Mysterious Traveler Disrupts Betrothal Celebration
At Maria and Martins betrothal a lone traveler from the south seeks shelter and food, then entertains guests with songs, enthralling Maria and provoking Martin. Maria’s mother worries as the mood shifts from sorrow to merriment, while the stranger offers to sing, asking for a harp suitable for performance.
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Maria
Maartin
Old Stahr
Copenhagen
Martin
Stahr
Marin
The Stranger's Song That Bewitched a Village Bride
A mysterious musician charms a village gathering with a haunting song. Maria and Martin fall under a spell, dancing with wild joy until a thunderclap breaks the spell and the stranger vanishes. Legends vary on Maria's fate but two endings emerge, one of marriage with lingering fear of the devil.
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Marin
Martin
Maria
Staler
Earth
Mario
Satan
Snirit
Glimpse of Manchuria Through Harsh Winds and Brown Wastes
Excerpt from The Color of the East by Elizabeth Washburn describes Manchuria as an endless brown plain with dry furrows and millet fields. The air is biting, a whip like a lash, lifting spirits and provoking bold, restless energy among people and animals along the rail stations.
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Manchuria
Asia
Nké
Elizabeth Washburn
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Denton Journal
Gooward Melvin Ben
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
F. A. Mitchel
Denmark
North Sea
Fshing
Martin Aarhuus
Marta Star
Gaus
Orphans’ Court For
Caroline County
Luther W. Jewell
Denton
Thachey
Taylor Land
Thawley’s Chapel
Coward’s Point
James H. Smith
Liber R. J
Shipping Point
Church, School House
Mill
Hillsboro
Ridgely
Tuckanoe Neck
Maryland
Elizabeth C. Dukes
Isaac L. Dukces
Et. A
Alverta Wayman
Court House
Public
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Hollingsworth’s Corner
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Golt
Charles Wesley Wyatt
Chaser
Harvey L. Cooper
Janes Trevrce
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Greensboro
Garrett
Baltimore
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General Assembly of Maryland
State Bonds Commission
O. K. Weller
WM. L. Marcy
Mikelvin
Hobbs, Md
Main Street
Annie M. Emerson
Market Street
Jude W. Field
William L. Davis
Davis
Mary Hutchinson
William E. Brown
P. Roland Fisher
James Temple
Frep R. Owens
N. B
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Denton, Md
Preston
General Assembly of
Commissioners of
Saivaneal
Alexander, Noble
J. Frank Lednum
N. H. Fooks
the Provident State Bank
Williamson
GoLnsporo Bank
Robert Jarrell JR
Denton National Bank
T. C. West
Prorlees National Bank
T. F. Johnson
Joseph H. Carroll
Caroline Co
Queen Anne’s County
John A. Clough, Jr
Hiram G. Dudley
Baltimore City
Queen Anne's County
Walter T. Wright
Wright & Lowe
Walter
Centreville
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Lnand
Coleraine
Queen Anne’s
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Wilson’s Mall
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James T. Bright
Adams Landing
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Choptank River
John R. Fountain
Brockway
Maria L. Horsey
Isaiah R. Clark
Isaiah
R. Clark
E. Finley Clark
Clyde A. Pentz
Fred R. Owens
George W. Kelley
Robert G. Pepper
Ed al
Circuit Court
T. Pliny Fisher
Williston
Garris’ Hardware Store
Frazer’s Flats
Choptank
Bethlehem
Easton
Abies of
Chas
Harrison
Clarence C, Cole
Cias
B. Harrison
Wat. T. Ture
Chas.e Harrison
E. Brionne
Duane St
New York City
Ilady
Hutzles Bryfhers
Dentonational Bank
Caroline
Cashier
Partland
C-J-Bensons Company
N- Charles ST
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Saint - Spring
W. H. Hollis & Son
Preston, MD
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Thomas H. Lone
Amanda E. Jones
Thomas H. Jones
Pliny Fisher
Orphans’ Court
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W. Edward Keets
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