The Abbot’s Punishment and Alleyne's Flight
A stubborn abbot chastises John of Hordle but the youth hurls a desk and escapes. Alleyne Edricson leaves the abbey for the world, meets danger, encounters beauty, and becomes Sir Nigel Loring’s squire while guiding his love Maude through lessons. The saga follows his trials, loyalties, and a growing romance amid wars.
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Beaulieu
John of
Alleyne
Edricson
Franklin of
Minstead
Holy Land
Garden of Eden
Socman
Dame Fitza
John
Samkin Aylward
White Company
France
Castle Twynham
Nigel Loring
Renallon
Twynham Castle
Aneyne
Lorings
Nigel
Loring
Maude
Elven
The White Company leads to glory in France and Spain
Sir Nigel and Alleyne lead the White Company of one hundred and fifty archers to France where they duel with Du Guesclin and fight off a mob at a chateau. After many battles they rescue captives, join Edward's army in Spain, and return as knights and heroes with marriages arranged for Alleyne and Maude.
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Ratlow
Nigel
Alleyne
John Aylward
France
Aylward
John
Bordeaux
Edward
Spain
Lax
Ford
du Guesclin
Tiphaine
England
Sir Nigel
Loring
Maude
Chateau
Lu Guesclin
White
Hordle John
Ines
Enesh
White Company
Maude Loring
Eliza
Alleyne Edrieson
Stamp imitates blotter presses ink through convex pad
A new hand stamp resembles a rock blotter and uses a pad to transfer ink through a one inch convex surface, creating a stamped imprint.
Snakes Evolved From Lizards, Say Evolutionists
Evolutionary theory traces snakes to land dwelling lizards with a legged ancestor. A semi sea monster reportedly ventured ashore, evolving by flattening the abdomen and using rib leverage to move, leading to leg reduction and a longer body. Extinction ended a related oceanic serpent lineage.
Excelsior Banner and the Best Inscription Quote
A short church missionary saying contrasts noble striving with mere second best. It notes that a true man marches under the banner Excelsior while aiming at The Best, emphasizing unwavering pursuit of excellence.
All-Seeing One WII Discover Punishes Deceit, Says Rivarol
The All-Seeing One will uncover and punish treachery and manipulation, warned by Rivarol. No fallacy or government trick can mask wrongdoing, he declared, urging vigilance against covert schemes.
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Rivarol
Salvation Army aids ex-prisoners and prisoners nationwide
The Salvation Army reports 2800 discharged prisoners found work and aid in the past year. In 383 prisons and reformatories, 8000 religious meetings reached over 260000 inmates, with 9490 declaring intent to reform. The program extends to families, offers food and shelter, and promotes forgiveness. The Lifers Club of 152 life-term inmates plans a magazine for inmate morale and outreach.
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Salvation Army
United States
The
Lifer’s
Ilfer
Wfers
Lifers
Hfers
The Moon and Earth as Distant Cosmic Fragments
A science view explains that the moon is near dead star material and Earth is a tiny remnant once part of the sun. The sun appears vast from Earth but is only a speck compared with distant stars, which loom far larger yet seem pinpoints due to their great distances.
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Arthur Conan Dosle
Sherlock Holmes
America
White Company
Congo
Leopold
South Africa
France
Europe
Great Britain
Dernhardt
Thas
England
Earth
Man of Few Words in American Legion Cartoon
Comic quip attributes Hogan with silent restraint after Kelly calls him a liar. Recalled line is the feisty punch, noting Hogan’s past hot temper but a history of restraint. The piece captures a veteran humor tone from the American Legion weekly.
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Hogan
Kelly
American Legion, Weekly
Art Contest Turns To Prose After Poem Quotation Lapse
A debate on poetry in speeches ends with Senator Sorghum abandoning poetic lines after a rival sang a song. He explains his campaign will rely on plain prose and steady statesmanship rather than lyrical quotes.
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Senator Sorghum
A Quiet Jerusalem Guide by G K Chesteron
Excerpted from The New Jerusalem by G K Chesterton the narrator recalls a Jerusalem guide who led him to the Holy Sepulchre with gentle simplicity and reverence describing Jesus Christ as crucified and teaching with a quiet, montonous earnestness that outshines typical tour guides.
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Jerusalem
Westminster Abbey
Stratford On Avon
Np Stall
Jesus Christ
Nebuchadnezzar
Duke of Wellington
Beng
the New Jerusalem
G. K. Chesterton
Wild dogs threaten sheep in Australian district
Central News dispatch from Broken Hill, New South Wales reports wild dogs are causing losses to sheep flocks north of Broken Hill. Despite a good season, pastoralists in the Darling River region fear continued dog depredations may force replacement of sheep with cattle. Government funding for fencing has stalled after a change in government, worsening the problem.
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Australia
Central News
London Westminster Gazette
Broken HO
New South Wales
Broken St
John Dunne
West Darling
Western Vermin Board
Witcnin
Emperor Napoleon Dessert Service Sells at London Auction
A gilt dessert service once owned by the Emperor Napoleon and bearing the Imperial cipher was sold at a London auction. The intricate set includes sugar sifters spoons forks knives tongs and porcelain jiauches with double thread, shell patterns and bee cipher. The prior owner’s name remains undisclosed.
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Napoleon
London
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Denton Journal
Beny 1
Joans OF Melvin & Johnson, Publ AB
the White Company
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A. J. Stafford
Wollaston, Mass
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United Kingdom
Dominions
Boston
Mass
HocuscuiLp
Kohn & Co
Harriet Knight
Miss Knight
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Baltimore, Md
Moon
Cicerone
Holy Sepulchre
Petunia
Lucretia Lanks
Arabella Flutters
Twiny Thynn
Kansas City Star
Vyreey
Rae A
Cuano
Bellevue
Terel
P. A
Jimmy
Prince Albert
Princes Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Short & Company
C. A. Whisler
Osteopathic
Denton, MD
Cardus
Denton
Dean
Aaron Stdtum
E. Main St
Ledman
Statum Ae Ee Co
Mfrs
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Harvey L. Cooper
Henry Fielden
Janie E. Fielden
Circuit Court For
Caroline County
Equity
Lawrence B. Towers
Calvert C. Benen
Thomas J. Daffin
Suieriee Waffin
Circuit Court
Lawrence B. Toes Erk
Melvin & Johnson
Howard Melvin
Benjamin H. Johnson
Postoffice
Maryland
William S. Crouse
PM Mud Newspaper
Slegi
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