Deputy of the Devil love grows after tragedy
Doctor Greeding’s grief eases as Nancy and Dan pledge marriage after her mother’s burial. Nancy, drawn to Dan yet wary of her father, negotiates a quiet, binding engagement while planning a quick, decisive future. Jerrell is urged to remain discreet about the engagement.
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Mrs. Greeding
Cambridge
Nancy
Dan
Mary Ann
Professor Carlisle
Ira Jerrell
Doctor Greeding
Mr. Jerrell
Jerrell
Watertown
Waltham
Lincoln
Van
Father
Tye
Lake visit brings plans, secrets, and a kiss of risk
Nancy and Doctor Greeding prepare for a lakeside retreat as Nancy frets over Mary Ann’s role and Dan’s arrival while Jerrell maneuvers for a meeting. Ned weighs Cottons losses and plots, hoping for rest yet fearing the consequences of unseen debts.
Early uses of "government of the people" phrase traced
The piece surveys claims about the origin of the phrase from Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. It notes pre-1384 Wickliffe Bible prefaces allegedly declaring the Bible is for the government of the people by the people for the people, while other sources split on this attribution. It also cites Theodore Parker speeches of 1850 1854 and 1858, Daniel Webster 1830, John Adams 1798, and Thomas Cooper 1795 discussions of a people centered government.
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Rev. H. Barker
Lincoln
Home Book of Quotations
Theodore Parker
Daniel Webster
John Adams
Thomas Cooper
London
America
Spinach Cup Cake Recipe Oddity
A humorous recipe describes mixing flour with spinach and liniment to make a cake that ends up looking like hamburger yet tasting of spinach and turning out as a cupcake. It mentions burnt almonds to avoid and suggests eggs with whimsical substitutions.
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WNN Service
St Louis Baseball Player's Fatal Home Run Incident
A Collier's Weekly retelling recalls a 19th century St. Louis National Baseball Club player who, after a long hunt for a home run, turned a two base hit into a home run by shooting two infielders and, in celebration, shot the umpire.
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St. Louis National Baseball Club
Collier’s Weekly
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Greeding
Cottons
Paul Master
Lake
Thomas
Gracie Allen
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T. Joseph
Doan
Doans
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