The Best Man by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz excerpt
An on-train escape tale follows Gordon and Celia as they slip from a passenger car toward a rural escape path. He tirelessy cares for her and hides his true identity while planning a distant future together away from pursuers and threats.
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Buffalo
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Bie
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Alma
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Anrieti
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Gordon Jonked
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Wmnk
Washington
Yarthington
Shalan
CeHa
Browning
Gondon
Ellie
Earth
Mart
Wall
Cllthes
Shu
Demon Healer Sells Curiosity Exorcism At City Home
A local tale recounts a healer offering demonic exorcisms to cure ailments. For fees, he promises to extract a virulent demon called Curiosity, claiming patients pay per state of their work and reside briefly in his hospital.
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Salen
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Rumania
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Greece
Ford
Phiyed
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Kar Jverdinand
Henat Onky
Europe
Woman Enters Boiler Factory as Rivet Operator
A plucky woman defies gender norms by entering a boiler factory at Ketish Industries. She works a hydraulic rivet station, assisted by a man, while explaining the era’s shift as men go to war. The caption notes husbands and sons leave for the front.
Foot binding and women’s plight in China through a bishop’s view
Bishop Lewis reports on foot binding and gender oppression in China. He notes centuries of confinement for women, mentioning home duty and childbearing while critiquing social barriers and neglect. He returned from China last spring to resume missionary work, having previously led Morningside College.
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Jean Price
China
Bilston Lewis
Hhis
Lewis
Sioux City
The
Orient
Fle
Morningside Céllere
The Mouse Divided in World War Debate
A fragmentary discussion attributes German aims at the start of World War I to balancing powers. It argues war with France and England was desired by Germany while avoiding a broader clash with Russia and the eastern front, noting figures like the Kaiser, Beil Hollweg, Tirpitz, and Falkenhayn.
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Herbert Siderbotham
England
France
Keiser
Germany
Russia
Beilwre-Hollweg
Via Gita
Reaee
Unit Waa
Aoother
Kaiser
Bta Bhaick
Dangeroua
Tirpitz
Falkenhayn
Amt Pun Wim
The European Monarchy in Crisis and Dye Fashion
A garbled piece argues monarchies depend on constitutional continuity and public support while noting European rulers face upheaval. It shifts to a 19th century aside about dyes, claiming fashion dictates colors through market power and consumer pressure, with buyers following trends set by manufacturers.
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Cerman
Arablla
Bulgari
Kaise
Getel
Frome
Abe
Europé
Gil
Prompt Pay and the Faded Reputation of Bad Debtors
The piece contrasts a reliable payer who settles debts promptly with two others who avoid payment. One man pays when able, earning merchant trust. the other balks, claiming later payment or refusing outright. It warns towns that a bad pay reputation ultimately harms the entire community.
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Dlesa
Oddfish
Women Take Up Bicycling in Fashionable Routines
In Chicago a trend blends fitness and style with riding habits as Miss Cleo Mayfeld of The Blue Paradigm popularizes cycling among the fashionable set. She may be seen daily riding from a North Side hotel to the Chicago theatre. Otahu College Honolulu plans a Tith anniversary celebration and has sent notable athletes to mainland schools.
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Cleo Mayfeld
Chicago Theater
North Side
Otahu College
Honolulu
Sngwn
Withingtona
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