Virginia nobleman valiant wins joust at Damory Court
John Valiant of the Valiant corporation heir to a Virginia estate enters a tournament at Damory Court. He beats the Knight of the Crimson Rose, earns the Queen of Beauty title for Shirley Dandridge, and contemplates a permanent Southern home with Damory Court’s romance and Beechwood Beechwood estate surrounds the scene as the tourney climaxes.
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John Valiant
Valiant Corporation
Damory Court
Virginia
Shirley Dandridge
Shirley
Valiant
Doctor Southall
Major Bristow
Judge Chalmers
Nancy Chalmers
Quint Carter
Mr. Valiant
Rip-Van
Castlewood
Crimson Rose
St. Michael and
St. George
Gogl
John
New York
Rowewood
Katharine
Gladden Hall
Old Virginia
Queen of Beauty
Castle Hall
Byroe
Windsor
Dukes of Buckingham
Katharine Chooses Ride With John Valiant
Katharine leaves Runnymede with John Valiant in a dun colored motor. A bulldog capers ecstatically on the rear cushions as Katharine’s father declines a chauffeur, preferring the Chalmers' grays for his life and not displeasing Katharine.
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North Shore
Katharine
Runnymede
John Valiant
Chalmers
Grays
The Efficient Leader Needs Personality Beyond Work
An article from the Milwaukee Journal argues that a business head who idolizes efficiency during office hours risks becoming a dehumanizing machine. It urges leaders to maintain personality both inside and outside business hours to avoid subsuming themselves to their position.
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Milwaukee, Journal
Japanese Theater Stagecraft and Audience Immersion
The article describes foreign perceptions of Japanese theater with a killing scene where a black-clad man displays a clock before a rising corpse. It notes a revolving stage, children behind the curtain between acts, and a 10 a.m. start with a 24 hour audience ritual of curling up on mats and smoking.
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Japan
Feels Like A New Woman Lydia E Pinkham Testimonial
Mrs Orpha Turner of 431 S Wayne St Piqua Ohio reports severe organic weakness with backache headaches dizziness and fatigue. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she feels rebuilt and urges other women to try it and seeks confidential advice from the company.
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Piqua
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Orpha Turner
S. Wayne St
Society Leader Invents New Card Game in Philadelphia
Mrs John King Van Rensselaer, a Philadelphia society figure, has invented a new card game. The item appears amid a string of brief, miscellaneous notes including aphorisms and oddities. The text features playful snippets about talking customers and worm-themed poetry references.
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John King van Rensselaer
Philadelphia
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Virinia Hallie Erminie Rive
Lauren: Se UT
Spotteswood
Knight of
Black Eagle
Betty Page
Mattie Sue Mabry
Tye
Pakee
Rea
Anthony
Shipton
Jefferson
White House
Beverly
Beverley
Atchison Globe
Janes Vermifage
Doan
Michigan
William Hough
Alderman
J. Belding
Mich
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Carter
Canada
J. Keys
Interurban
Columbus, Ohio
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