Tennyson Benham’s Mount Hope scheme and a buried secret
Claudia Ten Eyck and her fiancé Tennyson Benham chase a risky land deal tied to the Mount Hope valley where a railroad plans to run through a pigpen. A grave theft plot and a cemetery scheme surface as Peter Ten Eyck, Claudia’s father, exposes a past with the Consolidated Suburban Rapid Transit and offers a counsel position to Tennyson.
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LAUDIA TON BEYCE
Tennyson Benham
Tenny
Tennyson
Claudia
Papa
consolidated
united
Morrison
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Peter Ten Eyck
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Mount Hope valley
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Mount Tope Cemetery company
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Consolidated Suburban Rapid ‘Transit company
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Netter
Ordeal by Fire at Benares Astonishing Hindoo ritual
An eyewitness recounts a fire ordeal at a Benares villa where priests and a crowd witness two candidates walk through a bed of glowing coals. Despite skepticism, observers note the ceremony’s convincing heat and widespread participation, with many locals stepping into the flames unscathed.
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Benares
India
British India
Brahmapoots
Siva
Brahma
Vishnu
Coronado beach
Los Angeles Times
Domestic Weather Prophets and Humble Weather Glasses
A Cologne Gazette note suggests hygroscopic plants reveal air moisture. Peaweed strips in exposed spots serve as a popular weather glass, though reliability is questioned. A blue twig pressed into service also functions as a home weather prophet.
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Cologne Gazette
His Pronunciation and a Gargoyle Gaffe
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange jokes about how architect Mr Plant pronounces words. The pair note his phrases including a sore throat and a gargoyle, teasing that they call it gargle.
A Pretty Paradox Debutante Upsets Prized Mores
A Baltimore American quotation asserts a charming debutante can defy established norms by proving that a miss may also challenge conventions. It contrasts social expectations with bold wit, echoing a call to help the fallen and raise others without bias.
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Baltimore American
Five Indispensable Drugs in a Foolish Doctor Tale
A brief anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post riffs on a physician’s quip that five drugs are water food air sleep and exercise. The patient seeks another doctor and the foolish physician dies poor. The excerpt shifts to a moral about turning sorrows into sympathetic deeds and blessings.
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