Reuniting on Tatatatat: Pia and Amory’s Bold Return
In Port Moresby and Tatatata the tale unfolds of Pia and exiled miner Simon Amory. Pia saves Philip Amory’s claim with Papuan help as a prince of Ulster plans a royal visit. Amory is released for the meeting at dawn, and the pair glimpse a future of roads hospitals and vast plantations.
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Whitson
Tatatata
Byndie
Ste
Caxon
Philp Amory
Jiminy
Tatatatu
Pia
Spicer
Simon
Simo
Prince of Ulster
Port Moresby
British Empire
Goldfeld
Prince of Aster
Holly
Amory
Papua
November in America a history of dates and myths
A crowded recap traces dates from Plymouth to 1918 and beyond, misremembered events and dubious quotes. It lists milestones like the first Thanksgiving misdated, Blackbeard’s capture, Detroit taken, the stamp act, Montreal, the Continental Army, Pike’s Peak, Tippecanoe, Davis’s election, the Trent affair, Gatling gun, Boston fire, Chinese exclusion, and the armistice, with stray notes on American life and a magazine aside about deer and moose mating.
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America
Plymouth Colony
Mgr
Choate
Blackbeard
Detroit
Montreal
Congress
Tippecanog
Tatterson Davis
United States
San
Jacinto
Trent
Mason
No Luck, Rockefeller Jr Tells Carnegie Class
John D. Rockefeller Jr lectured at the Carnegie Institute arguing luck does not exist and success stems from cause and effect through work and ability. A student challenged with a counterexample about a friend deemed lucky, then claimed the friend’s wife and a cigarette lighter both work, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
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John D
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Carnegie Institute
Rockefeller
One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
Dr. Caldwell gained worldwide fame for a simple remedy first written in 1885. The syrup he devised relieved constipation symptoms such as coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea biliousness low energy and poor appetite. By 1888 the prescription was ready made as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and stocked in drugstores.
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Dr. Caldwell
Four Corners of the Earth
Caldwell
Seeds found faulty in New York state inspection
Six packets out of every hundred seeds were worthless or unsatisfactory in New York state’s latest official seed inspection. A seed analyst warns gardeners to plant dependable seeds and check labels.
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New York State
Twins celebrate 88th birthday in Beerston New York
Two women twins who married six decades ago and lost their husbands the same year recently marked their eighty eighth birthday at Beerston New York.
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Beerston, N.yt
Hard Substance The only known thing harder than a diamond is making the payments
The line suggests a witty remark on the difficulty of keeping up with payments for something as tough as diamond hard. It frames a debt or purchase as a test of resolve and finance.
End of War Memoir Quip on Potato Bugs From New York Post
A New York Post item quotes a soldier named Kurvenal who mocks the idea of carrying potato bugs to France, calling it a bad trade and reflecting wartime bravado about supply mishaps. The remark contrasts with harsher frontline realities.
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France
Kurvenal
New York Post
Silent Drama and Forgotten Lines
A terse stage piece centers on a silent drama where actors forget lines, leaving a tense, awkward atmosphere. The scene captures backstage strain and audience ambiguity, highlighting the fragility of live performance.
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Barker
Emisgration
Ike
Hmnes
G—a
Carery Fricti
James D. Swan
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co
N. E. Salle St
Chicago
McBride
Packard
Chrysler
Cadillac
Willys- Knight
Graham-Paige
Dodge
Essex
Plymouth
Hudson
Erskine
Pontiac
Studebaker
Ford
Chevrolet
Salt Lake City
Indianapolis Speedway
Dave Evans
Evans
Conoco
Indianapolis
Basia
AAA
Conoqco
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