Barbau of Java and a Shakespeare folio discovered
A misread excerpt describes the Barbau or butaie in Java guiding carts through villages and a pastoral image of children on their backs. Maurice Hawlett, a guest at an English manor, finds a tall old Shakespeare folio worth $30,000 in the library. A daily Peking paper has circulated since around 750 AD.
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Sufalges
Java
Barbau
Vo Wang
Maurice Hawlett
Familly
Peking
No Popes Named Peter In Catholic History
The article notes churches favor St Peter over other saints but records that no pope has used the name Peter. It explains that the papal practice of taking a new personal name began in AD 884 with Peter di Peter becoming Sergius II. It asserts no pope has revived or preserved the name Peter since then.
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Peters
St. Peter
Peter
Peter di Peter
Peter the Second
Sergius the
Egyptian Temples Show Sun Lit Interior Purpose
Egyptian temples were oriented east and west to greet the equinox sunrise lighting their dark interiors. In ancient belief the sun god Re dwelt in every temple, a small replica of heaven. A temple was described as heaven within, with Re rising inside it.
Five Thousand Dollars in a Mountain Cabin Plot
In a Depression era tale Hank Winton, pursued by a five thousand dollar bounty, contemplates escape or surrender as a young family faces hardship. The plot threads include a tense plot to flee with a hidden child, a mercy-hinted reunion, and a murky choice between freedom and duty. A neighborly sting of greed and care threads through the mountain drama.
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Hank Winton
Hank
Molly
Sid
Tom
Hunk
Miss O'Dell Attracts Attention In Widdimer’s Store
In Widdimer's Store, KRANTZ, with fifteen years at the department, vows to protect Miss O'Dell who is newly earning twelve dollars a week, her first money. The scene sets a cautious mentor moment as the young woman starts her earnings.
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Widdimer's
Miss Krintz
Widdimer
Mary O'Dell
Miss Krantz
Miss O'Dell
Miss Krante
Nex
Widdisner
Mary
Mae Widdiner
Fand
Maury O'Dell
Migs O'Dell
Krantz
Refused to Be Dampened and Wartime Wit Parade
A collection of quips from the Boston Transcript and American Legion Weekly recalls damp weather in England, a colonel's witty welcome to fog, and lighthearted lines about debt of service. The items mix humor with wartime sentiment and domestic contrasts.
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England
American Legion Weekly
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