Entangled Lovers and a Double Marriage at Wyckoff Castle
Archibald Terhune learns he inherits Aunt Georgiana's estate on condition of engagement within ten days. At Castle Wyckoff Agatha Sixth courts him while Agatha First catches Brancepeth. A detour elopement and meddling relatives complicate the plan before a ceremonial engagement seals the outcome.
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Archibald Terhune
London
Georgiana
America
Castle Wyckoff
Lord Vincent
Terhune
Vincent
Agatha
Archie
Agatha Sixth
Lady Vincent
Leslie Freer
Vincents
Burns
Rst
Agatha Bixth
Soldior Burns
Barnes
Vincent's
Perhune
Murray Brancepeth
Agatha Endicott
Chiltern House
Chiltern
Brancepeth
Wyckhoff Castle
Agatha First
Mr. Chiltern
Mrs. Chiltern
Terbupe
Arch
George
Murray
Agatha Fourth
Dearest
Myself
Georgy
Success Turns Many Heads And Feeds Self Delusion
The piece argues that success inflates ego and stalls future effort. A once celebrated achievement fades, yet the now famed individual clings to past glory. True progress lies in forgetting vanity and focusing on future deeds and continued growth.
Iowa Community News Briefs From Across the State
Iowa items report a farmer near Pleasantville died by suicide, a 25 year old killed by a freight train near Earlville, and a measles outbreak closing Pleasant Plain schools. Other notes include appointments, bank filings, hospital openings, obituaries, a 55th wedding anniversary, civil service exams, and a Clinton water works project.
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H. Jacobs
Pleasantville
George Mormann
Earlville
North Iowa
Charles City
John S. Lord
Fulton
Jackson County
L. McDonald
First National Bank of
Mapleton
Regula Fischer
Kirkman
Switzerland
Pleasant Plain
Lamoille
Elizabeth Reeves
L. C. Reeves
Des Moines
Tandy Allen
Lucas County
Ottumwa
Callsburg
Bloomfield
Garwin
Manning
Persia
Tama
Clinton Water Works
Mills County
Fred Agne
William Ford
Tipton
Thomas B .Arrettson
Oskaloosa
Lester Perkins
Seventeenth Street
David Wood
Moulton
Coatesville
Angus McLaughlin
A. A
W. M. McLaughlin
Des Mecines
Laura J. Houston
Santa Anna
Cal
State Health Board
Iowa
Walter I. Smith
Senate
Eighth Circuit
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
United States Court
Henry C. Ritter
Ritter
SOS
Fort Dodge
George Hardenbrook
Maxwell
Isaac Hessler
Battle Creek
J. M. Lee
Lone Tree
Simon J. Mak
Inwood
Louis H. Schulle
Remens
Eunice A. Underhill
Ocheydan
Cedar Rapids
Bessie Hendrickson
Clark A. Bliss
Meed Blodsworth
William F. Bouldin
Mary Colbert
Robert M. Hamilton
John Harper
Stanley E. Ludwig
William A. Spence
William H. Swords
Harvey C. Wilson
Mary E. Winger
Philo R. Woods
M. W. Cadwallader
The Window Pie Advertisement
A Boston kitchen window displays pies to lure boarders and diners as a clever ad. A student learns the pies are made by a friend from the next street, leading to a boarding arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Herald
Origin of the nuptial kiss
The nuptial kiss arose from the espousals in medieval times when couples met with witnesses in church days or weeks before marriage. A ring was often pledged, but if funds offered a kiss as a binding pledge before God and man.
Nothing At All Brown What Your Son Doesn’t Know
Walker And what he does know about it isn’t worth knowing either. The short quip hints at a broader claim about knowledge and racing, presenting a tongue in cheek tease rather than a full report.
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Vincent
Brancepeth
Agatha
Dearest
Solicitor Barnes
Chilterns
Agatha First
Chiltern
Miss Endicott
Brown
Walker
Digging Spruce Gum Crusade In Maine Woods
The Kennebec Journal reports a winter spruce gum digging crusade near Jackman Maine. About twenty Skowhegan men plan gum digging as demand rises and supply shrinks. Last season James Carey Frank Croning and Joe Cass dug 1300 pounds and sold it locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Skowhegan
Jackman
James Carey
Frank Croning
Joe Cass
Kennebec (Me
Friendly match phrase echoes in golf banter
The London Telegraph recalls a quip about “friendly match” in golf. A Scot opponent argues there can be no friendly match in golf, and the reply asserts there is no such thing as a truly friendly round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Brain and body harmony through Grape-Nuts diet claim
A Boston educator recounts relief from nervous exhaustion after resigning from teaching and using Grape-Nuts with hot milk. She says it improves digestion, bowel function, brain power, and endurance, supported by a testimonial from Postum Co. Read the book The Road to Wellville for more.
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Boston
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Archibald
Edith Huntington Mason
W .G. Chapman
Great Britain
Cecil
Miss Simplin
Cecil Chiltern
Iowa News
Upper Iowa University
P. Ketchum
Fayette
Clinton
Ao Dig
Gertrude von Petzold
Unitarian Church
Birmingham
England
Cascarrets
John Kennedy
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Askatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Can
E.t.holmes
Jackson St
St.Paul Minn
W. Bennett
Bee
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Staats & McConnell Real Estate & Inc
Western
Paxton
Central Umce
Central City
Free Transportation
Florida
Return
Mai
True
Florida Land Syndicate
Jacksonville
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