Strange Romance of an Illinois Boy Who Became King
A Southern Illinois lad found a distant realm on Naikeva, ruling a savage isle for twenty five years. His tale blends poetry and legend as the American king in a remote island kingdom unfolds amid fading echoes of civilization.
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Illinois
Edward Thompson
Isle of Natkeva
Teland
Naikeva
Ried
The White Man of Nalkeva Marries a Island Princess
Thompson, the so called Child of the Sun, travels from Albion Illinois to Nalkeva seeking adventure and love. He helps Princess Laknita escape a rival claimant and later becomes king, then leaves Nalkeva with a promise unfulfilled as he sails away with his crew.
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Thompson
Albion
Edward Thompson
Steamera
Philippines
Ladrones
Solomon
Southern Pacific
Nashove
Fijle
Nalkeva
Bin
Milnels
Saveealen
Lkden
Thompean
Lakanita
Uthia
Ealla
Teland Beauty
Naikeva
Lakantta
Manoh Title
Achioner
Ines
Lakenite
Little Kingdom
Kidney Remedy Promises Cure Noted by Patient
A Minneapolis resident recounts avoiding surgery for kidney trouble after using Kilmer’s Swamp Root. She praises the remedy as curative, credits a local druggist for the bottle, and mentions a promotional sample offer and price info.
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Bormeone
Kilmer'e Ewamp Root
Swamp-Koot
Atin, Root
That First Invented Greep Dream Parable
A fragmentary Cervantes quip compares sleep to a cloak covering all: it nourishes the hungry and cools the hot, yet mirrors death in its final sleep. It extols sleep as a universal, sacred coin that buys worldly pleasures and sets rank among king and shepherd alike.
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Ike
Seta
Cervantes
Favorite and Refusal in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue frames a man asking why a beloved woman refused him. The reply notes the favorite did not win a contest or “wipe,” implying a play on words about preference rather than action.
The First Taste Learned to Drink Coffees When a Baby
A reader recalls coffee habits from childhood and how caffeine affected nerves and sleep. The speaker describes early coffee use by parents, attempts at substitutes like roasted grains, and eventual switch to Postum after health concerns.
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Postum
Wellville
Eccentricities and gossip mix in a bustling column
A bustling column teases literary figures and public lore from Alexander the Great to William J. Locke and Senator Neveridge. It notes theatre polls, vaudeville offers, lectures, a malaria of crop talk in Kansas, and a famed farmer from Tarkio, Mo.
A Change of Heart
Mr. Doe tin Stax recalls a turn from piracy toward another path after reading pirate biographies and calculating buccaneer earnings. The Washington Star notes the humorous reflection on why the pirate life did not pay.
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Doetin Stax
Washington Star
Language mystery in a Portuguese query prompt
A reader asks why a phrase appears in Portuguese and requests a translation or explanation. The short exchange highlights curiosity about language insertion and its origin without revealing further context.
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