From Rag Warehouse to Regal Bride in Silk Attire
Floribel, a rag shop girl labeled Proribel by Madame Jacobs, finds a hidden paper that leads to the wealthy Willis family. A noble rescue transforms her into Arlo Willis’s ward and future bride, ending her life in humble sorrow and rising to society’s spectacle as the season’s queen.
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Floribel
Woorey
Madam Jacobs
Ario Willis
Mfg
Ivan Neal
Jacobs
Madame
Prines
Willig
Neal
Neal Floribel
Arma
Willis
Arlo Willis
Arlo
Pigeon Mother Adopts Chick Brood in Redondo Beach
Miss Marie McElligott, a pigeon breeder in Redondo Beach California, found a pet pigeon caring for seven newly hatched bantam chicks. The bird had earlier stolen a match from her mistress and vanished during an urgent search. She later returned with a brood of young birds from a discarded egg in the granary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie McElligott
Redondo Beach
Cal
Jurgent
Found the Missing Brooch Prompts Mystery Tale
A Baltimore Virginia residence tale features a missing diamond brooch from a prominent officer’s wife. A trusted servant, a mixed-background maid, and a fortune teller spark suspicion and eventual discovery of the jewel that night among the mistress’s gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Baltimore
Virginia
Alice
Mary
Frugality and Charity Warned by William Penn
Penn advises temperate living within means and prudent frugality. Do not overextend kindness, though assist the poor, giving voluntarily for their good and the Lord. Seek sufficiency for life, provision for children, and moderation in all acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Avalanches Hit Swiss Alps Amid Italian Quake Aftermath
An unusual number of avalanches struck the Swiss Alps this winter, reportedly linked to earthquakes in Italy. One avalanche swept the St Gothard railway, burning hundreds of feet of packed snow to 25 feet deep and halting traffic. The Alpina village of Ober gestolen, high above, was buried but residents reportedly escaped after warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Swiss Alps
Italy
St Gothard
Alpina
Obergestolen
Soldier in Alsace Refuses Duty Over Thigh Cramp
From French trenches in Alsace a sleeping soldier wakes with a leg cramp and cannot rise. First his superiors urge action, but he stubbornly refuses while a doctor arrives later to examine the case.
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Alsace
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Augustus Goodrich Sherwin
W. G. Chapman
Eloister
Palace
Proribel
Old Jacobs
Madame Jacobs
Jewel
Albert
Belgium
Sta
Nisuwe Rotterdammer Courant
Bheil
Rolf
King
Gilet
Samuel Toner
Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Spoha
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Jod
U. 3
Desa
Standard Oil Company
Biel
Middle West
Polarine
Polarime
AM Indiana Corporation
Chicago
U.S, A
Gare
Ars
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
C.J. Breaton
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