denton, MD
Holt Construction Co
W. A. Smith
Waples
Adriance
S. B
J. Virgil Moore
Denton
Maetio Wall Board & Roofing Mfg. Co
Bishopric Wall Board
Frank
The
Hughes ‘Lumber & Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
Mastic Wall Board and Roofing Mfg. Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ryo
Standard Oil Company
Washington, D.C
Richmond, Va
Norfolk, Va
New Jersey
Charlotte, N.C
Charleston, W. V
Charleston, S.C
Associated
United Press
South
Bast Timmore Sun
Sunday Sun
U.S. Abhll Company
Hig Stationery Store
Baltimore, Md
C.C. Waskey
the Furniture Man
N. Howard Street
Call Journal Office
W. G. Chapman
Aul Lane
Long Ieland
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Long Island
Sound
London
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Gerilof
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Metroplis
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Long Island Sound
Marina
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Agame
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