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part of the Skowhegan of today. One
can imagine somewhat better per-
haps the progress which was steadily
going on from these pivotal dates with
their significance; the first store was
opened at Skowhegan tas we know 1t
today in 1880; plantation records
were begun in the year OF 1888 and
town meeting day was novelty no
more; the first sawmill began to func-
ton in 17g2.=it was built at Malbon' S
Mills by James Malbon. The need of
a postOnicc grew poignant and to al
lcviafe the situation the first postofiice
was built at Canaan in 1893; and 1909
marks the building of the first toll
bridge Of Somerset County,-it was
built in the town of Milburn, which
we know now as Skowhegan.
The Commonwealth of Massachu-
sets granted in 1888, An act for in
cooperating certain tracts of land in
the County of Lincoln with the inhabi-
tants therein into town by the name
of Canaan" The name of Canaan was
hit upon by the devout and satisfied
settlers because of the undeniable
beauty of scenery and fertility of soil
which their land we'll boosted. This
early Canaan included certain tract
of land which. separating from it in
1929. took the name of Milburn, Mil
burn included the part of Skowhegan
which is located on the northern side
Of the kennebec. The better known
name of Bloomfield designated the
Skowhegan OF the south side.
Nor has this section passed without
celestial phenomena; it is interesting
to remember most unusual record
from lS25.-in April of that year the
neon and stars were visible at mid
day on several different days.
Thirteen years after Milburn sepa-
rated from Canaan on March %,
1875. this nomenclature was aban-
doned and in It's stead was adopted
the rame OF. Skowhegan, an Indian
name which signifies "a place to
watch; "Skowhegan Falls" was an
older name derived from the habit of
the Indian settlers, who used to watch
for and catch salmon by the falls of
The Knnnebee. On February 49, 1861,
Bloomfield WAS annexed to Skowhe-
gan and the real development of this
vol known Maine town took on a
noe modern aspect. Thus 1t is ever
Witl keen appreciation of her past,
as well rs with Il yirile hope for her
future that we like to view from time
to sine snatches from the history Of
somerset County.
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Mrs. Matilda Clark

The death of Mrs. Matilda Clark
occurred Thursday of last week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Coburn
Berry, of Front street The deceased
suffered a fhock about six weeks ago.
Mrs. Clark was before her marriage.
MISS Matilda Grear, and native Of
Detroit, Mich. Her husband, Kenmore
Clark, died about % years ago Her
age was about "A years. She had
lived in Skowhegan for 81 years. Mrs.
Clark leaves to mourn her death, d
son, lie ter Clark, and daughter.
Mrs. Coburn Berry, Of Skowhegan.
and Il step-son, A. c. Clark, OF Wor-
cester, Mass Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, with Rev {. IL.
Mckinney, pastor of the Gongrega-
tional Church at Madison, officiating.
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WELLINGTON

Miss Josie Pike went to parkman
last Monday to teach school in the
Mantor district.
Ivan Davis. of Brighton. who has
been at work for Fred Robinson, fin
ished work and went home last Fri
day.
Dell Gordon has finished saving his
long lumber and shut his mill down
for a few days before beginning 10
saw cedar. They began rolling LOGS
into the Carlton Stream to start the
drive, last SATURDAY.
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fermer Starks Man is State Chemist
4 In North Dakota

The following article which appear.
- recently in the Boston Globe viii
b. read with interest by the people
u Somerset County since the subjec
u the sketch. Senator Edwin F. LadC
" North Dakota was formerly u resi-
Heat Of Starks. Mention was made il
the report some time ago of Senator
tAdd and his activities in the west
The Globe says
FOR 20 years DR.. Edwin f. Laid
Dtate chemist of North Dakota, fought
the Pure Food Laws and succeed
~ IN putting on the statute books OF
thp Sioux State a set of admirable
Fute Food laws. In doing so he in
Gprred the enmity of the Gamers
backers and wholesale grocers. who
harrassed him with lawsuits, few OF
which however. came to trial.
At first these lawsuits casued DR.
Ladd no little anxiety. but after a
while HE got accustomed to them and
bS expected them every time he is
sued one of his official food bulletins
L In time DR. Laid was regarded by
fhb people as North Dakotas DR.. Will
~. He launched campaign against
the bfeaching of flour and against
Impure drugs.
4. II 1915 DIR. Laid accepted the pres
iaahcy of the State Agricultural Col
legk, Keeping up his pure food work
Two years before he had issued a
bullStin on the milling values of var
lphs' grades of wheat, which cOnvinc-
~ thefarmers that the elevator own
tfs were taking advantage OF them
rXrn x.A4 SIT, 9
krHins. The elevator men graded the
WHAT as they saw fit and paid the
fAkinerson that basis
The elevator owners also gouged
tAxSfafiher by their system of dock
4k&.thAt u.s. throwing out portion
Of Meit grain as not up to standard,
hdtmaking no allowance to the farm
adfgadvocate1 publicly owned ele-
tptots the grading of wheat and the
esfRhlislrment of the office of grain in
1p3ctOf2td enforce the new grain and
Nsyitpf laws.
OHgANIZED THE FARMERS
.stTAetf was no politics in Or. Ladd S
c&hbaiens-he had never held poll
tteaf ,olice. except school supervisor
II Msy home town-but there was a
lot Qfidhemistry in it. and a desire to
10 .doMething for the farmer, whom
hs bell4vetl was treated unfairly.
re khew personally of many hard
Mpf8 Int. Industrious farmers who had
been mulcted by the elevator men,
and Who. when they cast up their ac-
cpunts,tat the end of the year, found
thet they hadn't made cent.
Df. fIadd figured that out of every
00lfSr, the consumer paid for wheat,
10 cents went to the dealers and spe-
CNlatOfs in that commodity He
mAintained that the figures should be
fetefseh, and they would be If the
nf1i1ers, were properly organized, had
Nnarketing system and a law prohib-
Ring speculation in foodstuffs, g..
ny ttsqed for TAP repeal of the law
xhidhg tate the Minneapolis Chamber
y Gohhfrce the exclusive right to
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BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR
CNARGF

In the matter of Emily $ No,,1
Bankrupt In Bankruntey
To the Hon. John y. Peters Iad,l
the District court of the tn5.a
for tho district nj Maine ''
Emily :. Mcmahon of North ls. |
the County Of Somerset and S,j
Maine. in said District, resnesil
rcafea Ats that on the 9Th ~
Ndrch, 1921, She was dnIy
Judged bankrupt under the III
Congress relating To hankrupIy.
SIZE hrs duly surrendered ali h.,
pcrty AMI rights Of plopcrty IA
fully complied with all The r1
m,ats If said Ucts aui of tle N
Of the curt tolchirs her haukal
WHEREFORE she prHys ia
may be dncrsed by the Cn,fl Ia
fnlF discharge frnm all dehs
abb against her estate under
bankrupt Acts except such dead
are excepted by Jaw from sutsj
charge.
Dated this 2Srd day of Nare|
u. 1922.
EMILY $. MoNAHAI
Bankrupl
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deal in grain. and thus virtually fix
the price of wheat-the Dakotas
chief crop. unequaled in quality by
any other wheat in the wide world.
/ The aroused farmers of his stat
were marshalled under the banner OF
the Nonpartisan League. which adopt-
ed all of DR.. Ladds warranted to-
cure remedies The new political or
ganzaton wrested the State from the
i Republicans. but DR. Laid declined
political Office. remaining as the head
of the State Agricultural College at
& Fargo, prosecuting his pure food work
+ SENATORSHIP HIS FIRST OFFICE
I The Leaguers proceeded to carry
/ their program of State ownership
State banks, State elevators. crop in
surance. etc. They were bitterly de-
nounced as Socialists. Anarchists.
! Reds and Bolshevists. They were ex-
corated by some of their neighbors
in the adjoining States and on the
floor OF Congress as wild radicals The
courts were appealed to, but the Lea
guers kept on.
Finally, they dangled the Senatorial
toga before DR.. Ladd in 1920. He con
scented to be a candidate for the Re
publican nomination and, with the in
dorsement of the League. won easily.
Thus, it was, that this son Of Maine.
I graduate of the University Of his
native State, living in North Dakota
since 1884 tgoing there from Troy. n.
Y, where he was the assistant CHIEF
chemist of the Empire Statel. was
swept into the United States Senate
without much effort on his part. lie
took the oath of Office the same day
Warren G. Harding was inaugurated
President.
Senator Ladd has a definite legisla-
tive program in mind to aid the farm
ers of the entire land. which includes
cooperative selling and buying. IA
commodity law requiring truthful la
beling of every article, whether it be
shoes or sausage. a more liberal farm
loan system. home building. the en-
enlargement of farm ownership. law
o stop profiteerng and to stop all
forms Of gambling in essential com
mQdities, the protection of labor as
much as capital, a league of Nations
7or world peace. disarmament on sea
md land, without embroiling America
IN the petty political squabbles of Eu
rope, free press, free speech. free
ION of all political prisoners, an hon
est enforcement of the antitrust laws.
"a jail sentence for corporation Off
Gals, who defy the laws and law
to conserve our National resources.
DOESN'T EXPECT IMPOSSIBLE
Quite an ambitious program. it must
be said. But DR.. Ladd is not wild-eyed
and he does not expect to see all of it
enacted into law during his first term.
He intends to keep 1t before the Az
ricutural Bloc in Congress, of which
he is a member.
In last Falls election in North Da-
kota the radicals of the Nonpartisan
League received quite setback, los
ing their State ticket, but Senator
Ladd is still optimistic and declares
that the people of the Northwest are
aroused, and will insist on their poll
,tical, financial and economic reforms,
regardless of the label of their poll
teal party. AakA
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EAST EMBDEN


The friends of Chester Williams
were very sorry to learn of his dCa'h,
which occurred at his home early Sat
urday morning, at $3.50, of pneumonia
Mrs. Lepha Ward is quite sick at
this writing.
Mrs. Flora Curtis spent Sunday with
her brother. Chester Williams, and
family.
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On this Sth day Of Ami d
49, Ola reading the foregoing I'd
1t is
Ordered hy the Court. Tha' Il
ing j." Lad unon the s1Hc on nj
1IX Of May. y. = ~ haiap
faid court, 1t Bangor. in sud IA
Northern Division. al ton o clock I
'oreuoon, and that notice lh-fu
hlished In The lndependent.a@
ter. newspaper printed In adl
trtct, Northern Division. and Ind
known creditors, and other psrS3
interest. may appear Mt the sad
and place, and show cause, II anvil
have, Why the prayer of said Dslal
should not he granted.
Ana II ~ further Ordered bI
t'DnrI. mat The Clerk shall sd
nail - all known creditors copJ
tald petition and this order. add
% them at their places Of red
- stated
Wines the Honorable jon
Peters. Judge Of the said Could
~. -,.al t'.-r"ut N EanSor'
NoifE"rn Division of said dlsth(
The Sth d1y Of Amil. Y H. 19.s}
ISABEL EEHAAI
Deputy Cid
\ rue copy Of petition and
ner"Un
Attest:
ISABEL sITEEHM
Deputy q
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Died

Lena May. only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Corson of st. Adams, died
April LIST, 1922. Age six months.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06
fRuIrDALE NOTES

A community picnic conducted by
the Boy Scouts and their leader was
held on July lth. just north Of
Brown Station, Speeches and all
sorts Of gaiacs held to make the day
PITS pleasantly, h~'
u A litaletSirl arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. lccing in time to spend
/ the fourth. She was gladly vel
coined by three little sisters and one
b-othr. 60. n. 4, --.s..-. -. -
Miss Flora Gorsage spent tie 9Th
In. the mountains. .,.
The annual Ath Of July Sunday
school picnic Of the Galilee Baptist
church was held at the Missionary
home on West 14th-ave. t
Rev. Lauda has sold his home on
Howell-avs and will vacate in about
a month. II IL with regret that We
Gee this family move away. What
n saY ieas will b someone else.
gain, ar.'E F14
NJ. and Mrs. p. Peterson and
Mrs. Eaton entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson and daughter Yada
for dinner July %th.
Mrs. Grace Stewart and Mrs. J.
A. us3is spent the III with Mrs..
CIV. Stewart, sr. y
The StrAngsra Bible class and
their friends Of Peoples Tabernacle
church held = picnic in a grove in
the J. A. Lewis place on the banks
VI eiear gveek July 4th. A fine
program Was given and I'll depstted
thinking ~ -day well spent.
Nm In Johnston and daughter
Martha sxpsst u stavt fov Calf.
ornia this coming Friday. They: -
for he benefit Of the health Of
Mrs. Johnston. They expect 70 stay
until Ssptsmber' 18th. !
Miss Laura Rowland and little
Retty 10 Barnes left Thursday for
Marble, Colo.
stsvs Rowland arrived home
from Texas lat week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06
GRIFFITH NEWS

James Welsh came down from
Climax Colo, Monday. ...-...
Ms Agnes Williamson returned
from Nsbrasks Monday.
Chas Grout and family. With .
party Of friends from Denver, spent
several days camping. in the 'houn'
tains.
Paul Copeland and family took .
TIP 70 Estes park last wsek Mr..
copsland's mother who is here from
Texas. was aiss sas Of the party.
a islnhsr Of the boy. sseHte A.
ts4dsd he picnic At Brown Station
Or IL ycurtA. ..4s
= sfks Nissss Gertrude end Lulu
CSnnofii q Grand View, Iowa, an
ksfss viatinG their cousin. Mr4 o.
Z. Mstsgsr and family. .,. '
3, u n. Mullen received word Mon
iay evening that his father who
lived in Denver had died quite sud
denly.
Richard Hansen has purchastd a
new CIR.
Robert Copeland and family we're
CALLERS ii Griffith Monday svenlng.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Estate Of William F. KIRK. De-
ceased. No. 1881.
Notice l. hereby given that on
the gath day Of July, 1922, I shall
present to the County Court Of JEFF
ferson County, Colorado, my &C.
counts for final settlement Of ad-
miristtstion Of said estate, when
and where all persons In interest
may appear and object to them, II
they 20 desire.
~ NANCY E. KIRK,
Administrative.
George 8. Berry. Attorney.
First Pub. June 22, 1922
Last Pub. July 20, 1922.
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.iHI'y!sE 1eUs

Nsssr. cilsAsigc Cibb,sr and
Aaaay ylskiit4 eatssiay.,a & :, two
x.xtssssAise &rtS tjsv1es Du.ts.
Mr.. ~ g1artavix VIZ srushSd u
81 Jossj is ~ pisa' satltnsS fasAs
vhsss ~ VSetUss Nv Ne hay but
i'm ehAass ~ Shs'''Assa Internal
holos.auiItb. u ~*' ~fla' ''a""' 'n''
NJ ssd Afrksu Geo Nesisy nv Bat.
~ fsfs " Visit tp q Nh.
kys At''hssls. Cssaraf City. 'eo
ffsa Hsss1H ~ n Denver
\ u91iuSis,.' af' - ''s' ta-'
sAal =. EsetMr MrHsddlnt;- ~
q nihaaA sS6 5olK|
siilSs w a. y'yof1x'' xytx IL
piiiee, siGAty nass sbovJ ! Gdyml.,]
1a1l1v Ssaasts ~ ~ nssss']
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

tune Of getting his hand hurt Thurs
day.
Mrs.. Clark is improving nicely
from her operation. She is now
stsying with her son Heward.
/. he men It the mine had three
DAY. q celebrate tie ~. Sunday.
jidonday and Tuesday. II =
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06
STANLEY. .nKloM7s-

&C. A. vair and family expscti to
leave Wednesday for Silver Piims
where they viii spend the rest Of
the week together with . party; Of
about 10 othsrs.
af Nts.. LsS Johnston and daughter
MaftAa leave Wednesday or Thur
Day for California where thsy, ex-
'peet 70 spend The remainder Of tA'
J N. i. Dsrii;.r f.is ana NJ. and N.
'Bsrt ssndsrs visited NJ. and Afs.
ThsapstA sunday. |;
lfrs. shsrmaa starek has bssn III
~ 'pase week,
M. and Nm. "A. N. ewsek shd
Walter pormsr were the. dinaer
iussss II u. o. Dermsr Sunday. /
Mr., and Mr.. Nick Peterson p.
pset tSbs oeeupyinS thsir nsw hols
sesn. y |
Niss rr.da sivsr;si waa the su1s 4
" Mabel Nswlun Sunday.
: TIE first Of ths raspberry erep u
'sppsasing tas week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

1hs Eatsrtriss Acknowledges aid
'spprteiatsS, the vote Of thanks u
DE Strangers Bible Class. conveyed
TO this paper BY The president Of ~
class Elizabeth B. Cox. Of Eds>-
wassr. ~ /
The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06
Finest Jenies and Preserves
Are Made With Beet Sugar

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The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

Pnsr 70 he ats he county which most famous
fns vines 6ns eonieeioas and 6ns canned goods
3rasee All sugar ssed IN Francs beet sugar.
The eosssy which wa. bes. Known fos 6.e jene. jams
aed preserves England Two,ds q al The sugar ued
d Eaelaad before The was beet ssgar.
Whea The war aserfesed with beet sugar shpness into
Eadand EaCh housewives 6ust refused believe that
sugar would make good jes and preserves They
~ ihas line that is q sbs.snee The fruit called
"pseta"-asd susas--whsh causes Jelly to 'jeA"
.dvantase in Using Beet Sugar
y, m Whae eha o he Bureau ol Chemistry Of .he Depart.
meat ot Agriculture, d. Harvey W. Wiley. said "Reaoed
sugar. whether made from cane bessa corn maps sap
cay Other product. the chemically and physically
impossihe distinguish between refined beet aud refined
ease sugar. Chemists cannot do IT,.
lis quite clear ,hsa that the ossa d Tie sugar you
has sone Do with your IN canning Jelly making
d, .-1hs esssaia ding l peetio.
II But greatly your sdvasase eessemicany. to
Bsa Sugar exclusively because BY dong yos bid sp he
prosperity Of your community
b ysss sws bss iaasssa h Il
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n Cssae WeAsn CtaauS1 eae.
The Great Western Sugar Co.
Evening star., 1922-08-16
$3.50 EWELRY ROBBERY
Is REPORTED TO POLICE
Mrs. Martin Also Declares Loss of
$10O-other Thefts
Recorded.

Jewelry valued at $3.50 and 800 In
cash disappeared from q trunk in the
apartment of Mrs. Susie Martin, 1915
4th street, yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Martin told the police the robbery
was committed between and s
O'Clock. No clue to the identity OF
the robber was left, it Is stated, but
MRS. Martin named q suspect.
Cleo johnson, 144 Central avenue
northeast. met a colored man at Flor
ida avenue and Morse street north
east yesterday afternoon. The lat
ter introduced himself to Cleo and
asked change for ten-dollar bill.
When his request was about to be
complied with, the police were told,
the stranger grabbed $13 from Cleo
and disappeared.
pocketbook containing $50 disap-
peared from bureau drawer in the
bedroom at the home of James Tate,
1926 5th street, yesterday.
Search Is being made for an un-
ldentihed person who stole a palm
from In rear of 20D1 10th street. The
palm belonged to Charles c. Wright
occupant OF the building.
Louis Gramlic. 1913 9Th street
southwest. last night was deprived
OF moonlight canoe trip by an
unidentified Individual, who is being
sought by the police. His canoe was
taken from the river not far from
his home: -
Theft of wearing apparel and
clothing valued at $3.50 was reported
to the police by Mrs. B. F. Heffernan
1925 Webster street.
Evening star., 1922-08-16
.Homesiickness.

Some day, to soothe my homesick
soul, I'll 20 to Punktown-in-the
Hole, the town where | was born ;
by night I dream of Punktown
friends, and when the happy vision
ends l wake, distressed, forlorn.
yearn once more to walk around
the Punktown square. and see the
pound, the courthouse and the jail
to see the chums of long ago, before
my head was crowned with snow,
and l grew bent and frail. Stern
Reason says, twill make you sad
to visit now your native grad, it's
changed since days of yore; the
girls you knew when you were
young are faded danes. their
withers wrung, life's burdens made
them sore. The boys you knew are
toothiess guys. who tell old tales
and swat the flies, and they've tor.
gotten you the town is worn by wind
and rain, and you will look around
in vain for landmarks that you
knew" | know that Reason speaks
the truth, I know the village OF my
youth would surely break my heart
but every morning when l wake,
say, THAT trip I'll have to take
when had l better start" Ano
some fine day I'll load my car and
journey to that burg afar, and walk
among the tombs, and see the court,
house and the jail, the withereo
crones and gaffers frail who once
were brides and grooms.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-08-16
WOMAN IN FRIGHT LEAPS
FROM 2D-STORY WINDOW
Said to Have Adopted Method to
Escape Husband, Who Later
"a Arrested,

The falling of woman from a
second-story window at 226 14th
street southwest last night shortly
after IL o'clock. was followed by a
call for the police. 1t developed that
the woman was Mrs. Hattie Petit.
forty-six years old. residing in the
18th street house. A passing motor
ist took her to Emergency Hospital.
where it was found she had suffered
injuries to her ankles She received
treatment and returned home
police investigation of the Incl
dent resulted in the arrest of Joseph
NJ. Petit, husband of the injured
woman, by Detective O'Donnell of the
fourth precinct. 1t is charged that
the husband was attempting to break
into the room to which his wife had
gone to get away from him when the
wife made the leap.
Detective ODonnell preferred a
charge of making threats against
Petit. and Mrs. Petit told the police
she would appear in court and prose-
cute the case.
Evening star., 1922-08-16

r ORD NoRTHCLIFFE'S death re-
l. calls the fact that he was a
visitor in Washington July 20 Of last
year. when Premier Lloyd George ap-
peared in the house Of commons and In
the name of the king denounced an in
terview purporting to come from North
cliffe as "a complete fabrication"
This dramatic declaration In parlia-
ment was. followed by withdrawal OF
an invitation to Lord Northcliffe to stop
at the British embassy here and to be
the guest OF honor at a semi state din
ner.
The public reputation Of Lord North
cliffe by the British government was a
severe blow to the publisher. He had
just started on trip around the world.
Wherever he went after leaving Wash
ington he encountered the same cold
treatment as here from all official Brit
George had determined to humiliate in
every way that lay in his power the
man who had made him premier.
Even In the British dominions. where
Downing street could not dictate the
policy of the officials toward North
Siic, thS. was eSiueHCe u coluhess
inspired by the action directed from
London. In japan and China North
cliffe. although feted by private per-
sons. was ignored by Britains diplo-
matte representatives
1t was said at the time OF his visit
here that Lord Northcliffe had under.
taken his journey around the world as
| a form of rest and recreation. 1t proved
anything but a rest from the very out.
set. He worried visibly over the unfor-
tunate position in which Lloyd George
had placed him before the world. HI
was particularly disturbed by the man.
| ner in which he had been discredited il
Washington on the eve Of the disarma
| ment conference, in which he had taker
| so great an interest.
All Of the Northcliffe press hae
fought the announced plan of Lloyt
George to come as a delegate to tn,
Washington conference. They also hac
! fought the proposed appointment o
Lord Curzon, foreign secretary, as
| delegate. London newspapers friendl,
| to Lloyd George asserted that North
| cliffe had come to America to make tn,
premier unpopular and to queer tn,
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