Voyage Through China Aboard Grand Transasiatic
The narrator records a tense night aboard the Grand Transasiatic as stormy skies, a near collision, and hidden scheming unfold. Taruskiar and Mongol allies plot on the Nankin branch while Kinko, Popof, and others guard a treasure van, and the narrator resolves to thwart a dangerous conspiracy to save passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinko
Sou-Tcheon
Lan ‘Tcheou
Caterna
Yaniu
Tcherg
Houlan-Sien
da- Tshing
Pekin
Cha-Colla
Monsieur Bombarnac
Averpue Cha-Coun
Speari
Mademoiselle Zinco
China
Popof
Lan Teheoou
Furushiu
Ghangir
Puu Chae
Lan Teheou
Celestial Empire
Pan Chao
Son of Heaven
Wing-Teheou
Great Wall
Mongolia
Pop
Fuen- Choo
Kninko
Vog
Faraskiar
Ixi- Taang
Hig
Rascal
Paruskiar
Rush into Death Valley for Pot of Gold Myth
A San Francisco tale warns of the deadly gold rush in Death Valley. It recounts travelers braving extreme heat, dehydration, and skeletal remains, driven by greed as the Des Moines Register notes the lure of riches mirrors historic gold hunts from California to Siberia. The piece casts gold as a doomed pursuit across deserts and long treks, ending as another chapter in the quests for pots of gold at rainbows’ end.
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Pota
San Francisco
Death Valley
Funeral Mountains
Des Moines
North America
Mojave
Colorado Desert
California
Chilkoot Pass
Siberia
South Africa
The Knife Sharpener Reads a Boss’s Habits in Blades
An elderly knife sharpener analyzes a business boss through the nicks and uses of his various blades. He explains how each blade reveals character and predict future actions, noting frugality, secrecy, and potential theft. The tale ends with the sharpener returning the boss’s knives to their proper edges.
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Sherlock Holmes
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Sharpe Cupboard Shows Broken China Collection
A fragmented dialogue recounts a cabinet of china pieces labeled as souvenirs from various cooks. The items are described as broken and numbered, reflecting on the journey and misadventures behind the collection.
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Sharpe
London police graft exposed in slander suit case
Washington Star correspondent reports on London police bribery. Ex Inspector McCarthy, head of the J division detective bureau, was accused of taking bribes from bookmakers. A raid exposed his scheme, Curtis won the libel case, and McCarthy faced dismissal and public scrutiny for corruption.
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America
Bobby
London
Washington Star
McCarthy
David Curtis
Guardian of the Law
J? Division
Scotland Yard
CRF
Rascal
Curtis
Peaney
Oak classifications and timber uses in the United States
The piece divides oaks into one and two year ripening groups. It notes chestnut and live oaks belong to the first class, while red scarlet and black oaks form the second. The live oak’s evergreen, leathery leaves and heavy timber were once vital for shipbuilding, with government land purchases totaling two hundred thousand dollars to secure supply. The second class boosts autumn color alongside maples, with red scarlet and pin oaks displaying vivid reds browns and bronzes.
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St. Nicholas
Jason's Premonition Sparks Argonauts Tariff Bet
Jason warned the Argonauts as they prepared to sail in search of the Golden Fleece. He frowned and hoisted the single sail and challenged that local farmers would push the tariff up before they returned with the wool, wagering a denarius.
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Jason
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frat performance delights reader in playful town talk
In a lively note from a reader at Her Pleasure, Miss Giggles and Mr Goodley recall a frat performance with pleasure. They mention a two pound box of bonbons and a farmer who opposes road improvements, fearing faster traffic and frightened horses.
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Miss Giggles
Man in the Kitchen and the Pig Miner Tale
A humorous slice shows a pig miner claiming recipe books failed him as all receipts begin with tak a clean dish. A Scotchwoman Mrs. Dunsmuir from Pennsylvania leaves her sons with chores and quips about washing and wiping dishes, highlighting domestic mockery.
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Jack
Will
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Judge in Wisconsin
Wide Interest notice from Breed Wisconsin reports Justice Chas Peterson of Penca for Quonto County endorsing Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine. He cites relief from back pain and restoration of health after one box, warning that untreated kidney disease can lead to Bright's Disease, diabetes, or rheumatism.
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Breed
Wis
Chas
Peterson
Qeonto Co
United States
Dodd
Podd
Bright
Fog-Signaling Station Advances In Lighthouse Tech
United States lighthouse board tests a new fog-signaling device with eight rotating trumpets for precise bearing. The Falkner's Island beacon uses long and short blasts to indicate direction. Canada has Fame Point fog signals in the Gulf of St Lawrence and Britain’s St Catherine's Point features elaborate horns. A curved elliptical mouth trumpet was designed to reduce waste from upward sound.
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Lighthouse Board
United States
Jong
London Sphere
Falkner’s Island
Fame Point
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Catherine's Point
Isle of Wight
Iehthouses
Pink Pills Help Boston Couple Recover Strength
Mr. and Mrs. H. Goldstein of 88 Gore Street East Boston report three years of waning strength and female weakness. After trying physicians without relief they used Dr Williams Pink Pills. he recovered fully within a year, she improved quickly, and she credits the pills with restoring both their health and vigor. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Mr. Goldstein
Mr. ,Goldstein
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Goldstein
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Eleaven
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Si-Ngan
Ho-Nan
Lon- Ngan
Tai-Youan
Wohrinell
Taruskiar
Lie
Maruskiar
Mongeolk
Varuskiur
Kardek
Perl
Jtaraskiar
Ghan
Seneca
Husband
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