The Resurrection of Peter Halsbury
An elderly father seeks his son in Entwala penitentiary under an assumed name. The warden reveals the real name, Peter Halsbury, and the two speak briefly before the father dies West. Peter is later tried, found guilty, and sentenced to four years for a prior offense. The case hinges on the father’s visit and the truth about Peter’s identity.
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Peter Halsbury
Peter
Pete
Dud Peters
Iite
John Gregory
Peter Habsbury
Entwala Penitentiary
Old Halsbury West
Emerson
Halsbury
Gregory
Crim
Inls
Bar of Justice
Peter Hatsbury
Cape sheep name for albatross sailors use
The albatross, largest sea bird, earns sailors’ nickname Cape sheep from the Cape of Good Hope region due to its plentiful appearance near that area.
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Cape
Cape of Good Hope
Belated Service Ends Amid Bitter Family Remorse
An Irishman dies in poverty after his sons neglect him. As his casket is borne from the house a neighbor remarks that his sons have finally given the old man a funeral. The quip highlights a long history of ingratitude and estrangement.
The Curious Darky
A Georgia cotton broker travels inland and carries a leather bag and an odd stick on a branch line journey. An old driver, a Black man, asks what kind of lodge the traveler is instituting, sparking curiosity about the stranger and his baggage.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Augusta
Senger
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Treasury redemption rules for fractional values noted
The redemption division states three fifths of the total can be redeemed at full value. If holding less than three fifths but more than two fifths, redemption is at half value. Submissions should be sent to the secretary of the treasury, attention of the redemption division, Washington.
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Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Dixie first applied to Texas region south of Mason Dixon line
The term Dixie apparently originated in reference to Texas and the area south of the Mason Dixon line. After its adoption for Texas the word became slang for the Southern Confederacy due to the song Dixie written at the Civil War outbreak.
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Dixie
Texas
Southern Confederacy
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Johnson
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Short Story Pub. Cy
Carroll & Pelrer
Wearo
Albatross
Irvin S. Cobb
Pathfinder
Denton Auto CO
North Sixth Street
George E. Culver
Denton
Owell
NEW Brick & Tile CO
Easton, Md
Peter ,P. Clark
Denton, Md
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Theo. A. Tobin
Ridgely
State Road
Williston
J. J. Nichols
Ford
Automobile For Hire
C. A. Carroll
Hore Smelting and Refining CO
Otsego
Mich
Staten Island
N. Y
Jane Phenix
Tutt
Ike
Colgate
House of Colgate
Fourth and Market Sts
Denton, Maryland
New Dover Opera
Delaware
Paramount Presents
Bebe Daniels
Sir Walter Scott
Channing Pollock
Edgar Selwyn
First National Presents
Frank Lloyd’s
SEA Hawk
Milton Sills
England
Algeria
William Fox
Tom Mix and
Doris May
Deadwood
Dakota
Comedy and News
Caroline County
Maryland
Acta
General Assembly of Maryland
Watter S. Rutter
Orphans’ Court
Samuel R. Hopkins
Philip E. Hopkins
Farmers Supply CO
H. W. Rickey Consulting Poultry Specialist
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
GEO, L. Jopp
Hobbs, Md
Whitby House
Franklin Street
Mra
M. W. Gooter
Hughes Farm
Hobbs
Frankie Hobbs,’ Md
the Peoples Bank
Henry T, Nuttle
J. Frank Wright
WEAF
Puppess
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