Missionary's Desert Ordeal and Lantern Escape
In a desert camp, Rev. James C. Hanks faces the Aneza tribe as they ready to kill him at sunrise. He delays by using a stereopticon lantern to project images of New York landmarks, pleading for mercy with a show of Metropolitan towers and Broadway scenes to distract and deter his captors.
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Mr. Hanks
James C. Hanks
Mineapolis
New York
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Metropolitan Tower
Hank
Ateal
Ley
Alides
New York City
Metropolitan Towers
East River
Bad Handwriting Tales From Elites and Elders
A wry stroll through historical figures famed for illegible scripts. Sheridan’s odd spellings vexed readers while Lord Curzon and Goschen reveal how poor penmanship shaped fortunes. An Inveraray compositor recalls a professor’s stubborn scrawl and a pipe joke amid scribal misreads.
Amber as a Medicine Across Antiquity and Europe
Ancient sources credit amber as a medicinal remedy and amulet. In modern Europe physicians in France Germany and Italy still stock it. Callistratus wrote chryselektron for amber worn at the neck and used for deafness and poor vision. A 1853 Materia Medica notes amber no longer common in Britain though historically used for chronic catarrhs and hysteria in powder tincture or dose forms.
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France
Germany
Italy
Paris
Callistratus
Perera Saya
Materia Medica
Just Meanness Reflected in a Money Dream
A terse dialogue questions wealth and happiness as one character longs for Rockefeller's money while another notes how possession would fail to bring joy. The exchange exposes irony about status and fulfillment without naming any real events or dates.
Hardy Vines for Screens and Walls By Ebren Berexportly
A vintage horticulture piece discusses Clematis paniculata and honeysuckle as hardy flowering vines. It praises Clematis paniculata for dense white blossoms and late flowering, notes its robust growth and need for soil conditioning, and advises leather tacking and sturdy wire netting for wall support. It stresses choosing vine types by height and location, plus soil preparation for best growth.
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Ebren
Aizo
Houaa
Ridding Sun Dried Fruit of Insects
L M Bennington describes methods to prevent worm damage in sun dried fruit. He favors raised trays built of wood with a screen wire lid to keep flies away, noting galvanized metal components prevent rust and improve durability. Proper tray arrangement speeds drying and reduces loss from insects.
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L. M. Bennington
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Phra
Fis ‘I
Sheridan
Drury Lane
Baron Bramwell
Lord Curzon
Lord Goschen
Goschen
Arthur Eliot
Blackie
Inverary
Amber
Rockefeller
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