North Country Lovers Quarrel Ends In Return To Love
Angus Graham Good and Collette Maintenon clash amid a bitter winter in Yarmouth. Collette’s tempered pride drives Angus to seek a city life where he learns of love’s hidden depths. He returns at sap rising to reclaim their bond after a winter apart.
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Angus Graham
Yarmouth
Collette Maintenon
Maine
Miami
Trading Post
Jackman
Collette
Angus
Billy Child
Colletta
Land and Trade Rise in Early Modern Wealth Scheme
The passage traces a shift from landholding as the sole source of wealth to the rise of commerce and joint stock ventures. It notes that merchants moved from pursuing landed estates to embracing trade through large companies, which allowed wealth accumulation and even royal participation, transforming trade into a prestigious enterprise.
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Levant
East India
Hudson’s Bay
Bozeat village shows one surname dominant in population
In Northamptonshire the village of Bozeat with a little over 1000 residents has about 800 people sharing the surname Drage. The piece notes the rarity of such a high concentration, discusses how surnames arose, and mentions the Drage origin remains unknown in old records.
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Northamptonshire
Bozeat
Drage
Willams
William
Robert
Handley
William Roberston
William Handley
John the Smith
Smith
London
Leipzig Fair Endures as World Travelers Visit
Still going strong Leipzig hosts its annual international fair famed since the twelfth century. Auerbachs Keller on Grimmaisches strasse honors Goethe's Faust episode. The city boasts a hall twice Madison Square Garden in size and fifty other venues. Fall week fills with pageants as Napoleonic and World Wars failed to disrupt the fair.
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Euerope
Leipzig
Auerbach
Keller
Madison Square Garden
Maritime Harbor Entry Rules for Captains and Vessels
The captain must obtain a harbor pilot on entering a harbor, pass quarantine inspection, and present the certificate of registry at the customs house. A foreign vessel requires the consul’s receipt for the certificate, with a copy given to customs. Tonnage tax must be paid, and departure requires clearance papers proving taxes are paid and the destination country indicated.
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Nat
Customs House
Sophie Potocka’s Tumultuous Rise Across Europe
Sophie Potocka born in Constantinople around 1760 and died in Berlin in 1822. She was married to Polish count Stanislaw Melix Potocki then to Potocki after a divorce, and earlier adopted by the French ambassador. Her Greek lineage, sale for 1500 piasters, and marriages to de Witt and Potocki fueled a noted reputation in Russia and Germany.
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Sophie Potocka
Constantinople
Berlin
Stanislow Melix Potocki
de Witt
Potocki
Russia
Germany
Inside Information at Local Charity Bazaar
Mr Hayes meets Mrs Ayres at a charity bazaar and learns a surprising connection through a maid who once worked in Hayes household. The exchange reveals mutual acquaintances, though Ayres clarifies they have not personally met before.
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Hayes
Mrs. Ayres
London
Aspiring Treasurer Exits Village Secret Club
A curious sister asks why a boy refuses to join a boys secret club in a small Indiana village after attending the first meeting. He explains that he wants to be treasurer but the club has no money, so the position holds no appeal.
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Indiana
Local Notes From East Wheatfield and Nearby
Community updates detail family visits to Ligonier and Latrobe, attendance at the Cramer reunion in Highland Park Pittsburgh, and a Schenley district drive. Names include Tinkcom Mack Findley Hutchison Bracken and Tomb with church events and health notes, illness recovery, and a teacher on vacation.
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H. L. Tinkcom
Marlin Tinkcom
Nancy
W. A. Merriman
Ligoniler and
Latrobe
Clarence Findley
Mildred
Frank
Robert
Cramer
Highland Park
Pittsburgh
Frank Brantlinger
Blairsville
Schenley District
Liberty Tubes
South Jills
Rosalie Stutzman F
D. Raymond Mack
Fenn State
Chester A. Hoffman
R. T. Hutchison
Indiana
Wm. Penn
Martha McCutcheon
Johnstown
Guy McCormick
McCutcheon
Blacklick Church
Susan Bracken
Frank Findley
Jas
Ward Mack
Kenneth Mack
Clyde
Lou Hutchison
Betty Margaret
Windber
South Bend visitors and local social rounds reported
Rev Woods and two New Castle children visited Moorehead and nearby homes while Scout youths from Apollo stayed in the village. Numerous residents from Indiana and Pittsburgh called, hosted, or vacationed here, with dances, visits, and family gatherings noted across several households. A sales notice for muslin and paper appeared at the Progress Office.
Local Families Visit and Return Home in Marion Center Area
Dr Wallace B Hopkins and family of Summit Station spent weeks with relatives here before returning home. E B Fontaine and family near Butler visited Walker and Holt families locally. Horace Kinter and family from town, and Mrs R B Lockard and daughter Gold Mae of Blairsville visited Newcastle New Wilmington and Leetonia Ohio relatives. Laura Frederick plans time in Indiana with friends. J A Terpe and family and Joseph Wadsworth visited Cook's Forest last week. Epworth League hiked to Ruth Wetzel’s home for Sabbath meeting. Miss Florence Wissing er and Miss Bertha Wissing er hosted, Mrs James Wynn and Indiana guests stayed with Miss Mayme Barr. E P Pierce and daughter Grace Henry of Indiana were business callers Saturday. Rev Moore of the local M B L church and Rev Patch of Stafford exchanged pulpits Sabbath morning. Mrs Clifford Brady and two children of Royal Oak Michigan visiting J L Simpson family.
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Wallace B. Hopkins
Summit Station
N. Manor
E. P. Pierce
Grace Henry
Indiana
Moore
M. BL
Patch
Stafford
Clifford Brady
Royal Oak
Mich
J. L. Simpson
Social visit roundup at Rochester Mills and nearby towns
Rochester Mills hosts include Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gibson and three children with Miss Stella Gibson from Pittsburgh, and William Jones of Ernest. Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Elder and daughter, plus Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoop of Parnassus visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richardson. Other stops feature Punxsutawney visits by Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dodson and Mrs. Evelette Moore of Indiana and H. H. Ryen and three children with Edgar Work family. Mrs. David Rishell and children spend a couple weeks with G. O. Richardson family.
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M. C. Gibson
Stella Gibson
Pittsburgh
William Jones
Ernest
L. R. Elder
Wm. Gibson
Charles Hoop
Parnassus
Harry Richardson
R. M. Dodson
Punxsutawney
Evelette Moore
Indiana
H. H. Ryen
Edgar Work
David Rishell
G. O. Richardson
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WNU
East Wheatfield
South Bend
Paul King
Bert Patterson
West Lebanon
Anna Mae Anderson
McGaughey
Dan
Mae
Ira Davis
Elderton
Harold McIntire
0. M. Anderson
Ward Devers
Apollo
Harry Devers
Mary Halliday
Will Ruffner
John Montgomery
Marla
Sara Smith
Carl Fleming
Mt. Union
Oliver Hunsberger
Pitcairn
Ed. Boyer
J. W. Moorehead
Wendell Devers
Montgomery
George Spahr
N. A. Davis
Walter Aorbinson
Clara Townsend
Plumville
Lizzie Painter
Earl Wells
James Painter
Som
Melvin Silvis
R. A
Gene Silvis
Progress Office
OUR
Victor
Eureka
P&g
Uality
Sox
Marion Center
Rochester Mills
Pacific
Donald Moorhead
Locust St
the Savings & Trust Co
Indiana, Pa
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