His Pilgrimage by Victor Redcliffe a tale of penance love and guilt
Elwyn Pearce a top employee hides a long secret love for Naomi Dale his stenographer and guardian to an invalid mother. A recurring annual pilgrimage leads him to a poor district to aid families, haunted by a past crime linked to Morton Willis a traveler who died in a gambling raid. Naomi shows quiet pity as Pearce confronts his sin and its ripple through their lives.
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Diwyn Pearce
Wadhhms
Naomi Dale
Truc Ture
Naomihen
Rt. Pearce
Naomi
Mecca
Elwyn Pearce
Trer
Pearce
Morton Willis
Vearce
Péarce
Oth Amps
Temptation
Shen le Sual
Ehwyo Pearce
Muggins the bulldog temper proves trying at home
A bulldog named Muggins endures a dull winter with his owner's mother as guardian. He romps only on leash, claws shrubs, digs, and fights a neighbor Irish terrier when provoked. After a rambunctious outburst ending with the terrier limping away, mother vows to cease being guardian to her son’s pet.
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Muggins
Muggina
Mother
Mugegins
Mugglins
Real Home in the Air in Moulton Vicarage Garden
A boyish home in the sky was built in the vicarage garden at Moulton Northamptonshire by the vicar’s son. He climbed a sixty foot tree then, with two friends, fashioned footholds from iron, built a hut among the top branches, and raised a flag to mark the Pater Pan like abode. A cycle wheel used as a windlass hauled up tea and other boyish comforts.
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Vicarage
Moulton
Northamptonshire
England
What It Wouldn't Cure
A New York physician, returning to his office after a long day, encountered a servant with a bottle and note from a patient. The note claimed a remedy prescribed by a woman and asked if the doctor would try it for a cold. The doctor replied he had not examined the substance and could offer no suggestion, noting that if the prior patient was treated for virulent impertinence she remains uncured.
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New York
Village Store Owner Complains of Speech Makers Noise
The village store proprietor says some speech-makers tire of hearing themselves while old Joe Struthers agrees that human nature is the same in politics as elsewhere. A man dislikes the noise but not the one producing the practice.
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Old Joe Struthers
Ups and Downs in a Changing Powell Era
A brief editorial notes Howell Times shifting stance and Powell support, forecasting a future where airship commerce dominates. It warns that those remaining on earth may be viewed as outcasts, reflecting optimistic yet cryptic period tone.
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Howell
Powell
Fly Prevention and Early Summer Pest Control
Fly prevention is most effective in spring with sanitation and proper storage. Kill efforts in May and June reduce August fly populations, as uncovered garbage and exposed edibles draw breeding sites. Use fly catchers whether or not the home is screened and keep foods covered on cool shelves. The article also notes small motorboats mastering the Atlantic, citing Detroit’s 24 day, 2800 mile voyage and earlier crossings by Seabird and Kathrine, with other long trips by small craft.
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Atlantic Ocean
Mercantile Marine
Captain Day
Queenstown
Detroit
New York
Atlantic
Day
Rhode Island
Gibraltar
Catherine
Liverpool
Weymouth
England
Pernambuco
Brazil
Maupassant’s Unknown Friend Revealed in Paris Review
The unknown confidante of Guy de Maupassant, described as a Slav in culture and a Paris Saint Petersburg society queen, inspired his romance Notre Coeur and the heroine of the work. A prince once courted her, but she remained faithful to Maupassant and may publish recollections in a new book likely to tempt Parisian readers.
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Guy de Maupassant
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Victor Redcliffe
Vyright
Western Newspaper Union
Ruttenberg’s
Ya Moore
Georgette
Coats
Blaek
LYS
America
Eoanhbas Canaware
Dinsmore Bros
Lndiana, Pa
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