You'd Be Surprised by Butler Lane I Loved
Butler Ainsworth, novelist, wrestles with the phrasing for a pivotal love scene as he hires Miss Lane as his stenographer. He discovers Peggy Lane hides depths behind a businesslike exterior and, after weeks of work and doubt, contemplates confessing love to both Peggy and Betty while navigating a tangled past.
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Butler Ainsworth
Dickens
Charley
Ainsworth
Nisa Carter
Betty
Butler
Susie
Miles Lane
Miss Lane
Petty
Peggy Lane
Pex
Peg
Lane
Butler Ringworth
Betty Ainsworth
Knablem
Margaret Lane
Peggy
Letty
Betty Alpswereth
Buver
I Would Hear Your Answer Peggy
In a tense exchange Peggy resists pressing proposals while Jato Butler pleads with anxious charm. Peggy hints at a possible deferral, then smiles with a touch of mischief and affection as Butler draws her closer. The scene mixes doubt, playful warmth, and romantic tension between the two characters.
Prize ancient jury boxes linger in Lynn and Saugus
The Lynn and Saugus jury boxes, among the oldest in use, have housed lists of eligible jurors for over a century. Hand made with hand forged locks, they endure in strong, simple form. The Lynn box measures 11 by 6 by about 8 to 10 inches, while the Saugus box is roughly 5 by 8 inches, both built to last and carried by a hand made handle.
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Lynn
Saugus
Parsons
Jason Attwil
Richard Muansfield
Mr. Mansfield
George SI. Mansfield
Justin E. Mansfield
Town Hall
Parker
Boston Herald
Cosmic darkness and vast stellar masses described in old text
The passage reviews a luminous background in space and debates whether it is countless suns or nebulous matter. It notes black wells in the constellations Sacttturius and Scorpio with Antares among them, distant and enormous in mass, and ends with a snippet about a landlord and rent.
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Sacttturius
Scorpio
Antares
Earth
Tfenre Kills a Cat Adage Cited in Tran Script
A line from the Boston Tran script warns that facing a cat carries slim odds, nine to one against the pursuer. The remark underscores the perils of engaging the creature.
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Tfenre
Boston Transcript
Great Man Never Hesitates Quote on Individual Talent
A fragmentary excerpt quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson on self-reliance and unique genius, urging to do what one is born to do and to avoid borrowing others’ gifts. The text shifts to a note about 1920 war regulations banning balloons and windborne craft, citing Sir Ross Storth’s travels as a trigger and defining a balloon as any unmanned craft.
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Shakespeare
Iso
Franklin
Washington
Newton
Bacon
Selple
Errels
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sidney
Melbourne
Ross Storth
London
Learwin
Enjoyed tobacco in school and old diatribes on women
A fragment discusses early tobacco use among women, citing a London paper and 17th century accounts. It notes women smoking, schools halting study for smoking lessons, and a Scottish Statistical Account remark on tobacco and whisky in rural areas. It mentions girls learning to spin and smoke and tobacconist patterns in society.
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London
Joh Ashton
Worcestershire
Scotland
Tars Adsa
Revival of Home Industry Through Volunteer Mothers
The article lauds women’s wartime needlework and credits volunteers with preserving home industry. It notes plans in New York to form a society for restoring domestic art and emphasizes spinning wheels as a historic, essential craft kept alive by women in households and rural homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arma Oof Kaitiers
Maine Hind
Hatton
How Cobbler Fooled Devil in Welsh Parish Tale
An old Welsh legend from Whitchurch tells how the devil tried to flood the Taff valley by damming the river below Castell Coch. A Cobbler, pacing with a sack of worn shoes, faced the demon and showed him the shoes proving a long journey. The tired devil fled, tossing earth back over the mound to prove the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitchurch
England
Capt Hare Lewis
Archeologia Combrensis
Rhomeda
Rhubba
Andie
St. Jervis
Bess
Giant ray fight rivals world record in New Jersey catch
An enormous ray, claimed at four tons, was harpooned off New Jersey after a nine hour struggle. Reports note the battle sent spray over 300 feet high and required 22 men to haul ashore, with some exaggeration likely. Other legendary catches include a 22 pound Cambridge market ray and a 60 foot circumference skate noted near the Bouboins Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Jersey
Cambridge
St. John’s College
Buboins
Children Visit Grandparents Near Muncie Experience Gift
Two Chicago children visiting northeast of Muncie encountered their first experience of a making operation and showed wide curiosity. They misidentified origin of smith as bottled from a grocer, then debated tasting a cow and crandpavs, until adults advised caution.
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Chicago
Muncie
Smith
Arthur
Tn Dhunapolly
Detective Story Fragment Puzzles Old Fashioned Girl’s Warning
A Detroit News item notes an old fashioned girl who warns a man with the line just torn home. The report suggests a reflection on reform or its absence within a local scene, anchored by a brief exchange and a hint of tension.
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Detroit News
Trustees Sale Of Real Estate In Caroline County Md
Trustees puissant sale under a circuit court decree in equity Carroll County Maryland in the case Merrick Clements et al v Annie Carter Smellar et al offers for public sale at the courthouse door in Denton between 2 and 4 PM the described tract lies in Caroline County on the Denton Hillsboro Road and extends along county roads from Denton to Pillsboro and to the Ridgely road with metes and bounds ending at a marked redbank and containing significant acreage with specific boundary stones and landmarks.
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Vicas
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Merrick Clements Et
Annie Carter Smellar
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Orient Court
Merrick Clements
Annie Carter Sinclair
Centreville
Queen Anne County
Farm land parcels offered for sale in Downe area
About 210 acres, with 207 1 2 acres more or less, sold to Isane Sparh for no road, part conveyed from C Carter and wife to Catherine S Downes. The farm will be offered in two parcels, then as a whole, with the Den ton Erisboro road and Ridgely road boundaries, and both on the M Do and Vy Railroad. Possession given when sale terms are completed.
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Sparhhn
Moodoa Vo Raahead
C Carter
Catherne S. Downes
Catherine Slaughter
Isto
Caraline
Denton-Erisbero
Denton Hillsboro Road
Ridgely
M. Do & Vy
Rairoad
M.D. A Ve
Improvements. SVRMS of Sale and Purchaser Bonds
One third cash on day of sale and residue in equal instalments of one and two years with interest from sale. Purchasers to secure payments by notes or bonds with approved sureties, bearing interest at the purchaser’s option. Costs to be borne by purchasers. Addresses: MLREICK CLEMENTS, PRED R OWENS, Denton, Maryland. Apply to PRID ROWLNS, ATIORNEA.
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Mlreick Clements
Prid Rowlns
Atiornea
Denton
Maryland
Merrick Clements
AL Owens
TP Coves
Allet ‘Trusterds
Publication Order in Caroline Equity Case
In Equity of Mars Lamb et al versus Wingate Neal et al before Caroline County Court, a decree for sale of William J Neal real estate in Third Election District near Andersontown is sought to partition an 150 acre farm. Heirs listed include Mars C Smith James D Neal Wingate Neal and many others. Publication warns defendants to answer by July 2, 1920.
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Atuch Walham de Neal
Caroline County
William J. Neal
Maryland
Andersontown
Dames
Bess
Willam O. Neal
Mars C. Smith
James D. Neal
Ande Neal
George R. Neal
Phoebe Neal
Wingate Neal
Edna Neal
Margoret Catherine
Taylor
William DO
Salle EL. Stevens
John Stevens
Clara A. Richardson
I Parry Richardson
A. Gertrude ‘Saylor
David D. Jawlor
Mantha J. Hignatt
Charles AL Clark
Ida Clark
Frances AL Clark
Wilhelmina Chak
Annie E. Porter
Rhoda A. Clark
Demma Rk. Howard
Frank Howard
James Norman Clark
Roland Clark
James A. Clark
Mildred Ir. Chath
Mabel A. J. Clark
Adaline Clark
Avie B. Clark
Celestino Chirk
Clayton Clark
James M. Clark
Mary A. Adams
Wellin Adams
Sallie V. Walston
Harry Walston
Sussex County
State of Delaware
Annie A. Porter
Binman
New Castle County
Delaware
Jne
Caroline Counts
Sane
Henny
Lawrence B. Towers
Public sale of Queen Annes County land in Ingleside area
Trustees announce a public sale of a Queen Annes County tract near Ingleside. The property lies on the south side of the road from Long Marsh Bridge to Ingleside, adjoining Eldridge Downes, Henry Walls, Samuel Walls, and Schuyler lands. Sale set between 2 and 4 PM at Centreville Court House door, under a Maryland equity decree.
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Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne’s County
Ingleside
Long Marsh Bridge
Eldridge Downes
Henry Walls
144 Acres 2 Roos 15 Perches Land and Wood Lane
A land listing notes 144 acres with two roos and about 15 perches, plus a lot on Wood Lane. The terse entry presents a property parcel with a large tract and indicating a second feature on Wood Lane.
Tom's Paney Enlarged in Crow's Nest Forest Survey
A forested tract called Tom's Paney Enlarged, known as Crow's Nest, begins at a stone in the woods and runs south 21 degrees east 1 perches, then nest 1 perches, then north 76 degrees perches, then east 35 perches, then south 60 degrees 30 minutes west 12.21 perches to the starting point, totaling an area described but truncated.
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Bermy
Caroline County
Denton
Hillboro
Wilson
eWilson
Welson
James Shields
Shields
Carter
McNitt
George Fisher
Land sale notice for 20 acres near Engleside to Geldsboro
The property includes 20 acres one rood and 80 perches, conveyed by deed from George Walls to Catherine Downes dated January 1, 1576 and recorded in Laber J. We. No. 5 Folio 25. The tract totals about 16 acres, offered separately then as a whole, with Landford’s possession given to the purchaser after sale terms are met. The farm sits near the State Road from Engleside to Geldsboro, close to a railroad and school, in a high state of cultivation.
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George Walls
Catherine Downes
Queen Anne's County
Engleside
Geldsboro
Railroad and School
Landford
Johns Hopkins Entrance Examinations and Scholarships Notice
Johns Hopkins University announces entrance examinations for the Department of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences to be held in the Civil Engineering Building in Homewood from June 21 to 27 starting at 9 a.m. Scholarships in engineering are available under Maryland Laws, Chapter 90, 1912, with competitive exams on September 17, 1920. Scholarships cover free tuition and texts, with some carrying $200. Applications and catalogs are available from The Registrar. The next session begins September 23, 1920.
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Department of Engineering
College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering
Hamewood
College Entrance Examination Board
Laws of Maryland
Baltimore City
Cecil
Harford
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Worcester
Act of Assembly
Maryland
Loyola College
St. John’s College
Washington College
Western Maryland College
Maryland Agricultural College
Mt. St. Atury’s College
Rock Hall College
Trie
Johns Hopkins University
Auction Terms for Property Sale Declared by Trustees
The sale offers cash on day of sale or two equal instalments after one and two years. Deferred payments secured by purchaser notes or bonds with approved sureties, bearing interest from sale date. Purchaser covers title papers at their expense. Fred Owens, attorney, Denton Mayland, solicits reasonable loan offers.
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Fred R Owens
Denton
Mayland
N. OB
Fuep R. Owens
Maryland
Attorney's Sale of Wilson's Chance Addition Homestead
Public auction in Denton Maryland for the Wilson's Chance Addition homestead owned by Colonel Richard C. Carter deceased. Property includes house with multiple rooms, outbuildings, pear and apple orchard, a dairy, and farm improvements. Sale terms: one cash payment or two equal installments with notes and surety, title at purchaser expense, deed at payment, loan option available through attorney.
Medical fee schedule update for Preston area June 1920
Doctors J R. Downes and G C. Webb announce raised fees due to cost of living and transportation. Office consultations start at $1, town calls up to a mile outside town up to $2.60, with higher rates beyond. Normal obstetrics $25, fractures $25, hospital transport to Easton $12.50, Cambridge $15, city hospitals $20 daily plus expenses.
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Preston, Mad
Choptank
Bethlehem
Grove
Elwood
Dover Bridge
Stone Road
Tanyard
Frazier
Tansard
Smithson
Graveyard
Sir Joe Clark
Jones
Linchester
Wright's Woods
Flwood
J. R. Downes
M.D
G. C. Webb
Farm for Sale 145 Acres Near Preston
Agricultural property offering 145 acres on a good road four miles from Preston. Asking price £3000. Prime farming land with accessible location and potential for cultivation or grazing. Suitable for investors seeking sizable rural acreage with proximity to markets.
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Preston
Federalsburg
Furlock
Z. T. Reynolds
Preston, Md
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Massachusetts
George Gladden
Boys
Ing
Funny Monster
Devil Fish
Porn
Lynnge
Caroline
Denwood Long Farm
Hillsboro
Pridisboroa and
Tasvtor
Downe
Thas
SVRMS
Pliny Eis
Hecrtor
Mars
Lamb Et al
Ve. Wingate Neal Et al
Carent Court
Noo Jou
The
Baltimore, MD
Cureohpe County
State of
K.P. Corty
RO Owens
the Farmers & A Merchants
State Bank
John T. Carter
C. C. Deen
Sherman E. Ingnutt
Preston and Vicinity
Eisher
Rob
Goodyear Service Station
the Peoples Bank
Henry T., Nuttle, Prest
T. F. Johnson
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry
Annapolis
Claiborne
Annapolis Claiborne
BL Howard
Purity Confectionery CO
W. Mulberry, St
Baltimore
Main St
Bath
J. W. Field
Forty Eight Street
Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
C. A. Whisler
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