English Channel Journey Bits With Peggy And A Becket
In a moonlit canal voyage, Peggy and companions enjoy wildflowers and song on a calm afternoon. A second day brings damp weather, visitors, and light banter about Westminster Abbey, then plans to Warwick are dashed by Clayton Lock repairs and a lonely rural reach ahead.
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Captain Columbus
Tita
Jack Duncombe
Algernon A’becket
Murdoch
Mr. A’becketeemed
Recisely
Earilag
New York
England
Warwick
Kenilworth
Peggy
A’beclst
Apollo
Uffizi
Clayton Lock
Horse-Marine
America
Person without a Character Appears On Boat’s Stern
A mysterious tall young woman stands alone on the stern of the boat at dawn. She wears a benevolent expression and rests contemplatively as the world wakes, a figure shrouded in intrigue and bound to unknown fate.
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Eedie
Ata Apsened Abun Aad
War Elephants Aid Indo British Forces in Africa
A vivid historical account describes elephants camels water buffalo and aerial and ground support forming a curious mobile force for England in the Dark Continent. It recalls Tirah 1898 mutiny and cavalry and artillery roles with elephants carrying cannons and troops through perilous terrain. The piece notes the spectacle of elephants drawing cannon as the most striking element.
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Egypt
India
Thea
England
Peshawar
Tirah
Cawnpore
Delhi
Africa
Four Cornered Man and Honest Bricks Referenced
An 19th century note traces the saying Ie's a brick to Aristotle meaning a four cornered man and square honest with a parallel about Sparta. A New York Home Journal excerpt explains a king’s remark that 10,000 men are walls of Sparta, each man a brick.
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Aristotle
Sparta
New York Home Journal
Collegiate Break-Down Quip From Indianapolis Journal
A witty remark on college football pressure cites a doctor blaming nervous prostration on juggling lessons and games. The item echoes a humorous tone about academic and athletic strain.
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Indianapolis Journal
Manitoba homesteads lure Minnesota farmer to settle
Jacob Reichery recounts his Manitoba land entries via Immigration Commissioner McCreary, listing 175 acres prepared for crops, yields of 2700 bushels, and a nearby Virden market. He praises land quality, modest prices at $3.50 per acre, and similar living costs to Southern Minnesota. He notes palatable water depth and the district’s available homesteads as encouragement for others. He closes with a remark on culinary tastes in Africa and ancient Rome.
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Mall Oe
Iet
Clifford Sifton
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
United States
Northwest
W. ¥. McCreary
Winnipeg
Brandon
Lyon County
Minnesota
Virden
Hargrave
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Jacob Reichery
Pinkham Advice Emphasized For Women
A fragment shows Mrs. Pinkham asserting women should freely write about their conditions. She stresses guidance under her supervision and promotes open discussions of real ailments.
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Mrs. Pinkham
U. Aon
Pinkham
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William’ Black
Woolvercot
Queen Tita
Kentucky
Mr. A'Becket
Miss Peggy
Oxford
Squattersville
Nebraska
Westminster Abbey
John Phillips
Punch
A’becket
Rosslyn
Rhomboid
Zimmerman
Britain
Lydle E. Pinkham
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