Courtland at War and the Duchess’s Dilemma
In Courtland a looming siege tests Joan of Hohenstein’s resolve as she orders readiness at the gates. Werner pledges loyalty as Joan and Margaret wrestle a forbidden concern. Boris and Jorian report Plassenburg forces marching, while Theresa von Lynar ministers to the wounded and vows for a future alliance.
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Joan
Margaret
Theresa von Lynar
Theresa
Isle Rugen
Henry the Lion
Prince Conrad
Conrad
Hohenstein
Plassenbureg
Maurice
Preacher Diver Rope-Walker Draws Crowds in West Virginia
Reporter from Parkersburg, West Virginia details the Rev J J T Copen known as Coven who preaches from a rock pulpit fifty feet high and performs high dives from a seventy to eighty foot springboard. He walks a tight rope across rivers and canyons to lure listeners and illustrates his sermons with perilous feats. He claims to form a new creed preaching through a megaphone and believes in reincarnation, comparing himself to Elijah and Napoleon in past lives.
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South
Kev
Parkersburg
W Va
Dispatch
James Josiph Tecumseh Copen
Coven
Wirt
J. J. T. Copen
Pire
Kanawha
The Wooing of Boris and Jorian in Courtland
Boris and Jorian argue over loyalty and Theresa von Lynar while plotting a risky night escort in the Castle of Courtland. The two captains prep in armor and discuss delays, then the sisters Anna and Martha Pappenheim arrive to mock their appearance.
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Courtland
Plassenburg
Boris
Anna
Martha Pappenheim
Toy Vendor Tests Boys With Prices in Trade Tale
In Kansas City Times anecdote two dirty faced boys question a vendor selling toys. The vendor lists items and prices from five to twenty cents. When asked how much money they have the boys reply they have none, and the vendor tells them to leave.
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Kansas City Times
Roosevelt Visit at Maine State Fair Sparks Mixed Reactions
A Bangor crowd recalled President Roosevelt's 1910 Maine fair appearance. A large country woman rushed forward, then gasped that his looks “just like any other man,” revealing plain varied impressions from onlookers.
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Roosevelt
Bangor
Ene
Town Jay Gould Founded in Gouldsboro Hampered by Decline
Gouldsboro in Lackawanna county Pennsylvania named for Jay Gould is now a deserted village. A Lackawanna county school report notes public school enrollment has dwindled to fifteen pupils and local tanneries and sawmills have disappeared.
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Jay Gould
Gouldsboro
Lackawanna County
Taylor
Demands Made on Diplomats Queer Requests to Officials
Andrew White recalls in his St Petersburg tenure odd pleas from a midwestern town that mailed cheap quilt squares signed by European rulers to be sold at a fair. The same era’s envoy to France faced a note asking him to send a French ribbon sample match for local shoppers.
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Andrew White
St. Petersburg
Middle West
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Europe
France
Paris
A Triumph Over Obstacles in Kitchen Trial
A couple enjoys their first home dinner as they reveal nervousness and relief. The wife confesses she improvised sauce using cough syrup to avoid detection, while the husband declares he loved it. The exchange ends with shared laughter and contentment.
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Fred
It Didn’t Work. News to Spread Among Your People
A colonel tells a colored man to spread news that he will set a spring gun in his hen house and claim no responsibility if it shoots. The man doubts the warning will work since the house was cleaned out last night and there may be no occasion to return.
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Jorian
Marthe
Boris
Jorlan
Frank Anna
Joran
George
Bekase
Fab
Cleve
Where Children Are Sold on a Slave Trade Route
In Harper's Magazine Henry W. Nevinson recalls a voyage to Benguela where five young native boys, 10 to 12 years old, were bought by white owners after landing. He notes prices around 60 mithrels each and observes frequent sales and higher-than-expected values for enslaved children.
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Benguela
Henry W. Nivinson
Harper's Magazine
Cruel Jest on Proud Papa Over Adoption Ads
A young man in a Market Street office, new father, is overwhelmed by calls after an adoption ad is placed for his baby. Callers ask gender, weight, hair and eye color, and even if it can say goo goo. One offer of $100 is reported.
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Papa
Market Street
Tme
Philadelphia Record
Denison to Leave Service of Japan Retires from Key Post
H. W. Denison an American attorney who has served twenty five years as legal adviser to the Japanese foreign office will retire and return to the United States within a year. He is the only American to hold such a high position in a foreign government. He reviews major documents before Japan's foreign office. Likely succession by a Japanese is anticipated.
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Mr. Denison
Wise Woman Fools German Farmer With Pot of Gold Payment
In Langensalza near Erfurt a self styled wise woman claimed to cast out evil spirits. A farmer and family paid 70 000 marks to secure Satanic relief, burying a pot with coins and fireworks to appease Beelzebub, then turned to police when relief failed.
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Erfurt
Germany
Beelzebub
Langensalza
Mamimon
Satan
Originality of Thoreau as Seen by Friends
F B Sanborn recalls Thoreau as strikingly original with Emerson in handwriting and thought. He notes Thoreau avoided biographical recollections, walked barefoot to a village field with his cow, rarely reread books, and shifted quickly from one moment to the next with vigorous forward motion.
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Thoreau
Mr. Emerson
Mr. Thoreau
Concord
F. B. Sanborn
Salvation on the Links from Manchester Bishop Plan
The Manchester bishop proposes church outreach by following people to weekend resorts. Golf links would host missionaries who sing a short hymn after each drive. If a foezie occurs the hymn may be sung vigorously to drown lay remarks.
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Manchester
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Long Boris
Joan of
Joan Beheld
Bers
Hugo
Barry
Mesopotamia
Martha
Anna Pappenheim
Preacher
Elijah
Copen
Megaphone
Nwapoleon
Rev. J. J. T. Copen
Long Man
Prince Wasp
Sle Rugén
Prince Margaret
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