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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
2
John Valiant discovers the Valiant corporation failed and, with sorrow, leaves his Virginia estate. He writes Shirley Dantrider a farewell note, vows to seek a new path, and departs at midnight to bear the weight of love and loss. The narrative traces his disillusionment, the ruined fortune, and a life redirected beyond Damory Court.
In a fragment from an old scrapbook, Shirley reflects on a double image of Beauty Valent and a former lover as Major Valiant lies near death. The Damory court service recalls a life left to Shirley, while Valiant confronts guilt over his role in the crises surrounding her and a missing child.
In a long suspenseful scene a doctor drives Shirley and her mother to Rosewood where a tin packet with a yellow envelope is handed to Mrs. Danridge. She hides the letter, trembling with anticipation as a May garden memory and a long-awaited message loom. TO BE CONTINUED
The piece notes talk’s low cost and variable value, contrasting it with enduring quality. It cites Thomas Edison who, when asked about his deafness, said he thanked God for it daily as it shielded him from others’ talk, letting him focus on his work and thoughts.
A watercolor map of the original Battle of New Orleans plans, drawn under Andrew Jackson's direction by engineer MH Laclotia, was found in an abandoned trunk at the St. Charles hotel cellar. Five veterans signed the map attesting its authenticity, while footnotes feature brief portraits. The discovery is tied to future exposition displays.
The Arabian Nights gained familiarity in Europe after Galland’s French translation in 1704. Critics question the authenticity of parts of Galland’s work, accusing him of fabricating tales like Pits-Gerai¢ and Omar Khayyam.
A humorous slice shows Mrs Mordecai Hammerfest alarmed by her husband Mordy’s breakfast remark and a morning fashion reveal. A street farmer orator preaches kindness to dumb animals, then uses a lesson about two dogs to provoke a childlike miscue about paying for the “tappence” on the little black dog.
A company blast fired seven minutes of alerts during a wedding celebration for the superintendent’s daughter. Five volunteer fire departments responded as fog hampered locating the source from Rutherford Nutley Belleville Garden City and others. Fire crews traced the signal to 217 Brook Avenue in Massapequa New York.
The Kansas City Journal notes that twenty ladies addressed the crowd, while men could have spoken longer. It questions how twenty speeches fit into two booths, suggesting some spoke three or four at a time, highlighting women engaging in public business.
A fragment adores a peculiar habit of a man who claims to earn about four dollars weekly by performing odd tasks. The dialogue hints at a humorous local character and his simple revenue through bowling alleys and dodges.
A reader from Matt Creek Michigan recalls a health trial advocating a breakfast of Grape Nuts with cream eggs and toast to cure indigestion. He credits a lighter, meatless start for improved digestion and stamina, noting initial doubt but eventual better performance at work as a carpenter.
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