Turn My Face to It Once More In The Wilderness
Frere and companions endure a grim night as Dawes, a convict, and Sylvia reveal fear and hunger. Dawes bonds with the child, earns tentative leadership, and plans escape using improvised tools. The group faces scarce food, shifting power, and a looming decision as Dawes hides his true potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frere
Mrs. Vickers
Sylvia
Bates
Missy
Papa
Maurice Frere
Mr. Frere
Rufus Dawes
John Rex
Mr. Bates
Dewee
Ladybird
Dawes
Notable Leaders and Princess Maud in Historic Portraits
A portrait sequence recalls Henry Laurens guiding South Carolina toward liberty and Princess Maud famed for originality and plain manners. Anecdotes describe Laurens negotiating in Europe and Maud defying ceremony while pursuing open air life and writing under Graham Irving. Health tips follow, including remedies for neuralgia boils and colds.
Queen Maud of Norway Portrait Reveals Democratic Spirit
A London correspondent describes Princess Maud, King Edward VII’s daughter, as surprisingly approachable and weary of royal attention. She jokes about riding a bus for a day out, reflecting a laid back, relatable persona during a Norway visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Tussaud
Maud
London
Edward
Norway
Pointer for Brakemen Card Loan Scheme on Trains
A brakeman details a scheme lending his own packs of playing cards on long journeys. Passengers in the smoking car borrow the cards to play whist or poker and contribute a small rental at journey's end, netting him about a dollar per pack. The practice yields five to ten dollars weekly without gambling.
Oblique Musings on Poetry and Perception
A Washington Star quip questions poetry as a display of knowledge in capital letters and punctuation. The text urges doing right by friends and hints that neglecting others leaves only the core of the apple. It also notes that absence from sight does not imply blindness plus madness.
Trained Nurses in Turkey Pioneering Female Care
Dr. Carrington founded the first Marsovan nursing training for Armenian Lusaper, who became a pioneer in western-style nursing in Turkey. Her story illustrates family opposition, later success, and the potential for trained nurses to transform women's lives and public health across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimcelt
Thomas
Pees Carrin
Marsovan
Turkey
Constantinople
Nework Times
Far East
Lusaper
Carrington
Still Smiling Visitor Shares Southern Parish Wit
A visitor offers sympathies to an elderly parson in the South. They joke about congregation members dropping buttons in the plate to fund the pastor’s salary. The old man answers with a luminous smile and plans to repurpose nails for a cornhouse and sinkers for fishing lines, praising the moment with a cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halle
Tayah
Glazed Ham Glazing Steps And Odd Slogan
A recipe advises glazing a cold ham with beaten yolk and brown crumb crust then finishing with thick cream and a quick bake for a crust like. An old saying follows claiming a successful man persuades others to accept his own valuation and a caution about asserting foolish remarks at sea.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Atlanta Constitution
Yonkers Statesman
England
Henry Laurens
South Carolina
Laurens
Boston
Charleston
Provisional Congress
Friends of
Nberty
Continental Congress
John Hancock
Holland
Tower
John Laurens
Paris
Flord
Bergen
Prince Charles of
Denmark
Lot Lorne
Wolferton Station
Royal Parks
Miss Mills
Prince George
Duke of Clarence
Graham Irving
Glaad
Queen Maud
Ney Fey
Queen Maud OF
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