Cleopatra and Bluffing Pearls Referenced in Classic Tale
The line notes Cleopatra as not the only woman to soak pearls to bluff, reflecting a story of maritime chic and strategic display. It hints at wealth, status, and theatrical deception tied to pearl symbolism in historical myth.
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Cleopatra
Scouting trip to London Jamboree described by Tom Hoffman
Mt. Sterling native Tom Hoffman recounts the June to September 1920 Boy Scouts of America trip to New York Fort Hamilton and the Pocahontas voyage, the London Jamboree at Olympia, visits to Warwick Castle and Paris, and return aboard the Princesse Mateika with 800 American burials. Hoffman notes meeting Lady Astor and Ambassador John W. Davis, and praises Troop 2 as the best.
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Fort Hamilton
23Rd Street
Central Park
Denver
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Gigilliat
Culver Military Institute
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Ind
Southhampton
London
Mildway Park
Bank of England
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Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Warwick Castle
Lady Astor
M. P
John W. Davis
U. S
Old Deer Park
Richmond
Boy Scouts of America
English Channel
Paris
Marly
Eiffel Tower
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Woods
Belleau Wood Cemetery
Soissons
Brussels
Antwerp
Cardinal Mercer
Landen
Belgium
Brest
St. Nazairre
Mateika
The
Battery
Dad
Commodore Hotel
Old Mt. Sterling
Political hypocrisy over campaign finance allegations
The writer questions Republican moral posturing over Governor Cox’s charge of a huge fundraising push to win the presidency. They note past reactions to Senator Newberry’s ten year sentence for campaign spending and to early funding for Wood and Lowden, arguing the party treats legal breaches differently from moral concerns.
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Newberry
Senate
Wood
Lowden
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