The Countess Blanche Curse in Hamstead
Philip Starr, a Boston architect, visits Hamstead Vermont where he courts Blanche Manning. He learns of a family superstition tied to the Countess Blanche and the men in the Manning lineage. Paul Manning drunkenly ends his engagement to Mary. Mary finds solace with Sylvia Gray.
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Vermont
Philip Starr
Boston
Blanche Manning
Burlington
Starr
Blanche
Hamstead
Mary Manning
Mary
Philip
Paul
Blanches
Manning
Paul Manning
Moses Manning
Sylvia Gray
Grand Central
Rosalie
Steve
Doctor. Noble
David
Thomas Gray
Heppie
Foreign Legion
Harvard Medical
British’ Army
Jacqueline
Red Cross
Austin
Gray
Sylvia
White Water
Wallachtown
Mary and Algy at Wallacetown Chautauqua
Mary tends Algy after he spills the blue bird cup as the family travels to a Wallacetown Chautauqua performance of The Merchant of Venice. Algy asks for candy while Moses resists prayer, and Mary promises to replace the mug with a prettier one on her next trip.
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Wallacetown
Shakespeare
Paul
Violet
Jane
Seth
Algy
Mary
Moses
Brooken
Mary and Moses Endure Family Strife and Comfort
The scene follows Moses and Mary as tears fall during a bedtime prayer. Moses consoles Mary with his Canton-flannel dog Spotty, softening her unhappiness. Paul faces social backlash as townsfolk chide his disengagement, while Doctor Noble weighs Mary’s appeal and Paul’s pride sours under mounting scrutiny.
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Moses
Daddy
Mary
Algy
Jane
Violet
Jianche
Paul
Spotty
Paul Finds Liberty Dull After Family Wedding
Paul resists brief freedom after his sister's wedding, finding life at home dull. He visits Rosalie King in a hurried scene as she packs to return to New York, while her sharp response signals distance between them.
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Wallacetown
New York
Steve
Paul
Blanche
Mary
Rosalie
Miss King
Little One
New York City Tops Global Realty Value List
A Shanghai based Asia Realty Co compilation ranks 24 leading cities by assessed realty value. New York leads, with Chicago Philadelphia and Boston also high, while London ranks ninth. Data use mow as the measurement and golf dollar as the exchange rate.
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New York City
China
Japan
Orient
New York
Asia Realty Company
Shanghai
London
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Indianapolis
Montreal
Los Angeles
Liverpool
Tokyo
Paris
Sydney
Berlin
Rome
Singapore
Manila
Marseilles
Cape Town
Bombay
Manchester
Buenos Aires
Hongkong
Canton
Words Proper and Apt Words for Good Matters
A concise note on choosing precise apt diction for clear reasoning. It highlights plain utterances as best for expressing deep reasons.
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Roger Ascham
Giant beans grow eight-pound Tasmania type in Florida
Florida farmer Gilbert Taylor of Felda grows record Tasmania beans weighing eight pounds each in the Everglades soil. The vine supporting the giant beans broke a fence it was trained on as the crop flourished, showing remarkable size and beany flavor.
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Florida
Everglades
Gilbert Taylor
Felda
Fla
Tasmania
California Fig Syrup Ad Publicity for Leroy Boy
A Los Angeles mother extols California Fig Syrup and California Big Syrup for her son Leroy Young at 1116 Georgia St. She cites relief from constipation biliousness and sickness and notes physicians’ recommendations. The ad emphasizes its vegetable formula Nature friendly digestion and the need to look for the California brand.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St
Los Angeles
Leroy
California
Unclear Medical Advice Note on Sinus Treatments
A fragmented, advice-like text discusses sinus trouble and headaches. It mentions a product name SIPTEC and SINASIPTEC, recommending warm water use and self treatment. The source lacks coherent facts, dates, places, or identifiable individuals.
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Promlaser
New York
Jodie
Beatike
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