Quiet Captain Saves Family in Storm at Weymouth Manor
A manor visit turns perilous as Captain Armstrong battles a gale and dangerous seas to rescue Lady Pardock and her child from the Firefly wreck. Amid cheers and fear, he earns approval and an engagement, turning a botched reputation into a lasting alliance. The tale ends with Armstrong set to become part of the Pardock household.
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Lue
Charley
Ated
Padrock
Norfolk
Mr. Temphill
Martyn-Henrys
oMeer
Armstrong
Hemphill
Sid
Lady Pardeck
Henrs
Mr. Hermphiil
Firefty
Armstrone
Parack
Lady Pardock
Jocelyn
Pardock
Fiebre
Old Barnes
Lalworth
Weymouth
Portland
Portland Island
Chesil
Bridgeport
Cardews Manor
Portland Bill
Chesil Bank
Captain Armstrong
the Verne
Mr. Cardewe
Pate
Dorset
Pacific
T' Venture
Mrs. Cardewe
Sir Jocelyn
Mamma
Cardewe Manor
Origin of the Word Boodle and Its Slang Rise
The emergence of boodle in American slang follows prosecutions of dishonest New York aldermen tied to the Broadway railways. Boodle denotes payments for political gain and boodlers are those who share in the rewards. The term traces to the Dutch boedel meaning property, illustrating semantic decline noted by Archbishop French.
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New York Board of Aldermen
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
French
Boetlel
St Lewis Globe-Democrat
Delightful Old Antiquities in Frenchtown New Orleans
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent admires Frenchtown in New Orleans for old bookshops and brie a brae shops. He notes Royal Street near Canal and Bienville features second hand book stores with valuable, hidden items and brass claw tables, Sevres vases, and Bohemian ware. Dark corners reveal dust and color, with balconies and quaint alleys. Pere Antoine church, rumored haunted house, and historic tales add atmosphere.
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New Orleans
Frenchtown
Royal Street
Canal
Arselines Street
Buhl
Paris
New York
Bienville
Rampart Street
Pere Antoine
Royal and Hospital Streets
France
Louis Phillipe
Vicomte Mandeville de Marigny
N. C
World judged harshly yet called best by common sense
A critique of universal charges about the world argues that many complain it is censorious cold deceitful or heartless while ignoring their own flaws. The piece notes Mrs Thompson Miss Smith Mrs Higgins and others project faults onto life even as personal observation reveals common humanity, concluding the world remains very good overall per the New York Ledger.
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Thom
Thompson
Johnson
Miss Fairplay
Mrs. Higgins
Miss Tims
N. Y. Ledger
Marked Reports Grain and Provisions Given for March 12
Market notes from St Louis detail prices for grain and provisions with wide variety of items listed. Entries cover flour, wheat, rye, corn and oats along with live cattle hogs and sheep, plus dairy products and boxed meats. Prices show steady or firm tendencies with many items described as active, dull, or unchanged.
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St. Lois
Elistiag
Hye
Jon Einar
Bas
Femlers
Hicaro
Whirsky
Sir Ke
Lygme
Hynehe
WBC
Western New
Elgin Creamery
Egan
City
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Ned
Stasy
Pune
Mr. Hemphill
Peter
Bos
Toncheon
Martyn-Hearys
Misa Gladya
Mirs
Martin-Henry
Gladys Anderson
Ceptain Marty
Finner
Arms
Barnes
Roberts
Piente
Captain Henry
Partects
Capaim Arastrong
Mia
Mr. Hempuill
Luh
Reynolds
Virginia
Crescent City
Sears
Zito
D. G. Smith
South Side
The
Abilene Improvement CO
Abilene
Kansas
Abilene, Kansas
Shockey & Snider
Fourth and Broadway
TAES
Missoni
East
Kansas City
Texas and the South
Lone Star State
Iron Mountain
Motte
Tennessee
Missiisippi
Alaras
Louisiana
J. Ih. Lyon
525
Main Street
U.S
Chicaco
Peoria
Denver
Nor ST. Joseph
Quincy
Burlington
Hannibal Keokuk
Des Moines
Rock Island
Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Atchison
Topeka
Leavenworth
Sioux City
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
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