Dogs in Fiction. Roles of Canine Heroes in English Novels
A survey of dogs in classic novels highlights how canines propel plots and embody heroism. Notable portrayals include Rosval in The Talisman and Fangs in Ivanhoe, with Dickens and George Eliot among authors who showcased dogs as memorable companions.
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Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Kenneth
Rosval
Saladin
Ivanhoe
Garth
Fangs
Cedric
Dickens
Tark
Linda
Thackeray
George Eliot
Coffee Jelly and Rossetti Anecdote Tie Dinner Lore
The piece extols coffee jelly as a cooler alternative to hot coffee after dinner, highlighting gelatin as a proteid saver and stomach soother while noting coffee jelly avoids coffee’s drawbacks. It then recounts James McNeill Whistler recalling Dante Rossetti’s eccentricity, with Rossetti gnawing the table leg after learning William Morris cannot dine there.
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James MacNeill Whistler
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rossetti
Chelsea
Whistler
Morris
William
Obliging the Conductor Steps Lively on City Car
A bustling scene on a streetcar ends with a six year old girl dancing to please the stern conductor. The portly father and mother climb aboard with a baby and a small boy, all finding seats where possible while the girl stands and hops. The mother exhorts mercy as the child explains she is stepping lively.
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Hester
Ven
New York Press
Opportunity for a royal librarian in Louis XV era
The tale satirizes favoritism through M Bignon a man of little learning made royal librarian by King Louis XV. When Bignon brings the news to his uncle M d Argenson the uncle exclaims Good nephew Now you have an excellent chance to learn to read and write.
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M. Bignon
Louis XV
France
Bignon
M. d’Argenson
Executrix's Sale of Valuable Real Estate
Mary Replogle executrix offers at public sale the Levi B. Replogle estate farm in Caroline county on the Denton Greensboro road. The property, with 8 acres in strawberries, 150 bearing plum trees, a good orchard and peaches, lies near Ridgely Greenlee and Boonsboro, with a dwelling, barn, and outbuildings. Sale is cash down and the rest in two years with interest notes, in front of the Denton courthouse doors between 2 and 4 pm exercício
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Levi B. Replogle
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Court House
Denton
Greensboro
Boonsboro
Brick Mill
Ridgely-Greenlee Land
Greenlee Land
Henry Bell
Conrad
Denton Road
Gabriel K. Ebling
William C. Satterfield
Geo. H. Moore
German Baptist Church
Ridgely
Delaware and Chesapeake
Tuckahoe Station
Chopank
Mary Replogle
Levi B. Replogue
William H. Deweese
F. P. Covey
Walter Todd
India Todd
Thomas H. Gaither
Ileah
Tazewell
T. Thomas
Terms of sale set by court for James W. Holt estate
The court prescribes sale terms: sums of $10 and under cash. amounts over rise with a four month credit, purchase requires an interest-bearing note with guity or sureties approved by the undersigned. No removal of property until terms are met. Virginia W. Holt, Henry R. Lewis, Administrators of James W. Holt, deceased. John W. Clark, Auctioneer.
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Virginia W. Holt
Henry R. Lewis
Adim
James W. Holt
John W. Clark
Kicked on the Wishing
A short anecdote portrays Anne, a four year old southern beauty, resisting a morning bath. Her nurse shares a tale of God’s willingness to wash away sins, but the child erupts in a loud protest asking for God to pick the sins off instead. The vignette captures a humorous clash between innocence and spiritual imagery.
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Anne
Clothing for Everybody in Easton Store Ad
A local retailer touts a wide range of suits from 1.50 to 15, overcoats 2.50 to 15, and odd pants 0.25 to 6.50. The ad highlights the largest stock, latest styles, and low prices, promising ready-to-wear fits and corduroy pants to entice shoppers.
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Easton
Hye
Shoes for Men Women and Children Offer Low Prices
The ad promotes SHOES for men women and children with prices from 25¢ to 3.50 and claims sales have doubled year over year due to right prices and quality. It urges calling to see $1.00 shoes and highlights value.
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Ben. H. Johsof
Melvin & Johnson
DOGS
Piccadilly
London
George Washington
Braddock
Edward Whymper
Matterhorn
Charles Daly
Birkenhead
Falsey Bay
Kaffir Country
India
Macquoid
Haidarabad
China
Arabia
Egypt
Asia
Europe
David
Alexander
Cesar
Charlemagne
DEW Spa
Beac
Alates
Ames W. Holt
Lewis Butler
Hillsboro
Downes’ Mill
Dayton
Dearborn
Oliver
Executrix
Wilmington
S. Bradford Downes
Denton, Maryland
OF Intermediate
Caroline
Maryland
General Assembly
Henderson
Preston
Federalsburg
Harry W. Tsiple
William H. Thawley
William W. Seward
Board of Supervisors
Bens. H. Jonson
D. F. King’s
Tuckahoe
Arbuckle
Lawrence & Gould Mystic
D. F. King
Jarrell’s
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Haston, Md
DEEN
Fowling Creek
Carole County
Godwin
Harmony
Gilpin's Point
Leonard Farm
Dan
Denton National Bank
Vv. P. Butler
Maeionee
Fowler & Thomas, Solicitors
Maryland Trust Building
Main Street
Caroling County
Walter
J. B. Fletcher
Post Ofice
Tazewell T. Thomas
Mortgnege
Savings Bank
Ayers
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maas
J. G. Harrison & Sons
Berlin
A K. Hopkins
Cambridge
Enoch George, Jr
Board of Directors
Thos. W. Jones
Harry Kuhn
Canada
Mexico
P, Covey
Agner
Grocery Department
N. Washington Street
Bas
Maryla
J.H
R. H. Smith
Ridgely, Maryland
Business Ae
Pounder
Toate Ss
Erass Te
Aks Uch Ee Aie
Az Scani Piatti
J. Harry Rose
Likes, Berwanger & Co
East
Baltimore St
Baltimore, Md
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