The Count of Monte Cristo Escape and Vengeance Begins
In 1815 Edmond Dantes, aged nineteen, ends his betrothal and is imprisoned at Chateau d’If after a web of jealous rivals. Two decades pass as he learns from the Abbe Faria, discovers a vast treasure, and plans a bold escape to seek justice against Danglars Fernand and Villefort.
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Edmond Dantes
Marseilles
Chateau Vif
Danglars
Edmonds
Fernand
Mercedes
Edrmond
Edmond
Paris
Chanre
Villefort
Elba
Napoleon
Waterloo
Chateau
St. Helena
Dantel
Faria
Guifeless
Monte Cristo
Italy
Egmond
The Count of Monte Cristo Returns as Immortal Riches
Edmond Dantes falls from a chateau roof into the sea and is shipwrecked for 14 years. He emerges as the Count of Monte Cristo, wielding wealth and disguises to ruin his betrayers Danglars Fernand and Villefort, whileMercedes and Haydee stand by him on Monte Cristo.
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Edmond
Chateau
Marseilies
Mercedes
Danglars
Fernand
Villefort
Monte Cristo
Nante Cristo
Danginrs
Vinlefort
Fernald
Monte Crista
Morrel
Crow Makes Ship Its Home on Arctic Voyage
A tired crow aboard the whaling ship Diana in the Arctic refused to leave after being rescued. It roosted in the rigging at night and rode with the crew toward Hull, eventually returning to the ship after being left ashore near the Shetland Islands.
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Diana
Arctic Ocean
Shetland Islands
Hris
Hull
Miss Mage and Miss Keen Dialogue on Spring or Autumn Wedding
A witty exchange between Miss Mage and Miss Keen debates best wedding timing. Miss Mage wonders whether to marry in spring or autumn, while Miss Keen replies she would wed at the earliest possible date if she were in Miss Mage’s shoes and had secured a husband.
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Miss Mage
Miss Keen
Airplane visit over tiny Caribbean island shocks castaways
Seven American seaplanes roared into Old Providence Island Harbor shocking marooned residents. The isle, four miles long in the Caribbean, depends on a sporadic yawl for contact with the world, sometimes arriving every three weeks and sometimes not at all. The island’s center rises to a 1100 foot wooded peak and daily life remains stark and simple.
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Old Providence Island
Old Providence
Sen Fiers
Secret Origin Theory Debunked by Guam Sentry
Sergeant John Burrows of the marine corps doubts Darwinian myths about his lineage. Reenlisting after war, he learns from Guam natives that all humans originated from a rock on Guam which became human then stone and spread across the world. Locals say language was forgotten and people spoke unintelligibly.
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Abyssinia
John Burrows
Marine Corps
Guam
Burrows
Torti
Wealth and Happiness Quote Reflection
A concise reflection argues that modern culture overemphasizes wealth as happiness. It critiques ambition, materialism, and media glorification of success, urging conservation of resources for future generations and warning against excessive striving. The excerpt cites Hillis on avoiding overreaching pride and warns youth against fashionable greed.
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Cervantes
Newell Dwight Hillis
Fractional presidents puzzle confounds figures
The Milwaukee Journal notes that 55 percent of presidents are college men, yielding 14.85 of 27, with Harding possibly making it 15.4. It questions counting Grover Cleveland twice and even labels the whole method as hopeless for exact percentages.
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Mr. Harding
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Milwaukee Journal
Stillxpecting Something Irate Father-in-Law Dialogue
Irate father questions son in law about expectations after marriage. The son in law responds that he does not know and doubts his wealth status, implying a dispute over financial assumptions between family members.
Lake Eyre Natural Wonder and Island Legend
Sydney Australia Times describes Lake Eyre as a continental wonder with an island of rare beauty at its center. The article notes fresh springs nearby, a medicinally tinged water affecting drovers, and a legendary tale of a white man who vanished chasing the island. Water buoyancy and non sinking stones, including pumice, are observed in the lake.
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Eyre
Doctor Black
Sydney
Australia
Times
Pliny Echoes Unicorn and Dragon Myths Across Histories
The fragment cites Pliny on tiger cub hunts relying on fleet horses and staged whelps, plus a Physiologus account of dragons and a unicorn lure method. It notes a Chester, England variant and mentions unicorn lore tied to hunting, purity, and fatal outcomes.
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Pliny
Chester
Sing Sing Name Origins and History of Osining
Sing Sing prison in New York inspired the town name. Origins trace to the Indian tun euave meaning stony place. The Hudson River site offers scenic views. Settled circa 1608 by whites. Sin Sinek Indians linked by some authorities. Prison built 1826 under Capt. Elam Lynds with prisoners walling themselves in. In 1901 the town renamed Oxsoning amid objections to the prison association.
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Sing Sing
Ossinlug
N.Y
Euave
Hudson
Elam Lynds
Oxsoning
Unhappy Ant Queen Is Bossed
An ant queen’s life mirrors a troubled monarchy as courtiers surround her, feeding and escorting her. If she departs from the workers’ chosen path, the colony repels her with sharp bites until she complies.
Ripe First-Class Scout Warning About Snake
A brief note warns readers that a small green snake found by a scout could be dangerous if disturbed, advising to leave it alone to avoid harm. The message uses colloquial frontier language.
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Melvin & Johnson
Alexandre Dumas, SR
Alfred
Clark
Alexandre Ottmans
West Indies
Ulm
Ile
Ile “Mearl
Stort
Napoleon II
Ida Ferrier
Hame
Camile
France
Count of
Vilefort
Zazzone
Lord Wilmore
Sinbad the Sailor
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United Kingdom
Dominions
Boston
Mass
U. S&s A
Crow Made
Salfors
Bird
Darwin
North Australia
Merteat
Maston
G. Headley
Miles River Road
Walton, MD
W. A. Smith
Denton
Maryland
Short & Company
Nelson Shoe CO
W.lexington St
Walter J. Satterfield
Tunity
P. E. Coreran
Easton, Md
Ich Crham
Caroline
Charles A. Reininger
Ridgely Stewart’s Pharmacy
Dillsboro
Frank Cooper
Greensboro
H. M. Robinson
Marydel
J. W. Shewbrooks
Goldsboro
Hiram Short
Queen Anne
H. W. Hopkins
Cordova
Journal
Ford
Detroit
United States
Denton Auto Company
W. P. Carroll
B. R. Kaler
P. R. Fisher
Buckeye
Nuttle Hardware CO
Denton Vulcanizing Co
North Third Street
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Baby Shop
Nola R. Coburn
Baby
Goldsboro St
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