White Chimneys Honeymoon Interlude and Misread Trust
Winifred Wade flees to White Chimneys after misreading a package from Mrs. Pomeroy and fearing a betrayal by Leslie. He traces her to the shore, explains the sender was her sister and a younger brother’s purchase, and they reconcile over breakfast on the porch as Aunt Dinorah plans a second honeymoon.
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Winifred Wad
Baltimore
New York
Leslie
Dee
Leste
Tarbes
benorabl
Winifred
beng
Lestie
Pomeroy
htorever
hhus
Eph bas warden
Dinah
Bellient
White Chimneys
hin
dearest
Major Regan
Lesle
Aunt Dinorah
Bugs That Walk on Water Insects Use Pneumatic Foats
A report explains how water striders and water spiders traverse surfaces. Tiny hollow hairs on the feet collect air to form capillary air pockets, enabling walking or floating. The water spider remains dry underwater as a hair coating traps air between body and water, appearing like a white pearl below the surface.
Some Scholar Sam Confuses School Terms
Dialogue shows Smith and Sam joking about schooling and subjects. Sam admits vague learning at the academy while misnaming figures like George Gravey, Matthew Mattix, and Jimmy Nasty. They tease geography math gym and spelling as the conversation wanders through humorous misstatements and muddled references.
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Smith
Sam
academy
George Gravey
Matthew Mattix
Jimmy
Lioys
Grecian Marriage Gesture in Venus Genetrix Statues
Two noted statues of the Venus Genetrix illustrate the Grecian marriage gesture. A Louvre Roman copy of a Greek original, attributed to Alcamenes, shows the goddess with a light Ionian tunic, right arm raised lifting her himation, left hand extending the apple. A Vatican antique marble copy of Arcesilaus’s cult statue features thin drapery, with the right arm raised the mantle toward the head and the left hand extending the apple, symbolizing marriage.
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Alcamenes
Louvre
Paris
Vatican museum
Arcesilaus
Forum Julium
Circus Dreams Reunite Lovers in Windsville Saga
Mona Millson owner of the Puritan circus finds success waning in Windsville as Mammoth Circus arrives. A decade apart, Mona and Roger reunite beside a brook amid memories, and he urges her to join the Mammoth. She rededicates to refined entertainment and love, vowing to fight on with the circus dream.
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Windsville
Windsvile
Puritan Brothers
Mona Millson
the
Puritan
North end
Joan
Mona
Partisan
galt
brook
Roger thee
Roger
tiller
Liz
Ruger
Mammoth
Stoger
Puritan circus
Mammoth circus
clover
Persian Perfume History and Ancient Uses
Persia initiated the perfume industry with early development in ancient times. Egyptian priests guarded the science and created aromatic substances. Alexandria perfumes gained celebrity, originally religious, later for the wealthy at banquets. Israelites in Egypt adopted aromatics for religious and personal use, with cosmetics including facial painting, all derived from plant essences.
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Persia
Egypt
Alexandria
Great American Historian Bancroft Born 1800 in Worcester
George Bancroft born October 3, 1800, in Worcester Massachusetts. He began his history of the United States at age thirty and published the first volume four years later. Over nearly fifty years he wrote a twelve volume history concluding in 1882 while serving as secretary of the navy and minister to Great Britain and Germany. He died January 17, 1891 in Washington.
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George Bancroft
Worcester
Mass
Bancroft
United States
navy
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
What of Congressman Flubdub
A Louisville Gourier Journal quip calls Congressman Flubdub a barnacle on the ship of state. In other news a powerful dam raised eight and a half feet increasing its water impoundment by 10,800,000,000 gallons for Bom bay.
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Flubdub
Louisville Gourier Journal
Bombay
Old Rule Ignored in a Centlemen agreement remark
The Louisiana Courier Journal notes a quip about a centlemen agreement flouting the saying first catch your man. The comment highlights irony in etiquette and strategy within negotiations or social conduct.
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Louisiile Courier Journal
Perfume From Philippines Found Growing Abundantly
A shrub source for perfume in the Philippines has been identified as the plant used by French makers. The discovery notes the abundance of the shrub in the region and its potential impact on perfumery.
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Philippines
It All Depends Ardent Wever Do You Think Money Is Needed
A brief dialogue features Ardent Wever questioning if money is essential for happiness and a demure damsel replying that it is not when one has hunted credit available. The exchange pivots on finance, happiness, and independence with a witty tone.
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Ardent Wever
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WRIGHT’S HEALTH UNDERWEAR
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HENRY T. NUTTLE
Prest
T. F. JOHNSON
JAMES J. ROSS
WM. DENNY
Sec’y Trenas
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
DOVER
UFLAWARF
CARTER & DEEN
L. IRVING JONES
Denton
Greensboro
ALEX. NOBLE, Agt
Preston, Md
Denton National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Bank of Service
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
MARYLAND
Spyrigat
McClure News- Paper Syndicate
Ninifred
McClure
eayins
geemea Firea
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