Gannon and Nellie Defend Honor in Blossom Court
Nellie Shaughnessy resists Kiss attempt by Blink Ryan prompting Aloysius Gannon to confront him. A quarrel erupts across Blossom Court, ending with Gannon delivering a brutal beating to Ryan. Nellie consoles him as they retreat to the parlor and beg for “Killarney” to ease the night. Blink Ryan nurses his injuries from the window.
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Nellie Shaughnessy
Blossom Court
Martin Ryan
Shaughnessy
Aloysius Gannon
Nellie
Gannon
Ryan
Nelle
St. Joseph’s Piene
Brink
Aloysius
Killarney
Nellis
Blink Ryan
St Croix of History and Homeric Tales
On St Croix in the West Indies Alexander Hamilton at age 15 described a hurricane on the island. Columbus stories of Santa Cruz and oysters growing on trees survive in lore. Mangrove branches take root in lagoons and young oysters cling to their limbs, forming a local mollusk tale.
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St. Croix
West Indies
Alexander Hamilton
Columbus
Santa Cruz
Holy Cross
Government Whitewash Recipe and Coal Prophecy
A historical note outlines a complex whitewash formula mixing unslaked lime, salt water, rice paste, whiting and glue, to be applied hot with a brush. The piece also cites Princeton professor William E. Scott predicting coal depletion will erase fair complexions and force a future where people may become darker skinned due to climate.
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William E. Scott
Princeton
Tropics
Sacred Bull Apis of Egypt in Memphry Temple
The sacred Apis bull revered by ancient Egyptians resided in the temple of Osiris at Memphry. It bore distinct marks and lacked black hide, with its birthday celebrated annually. Upon death the bull was embalmed and buried in a special temple section amid public mourning.
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Apis
Osiris
Memphry
Division of Great Lakes by area and borders
The largest Great Lake is Superior at 31,800 square miles. The smallest is St Clair at 445 square miles. Wuron is second at 23,200 and Michigan third at 22,400. Erie is fourth with 10,000 and Ontario fifth at 7,260. Michigan lies entirely in the United States while the others begin or extend into Canada.
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Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lake St. Clair
Lake Wuron
Lake Michigan
Erie
Ontaario
United States
Start
Canada
Who Wants Such a Big One Woolens Linked to Language
In No Hurry. Slang, says one advocate, eventually becomes part of the language. Alright we’ll wait. But Who Wants Such a Big One? Woolens produced in Massachusetts last year could make a blanket a mile wide and 87 miles long.
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Massachusetts
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benj
Johnson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
By John Barton
Oxford
Ityan
Sonny
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
The
United States Mail
Baltimore
Harriet Knight
Baltimore, Md
Cambridge Fair
New York
Wonderful Shows
American Corner
Hickman
Del
Andersontown
Hobbs
Denton
Greensboro
Sixth Street
Ss. G. Nuttila
Maryland
Auditor's Order
Nisi
Calvert C. Merriken
Maynard L. Murry
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
Lawrence B. Towers
Lawrence B. Clerk
Flora Cooper
Spirella Corsetiere
Denton, Md
Cambridge Laundry
W.H. Rathell
Walter Hentz
Isaac D, Harper
Goldsboro
P.S
Goldsboro Bank
the Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
C. Leslie Walls’ Hardware Store
Denton, Maryland
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle, Prest
Gladding Express Co
Centreville
Church Hill
Roberts Station
Federalsburg
Cambridge
Ingleside
Ridgely
Wye Mills
Longwoods
Easton
St. Michaels
Preston
Hurlock
OQ. G. Hignutt & CO. Local Agents
Journal
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