Damory Court Romance Ends In Golden Union
John Valiant, owner of the failing Valiant corporation, reshapes his life in Virginia. He courts Shirley Dandridge amid Damory court tournaments and family intrigues, and after a moonlit confession they kiss, revealing a fated love that surpasses wealth and status.
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John Valiant
Valiant Corporation
Damory Court
Virginia
Shirley Dandridge
Shirley
Valiant
Virnia
Docor Southall
Major Bristow
Mrs. Dandridge
Shirley Dandrige
Katherine Fargo
Katharine Fargo’s Humiliation Under Hidden Romance
In a garden scene Katharine Fargo witnesses John Valiant’s interest shift to a vivid, flame-haired rival. Humiliated, she retreats from public view as Major Bristow and an unseen companion arrive, and the chapter ends with a cliffhanger.
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Katharine Fargo
Katharine
Gladden Hall
Betty Page
Shirley
Chalmers
Judge Chalmers
Doctor Southall
Number
John Valiant
Major Bristow
When Appearance Was Not Always Essential to a Writer
A London journalist’s confession about the strain to maintain appearances recalls past figures such as Samuel Boyse a Johnson contemporary who wrote only when his clothes were pawned. He spent the pawned money on meat and mushrooms then worked in bed under a slit blanket with a pen hand free.
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Shirley
Valiant
John Valiant
Washington Post
Daphne
Katharine
Hell’s-Half-Acre
Fargo
New York
Major Bristow
John
Damory Court
Wishing House
Never-Never Land
Virginia
Kismet
London
Samuel Boyse
Johnson
Identity mix ups at morgues spark fraud fears coast to coast
A Ontario man returns home to find his mourning family around a coffin believed to hold his son John Thompson fireman of a lost lake steamer. Experts warn of routine misidentifications as morgues list fictitious relatives to claim bodies for gain.
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John Thompson
Hamilton
Ontario
Great Lakes
Thompson
Kettle Point
Oil Drives Out Coal in California
The large petroleum output in California has nearly halted coal mining. The U S Geological Survey reports coal production of 10,747 tons in 1911 and 10,978 tons in 1912, while 1912 petroleum production reached 86,450,767 barrels with at least 50,000,000 barrels used for fuel.
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California
San Francisco
United States Geological Survey
Women admitted to clergy track in Neuchatel churches
The synod of the Protestant church in Neuchatel voted to admit women to the theological faculty allowing female theology graduates to become clergy. Neuchatel already has women in medicine dentistry and law amid feminist advances.
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Neuchatel
Switzerland
Protestant Church
London to honor Franklin in medieval St Bartholomew’s
Article notes a proposal to commemorate Benjamin Franklin in St Bartholomew’s Smithfield by placing female saints in five niches above the Lady Chapel altar. Franklin once worked at a case in the chapel area, linked to Woolaston’s Religion of Nature edition. The idea ties Franklin’s printing past to a historic church memory.
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London
Benjamin Franklin
England
St. Bartholomew’s
Smithfield
Franklin
Woolaston
Various Capitals of the United States Over Time
The article lists periods when the U.S. capital moved among Philadelphia Baltimore Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton New York and finally Washington. It cites dates from 1774 to 1800 detailing the evolving seat of government before Washington became the capital.
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United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lancaster
York
Princeton
N. J
Annapolis
Trenton
New York
Washington
Fse Markets for Obsolete Firearms
C P Stewart outlines a shadow market in obsolete firearms. Buyers include Russian terrorist groups Indian hill tribes and Arab circles. He cites a London firm selling a million single shot rifles and dangerous smuggling methods with acts of violence and daring escapes. A Tunisian incident shows the peril and scale of the trade.
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London
London Company
Tommy
Tunis
Providing Fresh Air in School Rooms
An article describes a sixteen room Chicago school using wooden screens with unbleached cotton cloth over windows, plus a fan and steam pipes, to supply warm air and avoid drafts. Morning heating reaches 70 degrees, windows open for air flow, improving comfort and reducing coughs, headaches, and fainting while boosting student performance.
Cost of Living in Munich and Paris by Mrs Marshall
Mrs S E Marshall from Brooklyn recounts living in Munich and Paris. She describes lease terms for apartments, inventory fees, cleaning charges, and furnishing obligations as well as daily costs for pensions, meals, and utilities. She notes cheaper meat and vegetables, apartment prices from 40 dollars per month for small units, and daily living costs in the artist districts or Latin Quarter.
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Munich
Paris
S. E. Marshall
Brooklyn
N. Y
Several Good Rules for Handling Husbands
Mary M. Dwyer offers humorous marital maxims from a New York perspective. Advice covers concessions, domestic harmony, cooking, neatness, and avoiding gossips while touching on suffrage opinions and patience. The piece lists playful cautions on managing husbands with treats and restraint.
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Mary M. Dwyer
New York
Pink Soda Romance Sparks Heart Balm Suit
A witty column notes a woman’s final tone often masks a man behind the scenes who agrees, the Kaiser spends over 1000 dollars yearly on large cigars, and a lighthearted “pink soda romance” leads to a court bid for heart balm. The piece also observes a married man’s steady outward stance masking inner wobble.
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Tiallie Erminie
RIVES
Jefferson
Miss Fargo
Rosewood
Lauren Stout
OYT
Bobbssutrill Costpay
Kyoto
India
Philosopher
Fse
C. P. Stewart
London, Eng
M. J. Leveridge
Chicago
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