Virginia estate intrigue and a coronation at Damory Court
John Valiant, owner of the failing Valiant Corporation, plans to rebuild his Virginia estate and crowns Shirley Dandridge queen of a beauty pageant at Damory Court. Katharine Fargo, rival, watches with growing unease as Valiant declares love for Shirley, while Major Bristow and Sassoon’s feud behind the scenes fuels tensions.
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John Valiant
Valiant Corporation
Damory Court
Virginia
Shirley Dandridge
Shirley
Valiant
Virnia
Doc Southall
Major Bristow
Mrs. Dandridge
Shirley Dandrige
Katherine Fargo
Jefferson
Betty Page
Miss Fargo
Hell's-Half-Acre
Katharine
Fargo
New York
John
Katharine Fargo Holds Quiet Court Amid Dancing Roses
Katharine Fargo maintains a poised presence as couples glide through the roses. Secret doubt lingers beneath her stately air while the music fills the scene and dancers take a rest on the stairway.
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Katharine Fargo
Appearance and the Writer's Craft in Historical London
A London journalist's plea that maintaining appearance is essential recalls 18th century scribes. The article mentions Samuel Boyse, a Johnson contemporary, who wrote only when his clothes were pawned. he used scraps to eat then worked in bed, pen hand free under a blanket.
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London
Samuel Boyse
Johnson
Sam Blythe Chooses Water Over Drinkers At Waldorf
Sam Blythe the writer long ago mounted the water cart and now refuses alcohol. After two years of isolation he recalls false friends and a flood of whisky gifts from many patrons. He meets two serfs of the demon at the Waldorf but remains firm choosing non-alcoholic drinks rather than join a party.
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Sam Blythe
Blythe
the Waldorf
Sam
Blythe Decries Lost Drinking Friends After Years
The Cincinnati Times-Star quotes Blythe lamenting thirty years of friendships that now lie unused as he claims to have spent 20 years building a circle of drinking companions who are gone. He cites the loss of social ties and the void left by their absence.
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Blythe
Cincinnati Times-Star
Concave cinema screen patent claims distortion free view
A Chicago inventor patents and markets a concave screen segment of a sphere. The lens lies at the screen's focal point so all projective rays strike at the same angle and reflect to viewers with reproduced distance. The design promises true perspective without distortion according to Popular Mechanics.
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Chicago
Popular Mechanics
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Pill For Cure
Minneapolis mother describes two years of pain and sickness ending after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She calls it the most successful remedy for women's ills and invites others to write for confidential advice from the Pinkham company.
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Aselin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minneapolis
Minn
Josefh Aselin
Monroe St
N.E
Minneapolis, Minn
Lydia E.pinkham
Life of Abraham in Ur and the old writing systems
A Christian Herald article reflects on Abraham in Ur, his marriage to Sarah, and companions like Lot. It notes the surrounding heathen Bel worship, Babylonian royalty, and the wedge shaped cuneiform tablets used for business and official writing on clay.
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Sarah
Lot
Bel
Baal
Belus
Christian Herald
Witness Dodges Question While Eating in Assault Case
A heavyset restaurant patron testifies in an assault and battery case saying he heard nothing and was eating. The judge questions him about what he heard at the time of the incident, highlighting his distraction.
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Saturday Journal
Not Unusual Case Involving Casey and His Wife
A brief note suggests Casey faces trouble with his wife as she seeks to dominate the relationship, with a sly headline implying upheaval in their union.
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Casey
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