Mirth and marriage plans swirl in a country house tale
Marlon Branden schemes to pair Jimmy with Billa Allen, while Marion, longing for love, plots to become a matchmaker. Jimmy faces a seventh marriage proposal as Billa wins his interest, leaving Marion to navigate jealousy, hidden crushes, and a looming romance at a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon Lee
James Augustus Brandon
James Augustus
Marion
Billa Allen
Angel Face
Marlon
Jones Augustus Branden
Jimmy
Rilin
Hilla
Bob Lincoln
Angel
Thuy Brandon
Schuol
Billa
Jhmmy
Cherubie
Rita
Rilla
Mercy
Bobby Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Romantic college dreams and wedding plans collide
A Christmas party tale unfolds as a kindergarten boy recites a toy stuffed stocking rhyme. Rosa and Marion face love, friendship, and matchmaking as Rilla announces marriage plans. Jimmy Brandon and Bobby Lincoln contest Marion’s heart, yet she vows to marry Jimmy, amid shifting loyalties and romantic suspense.
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Ria
Rosa
Marion
Secon
Rilla
Rillh
Slarlon
Jimmy
Jor
Jimmy Brandon
Marlon
Twva
Bob Lincoln
Marlon Lee
Bobby Lincoln
James Augustus
Billa
Rik
Bobby
Tam
Marton
Jim
Origin of the First Use of Envelope
Detroit News notes debated origins of envelopes from 1653 Valayer postal system to 1690 Turnbull letter, and Swift quip about Pope. It highlights early envelopes used in 1740s and 1770s for British government documents, tracing the evolution of wrappers and paper-saving references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. de Valayer
Paris
William ‘Turnbull
James Oxivie
London
Dean Swift
Grub Street
Pope
Hener
British Museum
Detroit News
Pia in the Candle Law and peasant dispute lore
A Detroit News piece retells an old French peasant law called She Pine in the Candle. It describes a husband and wife appealing to a candle by placing two pins in a tallow candle, spaced apart. The flame dictates who talks or listens as the other remains silent. The practice faded but influenced family lore, with phrases like it is now mother's or father's pin to the candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imade
Detroit News
France
Color of Water and Its Shifting Blues
The article discusses how water appears colored under certain conditions, noting that pure tap water is colorless while tropical seas look blue. It explains color depends on light reflection, salinity, evaporation, and freshwater inflow from rivers, with blue intensifying toward the equator and in the Mediterranean due to salt concentration and sky reflection.
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Equator
Ereen
London
Mediterranean
Miso
Device Aids Telegraphy Claims New Force Discovery
A German scientist asserts the discovery of a nonenedingic force that attracts metals, promising immense value for telegraphy and telephony. The claim centers on a force aiding metal attraction and potential applications in communication technologies.
Why Superstitions About the Deathwatch Beetle
HARVING KING discusses the deathwatch beetle as a universal omen of death in Europe and America. The ticking sounds from bored wood—once unseen—are tied to tree worship and beliefs that the dead tree or departed spirits communicate through the insect’s tapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Tennson
Ald
McClure
Freak Bluegill Knew the Way to Her Nest
A Wichita man, Douglas Harrison, reported a bluegill with a missing tail and an extended dorsal fin acting as a rudder. After catching and studying the fish, it was released, and later Harrison found the same bluegill guarding her nest again at the lake shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freak Bluegill
Carder
Douglas Harrison
Wichita
Kans
American Game Protective Association
Nature
Tiny Insects Help to Make Phonograph Records
A Providence Journal article explains how lac insects from India produce shellac, a key binding material for phonograph records. It notes the insects feed on young tree shoots, excrete a yellow substance that becomes shellac, and that weather affects yields. The pale shellac called orange peel is exported for record manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Shelliaj
Providence Journal
Clock That Saved A Sentry By Striking Thirteen
A Windsor incident during William and Mary era recounts John Hafield narrowly escaping death after a Windsor terrace sentry post slept. The clock of St Pauls supposedly struck thirteen, saving Hafield as witnesses testified. The March 14 1801 Westminster event sparked fear of omens as the duchess of Kent died that day.
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Wiliam
Mary
John Hafield
Lfe
Windsor
Hatfeld
Staight
St. Paul's
Ufe
St. Pauls
London
Tom
Westminster
Duchess of Kent
Bacillus Welches Bread Starter Under Study
A tiny plant Bacillus is found in infected wounds and is thought to be the active agent in a starter used in bread production. The observation ties a microbe to a fermentation starter and potential bread-baking applications. Further research is needed to confirm its role and safety.
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de Welch
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Denton Journal
Coward Helvin
Benji. H. Johnson
Melvins&s Johnson, Purliene
By Clarissa Mackie
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Smatlon
Ulla
Pia
the Deathwatch
Bacillus
Jesse L. Lasky
Lois Wilson and
Warren Kerrigan
New York City
Criterion Theatre
NEW Reese Theatre
Harrington, Delaware
Smith & Rangiley’s
Harrington, del
Atlantic
Atlantic City
Foresta
Pine
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad System
the Standard Railroad OF the World
New Dover
Delaware
George M. Schwartz
William Fox
Paramount Presents
Sam Wood
Bebe Daniels
Dorothy Mackain
James Rennie
George Fawcett
Byron Morgan
Charles
Buck) Jones
Dempsey
Charles Jones
Tye
Atlas
Portland Cement
Ridgely
Maryland
Tomato Growers
L. B. Towers & Bro
Denton, Maryland
Poultrymen’s Supplies
Nuttle Hardware Company
Denton, MD
Nisi
Ethel Cahall
Pearl Dunn Driver
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
Calvert C. Merriken
Geo. A. Deakyne
Auditor's Order
Charles B. Harrison
Harry W. McMahan
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Henry G. Budn
D. D
Dover, Delaware
W. A. Smith
Manker Sr
Denton,md
Jersey
W. J. Blackiston
T. H. Everngam
Denton, Ma
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Baltimore
Elkton
ST. Paul
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