Double Portraits and Grotto Tales From a Curious Page
A nostalgic collage describes Rose Murphy of Brooklyn in a smiling double portrait. It blends a child’s composition tale with Capri’s Blue Grotto splendor and a legend about Dunderberg, interleaved with a riddle whose answer is an apple.
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Hone
Indy
Amy
Deans
Roseene
Rose
Jose Murphy
Brooklyn
Capri
Naples
Jast
The Wrong William Brown and a Sister’s Misread Love
A shipboard romance triggers a mistaken identity when William Brown's sister Alice confuses him with her lover. After a joyful reunion, a Central Park drive reveals the mix up as Alice embraces the real suitor, leaving the impostor to console her.
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Sotthampion
Bat
New York Bay
Thore
Moe
Waow
William Brown
Alice Brown
Poet Line
Central Park
the Pilaga
Hint
Elrl
Meade
Brown
Will Brown
Who Is My Neighbor in Jesus Parable and Law
A sermon summary contrasts Jesus parable of the Good Samaritan with a lawyer’s challenge to keep the Law. It emphasizes that true neighborliness is acts of compassion beyond outward piety, and that love fulfills the Law. The piece notes salvation as personal and stresses virtues like kindness, generosity, and long suffering as essential to Christian living.
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Hudson River
Washington Irving
Jesus
Jordan
Terea
Doctor of Theology
Israel
Desna Agin
Jericho
Lijkewise
Jerusalem
Telft
Tewenberiod
St Peter
Ami
Jesus Christ
Peter
Supreme Court Leaks and Longhand Decisions Retold
An old story recalls a 19th century leak in Supreme Court decisions. A broker bought advance copies, prompting reforms that now keep rulings written only in longhand to prevent future leaks. The tale notes lasting delays in announcing decisions and contrasts past practices with present safeguards.
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Sovas
Supreme Court
Wall Street Journal
The Resemblance and Quips Around Airships and Worry
The Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on airships and theatre flights with playful exchanges about guilt and appetite. A husband’s sweeping remark lampoons a wife’s broom led argument while Archytns and Montague note humorous reflections on worry and propriety.
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Hin
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American Press
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Tother
Bigle
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Samaritan
Phow
Tien
Samartrail
OUR
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Atlanta Constitution
Tfcense
Ehrchange
Archytns
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Montague
Nutley
Central
L. J. Prrtersen
Chestnut Street
Nutley, N. J
Thomas Nichols
Brookfield Ave
Elm PL
Bloomfiel Charles, AL Keyler
Ambalmer
Bloomfie
Nisht
del Monte
Armona
Delaware
Washington PL
Grand Central Terminal
Delawaria
Lehighah Company
Riverside
Newark
Franklin
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