Lost Kingdoms Sacrificial Trial in Old World Pledge
Bob and Melissa encounter a fortress like house with no doors and learn sacred maidens will be sacrificed to the sun. The chieftain selects four young girls and the couple must choose one for the ceremony while fearing for their own safety and pondering the brutal rite. The scene blends adventure with a chilling cultural practice.
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Bob
Lissa
Goodnes
Mexico
Mary Melissa
Imself
Lost in a Silent Village Facing a Sacrificial Rite
Lissa and Bob hide on a second story ledge as the village leader reveals a yearly rite in which a visiting girl may be chosen as a lesser goddess and sacrificed. The pair, exhausted and terrified, debate escape plans while the community remains eerily quiet.
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Lissa
Mary Melissa
Bob
Saken
Weaver Marries Fern Pery in Elgin Firecracker Wedding
Elgin resident Fred P. Weaver and Fern Pery of Palatine wed after two and a half years of feeding hogs on kitchen scraps. At their wedding he gave his bride a collection of over 400 silver pieces salvaged from discarded leftovers at the feedlot.
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Shanghai
Elgin
Weaver
Fern Pery
Palatine
Merchants Face Prosecution For Overworking Employees
Raleigh officials warn merchants who overwork employees during Christmas rush may be prosecuted. Labor Commissioner A L Fletcher cites a law limiting women workers to ten hours per day during December 18 to 24 and two inventory weeks, with stricter limits for under 18s. smaller shops with fewer than nine workers also restricted to ten hours per day or 56 hours per week.
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Raleigh
Dec
A. L. Fletcher
Fletcher
Cinnamon Apples in Fluted Tart Shells
Apples baked in cinnamon syrup with sugar and fruit juice create a vivid holiday dessert. Serve cold as fruit compote or in fluted shells with whipped cream. Staymen winesaps or York Imperials hold shape when peeled and baked in syrup.
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York
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Melissa Lane
Barry
Hades Jones
Defiance Castle
Melissa
Sorf
Lisa
Man
New York
Perna
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Charles
Wagger’s
Helbros
Croydon
Wagger Jewelry CO
Jewel Helbros
High Point
Elwood Hotel Corner
America
Elgin, Ill
Fred P. Weaver
Z. Personnel
Trust Department
Wachovia
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
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