Rose and Louis in a forbidden betrothal scene
In a dim ante room Rose waits for an interview with her uncle as Louis pleads to break her vow. He urges her to choose love over duty, while the Marquis gently steers Rose toward Robin’s rise from gardener to noble, hinting at hidden truths and a looming wedding.
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Rose
Sleen Fox
Mrs Yonder
Louis
Robin
Robio
Delon Montauban
France
Shy
Sii
Monsieur
Kiose
Rover
Stose
K Rose
Yan
Roger
Jose
Manrquis
Darling
Tobin
Flont
Tle
Marquin
How They Raised Honey for the Church
Ep worth League members at First Methodist Church Mattea wan pledged to earn and donate on church debt. Stories show varied earnings from washing a pig to selling kisses and flowers plus organ rounds, with a few questionable acts cited. Also notes Dr Paton’s work on New Hebrides for 42 years and a baptism savings plan by Rev Harcourt. American soldier repays a blind man’s fine with a $10 bill, prompting Japanese kindness to the donor.
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Epworth League
First Methodist Church
Matteawan
John C. Paton
Glasgow
Scotland
New Hebrides Islands
Paton
New Hebrides
Isla
Richard Harcourt
People's Church
Reading
Harcourt
Yokohama
Tokio
Finest Country House in America for Mackays
Mr and Mrs Glirence B Mackaya plan a grand country home near Roslyn Long Island. Built with pearl gray granite walls and ocean and sound views, the 238 by 100 foot palace costs about 5.6 million dollars and will employ an army of servants.
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Glirence B. Mackaya
America
Hempstead Bay
Roslyn
L. I
Mackaya
Chateau Lafitte
Ocean
Sound
Wheatley Hills
Mackay
Tomb of Gen Greene Found in Savannah Ga
Discovery of Gen Nathaniel Greene’s grave in Colonial Savannah unsettles years of rumor. Col Asa Gardiner aided by local committee unearthed a coffin plate with Greene’s name and preserved bones, with son’s remains nearby. Bones placed in boxes for later disposition, likely to be buried near the Nathaniel Greene monument. New Zealand landscapes described with mountains, fjords, and glaciers. Automatic postal scales tested in France to speed weighings. A quip about courthouse location and a lynching tree concludes the snippet.
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Savannah
Nathaniel Greene
Colonial Cemetery
Sevannah Ga
Greene
Col
Asa Bird Gardiner
New York
Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati
Aid En
Col Gardiner
Jones
Hhis Side
The Mississippi River and the Power of Small Causes
An old steamboat man describes how minor factors like sunken boats and fallen twigs redirect the Mississippi’s swift current, creating embayments and shifting settlements. He compares river oddities to the Nile, noting sediment buildup and manmade or natural obstructions that form ponds and alter habitats along the river’s course.
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Caesar
Nile
Itasca
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Kitchener Softens Front In Anecdotes Of War Leader
A compilation of short anecdotes portrays Lord Kitchener as capable of warmth and wit beyond his stern image. The telegraphist story from Khartoum shows Kitchener granting a compassionate exit and a generous final gesture. Other vignettes lampoon optimism and social manners, reflecting varied public attitudes toward leadership.
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Lord M Kitchener
Soudon
Kitchener
Khartoum
Bere
Kitcheser
Hoax and humor mix in a Yonkers style page
A curio selection of witticisms and jokes from various papers. The items feature quips about engagement, debt, marriage, language, work, and everyday misunderstandings. Names and sources include Yonkers Statesman Washington Star Baltimore Telegram Puck and more.
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Tom—Benedict
Yonkers Statesman
Maud
Mamie
Washington Star
Willie
Baltimore Telegram
Crawford
Buffalo
Paris
Crabshaw
Puck
Bennett
Children’s Department
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Marquis
Doubuess
Rowe
Gudle
Warrus
Matthew Arpold
Ainslee
Gen. Greene
Toma
New Zealand
New
Post Ofice
Mississippi River
Toll
New York Evening Sun
Carnegie
Norristowo
Dave
Jane
Boston Transcript
Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Henry
Leslie
Willie Jones
Tommy
Casus Belil
Philadelphia Times
Attica
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