Countess Curzon of Kedleston among English society’s notable figures
Grace Hinds, later Countess Curzon, widow of Alfred Daggan and wife of Lord Curzon, looms as a fashionable salon presence. Described as tall, graceful, with Titanesque hair and brown eyes, she excels in dress and drawing rooms. Lord Curzon, famed Oxford persona, remains a mystery in how he maintains entry to the House of Lords while courting wealth and beauty.
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Countess Curzon
Kedleston
Grace Hinds
J. Monroe Hinds
United States
Brazil
Alfred Daggan
Jord Curzon
Mayfair
Lord Curzon
Oxford
London
House of Lords
Dated School Quvention Tale and Local Notes
A fragmented note recalls a crowded teachers convention where a polite pupil yielded his seat to a disinterested girl after a theatrical plea in a hallway. The scene ends with a whispered threat from behind and a comic miscue about attention during the lecture. The page also lists social notes from Marshall and surrounding areas with multiple names and travels.
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Indianapolie Ews
Real Estate Transfers in Lafayette County 1920
Deeds filed in Lexington Missouri recorder's office for week ending April 17 1920 list numerous transfers. Mary Misenhelter to Strother Garnhart and wife with 700 dollars for 4 Farmers Add Lexington tract. several other WD and WD notices show parcels in Lexington Odessa Higginsville Mayview and Alma with prices from 75 to 27 980 dollars. The list names buyers sellers and lot or tract descriptions across multiple additions and towns. A brief theatre incident and a humorous anecdote about a banker and a railway worker are noted as side items.
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Recorder's
Lexington, Mo
Lafayette County Abstract Co
Mary Misenhelter
Strother Garnhart
Lexington
G. H. Schmidt
Frans V. Willa
Southside
Alice
Petering
Geo. Rodenberg
Higginsvile
Wm. M. Miller
Ernest E. Elsen
Harry B. Steel
John F. Tyler
Walter W. Graham
Odessa
Mary
Linzie Tyler
Edmonds
A. H. Deke
Farmers Bank Concordia
Olitha F. Niemann
Sam Morgan
Corder
Alma
John M. Beard
Gao
F. Rogge
Pauline S. Berty
Jos
Cook
Higginsville
Mary Smith
Asbury's
Higgingville
Sophia Elliott
Jos Cook
Smith's
Walter B. Waddell
James Stone
EL Rogers
John W. Neet
Lucie Hays
Robert E. Rogers
Sallie J. Ogden
James E. Helm
Ramsey
Meadow Larks Nesting Habits on Golf Courses
Frank W. Chapman notes meadow larks avoid people yet tolerate shared spaces. They nest on courses in early May, building arched nests of grass and laying four to six white eggs speckled brown.
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Frank W. Chapman
India Jute Crop Prospects In 1919 Weather Boosts Output
A report estimates a 10 percent rise in jute acreage in India for 1919 due to favorable weather. The improved crop could yield about 1 000 000 bales, around 7 to 10 percent higher than last year, potentially meeting global demand amid current conditions.
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India
Up to Date Aviation Mystery Phrase In Fragment
Fragmentary OCR reads odd military style phrasing about an aviator and police. Mentions Marconi company and picking up lost Biermigen. Unclear names or concrete events.
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Viet Aviatorm
Marconi Company
Heme Setar
Lafayette Presbytery Meeting Highlights and Local Sermons
The Lafayette Presbytery convened Tuesday with Rev W H Adams of Boonville elected moderator and Rev E D Heollway of Higginville delivering the opening sermon. Dr Gordon of St Louis preached on the personality of the Holy Spirit, welcomed by Rev Xenophon Ryland. lunch and dinner were served at the Mineral Hall. The Corder Journal notes the event and expresses hope for future visits. Meanwhile, Missouri States Conference baseball race heats up as Chillicothe Business Colleges and Kemper Military Academy split wins.
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Lafayette Presbytery
W.H. Adams
Boonville
E. D. Heollway
Higginville
John Crocket
Pleasant Hill
R. L. Cowan
Lexingteen
Gordon
St. Lowuill
Xenophon Ryland
Mineral Hall
Wiley
Sweet Springs
Corder
Corder Journal
Missouri States Conference
Chillicothe Business Colleges
Kemper Military Academye
Local residents make short Kansas City trips
Capt. T. Wiley returned Thursday evening from a business trip to Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McGrew went to Kansas City yesterday evening for a few days’ stay. Frank Murphy of Chicago arrived Wednesday for a few days’ visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary P. Murphy.
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Rory White
Marshall
Heaniy Myers
Kansas City
Michelle Pangborn
George Prauser
Weir
Kansas
Clemy A. Prauser
Leeon Miller
Houstonia
William Miller
W. A. Genther
Llorenece Williamson
W.L. Robb
Liberty
Bert Pangborn
Caernilton
Dick Woodward
Elsie
Marguerite
Mars
Hall
Hemmty Bunch
Enid
Oklahoma
Margaret Miller
William Zeysing
Lo Miller
Charles Miller
Blackwater
N. J. Miller
Thurleon Miller
Palastine
Texas
T. Wiley
E. J. McGrew
Kanas City
Frank Murphy
Chicago
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Matthews Heights
Mayview
Frank Schmidt
Edwin A. Sell
John T. Schrimesher
Earl Duvall
Lee
Chas
W. Kinchloe
Nice Sill
Victor M. Hunton
Wm. Long
Ennie T. Mayer
Isaac Grate
Adi Lexington
Chas. G. Grumke
August Tilly
A. Part
Altha
Campbell
Wm. A. Vandergrift
Thos. R. Taylor
Henry W. Mc-Nee
Wm. A. Hupman
A. Pare
Tom Amor
Sam E
Isaac Haye
EB. Rogers
Meadow
Conegristor
WetMansTee College
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Fritea
U.S
U. S
Usco
Ida
Plain
Central Garage
C. W. Landrum
Waverly, Mo
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