In England's shadow the missing friend revealed
Sir John Boddington hosts a fancy dress ball in Mexico legend mood as Amery and Miriam Guryado seek one John B. A private inquiry by Hesketh uncovers portraits and a royal link. The hidden volume reveals Sir John Boddington of Crowhurst and Curzon Street with a life spanning California and New Mexico. The meeting at the Imperial launches a hunt for a titled man.
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England
Amery
London
Hesketh
Strucgre
Bob
Harry
Seth
Joe
Christkin
John
John B
Betty
Nancy
Mr. Hesketh
Seth Amery
Old Country
Tome
Amertem
Samuel Hesketh
Fleng
Mr. Amery
John “Boddington
Crowhurst
Pennington
Middlesex
John Raphael Boddington
Curzon Street
Mary Elizabeth Anerley
Robert Anerley
the Elms
Molesworth
George Henry
Sylvia Mary
Claire
Bath
Garrick
Mawson
Miriam Guryado
Imperial Hotel
Piccadilly
Max Schubert
Title
Hotel Imperial
Rome
John Boddington
Max
Courville
Sir John
Paddington Station
Crawhurst
Seth Amory
Mas Schubert
Mirin
Sam
Tye
Bie
Sir John Boddington
George
Sylvia
Roddington
Lady Boddington
Turnleighs
Queen Elizabeth
Boddington
Lardy
Daunton
Daddy
Old Mexico City
Old Mexico
Sir John Haddington
Old
Mexico
John Boddingtey
California
New Mexico
Hiammond
Brooks
Curzonstreet
Mr & Amery
Reddington
Mr Amery
Laronde
Married! Ada News Tells Two Lives Become One
An Ada based weekly recounts a wedding as two lives join in marriage. Mr W T I Morrow, who helps set the type, accompanies Mrs Christina R Markwood to Kenton where they exchanged vows. The prose portrays love as a merging of two paths into a single future.
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Rewache Uy
New York
Hee
Calouie Portes
Tepese
Telemathy
Mda
Attle Town
Ada
Ada Bone
Evermore
W. T. i. Morrow
Christina R. Markwood
Kenton
Cme
Tilly Dent and the mill nickname tale
A brief, humorous folk story about Tilly Dent a small man called Hen by fellow mill workers. The tale recalls a night quarrel ending with a witty exchange where his wife taunts him about schooling and returning to work, illustrating local humor and banter.
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Ube
St. Ivalhe
George
Tilly Dent
Billy
Amusing Incidents in a Local Concert Night
A quirky account describes a concert in Muchleten with performers in fancy dress and a misfired punchline. An audience member humorously identifies the sailor character as Sinefad, provoking laughs and confusion.
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Mies Anticke
Sinefad
Matrimonial Ads Meet Scruffy Clerk In Comic Exchange
A flirtatious fashionably attired woman tries to place a matrimonial ad at a floral newspaper counter. The clerk refuses, saying matrimonial advertisements cannot be accepted, sparking a humorous exchange about work, love, and practicalities. An abrupt theatre intermission plus a prankish boy interrupts in the gods with witty crowd banter.
Duke and Cabby Prank Told in Old Time Journal
A long humorous piece recounts a duke inspecting a company of artillery and a playful exchange with a boy in a park, followed by a London cabby prank involving a missing sovereign and foggy night mischief at Piccadilly Circus and Tattersall’s. The tale showcases old world wit and social scenes from a bygone era.
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Grice
London
Sue Cmaded
Piccadilly Circus
Bayew
Sean
Sacred Candle Survives Artas Bombardment Relay
A centuries old relic candle survived the Artas bombardment beside the Notre Dame church of Ardenta. Guarded in an enamelled silver casket, the Holy Candle story ties to Jean de Sasquepec lord Rand tont and the Virgin appearance to two minstrels during a plague. Locals believe it saved Ardents from destruction.
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ArTas
Notre Fame Dee Ardenta
Ar Fae
Lambert
Arras
Ani
Arroa
Razor Pawnage and Family Survival Amid Pawnshop Trade
The piece notes pawnshop activity as a last resort for families facing poverty and addiction. It highlights women pawning belongings to feed children, items like alarm clocks and furniture commonly pledged, and the high failure rate of pawns to reclaim goods. It stresses moral stakes and social hardship in pawn economies.
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Azalhet
Cera
Rome
Bullets Sterilised And Modern Wound Effects Described
An official note explains how modern sterilised bullets reduce wound danger. It contrasts the old leaden projectile’s devastating impact with today’s fast, hard penetrating missile, noting sterilization at discharge and the smoother, cleaner wound profile.
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Rourer
Neel
War barometer and market talk mirror war outlook
A correspondent cites an American banker noting steady professional support during the war and discusses how telegraph reports shape impressions of fronts. He compares exchange rates and German prospects to a racecourse tale, concluding the market mood hinges on the mark and currency, with a bookmaker’s quip about a lame horse.
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Inerica
banWer
Poem prompts misread note in classroom exchange
A teacher Corrects Johnny as a dressmaker relay conveys a poem line about mirrors. The Best Girl Friend voices shock at the remark, while Johnny and the teacher discuss manners and understanding.
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Johnny
Mas
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Jett
Agnes
Will
Mayfair
William Deantoo
Echool
Freddie
Preddie
Theophilus Jones
Theophlus
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