Two Young Tourists Outsmart Poker Sharpers
John Riggs and Elmer Burch, while traveling, intervene in a room poker game where a greenhorn is being fleeced by three players. They guide him to quit and return the winnings, then reveal the plan and settle the debts with the man’s lost cash and counterfeit bills exposed the next day.
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John Riggs
Elmer Burch
Riggs
Bureh
Greenhorr
Butch
Greenhorn
Green Horn
Burch
Jing
John
Perilous living in China noted by a missionary observer
The text recalls John Macgowan's view of Chinese life emphasizing personal responsibility. It describes a ward head punished for a gambling dispute and an innkeeper protecting a guest to avoid liability, illustrating communal accountability and social oversight in China.
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China
John Macgowan
Tipao
Boniface
Plane Sailing and Mercator Charts Explained
The text discusses the term plane sailing as the old form still seen in nautical works and contrasts it with Mercator’s plane projection. It notes that pre Mercator charts used plane projections causing large errors yet broadly charted the world and underpinned historic sea voyages.
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Mercator
Narrow escape of a man from a horse drawn wagon incident
The account recalls Johnson and Hughes escaping injury when a wagon halted after an umbrella battered the horse. A friend notes the umbrella broke, and the man was pulled from under the wagon. The exchange leads to a reflection on self made prisons of mind and heart.
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Johnson
Pearson’s
Little Ella Helps With Dinner in Peppery Peas Tale
A brief anecdote from Woman's Home Companion follows Ella as she offers to assist the cook with preparing green peas for dinner. Her brother asks her to play, but Ella stays busy as she helps in the kitchen, unbuttoning the peas.
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Ella
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