Crownlands and the Carter Family Affaire on the Hudson
Isa belle Carter entangles Tony with her, risking discovery by Nina and Ward as the Crownlands estate mirrors two centuries of Carter lineage. Madame Carter watches closely while Tony presses for a future with Isabelle, who weighs risk against a lavish life with her husband Richard observing quietly.
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Richard Carter
Crownlands
Hmself
Carters
Carter
George
Madame Carter
Blue Hudson
Isabelle Carter
Anthony Pope
Anthony
Isabelle
Tisubelieg
Nina
Ward
Tony
Negnelt
Tat
Richard
Cherie
Miss Field
Harriet Field
Linda
New Jersey
Harriet
Hudson
Dance and Pay the Piper a Marriage of Convenience
Richard Carter offers Harriet Field a formal marriage to secure her services and independence in his household. Harriet, 28, is drawn to Carter and entangled with Royal Blondin while Ward, Nina, and social pressures complicate the proposal. Kathleen Norris’s story explores modern social conditions and a compelling love triangle.
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Miss Field
Mrs. Carter
Carter
Richard Carter
Nina
Ward
Harriet Field
Harriet
Kathleen Norris
Worthy Wife of Great Man Madame de Lafayette
Adrienne Francoise de Noailles, second daughter of the Duc d Agen, married Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution. Historians say the marriage brought Lafayette the best prize in life. Adrienne recalls she was twelve when the engagement was proposed, her mother initially refused due to Lafayette’s youth and fortune.
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Madame Carter
Georgina
Sle
Bellamyns
Swami
Tony
Blondin
Isabelle
Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles
Duc d’Agen
Marquis de Lafayette
Adrienne
George Morgan
Louis XV
Lafayette
Madame de Lafayette
M. de Lafayette
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore notices tout Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for hidden kidney trouble. An insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected due to undiagnosed kidney issues. The ad urges trying a sample and then buying the product in medium or large bottles.
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Kilmer
Stung for the Last Time
A Marine recounts taking his girl to the movies in Washington. Her new shoes hurt, she removed them, and he paid four dollars for a taxi home. He plans to buy a shoe horn at the five and ten to prevent further trouble, a joke noted by The Leatherneck.
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Washington
Transgressive lines on eye care and cautionary wisdom
A compact note describes rolling soft paper to lamp a device, wetting a tip to draw out liquid, and rubbing the other eye. It includes a moral line about the difficulty of wrongdoing and the perceived reward by some transgressors.
The Origin of Cancel as a Lattice Cross
The Latin cancellus means a lattice and cancel comes from drawing cross lines to form a lattice. Early acts of removing text used lines across items, shaping the modern sense to cross out and erase.
Curfew Bell Still Sounds At Lincoln's Inn In London
A London correspondent notes the curfew bell at Lincoln's Inn tolls nightly at nine for 300 years. The bell, brought from Calais by Robert Devereux in 1596, hangs in the chapel built during James I’s reign. The porter fires the 9 pm strike after lighting his lantern at 8:45 and wonders why the traditional 60 seconds remain.
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London
England
Lincoln’s Inn
Calais
Robert Devereux
Earl of Essex
Lincoln's Inn
James I
Ben Jonson
The Door Slams on Happiness and A Remedy Sought
An old health feature describes how loss of vigor dulls mood and vitality. It touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a red blood builder that restores energy, clears skin, brightens eyes, and improves step and spirits when worn by illness. The druggist stocks both liquid and tablet forms.
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Gude
Gilbert Canaan Promotes Pacifism in Windmills Preface
Gilbert Canaan clarifies his pacifist stance in the American Windmills edition preface while pledging to fight militarism with his pen. He recalls his antiwar work before 1914 and notes in Sannays Ireland a satire of European conflicts, with sly allusions readers will catch.
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Gilbert Canaan
Ireland
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Chapter
Nina Carter
Betty Allen
Betty
Isabella
Mr. Carter
Elvil
and This
Is Miss’Field
Mr. Blondin
Baye
Bayer
Bayer Manufacture
Monenceticacidester
Red Cross
Cinders
William Rufus
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