Rio de Janeiro Gardens and Hillside Cityscape
National Geographic describes Rio de Janeiro’s beauty from its hillside homes and canyon streets to the Bay of Guanabara. It highlights Portuguese influences, noble trees, tiled walls, and vibrant gardens with royal palms, jacquieras, and flamboyant blooms. The piece notes arching stairways, inclined streets, and energetic street life, including bread-basket vendors, head-carried loads, and characteristic huts. It concludes with excursions to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf offering panoramic views over the city, harbor, and hills at dusk.
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National Geotraphic Society
Washington, D. C
South America
Western Hemisphere
Bay
Guanabara
Atihitntle
Spain
Portugal
Brazil
Rio
Cotor
Rin
Dom Pedro
Dom Jinao
Europe
Brasil
Dom Jouzo VI
Nim
Gare
Dom Dono
Io's
Agia
Afplea
Cayenne
French
Gulfina
Isle of France
Brazishen
Madagascar
de Jimeiro
Tly Tel
Vithy Duecia
Indy
Birda
Ganta Theresa Hill
London
Orient
Cordovade
Verwellia Beach
Gruoite
Corcovada
Idle Island Artist Seeks Rest Amid Murder on Shore
New York artist Any Delano, exhausted from work, rents the Lone Pine cottage on Idle Island from Cantoin and Lily Slater. An elderly neighbor, Auntalmiry, agrees to move to Apple Tree. Gay imagines a Chinese face at her window and witnesses a drowned man’s body. She reports to the captain, but neighbors doubt her nerves. A stranger arrives, helps her pursue the truth, and the drawing of the dead man’s face appears, then vanishes from the cottage.
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Delano
New York
Idle Island
Lone Pine
Lily Slater
Alice Andover
Guy
Auttalmiry
Gay
Islanl Cay
An Bory
Ilo Anka
Gus
Rand
Delane
Rand Wallace
Wallace
Wallave
Branynes
Randolph Wallace
Hein
Gramp
Wallaces
Tim Gramp
Mira
Marie
Actors' Summer Colony
Vombas
Union of
Manhattan
Maine
Giany
Rand Cane
Dex Etnuthon
Tee
Linless
Island
Bourbeast
Theo
Dar
Bowdoin
Kowdela
Tim
Uand
Rome
Kynd
Auntulmity
Rand Wallace Meets Gay on the Island
Gay encounters Rand Wallace, a witty, roaming figure with Maine roots and a storied Wallace clan. He recounts family ties, schooling, and a sheltered life while a wary Gay weighs his aimless status against her own drive and fascination.
The Chapter V Portrait of Randolph Wallace and Gay Devine
Randolph Wallace represents a philosophy of pure spirit over labor and accomplishment. Gay Devine argues for work and completion as life’s purpose. She questions why she has never married, while he favors freedom of thought over daily toil. The dialogue reveals their contrasting ideals as the chapter ends with a tease.
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Randolph Wallace
Gay Devine
Gay
Proper folding of bills to prevent loss and ease use
Bankers advise a specific method for carrying small bills to avoid separation and loss. Arrange bills by denomination, smooth and stack, fold inward at the top, crease lengthwise, fold again, and secure with a final narrow wad to keep the set intact for easy access.
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Guy
To End Church Debt Amos Skinner’s Invention Claim
Amos Skinner boasts an invention that he says will bring fortune by funding churches. He envisions a collecting box with separate slots for coins, velvet-lined compartments to hold money, and a large bell for copper drops, promising to revolutionize church funding.
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Amos Skinner
Skinner
Play or Get Of Stage Shakesnenre Guys
Fragmentary note mentions an age theme and a stage rehearsal. It states an understudy is ready to take over parts, implying casting or rehearsal adjustments. The text is garbled, with names and quotes unclear.
Montague Glass Creator of Potash and Perlmutter
Montague Glass born in Manchester England on July 8 1877 moved to the United States at age 13. He studied at the College of the City of New York and New York University before turning to journalism and later creating Potash and Perlmutter. He also wrote plays and books including His Honor Abe Potash and now resides in the south of France.
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Montague Glass
England
Manchester
United States
College of the City of New York
New York University
Potash
Perlmutter
Montague
Glass
Hag
Abe Potash
Kr. Glass
France
Philosophers and lovers age bounds in modern romance
Montague Glass portrays Abe Potash and Morris Margolins debating aging and love in a humorous exchange. They mock philosopher Will Durant on love thresholds, joke about age limits for devotion, and note price-driven courtship in urban society with witty barbs and urban slang.
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Montague Glass
Max ‘Creumann
Abe Potash
Morila Perlmutter
Chit
Avell
Abe
Will
Durant
Morris
Mawruss
Lune
Monte Carlo
Senta
Park Avenue
Hla
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Ethel Hueston
Chapter
Miri
Udg O
Ander
Canaan
Bemis
Bangor
Milim
Mackllnn
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Florida
Mexico
Flécha
Roman
Seyeozox
Zekolpale le Lo Ese
Eoeckuzoxg
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