Red Lion Inn Sign Repaint Turns Into Full Rigged Ship
An English comedian relates a tale of a seafaring artist who trades sign painting for taverns. He promises two styles one side a brig in a gale and the other a sloop with sunset, but the Red Lion inn sign proves stubborn, leading to a humorous clash over a red lion that may resemble a full rigged ship.
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Percy Knight
Wyte
Matey
Red Lion Inn
Red Lion
BfceNaught Syndicate, Inc
Thinking Makes It So by Leonard A Barrett
The piece discusses the Hamlet quotation Thinking makes It so and argues thoughts shape character yet morality remains fixed. It notes thinking can upset material order but cannot justify wrong acts and stresses reason bounds original thought, linking thoughts to life outcomes. It cites 1929 Western Newspaper Union.
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Hamlet
Ives
Western Newspaper Union
Bat Tribe Members of Animal Kingdom
Description of bats as flying mammals with over 250 species in North America. Notes on diet from insectivorous to fruit and blood sucking vampires. Female births usually one young, twins possible. Young cling to mother or are placed on branches. mothers roost and forage while pups stay sheltered.
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North America
United States
Gates of Heaven Open to Tears in Tual Mud
A local saying from Tual mud highlights that prayer may be blocked by closed gates yet human sorrow remains visible. The remark contrasts spiritual barriers with emotional access in a reflective, regional voice.
Raphael Praises Francia Madonnas as Most Devoutly Beautiful
The passage quotes Raphael calling Francia's Madonnas the most devoutly beautiful he knew. It reflects a scholar’s view on Renaissance devotional art and the painter’s esteem for Francia’s sacred works.
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Raphael
Francia
Monroe Doctrine and James Monroe's Public Career
The article surveys James Monroe born 1768 in Virginia, his early military service, rise in Virginia politics, roles as senator and governor, and key diplomatic missions in France and Britain. It notes his presidency from 1817 to 1825, the Era of Good Feeling, and major events like the Florida Purchase and the Missouri Compromise, framing Monroe as central to early U.S. foreign policy and national unity.
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Mr. Hoover
James Monroe
Spence Monroe
Eliza Jones
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Westmoreland
Joseph Jones
Congress
General Court
Monroe
George Washington
the Lees
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Francis Lightfoot
Lighthorsa Harry
Robert EH. Lee
Thomas, Jefferson
James Madison
Campbell
Willam
Mary
Harlem
Heights
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Trenton
Lfe
Lord Stirling
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Valley Forge
Washington
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Virginia Assembly
Executive Council
Continental Congress
New York
Elizabeth Kortright
Miss Kortright
Laurence Kortright
Livingstons
van Cortlandts
Madison
Fredericksburg
Againo
Assembly
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Senate
France
John Jay
England
Jefferson
Hamilton
Madame Lafayette
Leutenant
Lafayette
Robert Livingston
Paris
New Orleans
Lilvingston
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
Madrid
Florida
Spain
Monroe Doctrine and James Monroe’s enduring legacy
The Monroe Doctrine, proclaimed in 1823, warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere and asserted a self protective right to use force if needed. President Monroe, advised by Jefferson and Madison, chose to act alone, shaping U.S. policy through a long century. He died in 1831 on July 4, linking his life to American independence.
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James Monroe
Rufus King
Union
James Madison
James 1
James II
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
White House
John Adams
John Quincy
United States
Europe
Spain
Canning
John Quincy Adams
England
Virginia
John Marshall
Notable Enigma Answer and Local Notices
Printed notices show goods for sale and agents for others among listed items. Readers identify a city in Michigan and a start action. The week’s enigma answer references Ireland and Thomas Moore’s poem about Erin.
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Old Erin
Thomas Moore
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