Joanne Beresford Charms in A Spring Village Visit
Godfrey Helstone spends a pleasant morning with Mr Beresford and Joanne Beresford as Dallas joins their walk. Lillian hints Joanne is the hidden object of affection while Edith and Joanne sing in the drawing room before a final sunset chat.
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Godfrey
Mr. Beresford
Wasp
Joanne
Terposity
Dallas
Gindfrey
Hercesfords
Mr. Dallas
Lillian
Fergusons
Aggy Ilerguson
Mr. Be
Mr. Dathis
Edith
Mr. Helstone
Mr. Helsinne
Margaret Egerton
Dene
Barking Dogs at Mafe King Siege Noted by British Soldier
A British soldier at Mafe King describes barking dogs as a curious siege feature. Bells warned of bombardment and dogs barked to alert shelter. Dogs in service guarded tunnels, retrieved shell fragments, and a resident commander’s dog hid in a bombproof during explosions.
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Mafeking
Jise Vou Mandant
Protectorate
Russian Whist Captivates London Players
Russian Whist or Bridge draws crowds in London as a new variant of whist. It uses a dummy hand with suits assigning different trick values, red suits outranking black, and the dealer may choose trumps or declare no trumps, creating shifting values that can be doubled by strong hands.
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London
Godfrey
Tal Nan
Lillian
Joanne
Papa
Hugh
Thousands of islands between Madagascar and India
The passage notes about 16 000 islands lie between Madagascar and the Indian coast. It states only a small portion are inhabited, yet most islands could support population growth if developed.
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Madagascar
India
Witty One Liners Parade from Old Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from 19th and early 20th century newspapers. Snappy exchanges cover courtship, manners, debt, and social foibles with sly humor and turning phrases. Names of papers like Philadelphia Bulletin Detroit Free Press and Chicago Record appear in snippets.
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Pat
Harold
Ethel
Chicago
Boston Transcript
de Witte
Miss Cuttinge
Puck
Washington Star
Detroit Free Press
Ig Biffer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Indianapolis Journal
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Paul Ingelow
Jack Dallas
Francis
Tondon
Lillan
Lord Roberts
Toperly
Brooklyn
Harry
Chicago Post
Burroughs
Philadelphia Press
Collier'a Weekly
New York Weekly
Philadelphia Evening
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