Velvet Hat and a Village Mystery in 1919
In a small town, Marietta Jones wears a velvet hat bought in July, while Billy Jones secretly hides a clue about its fate. A neighborly tale unfolds as gossip, garden pride, and a brimming basket of vegetables sway loyalties and moral judgments in a summer of secrets.
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Billy Jones
Billy
Amy
Utemorulig
Wiens
Mariett
Jones’ beach
Ishenaan
Fatty
Marietta
Bure
Lovells
Towon
Advice That Made Disraeli in the House of Commons
In Disraeli’s first Commons speech he was interrupted by cheers and laughter, then silenced. A veteran urged him to speak slowly and use statistics, not flights of oratory. He followed the advice, delivering a quieter, factual speech on the copyright bill that earned respect and continued attention thereafter.
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house of commions
Benjandia
Disraelli
Justin McCarthy
Shel
hisrael
England
Disraeii
Luxurious Transatlantic Travel Debate
A dialogue reflects strong opinions on transatlantic air travel. One speaker asserts luxury and daily meals would define the experience, while another—seasoned by seasickness—expresses doubt about the comfort and novelty of such journeys.
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alr ners
Doen't Want Much Peg No I wouldn't think of marrying you
A fragmentary dialogue captures a comic contrast as Rupert proposes to Cornell Widow who dismisses the match with a sharp moral objection. The exchange hints at social expectations and courtship in a small community.
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Peg
Rupert
Cornell
Radio Telephone Usefulness Highlighted for Flight
The Scientific American notes the high value of wireless telephony for directing aircraft, especially at night. It says inter-communication between planes or with stations can be unnecessary, but countrywide night flying will greatly benefit from wireless telephone use as the system improves.
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Scientific American
Government runs Shui Kou Shan mine amid funds shortage
The Huan provincial government operates directly the Shui Kou Shan lead silver mine, one of China's largest. Ore is mined and smelted but capital shortages hinder operations, creating a serious handicap to production and revenue.
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Huan
Shui Kou Shan
China
Beholding a Lively Evening of Romance at Grand View
Mrs Lathrop and the Major linger on a hotel veranda as Ralph and Irene reveal their engagement. A Christmas of love and reunion unfolds when Irene confesses the four month engagement, and the Major, sensing the moment, declares their future union with Mrs Lathrop. The scene blends seaside romance with a hopeful wartime resolve.
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Chilliners
Trene
Irene
New London
Ralph
Lichtau
Tomer
Joel
south
semurely
bos
Everard
Georgia
Hfe
Why Brabant Is Honored Duke Title For Belgium Lineage
The Brabant title crowns Belgiums crown prince to honor the province named after the populous region once ruled by Caesars Frankish settlers and later Burgundian, Habsburg and Dutch powers. From Brussels to Utrecht, revolts and treaties shaped Brabant into a symbol of Belgian independence and national colors upon creation of the state.
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Brabant
Belgium
Rhode Island
Caesar
Salle Franks
Germany
Lower Lorraine
North Brabant
Wolland
John TH Grabant
house of Burgunds
Utrecht
Hapsburgs
Austria
Brussels
Joseph I
Clemenceau Travels by Special Train Carriage
Premier Clemenceau always has an automobile carried on a freight car when his special train arrives. A recent trip from vacation in Vendee was delayed by a wrecked freight train, forcing him to rely on the automobile. The note adds that bungalow derives from the Hindu word bangla meaning a thatched hut.
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Premier Clemenceau
Vendee
Seaside Visit Returns Less than I Remember
A reflective passage notes that childhood seaside joys shrink on return, with adults and even children perceiving places as altered. The narrator cites a girl who laments that the seaside is no longer the same, saying it has "gone out of shape."
Farm land values rise across United States market
Land prices climb with the average grade plow land about 74.31 dollars per acre in March, up from 68.22 a year earlier. Two years’ use and 5500 dollars three years ago appear in the discussion of land value trends.
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United States
sears
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J.L. EVERNGAM
THE PEOPLES BANK
HENRY T. NUTTLE
Prest
T. F. JOHNSON
JAMES J. ROSS
WM. DENNY
Sec’y Treas
The
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
DOVER
DELAWARE
CARTER & DEEN, Agts
Denton, Md
L. IRVING JONES
Agt
Greensboro
ALEX. NOBLE, Agt
Preston, Md
SPA
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
Federal Reserve System
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
DENTON
MARYLAND
McClure
Byndlate
althos
Uloveser
Marietta Jottes
charece
vense
Jolisean Jones
Maretta
J. Johnson Jones
Jones
pere
Amy Lovell
Marietta Jones
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Marletta
Mr. Jones
house of Jones
Lovell cottage
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Vin
DISRAELI
McClure Newspaper
Spey
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