Dornford Yates Banner Serial: Exon Seeks Brief Secret
Richard Exon befriends the dying Matthew Gering who claims to be Rudolph Elbert Virgil of Brief. Exon tours a tower secret to expose Ferdinand’s imposture, rescue Elizabeth, and uncover the family treasure while thwarting Percy Virgil.
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Richard Exon
Matthew Gering
Gering
Rudolph Elbert Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Exon
Percy Elbert Virgil
Inskip
Winter
Percy
John Herrick
Herrick
Brenda Revoke
Raven
Percy Virgil
Elizabeth
Virgil
Max
Perecy Virgil
Hidden doorway in the tower revealed by stair bolt
In a medieval tower, Richard and Elizabeth endure 39 hours of search to escape. They loosen bars, plan a method via the staircase, and uncover a sliding panel on the thirty-sixth step. A miniature well hides a bolt that could release a hidden rising step and a doorway.
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Elizabeth
Herrick
Richard
Talen
Lady
Brenda
Great Tower of Brief
Merrick
Modern science reshapes Canada gold mining era
Vancouver report notes the sourdough prospectors share the field with geologists and college trained miners. Canadian government plans 40 geophysical expeditions to map under glaciers while placer panning persists in Cariboo as prices stay high. Deep drilling replaces old methods and Yukon shifts to large dredges for rich deposits.
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Canada
Vancouver
B. C
United Press
Detroit Free Press
Dominion
Cariboo
British Columbia
Yukon
Miller and millennial fears through history
The article traces repeated doomsday predictions from medieval prophecy to the year 1844 when William Miller led the Millerite movement. It notes that as each foretold date passed, believers fled possessions and awaited apocalyptic events, a pattern repeated at various times since.
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Mount Zion
Christ
America
William Miller
Remember the Sabbath Day and Rest for the Soul
A sermon on Exodus 20 8 11 and Luke 13 10 17 explains why God commands a day of rest and how to keep it. It urges worship in church serving others and defending faith while avoiding Sunday excess and idleness.
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House of God
Jesus
Paul
God
Christ
Wise Man and Blockhead Compared in Persian Saying
A Persian saying by Sadi contrasts the silent virtuous wise man with the noisy empty blockhead, likening the former to a chest full of virtue and the latter to a warrior's drum that sound fills the air but holds nothing inside.
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Sadi
Hanging ruffled curtains with double rods and valance
The article suggests a method to dress casement windows with ruffled curtains using double curtain rods and a valance board. It recommends easing the top of the ready made valance and offers color ideas with glazed chintz. Contact Mrs. Spears in Chicago for Book 1 Sewing and a quilt leaflet offer.
Household Tips From Old Newspapers
Practical advice on household care and etiquette. Dampen ribbons to press, save salty water to improve coal burning, add a pinch of salt to coffee for flavor, include a cheap vase with hospital flowers, select well fitting stockings, and teach children to wear fresh stockings daily avoiding garters indoors.
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Harold Undqu
Moods Bible
Isipate’ of
China
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Biti Sa
Baie Poets
Imp
Ake BS
United States Dental Company Dept
Milwaukee Ave
Chicago
Firestone Farm Service Bureau
Voice of the Farm
C. P. Mills
St. Joseph
Illinois
Nehawka
Nebraska
Harry Knabe
Hampshire
United States
Maple Valley
USA
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