King Don A Story Of Military Life In India
In a wartime drama set aboard a ship and in West Cowes England, Lillie endures loss and duty as Don fights for life. A plot of betrayal and royal demands unravels with the Indian conspirator’s downfall revealed through letters and forgiveness. Don drifts between life and death as Lillie stays by his side hoping for reconciliation and a final dawn.
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King Don
India
Lillie
Gordon
Dotard
Poltreon
Derwend
Captain Gordon
Dan
Seppy
Secret Service
Prince
Don
Tirah
Derwent
Diana
Colonel Gordon
Gadle
West Cowes
Roddy
Faith
King Don Finds His Kingdom at Last
A dramatic closing line portrays Ike and a beloved partner passing through hardship to reach happiness. The narrative likens their journey to the Israelites crossing the Red Sea, culminating in a triumphant moment as Don claims his realm.
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Ike
Don
Life in Samoa by Mrs Strong describes Stevenson era
Isabel Strang, Stevenson’s stepdaughter, recalls Samoa as Emerald Isle with lush flora where orchids bloom like daisies. Stevenson loved the island, natives revered him, and his death prompted coral road to his grave and a memorial hospital funded by Mrs Stevenson.
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Strong
Isabel Strang
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Samoa
Mr. Stevenson
A Cherokee Alphabet Invented by Sequoayah The Cherokee tribe member creates a sixty-sign pictographic alphabet to express the language clearly.
Sequoayah, a full blood Cherokee man, devised a new sixty sign alphabet using pictures to represent Cherokee sounds. He tested it with his wife and several Cherokee warriors, who learned to read sentences in Chatukee after training.
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Sequoayah
Iere
Chatukee
Frightened Children Need Kind Understanding Not Force
The American Journal of Health argues that frightening a nervy child by forcing exposure to feared situations often worsens anxieties. It notes fear is usually prompted by adults and that timid children seldom disclose fears unless trusted. The piece highlights how simple triggers can appear terrifying under specific conditions and cautions against punitive measures.
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American Journal of Health
Shylnka Fom
Bays Janius Should Not Marry
The best known unmarried man of letters is Henry James the novelist. He argues that the artist, in any medium, should remain single, as domestic cares wear on nerves and exhaust the mental fiber of genius.
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Henry James
Unclear fragment about men seeking office
Fragmentary line suggests commentary on men running for political office. No clear names, places, or events to identify.
Funeral Poem For Napoleon From Maple Leaf Tribute
A Maple Leaf poem on Napoleon’s burial procession as the Imperial dead return home. The piece, attributed to Sir John H H Jingarty, evokes Notre Dame, the Invalides, and the siege of great battles while recalling Jena, Friedland, and Waterloo through a somber elegy.
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Napoleon
Maple Leaf
John H H. Jingarty
Culef
Province of
Ontario
Toronto
The Doctor's Loyalty and a Lost Love
Philip Penrose and John Carleton long time friends from childhood face a moral test when Philip falls for Mrs Felton, who is secretly John’s wife. John denies their marriage, but a letter from Philip rekindles hope for both spouses, leading to a selfless act that saves a damaged romance.
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Philip Penrose
John Carleton
Phil Penrose
Philip
John
Harvard
Huyad
Philp
New England
Chicago
Wise
Joln
Learnsi
PHI Penrose
Willow
Mrs. Felton
Felton
John Garleton
Joan Carleton
Vaume
Yury Ol Bays
Prikly
Miss. Carleson
Boston Post
Unclear fragmentary historical notes on Kansas factory plans
Fragmentary item mentions rabbits in Kansas, a proposed large factory converting animals into lineages, plus curiosity saving life after a quinine package mistaken for arsenic. Mentions Hogtettar's Stomach Bitters and a humorous reference to a minister as a pairer and a policeman as a peeler.
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Kansas
Hood's Sarsaparilla and other health claims in old notices
A fragmented 19th century advertisement page discusses Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s blood medicine, warns of disease spread in public buildings, promotes Alabastine wall coating, notes horse longevity, and advertises Allen’s Foot-Rase for foot ailments. It also contains a line about avalanche survivors hearing shouts faintly through snow.
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Allan
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Southampton Docks
Isle of Wight
Pon
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Shamblin
Azure Sea
Vine
Naybor
Meddina
Norris Castle
Queen Victoria
Lilsie
Don’s
Shea
Darling
Speeul
Osborne
Bays Janius
Prigliant
Seine
Lower
Jane
Notre Dame
St. Wolon
Stridi
Neuilly
glouienUy
Jena
Friedland
Arcola
Austerlitz
Jeagle
Riderleas
Landy Vale
Willow Tree
Invalides
Glorioua
Heraca
Jtodrigo
Hearta
Yan Pyramids
Jaffa
Acre
Waterloo
Goeean
Jane Mestwikis
Doctor
Philip Penrage
Hood
Orie McCoy
Lafayette Ave
Lebanon
Ind
Colombo
Ceylon
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
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Cos
W. H. Copeland
Copeland
United States
W.H. Copeland
State St. Chigagq
Ill
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