Esperance's Fractious Welcome At Her Cousins Home
Esperance travels to Ribchester to stay with Cornelia Bertha and the dean. She endures stiff English hospitality, sharp questions about education and books, and a tense first night as she grapples with homesickness, disappointment, and longing for her father.
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Esperance
France
Cornelia
Eserance
Cornea
Chichy
Auvergaa
Jon
Bertha
Mrs. Mortlake
Christabel
Souslus
Mia
Morilake
Javette
Rene Dean
Bernice
Kale
Aegular de Mausilou
Osperance
Portis
Kidderminster
Madbison
Telaios
Mortlake
Aittle
Euch
Mabilton
Garneta
Gaspard
London
Cornela
Literaure
Most Wonderful Cave in Tonga Hidden Rock Chapel of the Seas
The Weekly Telegraph describes a remarkable cave in Tonga formed in a rock six feet high and six feet wide at low tide. A native chief’s son discovered a hollow interior with stalactites after diving through a six foot opening. Natives use the cave’s secret to disappear underwater when pursued by enemies.
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Tonga
South Pacific
Byron
Weekly Telegraph
Substitutor Quip Echoes From Drugstore Pulpit
A preacher hurls a line about balm in Gilead. A druggist in a back pew retorts with a wry offer of a substitute. The note adds a line about the University of Chicago and a vegetarian club of forty two members.
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Gilead
The
University of Chicago
Improvements in Tomatoes and Maple Syrup Quality
Readable excerpts note better tomato shape and pulp, with smoother skin and smaller size improved over time. maple syrup standards discussed, with 11 pounds of sugar per gallon typical and 12 pounds per gallon achievable, if boiled strong and sealed hot for long-term storage. Garden notes cover sowing seeds by soil readiness, potash in orchards, and Kohlrabi as German table veggie. chicken care and egg economics also touched.
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Dixie Farmer
Beaton
Caring for Horses in Spring Work Do's and Don’ts
Uncle John in New York Farmer notes it is cruel to push horses into heavy work after winter idleness. Prioritize cleaning stalls and yards, provide water before feeding, avoid feeding rye to mares in foal, and start spring tasks early. Keep barns dry, compost offensive wastes, and ensure horses drink before meals to prevent indigestible feed.
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John
New York
Les
Tim,n
Farm Journal
Non Swearing Knights Aim To Curb Profanity In Chicago
The Chicago Chronicle reports the Non Swearing Knights plan divisions in Chicago to reduce strong language. Members pledge to abstain from swearing, with no penalties for violations, and women are eligible though vocalists are sought. Ten years in, founder Wrau has drawn 2,100 railroad men to promise restraint when agitated or shoes fail on frogs.
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Chicago
R . Wysn
W. Kerr
Wrau
Chicago Chronicle
Prince Eats Pancakes in Danish Village Tale
The tale reports Prince Charles of Denmark visiting a small town, stopping at a farmhouse for a drink. A housewife serves pancakes and refuses payment saying soldiers are poor. He jokes about being richer than most soldiers since his grandfather is king, and she flips the pan in fright before recovering.
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Prince Charles
Denmark
Bierre
New York
No Misrepresentation Tndignant Purchaser Row
A heated exchange centers on a horse sale. The purchaser complains the horse backs and cannot cross a bridge, while the seller Degler justifies the sale. The buyer claims reliance on an advertisement and education in handling the animal.
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Degler
Writer's Cramp Struggles With Food Deprivation Sickness
A Seribler writer reports a long lapse in meals and growing writer's cramp. Atticus questions whether ailment is in fingers or stomach, cited by Somerville Journal as local concern.
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Atticus
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M. Lemercley
Rilchester
Lorant
Lacy
Aspard
Cherse
R. Browning
Joneliness
Ribchester
Hilchester
Rae
Eapernice
Bapernee
Eeperance
Rand
Tondon
Che Alege
Paris
Ouitl
Germany
Prince
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