Lady Peggy And Chockey Go To London In Dusty Fashion
Lady Peggy and her waiting woman Chockey slip from their rural world to London in disguise. They reach the King’s Arms in the Strand then seek Kennaston's rooms in a grim lodging, dreaming of marriage and away from sorrow while the city roars around them.
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Hoever
Peggy
Chockey
London
Lefer
Weil
Inn Yard
London Mail
King’s Arms
Strand
Diana Weston
Holywell Road
Lark Lane
Etreete
Innes
Robin McTart
Kennaston
Charwoman
Percy de Bohun
Chuck
Lady Peggy
Percy
Pegsy
Mistress
Oysters A Foot Long At Wholesale Auction
A wholesale oyster dealer notes abnormally large specimens in a new invoice. He selects an eight inch shell and argues age does not affect quality. He mentions Maurice river oystermen claiming oysters may live twenty five years in a neglected cave and continue growing, with some nearly a foot long.
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Maurice River
Philadelphia
Fattening Swans at St. Helen Swan Pit Norwhich
At St. Helen in Norwhich about 100 swans are fattened for the table in a swan pit. Cygnets are fed barley and maize from troughs under water. A fat cygnet weighs about sixteen pounds and costs over $10. Flavor described as between goose and hare.
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St. Helen
Norwich
Fire safety rules for households from London Express
The London Express summarizes a public fire safety card advising actions on flame appearance to shut doors and windows, remove flammables, and use water sparingly. It notes wearing boots, covering with a wet handkerchief, and using water and an extinguishing blanket to escape, with smoke managed by crawling.
Dorothy's Dictionary and the Unbridged Meaning
Dorothy argues with youths over word meanings using a big abridged dictionary. In a later moment she dismisses a school dictionary as invalid, claiming her own unabridged house dictionary shows true meanings with sharp sarcasm.
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Dorothy
Strange House
Federal Life Assurance Company’s 23rd Annual Report
The 23rd annual meeting in Hamilton 1906 reviewed year ending December 31 1904. New business reached 2250 applications for 3 146 500 with 3 010 499 50 accepted. Assets rose 285 919 52 to 2 148 773 87. liabilities 1 962 935 56. surplus 1 055 837 81. Policies on 82 lives paid 157 040. 12 585 reinsured. total payments to policyholders 198 911 54.
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Hamilton
David Dexter
Federal Life Assurance Company
Eees
Ap Eveies Saakan
I Reserve Fund
Eee Ween
Ccccseese
Swyvstery
Kerns
Dr. Potts
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My Lady Pegay
Frances Aymar Mathews
Eilly
London Express
Federal Life Assurance Company of Canada
Stephens
Charles Stiff
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