Lady Rosa Bingley Hears of Ernest Bingley Scam in London
In a gilt filled London restaurant Rosa Bingley learns her father Ernest is suspected of duping a chain of men including a Park Lane magnate named Punder for twenty thousand pounds. Rosa plans to pursue Bingley while continuing wedding preparations with Clara-Martha Phelps, as Max the impresario contemplates future schemes.
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Rosa
Clara Martha Phelps
Earl
Rosa Bingley
Ernest Bingley
Bingley Castle
Punder
London
Tad
Bingley
Iowa
Ohio
Bunco Bingley
Mr. Punder
Clara-Martha Phelps
Roma
Vienna
Clara- Martha
Venice
Ernest
Lady Rosa
Max
Tiberius
Thames Embankment
English Peers Turned Into Everyday Words
The article notes that English nobles have lent their names to common terms such as the Earl of Sandwich inspiring a meat between bread and the seventh Earl of Cardigan giving a sweater name, the Duke of Wellington to boots and a cooking apple, and a Crimean War general Raglan to an overcoat, reflecting a trend highlighted by So You're Going magazine. It laments modern transport and media shaping a standardized suburban mindset, echoing Rural Advocate concerns about urban influence on rural life.
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Earl of Sandwich
Seventh Earl of Cardigan
Duke of Welligton
Raglan
Abbot's 13th Century Skeleton Found in Arbroath Abbey Ruins
In Arbroath Abbey Scotland a stone coffin with laurel leaves and a skeleton believed to be a 13th century abbot was found in the ruined chapter house. A light rain makes roads notably more slippery than a downpour. 226s.
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Arbroath ‘Abbey
Scotland
Umpire Punch Sparked West Virginia Court Thought
A West Virginia baseball umpire was punched after a disputed strike. The judge dismissed the case citing a player’s right to be mad and fight. The Winnipeg Tribune ponders if a litigant might test the judge’s reaction in court.
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United States
Manna
Heaven
West Virginia
Winnipeg Tribune
Railroads Of Tomorrow Freight Trains Will Travel Faster
A Pullman advertisement touts a future of high speed freight and passenger trains replacing today’s travel. It describes streamlined engines cutting through time, with freight moving faster than current passenger service, and notes how language and definitions shift with advancing transport.
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Pullman
Near Sea Tragedy A Nova Scotia Fishing Pair Rescued
Two Yarmouth fishermen John Jacquard and Burton Hemlow from the schooner R. B. Hutt were lost in dense fog after leaving Yarmouth for the Grand Banks. Drifted two days, they were rescued by the Danish freighter Gyda and landed at Cape Negro near Yarmouth. The Hutt crew searched unsuccessfully before returning to port.
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Nova Scotia
Yarmouth
John Jacquard
Burton Hemlow
Grand Banks
Jacquard
Hemlow
Gyda
New York
Cape Negro
N.S
Underground Post Office in Opal Field South Australia
Coober Pedy in South Australia hosts an underground post office unique worldwide. Prospectors live in carved “rooms” in soft sandstone hills, with a bank and postal facility inside. The town’s name mirrors the local aboriginal term for white man’s burrow.
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Thomas Allen
Publsher
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Yank
Rosa Hah
Paris
Dr. Wyncoop
Wyncoop
Countess of Bathberry
Onslow Square
Prnde
E. Bingley
Ducky
Mrs. Phelps
Georgie-porgie
Clara
Martha Phelps
Mlady Max
Rome
Nero's
Is Lordship
Maxaid
Bira
Zuseau
England
Earl Baldwin
Gyproc
Cavoany
Man
Underground
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Unipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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