The Story of Francis Cludde on the Dutch Boat
On a Dutch river voyage, Francis Carey learns he is among new allies, the duchess Katherine Willoughby and Master Bertie, while safeguarding a secret letter. The trio discuss birth and name as a bond forms, and a troubled dream is eased by Mistress Anne’s reassurance as they near Arnheim on the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Charles Randon
Henry VIII
Husand
Richard
Bishop Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner
Muchees
England
Clarence
Gardiner
Philip
Bertie
Bertile
Peter
Paul
Stony Stratford
Mistress Clarence
Mistress Anne
Grace
Endeurified
Knight
Cludde of
Coton
Anthony
Henry
Francis Carey
Carey
Katherine Willoughby
Deave
Francis
Bertle
Tamip
Waal
Goreum
Nimuegen
Petronilla
Dreas
Arnheim
Rhine
Night of wolves and witches ends with seven named threats
A fragmentary verse scene describes werewolves and seven women led by Anna and others in a circle chanting threats. A separate news note reports Australia finishing a 2036 mile rabbit-proof fence at £250000, with traps daily destroying rabbits. The piece also notes British shipyards producing 20 to 25 percent of world output and reflects on love guiding duty.
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Anna
Wille
Witchu
Australia
Suggestions on Tuberculosis in Cattle
Dr A Johnson, Iowa health official, argues cows with tuberculosis can appear healthy yet spread disease. He outlines the slaughter and Bang methods, proposes state county farms for tuberculous breeding stock, and calls for government testing and compensation as needed.
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A. Johnson
Sioux City
Iowa Health Bulletin
Paris adopts humane method for abandoning infants
A Paris correspondent describes how France handles infant abandonment. Parents may surrender a child at the Hospice des Enfants Assistés with no required name or reason, while mothers can declare intent to abandon at lying in hospitals with sealed information. Abandoned children are given names, placed with nursing families, taught a trade, and serve in the military, aiming for better prospects than exposure in harsh homes.
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Paris
London
Hospice Des Enfants Assistes
Representative Burleigh of Maine a seasoned publisher and statesman
Representative Burleigh of Maine stands out as a long time newspaper man. He edits the Kennebec Journal and has held statewide offices including governor and state treasurer.
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Burleigh
Maine
University
Kennebec Journal
Cedar Creek War Letter From Civil War Soldier Found
Wm E Gantt, a Sioux City pioneer lawyer, rediscovered a Civil War letter written at Cedar Creek October 19 1864. He recalls the Union rout and Sheridan charge, with vivid scenes of confusion, pursuit, and a final Union victory as the Army recovered its lines and captured artillery.
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Wm. E. Gantt
Sioux City
Gantt
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Newport
Penn
Signal Corps
Mr. Gantt
Sth
19Th
6Th Corps
Rebs
W. E. Gants
Women Eligible for the Place of First Lady of the Land
A 1910s social page surveys potential First Ladies, highlighting Mrs. William H. Taft as a White House guest favorite, Mrs. William J. Bryan as Democratic front, and others like Mrs. Charles E. Hughes and Mrs. Roosevelt as prominent choices. It notes domesticity, hosting, and public image among candidates.
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First Lady OF the Land
White House
William H. Taft
Hayes
Taft
Washington
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Charles E. Hughes
Executive
Albany
Philander
Harles W. Fairbanks
Speaker Cannon
Helen Cannon
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
George Gray
Delaware
A Few Suggestions For The Sewing Room
A short instructional note describes making a bedspread from unbleached muslin. It covers sizing the fabric to bedspread scale, hemming and tacking on a quilt frame, drawing a design with a lead pencil, threading warp through a small darning needle, stitching around a round object, and bleaching the finished piece to achieve a fur-like appearance.
Skirt Assembly Technique for Over Skirt Hem
Instructions describe placing an outer skirt over a finished waist skirt, turning under the hem to meet the edge of the under skirt, and pinning every six to eight inches. Unpin the outer skirt while keeping pins in the hem. Reattach the skirt and then baste and sew the hem without trouble.
How to Repair a Button and Extend Corset Wear
A practical sewing note explains using a hairpin across the button shank to anchor thread, then sewing through the eye and fabric to fasten a button securely. It also suggests basting stockinet dress shields over the corset front to protect garments and renew them frequently.
Sewing tip to save time with needles and pattern marks
Keep Needles for Emergency. Thread needles with white and black thread and knot ends to speed up morning routines. Use bast ing thread through perforations to mark patterns instead of pencils or chalk, leaving long ends and knotting each, then pull apart to cut. Pattern stays accurate with one pinning.
Numbered pills mix up in canal zone clinic
Gladstone a Jamaican assistant to a district physician in the canal zone substitutes pills when number six is exhausted. For a Spanish laborer needing medicine the assistant gives one pill from number four and one from number two, explaining the mix up to the doctor.
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Gladstone
Canal Zone
Optimist Defined as Bright-Side Believer in Loans
An exchange defines an optimist as one who looks on the bright side of everything and believes friends will return all money borrowed. The remark casts optimism as naïve faith in repayment.
Dotted Swiss Fabrics Shine in Wide Summer Designs
Dotted Swiss remains a top summer fabric with wide appeal in many designs and colors this season. Fashion houses and retailers showcase the airy material in blouses dresses and accessories, emphasizing its light texture and playful pattern.
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Francis Cludde
Queen Mary
Stanley J. Weyman
Mistress Bertram
Ursula
Eve
Kate
Barbara
Lizzy
Bet
Johann Goethe
Catile
Martinsburg
Newtown
Bryan
Lippincott’s
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