When a Mean Sus The Woman Across the Street
Forbes, a magazine illustrator, fixates on a mysterious woman who passes his studio daily. He fantasizes about her looks and uses her as inspiration, while chasing new faces for work. A chance poker call interrupts his routine as he scrambles to glimpse her again, unsure who she is or why she captivates him.
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Forbes
Popular Piffie
Pifie
George
Jason
Deuces
Evan
Darden
Ton Tate
Jillson
Piffe
Hall of Fame
Temple of Forgetfulness
Harry
Cannes
Dryden
Mr. Jillson
Wheedon
Jones
Carlyle
Miller
Crawford
The Clever Gentleman Thief Baffles Police
A lazy reader recalls a long feature on a celebrated thief whose raids total over a hundred thousand dollars in jewels. An amateur detective argues the thief moves in elite circles and waits with patient cunning. the Bertillon system will never identify him. The piece notes the police never trapped this genius, who vanishes as if an explosion, an elusive hoax or rich young man’s game.
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Forbes
Metropolitan Police
Mr. Amateur
Forbes in a Silent Heist Dream of the Big Studio
Forbes, a sought after painter with a knack for gossip, climbs to Jillson’s penthouse to surprise the poker group. He overhears nothing, then spots a masked intruder and a safe in the shadowed hallway, panic rising as a masked figure points a pistol. The scene ends with “TO BE CONTINUED.”
Sir Christopher Wren’s Style Returns to Modern Fashion
Architects adopt Wren’s classical vocabulary in contemporary designs citing his enduring influence on public spaces and urban form. The article notes ongoing trend among leading firms to reinterpret baroque details for today’s structures.
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Christopher Wren
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Window Box Caster Stands For Winter Plant Pots
Practical guide for making window plant boxes on casters using discarded table legs or pine boards. Describes filling a shallow box with sand to support pots, painting colors, and arranging boxes to maximize light while preventing frost damage. Advises watering roots before potting and suggests sparing large windows for light.
Save Your Bulbs for Next Spring Planting
Do not discard winter bulbs as they can be kept until spring and planted in the garden where some may recover strength to bloom next season. One in ten might succeed, but chances are slim. It costs little to try, and planting is easier than discarding. Avoid using these bulbs a second season indoors.
Lesson insights from Hosea to Daniel for December 26
Review of quarterly study covering Elijah, Ahab, Joash, Nebuchadnezzar, Hosea, Daniel, Jonah, and Naaman with lessons on repentance, faithfulness, temple care, mercy, and Christian love. Includes referenced scriptures such as Ex 2:17, II Kings 2:9, John 14:16, Matt 26:53, Heb 13:20 21, Eph 2:22, Dan 1:8, Eph 5:13 17, 1 Pet 5:8, Matt 6:33.
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Israel
Jehovah
Elijah
B. C
Beecher
Daniel
Ahab
Joash
Nebuchadnezzar
Nineveh
Uzziah
Hoshea
Elisha
Jonah
Amos
Hosea
Naaman
Ahaz
Jesus
Apostle Paul
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