A Story That Is Not Profane: Patsy and the Crow Thieves
In a 1924 vignette, Patsy, a clever tomboy growing into beauty, clashes with kin and neighbors over parties and daily mischief. Joe Coyne and Allen tease, while Patsy plots revenge on crow thieves near Escott’s orchard.
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Alen
Jerusha Cine
Joe Coyne
Patsy
Joe Coyhe
Ben
Tesa Ingly
Cheech
Coyne
Granny
Benjamin
Liza Ligon
Pat
Escott
Dicky Escott
Tommy
Angel-One
Allen
Crow Police
Joe
Patss
Orchard Sunbush
Escot?s
Wedding Confirmed After Turbulent Field Scene
Richard and Patsy share a tense day as a plundered field yields a brutal scene of cruelty to birds. A wary Escott watches, tears fall, and Patsy’s marriage to Escott is affirmed in a grand wedding that Granny endorses, marking a pivotal moment in the Aben horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Escott
Patsy
Granny
Infant voice outshines lusty singer in vocal study debate
An article discusses why infants can emit powerful, fatigue resistant cries while adults strain, questioning what hidden aspects of a baby's voice could revolutionize vocal training. Willan Byau Phelps cites physiological and phonological considerations, noting adults could benefit from understanding infant vocal production and breathing.
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Tennssen
Willan Byau Phelps
Scribner's
Marion Crawford
Wight
Tn Elaissinn
Cocoa Planter Lazy Amid Cocoa Region Rivers
A fragment describes a cocoa planter in a dry riverine region. The planter directs gathering, opening and drying of the crop from a hammock, noting a continuous ripening season across a large plantation and variable labor dynamics.
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Amezcun
Wil
Iir
Iif
Tie
Bur
Invention of the Compass Traced Across Cultures
The origin of the compass is debated with attributions to the Chinese, Arabs, Greeks and Etruscans. The text suggests the compass arose from magnetized lodestones or iron touched by a lodestone that orient itself north or south depending on location relative to the equator.
Millions Spent on Entertainment From 1920 to 1928
About $561,000,000 was paid for admission to movies theaters and other amusement venues in 1920. By 1928 spending fell by $120,000,000 from that level as admission charges lowered.
Katherine McGuire A Bright Light in Movie Circles
Katherine McGuire born in Peoria uk to a family with no theatrical background. The family later moved to California where she became a dancer and entered motion pictures.
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Charming Katherine McGuire
Peoria
California
Katherine
Woodland Hymns Inspire Gentle Moral Thought
A fragmentary verse excerpt echoes Wordsworth as nature teaches virtue and moral insight. The piece reflects on spring’s impulse, urging readers to heed the woods and the light of things over sages.
Soups and Creamy Curries From A Home Kitchen
A collection of old time soup and curry ideas. Recipes include Quick Soup using onions butter milk and eggs then a chicken curry with gravy curry powder and cream. Cream of Barley Soup blends barley milk and chicken stock. Also notes on condensed milk tea soup and a potato cream mix served with toast.
Ben Blower and the hard drinking habit in high society
A humorous vignette depicts Ben Blower at a country weekend with a club acquaintance and his wife. Blower boastes of speed from New York to Boston and of vast wealth, income tax evasion, and a “genius” brood. The hostess recalls Pilgrim history as Blower offhandedly mocks it, ending with a sly reminder that his habit may amuse briefly but complicates the night.
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Ben Blower
Mr. Blower
Club
Acquilntaunee
Rollin
Alles Standish
Priscilah
Priscilla
John Alden
Mr. Mower
Salt
The Word Grotesque In Word History
A compact note traces the term grotesque from grottoes linked to caverns in ancient lore to its modern sense of odd or grotesque. It cites references from Beb vernn to Ceilink and describes carved “fellages” and distorted shapes that shaped the term’s evolution through subterranean art.
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Bebvernn
Rowe
Hikenathie
Cel- Hin
Long Engagement Ends Over Finances Innuendo
A light social squabble questions a couple’s marriage timing as one partner jokes about the long engagement and the other laments lack of funds, reflecting domestic humor and economic strain.
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Denton Journal
Johnson NM
Martha Williams
McClure
Richard Escott
Mcotts
Morse
BY E. R. Peyser
Walter
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Tee Pherims
Katherine McGuire
Weil
Megweld
Western Newspaper Union
John Kendrick Bangs
Tempesta
Metropolitan Newspaper Services
Wheeler Synileate
Varry
Sydney Nulletin
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Baltimore City
Bell System
Universal Service
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
DR. Whisler
Fyelsight
Rumly Thresher
Thompson Howe. & Supply Co
Hillsboro
Tutt
J. Owen Knotts
Chris Bergey
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Chy
J. Qwen Knotts
Maryland
Lewin W. Wickes
EO. A. Deakyne
Krarms
WM. Luebbers
MD. Farms
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WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
ST. Paul
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T. Fred Johnson
Denton, MD
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