Romance Ends in Seaside Haven After Hollow Ash Hall Mystery
Stanley Vernon reveals he is the missing brother of the lost man and plans to marry Rose. The pair bury the hidden child at Hollow Ash Hall, then move to a seaside villa where Rose’s happiness is celebrated. Mr and Mrs Cowley stay in Mecklenburgh Square, while Hollow Ash Hall falls into ruin and George Vernon dies in Australia.
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Mr. Cowley
Stanley Vernon
Roze
Vere
Italy
Rose
Charles
Mrs. Cowley
Mecklenburgh Square
Mrs. Macarthy
Vernon
Murillo
Tose
West
Hollow Ash Hall
Catharine
Mina
George Vernon
Australia
Susie Works and Wages in a Desert Mining Camp
In a dusty mining camp Susie begins washing dishes for a man who pays weekly. She endures gruff questions about her English learned at the Institute and finds quiet purpose in keeping a clean table and honest work as Wanda and the father drift in pursuit of money. The scene closes as the mine looms on the hill and the trail winds toward Greasewood Canon, hinting at further events.
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Susie
Wanda
Chloride Hill
Institute
Greasewood Canon
Injun Jim and Susie at the Washoe School
A Washoe Indian family arrives near a western Nevada Indian school where Susie faces the pull of tradition. The teacher is alarmed by the stranger and the pupils watch as Susie chooses to follow her father into the brush, bowing her head in submission.
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Nevada
Mahalas
Susie
Susia
Deagger
Picking Up Gold on the Gola Coast
A description from Lady Hodgson and Youth's Companion recounts Axim residents guiding a woman through street scrapings to obtain gold dust. In about thirty minutes she produces a shilling's worth of gold dust using stacked platters and water, demonstrating a local method for extracting gold from road debris.
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Lady Hodgson
Gola
Africa
Axim
Proclamation Opens Choctaw Allotment Lands for Oklahoma Settlement
President McKinley proclaims opening ceded Wichita Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands in Oklahoma to settlement on August 7 1901 with a six day registration at Reno and Lawton land offices. It outlines exclusions town sites grazing and religious lands and details registration drawings awards and neutral strip preferences plus townsite rules and fence protections for tribal lands.
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United States
Congress
United States of
Americ
Territory
Oklahoma
William McKinley
United States of America
Obrahoms
United States Land Office
KL Reno
Lawton
Territory of
Ort Sill
Ech
Hi Reno
Okio
Tol
Ihe
le Interior
Lacal
Themigin Sandler Uni
Guormittee
Talidug
Bng
Land Office
Manlral
General Land Office
Syd
Secretary of the Interior
India
Unite States
Washington
John Hay
Thoughts for every day proverbs and quotes
A collection of maxims from Rousseau Necker and Voltaire offering guidance for daily life. It includes advice on resilience, acceptance, attitude, and diligence, urging readers to persevere, adapt, and avoid idleness.
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Rousseau
Mme, Necker
Ariel
Voltaire
Wise Quips on Honesty and Self Interest
A compact reflection noting that no philosopher can justify all beliefs and that conscience governs conduct. It argues honesty commands a premium, some people pay more than needed, spite fosters foolhardy happiness, and true business sense lies in minding one’s own affairs.
In the Flower Garden Popular blooms attract gardeners worldwide
An article extols popular garden flowers such as tree peonies that thrive in good soil and in pots, noting nine inch blooms and autumn dieback. It highlights the Ethopian lily, Rhodesian pink variety, and the hardier Wisteria sinensis with lavender pendulous racemes. It praises double ivy leaved geraniums for balconies and conservatories, noting their bright, lasting flowers and attractive foliage.
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Rhodesia
Planta
Prices of chocolate and Barrymore quip
An article notes chocolate adulteration and price disparities from source to market. It explains that cheaper batches are mixed with insoluble adulterants during processing in Venezuela and other regions. It also references Maurice Barrymore and a humorous anecdote about a missing fifty-cent piece at a gathering.
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America
Italy
France
England
United States
Venezuela
Central
South America
New York
Maarles Biarrymore
Maurice Barrymore
Barrymore
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