Last of the Aucas chapter continues romance on the pampa
Dona Concha frets as Don Sylvio plans a dawn departure to Buenos Ayres for essential marriage papers. Don Valentine teases, Conchita worries about gaucho bandits, and the lovers part at sunrise with vows to reunite two days hence amid hopeful farewells.
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Dona Concha
Don Valentine
Conchita
Carmen
Buenos Ayres
Sylvia
Concha
Don Sylvio
Pampa
Sylvio
Estancia
Dona Conchia
Don Sylvia
Don Sylvio d'Arenal
Capataz
Mercedes
Imwest
The Tolderia at Guanacos on the Rio Negro
In Guanacos a temporary tolderia on the Rio Negro hosts a joyful gathering. Warriors’ lances stand ready as women weave ponchos and children play while three chiefs discuss rites for a newborn son born that morning.
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Rio Negro
Carmen
Guanacos
Pilma
Nocobotha
Pincheria
Churlakin
Pincheira
Queen of the Savannah author’s fate in savage rite
In a remote pampas drama, Nocobotha and Churlakin plot rebellion against Spaniards. A ritual filly heart is offered to the god of evil, while quipus mark knots for gathering remote tribes. Don Torribio Carvajal disguises himself to organize gaucho bandits and a Carmen upheaval.
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Churlakin
Nocobotha
Charlakin
Churlakincko
Gualichu
Von
Casqui
Pampas
Tree of
Ghole- Isechel
Rio Negro
Pincheira
Cape Horn
Magellan
Europe
Don Torribio Carvajal
Pampa
Pulcheria
Poblacion del Sur
Carmen
Panchito
Carai
Pinchella
Bomberos
Panama
Tilqui
Don Torribio
Corroche
Silent Journey Ends at Fairytale Palace in El Carmen
Don Sylvio and Don Blas traveled for two hours without speaking, surprising their capataz. Arriving at El Carmen, Sylvio surveys the nuptial house a fairy palace of luxury. French, English, and Italian workers rush to finish the Arabian Nights creation for eight and forty hours before the ceremony.
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Don Sylvio
Don Blas
Dona Concha
el Carmen
South America
Car
Apaches of Paris Raise Alarm Over Street Gangs
The piece notes Paris has seen a rise in armed youths, with the youngest carrying knives and elders revolvers. It mentions gendarmes raiding for arms, auctions selling firearms, and a satirical suggestion by Henry Maret about sleep agents to avoid killing.
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Paris
New York Post
Henry Maret
Yuma Rancher Marries Stranger Bride After Long Chat
Louis L. Kramer from Yuma California journeyed to marry Flora Weise of Tazewell County after a letter contact arranged by Mrs. Patterson. The couple exchanged photos and letters, cemented a proposal, and Kramer traveled east to wed the girl he had never seen. They wed the day after his arrival and left for Yuma following the ceremony.
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Louis L. Kramer
Yuma
Cal
Flora Weise
Tazewell County
Kramer
Denver News
Squeezing the Grapes in Wine Making
A wine expert explains that grapes are squeezed from one to six times, with each squeeze yielding a different grade of wine. Varieties from one district or firm reflect different squeezes of the same grape, the first squeeze producing the premier cru or top grade wine labeled as such.
Greenbacks Stand Up to Rough Handling Yet
A historian notes how Uncle Sam's treasury notes endure rough handling by cashiers. The article describes a single treasury note measuring three and one eighth inches by seven and a quarter inches and its capacity to bear weight of forty one pounds lengthwise and ninety one pounds crosswise without tearing.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Thanksgiving Rescue on the River Farm
Ben and his Gran'ma Moxon face a lean holiday as they plan a stuffing filled with hope. A river captain in a charity gesture sends a turkey and grapes by float to the shore, enabling Ben to cook a real Thanksgiving feast with scarce supplies and warm memories.
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Ben
Lake Huron
Benny
Rosses
Sran’ma
Mrs. Mexon
Sonny
Mrs. Moxon
Moxon
St. Mary's
Len
Morgan
Katherine Grace Hulber
Thanksgiving in Japan Precedes American Observance
The article notes Japan’s autumn harvest thanks on October 17 tied to the Mikado shrine rite and state banquets. It contrasts Japanese customs with American Thanksgiving, mentioning no turkeys, local dishes, and a more abstemious pace, while highlighting that Puritan ancestors did not know of Japan’s festival.
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Japan
The Egyptians Were the Builders Says Contractor
A contractor notes that Egyptians built enduring monuments with vast labor forces. He contrasts labor costs, citing a single stone of immense size carried by 2,000 men for three years from Elephantine to Sais as an example of prodigal labor.
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Elephantine
Sais
A fluctuating market question in a stock scene
A stock broker and his partner discuss market swings as the market hits 104 repeatedly, then returns to par, illustrating volatile speculation and the era’s market fever.
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Puck
How the turkey got its name from Turkey
The Washington Star notes the origin of the name turkey for the American wild bird Meleagris gallopavo. Jesuit missionaries shipped specimens to Europe via Portugal, where traders in Turkey popularized the name. The species, native to North America, was later called the turkey as it became a valued table bird.
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George Washington
Michael Stumps
Potomac
North America
America
Old World
Europe
Portugal
Turkey
Washington Star
New Yorkers Read in Theaters
A Philadelphia visitor notes New Yorkers read newspapers between theater acts. She observes matinee girls and even men perusing papers or books during brief intervals, viewing it as a common, casual habit in urban recreation.
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New York
Philadelphia
New York Press
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Morey
Corrocho
Don Sylvio d‘Arenal
Don Antonio Valverde
Don Antonio
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Orient
George
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