Return of the Prodigal from Michigan to Colorado
William Whittlesy leaves the old Oakland County farm with forty two dollars and dreams of wealth in Colorado. After twenty years he returns incognito, only to discover his parents are dead and a different family lives in the home. He confronts the truth with quiet sorrow and rides back west to an unclear fate.
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Pnas
Ppte Lera
Lucy Whittlesy
William
John
Oakland County
Phere
Williams
Farimahouse
Willian
Willan
Green
Indies
Hfe
Omus
Tie
William Whittlesy
Colorado
Chicago
Michigan
Crossroimats
Uttle
William Whitilesy
William Whitnesy
Willison Whittlesy
Vikaine
Willini
Wiliam
Hidy
George
Oh West
Detroit Free Press
Twelve Business Maxims From London Chamber Leader
The London Chamber of Commerce president lists twelve business maxims drawn from years of experience. The rules urge a definite aim, direct pursuit, mastery of details, continual learning, and prudent boldness, plus using others’ ideas, listening well, and maintaining a sound mind in a sound body.
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London Chamber of Commerce
Afraid of Indians An Adventure in Upper Canada
A Montreal Witness recounts a tale from sixty-five years ago of two Scottish youths who journeyed into Oxford County in Upper Canada. They fear Indians, parley with them when cornered, are guided to a lodge, witness a sacred ceremony, join in singing Rock of Ages, and find safety and hospitality before continuing their journey.
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Upper Canada
Montreal Witness
Scotland
Oxford County
Mission Maries
Paderewski's 10,000 Bottles of Wine Villa Bought in Morges
Paderewski owns Count de Marrois villa at Morges near Lavenan e with a wine cellar of 10,000 bottles and Kirsch twenty years old. The estate vineyard yielded 6,000 bottles of white wine last autumn, 4,000 sold from the 1908 vintages, and the musician previously invested in Warsaw land as Poland's autonomy drew attention from Nicholas II.
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Paderewski
Comte de Marrois
Morges
Lavenane
Warsaw
Nicholas II
Poland
London
Paris
Antalizing and a Ghostly Lesson at School
The passage questions the meaning of antalizing as a circus procession past a school with pupils forbidden to look, while the line about a husband's death bed scent hints neighbors' demand for forgiveness from a wife before rest.
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Dohany
Imram
Little Tohany Holcomb
Phrase from a dusty page about reading and church socials
A fragmentary diary like line contrasts longing to read a beloved book with a blunt wish to silence it. The dialogue touches on reading the Bible and a public church social, revealing tension between devotion and communal events.
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