Journey Across Central Asia with Imperial Treasure on Train
The narrator describes travel from Yarkand to Tcharkalyk aboard a train carrying a cart of imperial treasure. Passengers debate risks of theft as the box nears Khotan and Kadgar, while the massive cargo unsettles Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer and sparks concerns over insurance and delays. The tale blends travel detail with social chatter and hints at a forthcoming marriage celebration aboard the Grand Transasiatic line.
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Normandy
Provence
Pamir
Kadhgaria
Central Asia
France
Yarkand Station
Yarkand
Kothan
Kinko
Popof
Khargalik
Kilian and
Tong
Guma Station
Europe
Seville
Syracuse
Athens
Karakash
Khotan
China
Monsieur Bombarnac
Merv
Yen Lou
Claudius Bombarnac
Twentieth Century
Turkestan
Pekin
Persia
Paris
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer
Monsieur le Baron Tour de Monde
Ephrinell
Grand Transasiatic Company
Miss Bluett
Fulk
Horatia
Caroline
Nathaniel Morse
Kadgar
Ephriaell
Nia
Tchertchen
Kuen
Tcharkalyk
Treasure Train to Pekin Prompts Royal Escort Tactics
The narrative details a fifteen million franc treasure hidden in a mortuary van on the Transasiatic line. Chinese and Persian authorities coordinate to guard the convoy with twenty armed guards as Majors and company executives speculate on bandit Ki Tsang. A planned train wedding adds a personal subplot as Ephrinnell seeks a minister onboard.
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Pekin
Perala
Heaven
Faruskiar
Ghangir
Mongolia
Kadigar
Pan Chao
Yen Lou
Celestial Empire
Major Noltitz
Kothan
Lan Tcheon
Gobi
Ki-Tsang
Rug Made of Human Scalp Tells Grim Tale of Iowa Indian
A 150 year old rug made from seventy seven scalps is owned by an Iowa Indian in Stroud Oklahoma Territory. The piece is displayed only at the annual wild onion feast on April 1 and said to ward off evil spirits by laying ill Indians on it. A Persian prayer rug with jewels is described as even more valuable and potentially income producing.
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China
Shanghai
Fou-Tcheou
Tashkend
Kouldja
Kami
Lan Tcheou
Singan
Kothan
Transasiatic
Transcaspian
Nia
Pevtsoff
Ephrnnell
Monsieur Bombarnac
Stroud
O. T
Dallas News
Persia
Ilfred Roofe
Rockford
Wilfred
Byfleet-Powneys
Stillmouth
Ethel Marsh
Ladder of
Rockford Society
Tom
America
Ethel
New York
Hong Kong
States
England
London
the Quarterly
Miss Marsh
A Rockford Romance With Wilfred and His Brother
Wilfred Roofe, eager for society, plans marriage to Ethel Marsh but is eclipsed by his brother Tom’s fashion and daring. Tom returns from abroad,aloof and worldly, undermining Wilfred’s chances. Ethel rejects Wilfred, choosing independence over a forced match with his kin.
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Wilfred
Tom
A Passing Trade in Cobbling Declines with Machinery
The piece laments cobblers as the least paid tradesman of the era and traces decline due to factory shoe making and female labor. It contrasts historic wages of $12 to $16 weekly for hand shoemakers with current journeyman earnings around $8 to $9, noting high rents and modest profits.
Did Van Dyck and Hals Paint Each Other's Portrait
A tale from Houbraken suggests Van Dyck and Frans Hals once sought each other’s portrait in two hours. Hals may have painted Van Dyck, prompting Van Dyck to praise Hals after testing his rival’s skill. The piece muses on how each artist would render the other.
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van Dyck
Hals
Houbraken
Haarlem
Sistor
Frans Hals
Hans
St. Nicholas
Sister's betrothal sparks family consent from father
A fragment notes a conversation where a sister reveals she accepted Tom, prompting Wilfred to gasp and the father to consent and express pleasure with the match. The excerpt is taken from the Indianapolis Sun.
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Tom
Wilfred
Indianapolis Sun
Giants of the past and their colossal remains across Europe
A brief survey of legendary and purported giant skeleton finds from 1590 to 1830 across France Italy and Sicily reports giants up to 80 feet tall. Notable mentions include a Rouen giant 19 feet high a 28 foot giant Faragus in Charlemagne legend and Palermo finds claiming 30 and 44 feet giants with enormous teeth and bone measurements.
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Rouen
Galabra
Arabia
Rome
Claudius Caesar
Farnum
Eugene II
Chevalier Scrog
Teneriffe
Faragus
Orlando
Charlemagne
St. Gernad
Isolent
Bacrtas
Dauphine
France
Palermo
Sicily
Magrino
The world’s most famous frog dies after brain removal
A university professor in 1899 removed both brain hemispheres of a renowned frog. Despite perfect health for five years it lost knowledge and will, moving only by reflex while eyes remained able to see. The frog died of old age, with no signs the operation shortened its life.
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Ephinnell
Cooper
Hohrinell
Bob White
Bob
Reapers
Rover
M. Adelaide Preston
Pater
Gorgonzola
Mater
Jack
Johnny Bumpernickle
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