Marela and Aunt Prue in a Heathen Wager Plot
Marela confesses a note plan with Alice Cluff to stir trouble in her romance with Solarda as Aunt Prue taunts a bet that Marela will wed for money. Billy Devon and Devon speak, while Marela seeks truth about a writing note and a garden party scheme involving a hundred thousand dollars.
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Marela
Aunt Prue
Erebua
Miss Prue
Sisiter
Marely
Girit
Billy Devon
Cap'n Baxter
Cluff
Leven
Alice Cluff
Suun
Alnreta
Devon
Mareta
Joan
Alice
Welles Horriby
Marrcia
Marcia
Misa Prae
Beansine
Murela
Heathen Hearts and a Wedding Plan in Distress
In a tense exchange, Devon remarks on a faithful future while a niece clings to her aunt. A fierce comment about "heathens" and a planned present bound for Alice Cruft after her marriage to Gascoigne reveals a web of family loyalties and spiteful humor surrounding a contested gift and impending nuptials.
Creatures Lived Long Without Air or Food
Toads have been found encased in stone and trees, alive yet without access to air or sustenance. Edinburgh Journal notes a toad sent from Lord Duncan's collection, while Paris Academy records a live toad in an elm and another in an oak. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder mentions a beech tree discovery at 30 feet. A large bat was found alive in a cherry tree center. another bat found splitting timber. In both cases, the animals resided in large cavities with no evident air or food access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
College Museum of
Lord Duncan
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Thomas Dick Lauder
Fountain Halls
East Lothian
Defiance of Old Age Has Its Good Points
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a village lacks activities for the elderly while cities keep them engaged with hats, golf, and social routines. It argues age enduringly commands attention and money, shaping a lively late life despite passing time.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Growth of Private and Public Evening Schools through History
The text traces early benevolent night schools on Staten Island in 1718, the first private evening school in New York in 1790 by James Lytle, and widespread private evening schools post 1730. It notes Dutch and New England references and a 1724 Boston record kept by Samuel Granger, highlighting the evolution of public and private evening education.
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Staten Island
N. Y
New York State
James Lytle
Customhouse
New York City
New Netherlands
New England
Boston
Sir
Samuel Granger
The Evasive Cadet at West Point Recalled
A cadet at West Point recalled by Robert A. Solingon in Remem bered Yesterday demonstrates cleverness though he fails a trick question. The instructor asks if a body weighs more at the equator or the poles. The cadet answers with a humorous misstep, saying it weighs wear, sir.
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West Point
Robert A. Solingon
Walther
Leduce
Dangerous Jobs The most fatal occupations in the US
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports electric light and power workers have the highest yearly fatalities. Linemen and woodchoppers rank second, with policemen and sheriffs third, and mining fourth. Transportation by water metal piling warehouse work steam plumbing road and street transport and oil and gas production follow.
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United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sheriffa
Indefatigable traveler avoids famed hotel in New York
A worn traveler, arriving in New York, skips the palatial caravansary and stays at a small side street hotel. The next day he returns to his longtime hostelry, where locals greet him with surprise that he would not prolong the stay for the usual unparalleled service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Saul
Hunk
Prunes in Plunketvilla Face Social Strains
A quirky local tale describes the Prunes a careful social circle in Plunketvilla who seek benefits from their friends the Planrs. The Planrs, wealthy and connected, become the target of aid requests after their fortunes sour, prompting Mig Prune to sigh about luck and anger.
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Plunketvilla
Planrs
George
Mig
Prune
Chain Finally Broken After 200 Years Family Tails
Ba the death at eighty seven of Ar Willan Curtis Ino the Humpshire tenth of Alton England, the last Unk Ino an unbroken ehain late been snapped. For more than 200 Years and through five generations, fa thers and sets have preetieed as dae tor. Ty the same picturesque Seven teenth-century house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willan Curtis
Humpshire
Alton
England
Daetor
Through the Glad Eyes of a Woman
A humorous profile of a woman describing hair care routines and vanity. The article notes hot dryers and electric appliances harm hair, praises brushing and patience, and advocates a simple regimen including weekly washing and natural styling without brilliantine.
Bring Out the Beat Life Motto Question
The Chichyu Journal asks readers to consider how they influence a spouse. It questions whether one has brought out the best or buried potential, urging self reflection on character and partnership. The piece frames life as a two sided moral test like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Ibarry
Sitaphanson
Jekylis
Norman Rudd
Brown
Joness
Jones
Chichyu Journal
Great Chinese Emperor Ch in Shih Huang Rise and Rule
In a discovery south of Peking, ancient city walls from over two millennia ago reveal a vast fortress. Ch in Shih Huang, the First Emperor, led late feudal China into empire, defying invaders, unifying writing and currency, and building the Great Wall during the late second century B C.
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Peking
China
Alexander
Shih Huang
Shih Kluang Ti
Shih Hang
Lofty Ideals Open Abe in Lowly Places Western Cluttlan Adventure
A compact item notes ambitious aims guiding a Western Cluttlan adventure. The piece highlights a journey from modest settings toward higher goals, underscoring resilience and curiosity in pursuit of broader horizons.
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Abe
Cluttlan
Proud Man and the Weight of Fasting in a Moral Tale
A rural fable contrasts a temperate man with a gluttonous wife and hungry animals. The man resists eating during an implied fasting, yet his wife tempts him with dishes. His body rebels, showing nature’s limit when desire to save becomes excessive and misguided.
It Cost Doctor Money to Cure This Patient
The tale recalls Dr Henry Drury Hatfield, once West Virginia governor, who rode twenty miles in a blizzard to treat a poor mountaineer family. Asked how much he owed, Hatfield joked that he would take whatever could be paid. The grateful mountaineer returned with a cow and five dollars, saying the cow was all he had to offer.
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Henry Drury Hatfield
West Virginia
Tatfield
Doc
Hatfeld
Hald
Vnitheld
Pigs Guard Sheep in Apennines and Ireland
London Answers notes pigs serve as guard animals for flocks in parts of Italy, with shepherds relaxing as pigs stand sentinel at night. In Ireland, pigs are recognized for guarding duties and are called the gentleman that pays the int. The piece highlights pigs aiding shepherds, rooting land, and their valued role across regions.
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Thia
London
Apennines
Treland
Medieval Legend Of The Kiss And The Knight
A note from Avanti Constitution recounts a medieval tale of Sir Dub and a prisoner called Nad. A brave knight refuses a written message, disguises a symbol on his coat with four letters rubbed at compass points, and the X becomes a code for lovers.
Herad's Temple described by ancient builders
Herad's Wonderful Temple report claims Herad the Great built a white marble temple at Jerusalem on the site of the Temple of Zernlibabel. Begun in 19 , its nine year construction produced a vast edifice of large stones and lofty dimensions, later destroyed by Romans in 72 A.D. The Mosque of Omar now occupies the site.
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Herad
Plerod the Great
Jerusalem
Zernlibabel
Stijl
Detroit News
Tromans
Tus
Omar
Age of Alligators and Growth Facts
The Department of Agriculture notes age assessment depends on experience with alligators. Growth is slow and estimates show individuals around fifteen years old may be about two feet long. Variations occur with wild versus captive settings and with food quantity and type.
Honeymoon Delusion Along the Sea Shore
A couple strolling the shore during their honeymoon mishears a poet’s grand line and bursts into ecstatic misreading. The scene blends romantic ardor with playful literary mistranslation as waves lap nearby.
Real Estate Sale Under Mortgage to Deen at Denton
Public sale on September 16 1921 in Denton Maryland of two described Caroline county parcels. Auction by Javes Temple as assignee’s agent. Cash day of sale with title papers at purchaser expense.
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Anthony Pateman
William H. Deen
W. Brewster Deen
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Javes Temple
William W. Wrightson, JR
William W. Wrightson
Taxpayers Notice of Tax Collection Sessions
Notice to Taxpayers will sit for the purpose of collecting taxes between 1 o’clock p.m. and 6 p.m. at several locations on specified days. Henderson on Thursday September 4 at Cole’s Store, Greensboro on Saturday September 3 at Caroline County Bank, Ridgely on Thursday September 8 at Bank of Ridgely, America born Thursday September 26 at Lord’s Store, with additional days at the treasurer’s office in the Court House.
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Court House
Henderson
Cole’s
Greensboro
Caroline County Bank
Ridgely
Bank OF Ridgely
Americap
Lord’ S Store
Preston
Covey Bros
Denton
T. Frank Seward
Caroline County
Order ratifying sale of John M. Scott estate in 1924
In the Orphans Court for Caroline County the sale of John M. Scott late of Kent county Delaware is ratified and confirmed unless cause is shown by October 27. The executor Edward W. Brown reported a sale amounting to 1630 dollars and a copy of the order must be published weekly in Caroline County newspapers before September 23. True copy: J Inwen Hatwood Register of Wills.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
John M. Scott
Kent County
Delaware
Edward W. Brown
Richard T. West
Elisaa N. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Inwen Hatwood
Register of Wills
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Denton Journal
Martha Williams
Ranna
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Asia
Africa
North Pole
Alice Cruft
Wastrel Gascoigne
Prunes
William T. Carleton
Mr. Carleton
Jane Doe
Son
Shaimpoo
Connstant
McClure
Bat
Jili
Herad’s
Han
Belug
Caroline Sparks
John Quillen
Goldsboro
Hollingsworth’s Corner
Hollingaworth’s Corner
John J. Place
Charles W. Cahall
Liber J. ER. S
Charles W. Cahail
Anthony Putman
Federalsburg
Covey & Williams
Hillsboro
Thompson’s Imp
Nisi
Orphans Court
William W. Wrigitson
W. H. Thawley
Celiestiertown
State Road
Willoughby Nowell
New Dover Opera House
First National Presents
Lewis Stone and
Helene Chadwick
Ivery
Harold Bell Wright
First National
Husband
Edward Poulton
Sidney Chaplin
Owen Moore
Sylvia Breamer
Ia As
Sol Lesser
Edward PF. Kline
John Bowers
Marguerite de la Motte
George Hackathorne
Forrest Robinson
Robert Frazier
W. A. Smith
Mariner St
Oddenton
Apply Journal
Cordova, Md
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