Love, War, and a Nation’s Birth in Colonial Boston
In a wartime tale set around Cambridge and Philadelphia, Nancy’s star-crossed romance with Colin Cabot unfolds amid General Washington’s circle. A letter reveals Nancy’s motives, Adams and Franklin debate America’s spirit, and Colin learns the Declaration’s birth sparks a national vow as cannons roar. Nancy seeks redemption, while Washington counsels faith and duty. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Pat
Harry Gage
Kissing Bridge
Bowery
Nancy
Colin
Colonel Cabot
General Headquarters
Europe
Samuel
Langdon
Anos
Washington
Cambridge
Billy
Mrs. Bowlby
Anacreon
Colon
Volin Cabot
Doctor Franklin
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Franklin
Americe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
John Adams
Simeon Botts
America
Colin Cabot
Mr. Adams
Hell
New York
General Washington
Congress
Boston
Howe
Mr. Langdon
God
Abigail Adams
Philadelphia
Jeremiah
Birth of a Giant and a Colonial Messenger
Young Colonel Cabot travels to Philadelphia carrying messages to Congress and a letter to Mrs. Adams from Mrs. Washington. At a dinner with John and Abigail Adams he shows rare discretion and eloquence about the Commander in Chief and army morale.
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Colonel Cabot
Philadelphia
Congress
Adams
Washington
John Adams
Colin
Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Richard
Sissy Game Rooster Roosts in Luxury in Port Huron
A five year old game rooster owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox of Port Huron becomes a pampered pet. Each evening the bird is tucked into a box in the summer kitchen and crowing signals bedtime. In the morning the rooster refuses to leave the box until carried outside.
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Port Huron
Charles Cox
Rooster
Broken Heart Blamed for Death of Prolific Writer's Widow
London reports Mrs. Edgar Wallace, widow of famed mystery author Edgar Wallace, died after a long illness and grief over her late husband's estate. Friends say her decline stemmed from worry over debts exceeding 300000 pounds and her role as executor and trustee, with a lifelong companionship to Wallace prior to his Hollywood death.
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London
Edgar Wallace
Hollywood
Wallace
Jim
Five-Year Old Heroine Dies Saving Brother in Brooklyn Yard
Five-year-old Alga Kuhner sacrificed herself to save her three-year-old brother Henry when a heavy clothesline pole toppled toward him. Alga pushed Henry aside but the pole struck and killed her in their Brooklyn yard as two other children watched.
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New York
Alga Kuhner
Henry
Alga
Brooklyn
Cat Mothers an Orphan Kitten and Four Rabbits
A house cat in Elyria Ohio has adopted four orphaned rabbits and a stray kitten, raising them with care after losing five kittens. The cat began after showing melancholia, and the new young rabbits were found on Probate Judge H Wilcox’s property next to the Hutchings home. The cat bonds with the adopted brood, though is puzzled by the rabbits’ lively antics.
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Elyria
Ohio
Lucille Hutchings
H. ©. Wilcox
Hutchings
Yreka Councilman Discovers Gold in Backyard
Yreka councilman Charles Noel found gold while digging a septic tank pit in his yard. He panned enough gold from the dirt to cover the cost of digging the pit and installing the tank.
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Yreka
Calif
Charles Noel
Noel
Pearl Discovery Triggers Dalles Pearl Rush
In The Dalles Oregon a local girl Jean Carlson found a pink pearl in a fresh water dam near Celilo canal worth about ten dollars. The discovery sparked a small pearl rush among residents.
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Dalles
Jean Carlson
Celilo Canal
Hard Times Not All to the Bad
Mrs. Walter Ferguson argues the Depression improved general health among American women as social pressures ease. She notes fewer nervous breakdowns, a return to domestic routines, and fewer costly social obligations, suggesting the family budget and meals improve morale amid economic strain.
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Walter Ferguson
New York World-Telegram
Joneses
Papa
Mamma
Ultimate Destination In Love Letters Juror Line
A Farm Journal quip notes that starting letters with a formal line to a beloved evokes caution and humor. The author riffs on mixing romance with legal formality, suggesting an odd, tongue in cheek approach to intimate correspondence.
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