Chapter Four Continued at Parsonage School
The sisters Carol Lark and Connie face guilt after stealing apples and a Skull and Crossbones prank. Prudence reads Carol’s note and learns both girls confessed, while Connie bears the sorrow, prompting a late night call to the school to report the truth.
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Constance Starr
Imes
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Connie
Carel
Lark
Averys
Avery's
Prue
Mount Mark
Lady Magdalena Featheringale
Noan
Carol
Constance
Mia
Tark
Shane
Sontacal
Most Coor
Etiquette Lessons Stir Mischief at Home
Connie lies near the register while the twins listen to Latin verbs and Prudence plots an elegant party. Fairy plans to entertain Babble and friends with oyster stew, while the twins hatch a prank involving rotten smells and a thieving dose of mischief before Babble’s arrival.
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Connie
Prudence
Falry
Babbie
Eugene Babler
Carol
Prue
Sabbie
Bobbie
Fairy
Exminster
Carel
Lark
Bebles
Lars
High Honor Deserved for 1801 Boston Birth Father
The father of the izebout in America James Proads, born Boston 1801, died Washington I S U. Three years before his death Congress awarded him a pure gold medal, largest ever given by this government to an individual. President Harrison presented it at the White House. it is on display at the National Museum in Washington.
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America
James Proads
Boston
Washington
Isu
Congress
White House
Harrison
National Museum
Will of George Washington Restored At Fairfax Court House
The Washington will, signed at Mount Vernon in 1790, and Martha Washington’s will, stored at Fairfax court house, have been preserved in steel cases. Restored by William Berwick starting 1910, they are now accessible in glass-fronted frames with no viewing fee, after a century of travel and damage.
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George
Martha Washington
Horge Washington
Mount Verson
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Fairfax County
Virginia
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Fairfax Court House
Richmond
J. Vierpont Morgan
Virginian
General Washington
William Bervick
Berwick
Mr. Morgan
County Court of
Fairfax
William Berwick
James M. Love
F. W. Richardson
R. Walton Moore
Circuit Court
J. B.U. Thornton
Supreme Court of the United States
Library of Congress
Bread thickness debated in old time diet by day’s chartists
A fragmented, rambling discussion on bread slices and thrift compares past and present eating habits. It cites thin wafers for plebeians, estimates from households, and the impracticality of thicker cuts, noting modern limits while wryly reflecting on scarcity and value.
President Rode in State in Philadelphia Era Horses
President, while living in Philadelphia, rode in state with ten coach and saddle horses plus the white charquers for state occasions. He employed a coachman and two grooms, who wore silver or white cloth trimmed with scarlet or orange.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Walt Whitman's Home Sold Again
The old Huntington farmhouse linked to Walt Whitman’s early life was sold at auction on November 14, 115 to N. T. Brewster of Flushing. Brewster has not decided how he will use or dispose of the property along the Huntington Motor Road.
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Prudence
Carol
Lark
Babble
Father
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Walt Whitman
Walt Whittan
Thintington
N. T. Brewster
Flushing
Prank Rokers
Huntington-Moelville
Brewster
Tiene
Pampas of Argentina Vast Flat Lands in Buenos Aires
In a description of the pampas the author notes endless flat stretches of 4 miles wide and 2 080 000 square miles of territory. Big farms cluster near Buenos Aires while owners live abroad in Europe, with vast unoccupied pastures awaiting new settlers to boost production. The elite maintain palatial homes and insular traditions, showing little interest in reform or rapid development.
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Buenos Aire
Mesa
Buenos Aires
Europe
Hit
Weary Willie and Pere Try to Find Home Feeling
In a garbled exchange, Weary Willie and Pere discuss their frayed sense of home and lingering freedom after months apart. They joke about jail time and reflect on missing ordinary comforts while unsure of their next steps.
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Willie
LT Dunne
Hlomesioes
Wille
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