He Paints a Secret at Brief Tower
Richard Exon, a poor Englishman, befriends elderly Matthew Gering who dies claiming he is Rudolph Elbert Virgil, Count of Brief. Gering’s tale pins a treacherous twin Ferdinand who stole the title and daughter. Exon inherits, seeks to uncover a hidden family secret in the tower doorway.
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Richard Exon
Matthew Gering
Gering
Rudolph Elbert Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Exon
Portrait of Percy Virgil and a Hiring Offer in Basel
The narrator meets the enigmatic Percy Virgil at a Basel hotel and contemplates shadowing him. Winter, the narrator’s trusted valet, suddenly leaves after clashing with Virgil, prompting the narrator to hire Englishman Herrick to accompany him. They bond in a Rhine valley cafe and discuss plans as the narrator eyes a new mission and Herrick’s own candid ambitions.
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Percy
Inskip
London
Winter
Gering
Percy Virgil
Virgil
Discovery near Brief leads to village lodging plan
The narrator and Herrick travel from Innsbruck toward Brief seeking a quiet village to stay in while mapping routes. They stop near a farm under chestnut trees and meet a pleasant woman on the steps as they ask for the house name, hoping to locate the farm on their map. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Brief
Herrick
Innsbruck
Gog
Magog
Winter
Nineteen Generations Through a Great Oak Life
A New York Times observer notes Mingo West Virginia’s white oak is dead after a 700 year life spanning medievalism to modern democracy. The piece reflects on long human timelines from acorn to future generations, contrasting chaos with the hope of peace.
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Mingo
W. Va
America
Sierras
Coast Ranges
California
New York Times
Bride Married After 50 Year Wait In Chanjiang Village
After a half century apart Chan Min-pu returns to Chanjiang and wed his fiancée Nieh now aged sixty six. They had become engaged when she was sixteen and he eighteen, but a father son quarrel drove him away. He disappeared until returning to find his bride waiting and the couple married soon after.
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Chan Min-pu
Miss Nieh
Chanjiang
China
Chan
One God the basis of all moral law and worship
This lesson argues the Ten Commandments remain the basis of moral law and must be reemphasized. It centers on God as the one true God, deliverer, savior, and love, and urges personal commitment to Christ as the path to eternal life.
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Jesus
God
America
Jehovah
Israel
Egypt
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Christ
Spurgeon
John
Jesus Christ
Paul
Fortune and Phrases Take a Western Spin
A collection of wry quips and proverbs noting doorways fortunes and nuances of names from the southeast checks and daily life. Gentle jests about digestion speech and marriage reveal common wisdom and humor of everyday people.
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women entering midlife on maintaining appeal amid menopause symptoms and nerves. Recommends fresh air sleep and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a general tonic to boost vitality and calm jitters during the change of life.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Unattained Success Measured by Those Who Fail
A concise meditation on desire and failure contrasts success with the silence of those who never attain it, echoing a Dickinsonian theme of longing and unfulfilled achievement.
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Emil Dickinson
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