Diamonds, Diamonds, and a Royal Passion in Kadur
Captain Norwood and his aide Moses O Leary survey Kadur to determine mine ownership. Lynn Harding and aunt flee palace intrigues as Prince Rundma wooes and clashes with Norwood. A cobra scare and hidden diamonds raise tension while the Maharanee orders restraint.
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Carl Norwood
England
Kadur River
India
Moses O'Leary
Norwood
Kadur
Leary
Lynn Harding
Debargh Harding
Captain Norwood
Lynn
Harding
Randma
Rundhra
Diamonds and diplomacy in Kadur palace intrigue
Norwood hurries to a royal audience in Kadur while diamonds burn in his tunic pocket. Rundhia pressures the Resident with questions about Norwood and a looming succession, as political tensions and personal vendettas collide in a palace drama that may reshape Kadur’s throne.
Italy Expands National Highway System Across Empire
Italy reports 110000 miles of roads across Italy Ethiopia Sybia and islands with 105000 miles of surfaced highways in Italy. Of these 12000 miles are national roads and 90000 provincial and communal roads. An autonomous road board oversees modernization eliminating dirt lanes and dangerous grades and painting roadside resistors for night driving.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Sybia
Ethopia
Europe
Stelvio
Switzerland
Autonomous Road Board
Answers to common trivia from Ask Me Another style list
The zebra is white with black stripes. Fourteen percent of Britons were white. People walk in circles when lost due to disorientation. The Loop in Chicago Barbary Coast in SF Bowery in NYC. The Civil and World Wars involved drafts. Cousin Michel refers to Germany. Other animals can be recorded as pure bred. A dove is a pigeon. White elephants are light skinned Asiatic elephants revered in Siam. The second line of the poem begins "Through all the wide Border Tus steed was the best."
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British Empire
Loop
Barbary Coast
Bowery
United States
Cousin Michel
Lochinvar
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Germany
Siam
Whistler Used Bailiffs During Dinner Gossip
Mrs A M Moncrieff, 88, recalls meeting Whistler and other Victorians in era of fame. She notes two bailiffs waiting table at Whistler's dine and the artist’s quip about making them seem useful amid his sales.
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A M Moncrieff
Vita Gaetano
Whistler
Early railroad tickets asked personal details in 1837
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway required passengers to fill ticket applications revealing name address purpose and also age occupation and birthplace. A Westphalian supper scene in St Mary’s cathedral depicts Christ and disciples at table with Westphalian ham beer and kuemmel. Soil erosion is creating a vast desert area in about 25 years, per Collier’s.
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Liverpool & Manchester Railway
St Mary's Cathedral
Soest
Westphalia
Germany
Christ
Aoeek
Collier's
Odd Street Names In Lisbon Portugal
Lisbon's streets feature unusual names such as the Street of the Little English Man the Street of the Mother at Walter and the Street and Alley of the Faithful of God reflecting quirky local nomenclature and historical associations.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Walter
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Rundhia
Sedher
Runde
Maharanee Lynn
Kadar
Rundina
Notwood
Rundha
Randha
Worwood
Randa
Norwood' Lynn
Gloriou
Maharanee
Darling
Lynn Daring
Chapter
Cricket
Diwan Sahib
Berigalt
Rolls-Royce
Rundhin
Bandha
Delhi
Jodha
Salt Lake City
Vew
West
J. HO Waters
Whither
J. Holman Waters
W. Ross Sutton
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