The Weeping Duchess and the Cardinal Prince
Boris and Jorian survive a tempest to rescue a shipwrecked man. Conrad of Courtland, a prince turned Cardinal, awakens in a fortified shoregrange beside Duchess Joan of Hohenstein, who is secretly besieged and prisoner in a storm haunted tale of romance and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner von Orseln
Boris
Jorian
Jorlan
Joram Ly
Borla
Chorad
Courtland
Conrad
Joan
Louis
Conrad of
Adrian
Borgia
Della Rovere
Rome
Christ
Joan of
Dessauer
Prince of
Plessenburg
Hattle
Tam
Sixtus
Louis of
Theresa von Lynar
Theresa
Gates Refuses Bet in Waldorf-Astoria Stakes
At the Waldorf Astoria Oak Room a Wall Street gathering watched John W. Gates decline a betting challenge from a broker over the Equitable committee report on Hyde. Gates joked he had to pinch bets after a wheat loss, then modestly offered to bet only fifty cents, a wager he ultimately passed.
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Frick
Equitable
Wall Street
Waldorf-Astoria
Pittsburg Steel
Hyde
John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Jobn W. Gates
Landlady recalls guest's grace request in odd exchange
In a humorous home scene a guest named Mr Starboarder was asked to say grace. He replied with a line about needing divine help to be thankful for what they are about to receive. A friend wonders why he left, and the landlady confirms she asked him to say grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy
Mary
Lisbeth
Lizbeth
The Price of a Kiss in a Village Pastoral
An elderly Davy Johns recalls his youthful kiss with Lizbeth, Mary’s jealousy, and a life shaped by love, guilt, and the pastor’s vow. Paul Folitho debates virtue and duty as they confront memory, longing, and the ache of loss. Mary dies before Davy’s return, leaving him heartsick and reconciled to fate.
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David Johns
Paul Bo
Paul
Duty
Davy
Paul Folitho
Mary
Sally
Lizbeth Richards
Cheap House of Piano Boxes for Chicken Housing
Piano boxes can be bought cheaply and converted into serviceable chicken houses. The diagram shows two styles, including a backto back design. Materials from the boxes allow closing in ends roof and floor, enabling quick construction.
Poultry House Plans and Care for Mites and Hay
Practical notes outline poultry housing construction for ten hens and brooders, cleaning methods to control mites, and winter feeding using clover hay. Tips cover ventilation, removable fixtures for easy cleaning, kerosene washing of laying boxes, and monitoring mites. Also advises hay as a hearty winter feed rich in lime, plus general poultry care and breeding considerations.
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Han
Our Domestic Turkey Origin and Relation to Wild Varieties
The domestic turkey likely descends from North American wild turkeys. Some argue an English introduction in 1520 from a West Indies lineage, but this remains guesswork. The domestic breed crosses freely with wild turkeys, indicating a close historical relationship.
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Turkey
United States
Canada
England
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Joan Snurd
Werner von Orsein
Horie
Joan Beret
Tani
Couriland
Gates
Joseph B. Montes
Dary
Davy's
Plano Box Poultry House
C. ET
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