Love and scheming in a glittering house of intrigue
Leah uncovers a letter from her dying father revealing a bitter curse and a choice between love and family. Basil secrets, Hetty’s future, and Leah’s heartbreak collide as illness tests loyalties and a political twist pushes them toward distant travels and fate.
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Arles
Ardain
Phe Gogerel
Kalges Peek Gomis
Clete
Pat Tate
Mastin Thax
Ivorit Hoohke
Gian Hhettie
Anneie
Henry Doug Thorner
Artie Shrogg
Darth
Leah
EC Leal
Hattie
Nettie
Blowy
Sir Basil
Leak
Hettie
Qian
Weetvere
Tay
Tom
Kusain
Lettie
Jeni
Nia
Waehord
Renin
Hettin
Toberin
Basil Carlton
Rosedene
Chichess
Basil
Southwood
Whettie
Arthur Matton
Metéle
Oats with Clover and Nut Cultivation Guidance
Practical farm notes cover sowing oats with clover to protect and feed, proper seeding rates and field work, and benefits of oats for weed control. Also advised are cornstalk uses, nut tree cultivation, grafting tips, and simple sheep tar routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iseneral Farm
Alipost &Y
N.ture
Clever Boer Ruse and Sullen News From South Africa
British reporting on Colesburg and Magersfontein reveals Boer recall deception and Suffolk losses. Generals Gatacre and Wauchope’s deaths noted as London news lambasts Suffolk regiment for retreat. Despite brave action, morale slips as frontal assaults fail against entrenched Boers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
War Office
Colesburg
Statistical Exhibit on Volunteer Losses in Spanish War
Government pamphlet from the adjutant general in Washington reports that 10 017 officers and 213 218 enlisted volunteers served in the war totaling 223 235. Deaths totaled 148 officers and 4 356 men with action deaths, wounds, disease and other causes. Desertions reached 3 060. Highest officer deaths by action were in Kansas and South Dakota. enlisted deaths in action or by wounds led to Nebraska and Kansas totals. New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan led in overall enlisted deaths. Murder or homicide deaths occurred across several states, and personal crisis reports appear among enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General's Office
Washingto
Sprit
Regular Army
Kansas
South Dakota
Nebraska
New York
Illinois
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Nevada
Jinan
Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
United States
Alg
Bama
Tennessee
Hlinois
North Dakota
District of Columbia
Utah
Boers Move Big Gun Into Action In Disaster At Highland Field
A veteran account notes Gen Wauchope's fatal error and Gen Methuen's plan, with 700 men lost. A private letter from Irish Tiles on Starmberg recalls Gatacre shooting a guide. The piece lists enlistment deaths by state and desertion rates, highlighting New York and Tennessee figures and a single desertion charged to officers.
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America
Bariums
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
le Ig
Rue de Marseilles
Lita
Highland Brigade
Wauchope
Gatacre
Plague in Hawaii: Six Deaths Prompt Strict Quarantine
Six bubonic plague deaths reported in Honolulu within a 36 hour span around December 14 32. Quarantine of affected districts established house to house cleaning conducted all cases immediately reported to the board of health and every death investigated. Authorities fear spread to Manila and remain vigilant as two suspicious deaths occur.
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Hawaii
Kfonolnlu
Board of Health
Manila
Cryptic Early 20th Century Newses Mixed In One Item
A garbled London and world brief mentions Portugal, Mexico, and the Boer prisoners with hints of disasters and political quotes. References include Jack the Slasher in Boston, a death of Nequeshong, and Cecil Rhodes clothing Boer prisoners while Washington Post notes Hay’s South Africa journey. Also quips about river hazards, cranberry farming interest, and Thanksgiving’s broad effects.
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Portugal
Pained Diaz
Mexico
Boston
Jack
Nequeshong
Sahgongbkato
Cecil Rihodes
Cecil
St. Etienne
Washington Post
Hay
South Africa
Iman
Chicago
McCoy
Peter Maher
Agricultural Department
John Wanamaker
Matthew 8
Quay
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Wetley Wild
France
Rod
Hosen
Theal
Heo
Dexl
Flettie
Alwas
Efort
Gratioude
Mentone
Vasil
Ite
Arthur Hatton
Glen
Ler
Leal
Deac Seth
OUA Rural Friends
Poston
Missouri
Union
Ozark
Agricultural College At
Columbia
New Jersey
J. A. Mc¢Pherson
Arkansas
Topeka
Mefon Growers
Inglish
Mingo
Christian Politcal Party
Consolidated Oil Company
Capital
Trenton
Hussia
Sea of Galilee
Mediterranean
John J. Gormas
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