Woman Ruler of Sark Describes Feudal Rule and Pirates
In an interview at the Hotel Biltmore, Mme. de Sark outlines Sark’s feudal traditions. She explains hereditary seigneurial authority, seigneurial tithes on cereals, and the role of a local official known as the dimeresse who counts crops before harvest.
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Heller de Carteret
Sark
Mie
Sibyl Mary Beaumont
Dame de Visle de
Sereq
Dame of
Elizabeth of
England
Young de Carteret
Mme. Beaumont
Hotel Biltmore
Edwin Co
Wim
New York Sun
Elizabeth
Helier de Carteret
de Carterets
le Pelleys
de Carteret
le Pelley
Channel
Guernsey
France
Normandy
America
Ancient Laws and Island Fortresses of Sark
The narrator recalls 1795 labor laws on road upkeep and seigneurial duties, Sark’s strict seagull ban for fishermen, and the Clameur de Haro alerting aid. He describes Sark as a natural fortress with towering cliffs, tunnels, caves, and a daily steamer link to Guernsey, then shifts to a field incident with a bull and a canoe as onlookers react to alarm pearls of danger.
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Sark
Clameur de Hare
Rollo
Normandy
Elizabeth
Guernsey
Narrow Escape in Marshfield Fishing Trip
Three men trudged across a pasture with a bright red canoe planned for a fishing expedition. The inverted canoe rested on A. W. Follett and E P B Schroeder as Jack Haws moved the rest of the gear. A horned bull charged, sending Haws first to a distant fence while Schroeder reacted to the danger.
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Follett
Hews
Schroeder
Marshfield
Wis
A. W. Follett
Epb. Schroeder
Jack
WOWMEN SEEK CURVES SAUSAGE SHOPS BOOM
In Warsaw on Nov 6, fashion returns curves in feminine dress boosting pastry and sausage shops. Women once skipped sausages and cakes to fit slim fashions, but now they again become strong patrons as curves come back.
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New York
Dover
Sark
Cigs
Warsaw
Poland
Army describes new two place pursuit planes and twin motor observation craft
Washington announces tests of a two place three gun pursuit plane to defend the rear with a gunner. A two engine long distance observation monoplane is also planned for testing to assess military value and fit in air defense.
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Washington, D. C
Air Corps
Davisoxy
Davison
Army Air Defense
Army Air Corps
Experimental vcraft orders placed for wider range planes
Hon ereft is believed to have a wider cruising range and higher speed than Observation planes now in use. Orders for two experimental vcraft of this type have been placed. These ships carry crews of Ithrea men in tandem observer pilot.
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Hon Ereft
Ithrea
Monoplane design offers exceptional forward and side visibility
The observer sits in the front cockpit with clear all around visibility due to the monoplane layout. Plans include a powerful long range radio set to keep radio contact continuously.
Communities Invest Hundreds of Millions in Airports
More than 1,000 communities have already spent 100 million on airports and an additional 260,009,000 is planned to be spent within a year, highlighting a broad push to expand air infrastructure.
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de Elizabeth
Mack
Island
Ve, Licsett & Myras
Tonacco Co
ARMY
Eoa
Frank Warteys
Browniilt Shoe Store
WEST
Gruen
Kleinschmidt
North Pole
Booth-Joseph Co
Waterloo
East 4Th
Ab Sycamore
Chesterfield
Hesterfield
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