Secret Service Intrigue in Richmond Spring 1865 Drama
In 1865 Richmond a Confederate secret service plot unfolds as Mrs. Varney fears betrayal by a trusted suitor. Edith Varney obtains a presidential commission for Captain Thorne while Arrelsford and Jonas confront treachery. A covert plan uses the telegraph to mislead Union forces, with Thorne’s fate and Edith’s loyalty at stake.
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Thorne
Edith
Caroline Mitford
Wilfred
Mr. Arrelsford
Confederate
Secret Service
Jonas
Mrs. Varney
Mr. Arrestsford
Arrelsford
Jenes
Arréleford
Evry
Captain Thorne
War Department
Washington
Richmond
Edith Varney
Varney
Atrelsford
History's most famous toy a bright diamond stone
A Dutch farmer found a bright stone used by Boer children as a toy in 1867. The stone led to examination in Cape Town and sparked the discovery of South African diamonds. It later sold for 500 pounds at the Paris exhibition. Also notes a belief in soul gaining dolls in Japanese folklore and a Roman Saturnalia myth.
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Cape
South Africa
Varro
London Chronicle
Wilson urges banking reform tied to tariff revision
President Wilson addresses a joint session calling for a public, elastic currency and banking system. He argues for credit mobilization and government control to free business while preventing concentration of monetary power. He urges swift congressional action.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
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Banka
Music Napoleon's Solace on St Helena Footnote
A newly noted detail in G L De St M Watson's book says Napoleon found solace in music on St Helena via a piano imported from England at a personal cost of £122. The performer may have been Mme Bertrand and the instrument was later moved from the island after Napoleon's death.
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G. L. de St. M. Watson
Napoleon
St. Helena
Plano
England
Mme. Bertrand
Lesson for June 29 on Stephen and Joseph
Moody Bible Institute outline reviews Acts 7 and Hebrews lessons. It highlights Stephen’s defense and Joseph’s life as a type of Christ, focusing on faith and God’s eternal purposes, with dangers of deceit and the need for repentance.
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The
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
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Israel
Abraham
Tarael
Joseph
Egypt
God
Jacob
Isaac
Christ
Christ Joseph
Rebekah
Jehovah
Hsa
Esau
Josaph
Benjamin
Christ Jesus
Lance
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