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In a bungalow garden Jack Meredith recovers from malaria as Jocelyn and Maurice Gordon visit. She questions Maurice about a proposed simiacine scheme with Durnovo, and reveals his plan to pressure Jocelyn into marriage. Jocelyn declares she would never marry Durnovo, while Meredith braces for departure home.
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Joseph
Jocelyn
Mr. Meredith
Jack Meredith
Maurice
Meredith
Marie
Maurice Gordon
Loango
Jack
Durnovo
Sense and Sensibility in Keller's Century Magazine
Helen Keller argues that necessity sharpens sight and heightens other senses. She describes how touch, smell and taste expand perception, noting how the blind develop keener hearing and olfaction as nature strengthens the remaining senses.
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City of Light
Helen Keller
Century Magazine
Coffins Vanish From Hall Green Churchyard Mystery
In Hall Green near Birmingham two coffins are missing from a family grave. A couple named Turner bought the plot for their children years ago and later laid them to rest. today gravediggers found the girl's coffin plate but no coffin and the boy's coffin is also gone, raising questions about their fate.
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Hall Green
Birmingham
England
Turner
Duke of Marlborough Tenders Colors on Blenheim Anniversary
Each year the Duke of Marlborough offers a standard bearing three fleurs-de-lis on the anniversary of the Battle of Blenheim. The gesture follows an arrangement with the great Duke and serves as an acquittance for all rents and service due to the crown by the head of the ducal house.
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Duke of Marlborough
Battle of
Blenheim
Ancient Buttons Unearthed in Mediae Val Garments
Archaeologists report over 17000 distinct button types found in pictures of mediae val clothing, highlighting diverse adornment practices and trade networks in the historic period.
Origin of Brandywine Battle Name Traced to Dutch Distillery
The Brandywine battle is noted as a major Washington defeat. The name reportedly derives from a Dutch brandy distillery on the Brentwine stream banks, with Brentwine a Dutch term for brandy or burned wine.
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Brandywine
Washington
Heines German Songs in Early Japanese Translation
The first European book published in Japanese was a translation of Heine's German songs. The note highlights the cultural transfer from Germany to Japan through this landmark literary work.
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Heine
Bugle Calls Replacing Drums in Regular Army
The article notes that all regular army calls are sounded by bugle rather than drum, since drums break easily and are hard to mend in the field and useless when wet. Bugles provide a clearer sound and can be heard farther away.
Old Roman Cocks
Seneca notes Romans had cooking schools and a mastication teacher.
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Seneca
Paying Compliments A Chamber of Polite Art Tales
An essay celebrates the art of sincere complimenting and offers historical examples. It cites Voltaire and Turgot on gout and the Nebuchadnezzar image, then recounts Sir Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Billington, and Haydn reacting to a portrait. The piece emphasizes measured, sincere flattery as a social craft.
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Turgot
Paris
Voltaire
M. Turgot
Nebuchadnezzar
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mrs. Billington
St. Cecilia
Haydn
Reynolds
Nefarious Scoundrels and the Old Orchard Thief
A Newburyport Herald ad accuses a thief who stole apples with scathing terms and threatens public exposure. The piece contrasts florid old‑time rhetoric with a later colonial courtroom moment where a man protests harsh punishment for pumpkins.
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Newburyport Herald
Count Buster Proposal Hinted in Saucy Exchange
In a tabloid style line the overheard chat features Gladys and Jack discussing Count Buster, who allegedly plans to propose after claiming he desires a single kiss. The brisk, cheeky dialogue reflects scandalous social chatter.
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Gladys
Jack
Count Busterbroke
Puck
Real Charity Sparks Remarks About Mr Goodart
Tess says Mr. Goodart offered to kiss her within minutes of meeting. Jess notes his soft heart and charitable nature as a defining trait of Jack Goodart.
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Tess
Mr. Goodart
Jess
Jack Goodart
Poultry Houses in Ontario Warned on Light Ventilation and Cleanliness
Experts describe two types of Ontario poultry houses, small and poorly kept versus newer, well lit structures. Emphasis is on light, dryness, ventilation, straw lofts to reduce moisture, curtain fronts for insulation, and annual cleaning and whitewashing for disease control.
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Ontario
W. A. Graham
C.A.C
Guelph
When the Nose Bleeds
Advice on stopping a nosebleed emphasizes keeping the head up and using handkerchiefs to catch blood. Pressing the upper lip over the artery can slow flow, and if needed a cotton wad under the lip or adrenalin soaked cotton may be applied near the nasal interior.
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Harper & Brothers
Dy Air
Aeurnovo
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