Creed and Crocuses in a Rectory Garden
In a quiet parish, Rev. Wetherby Smiles, a high church rector, becomes entangled between his creed of celibacy and a neighbor widow Lydia Beorritch whose crocus beds bloom beside his garden. His obsession with flowers leads to a late night vigil and an awkward, revealing encounter that challenges his vows.
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Rev. Wetherby Smiles
St. James
Rev. Smiles
Wetherby Smiles
Mr. Smiles
Tis Parish
Wetherby
Goldom
Domo
Diack
Rev
Smiles
J . Cy Boon
Creed
Lydia
Utien Globe
Definition of a friend wins prize in London paper
A London newspaper awarded a prize for the best definition of a friend. The winning entry reads in part that a friend is someone who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
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London
Various World Facts and Local Geography Noted
A compilation covers spring and seasonal dates in Australia, Arctic flower varieties, whale ages, a New York forestry college grant to Cornell, Adirondack land purchase for a forestry program, mortality figures for global diseases, Janesville Lake near Syracuse with its gorge and dry Niagara features, and moon atmosphere tests via stellar observations. It also notes a high veteran presence in Congress and quotes the Cumminville Sage on Amalayne with a quip about vanity and waistlines.
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Australia
Arctic
Europe
Cosmo de Meliici
Pisa
Africa
Asia
New York
Cornell University
College of Forestry
Adirondack State Park
Syracuse
Janesville Lake
Quereau
Humnar
Ten Months with the Cuban Insurgents
Emory W. Fenn details Cuban insurgent life in Santiago de Cuba province. He describes camp routines, diet of vegetables, shelter methods, guard duties, and daily schedules from reveille to lights out. Insurgents move in small bands, rely on local supplies, and avoid Spanish daytime movements.
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Emory W. Fenn
Mn Fenn
Santiago de Cuba
Nome
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Mindon-min
Burma
Mandalay
Buddha
England
Max Muller
Mindon
China
Senate
Washington
Congress
New York Mailand Express
United States Senate
Mexico
Housc
Cumminville Sage
Amalayne
Cumminsville Sage
Qlocianall Enquirer
Cuba
Sucesmea Surtieas
Gaza
Amy ‘Tan
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