A Complication in the Fleming Marriage Over Literary Ambitions
Minnie Fleming, a quiet woman with sharp intellect, hides her budding stories from her husband Jim, editor of Pot Shots. He ridicules her fiction while she secretly sends tales to London journals, hoping to earn money to help him in hard times.
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Minnie Fleming
Jim Fleming
Fleming
London
Minnie Menning
Jim
Shoe
Family Bouncer
Minnie
Hilda Markham
Graig & Co
Miss Markham
America
Hilda Markham Strikes It Rich With Family Bouncer
Minnie Fleming the rising author known as Hilda Markham lands a £500 advance for a serial after agents reveal rival editor Jim Fleming’s paper loses ground. A twist shows Minnie is the mystery author, securing a £600 deal and exposing Jim’s naiveté and deceit.
Kangaroos Aided By Muscular Skin And Social Packs
The kangaroo skin has strong muscular fibers aiding leaps and young carry in the pouch. Native to Australia, it is a distinct species with large families. The giant kangaroo was found by Captain Cook about a century ago. Old males are called booma, and the animal defends itself with large paws and tripod stance. Kangaroos feed on roots, form sentinels, and leap nine feet normally but up to 30 feet. They outrun dogs on level ground but roll on downhill. Kangaroo flesh is a valued food and the tail yields soap, noted in the Humane Journal.
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Australia
Booma
Humane Journal
Book notices on military reform by Rich Garrard
A 1587 note on Barnaby Rich and William Garrard discussing new weapon terms from Italy the arquebus and the pike. Garrard criticizes English arms and equipment, praising Milan goods, and condemning English use of unreliable pocket powder and flasks as out of date.
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Barnaby Rich
Italy
Lanteri
William Garrard
Spain
England
Areters
Captain Dalgetty
Milan
Garrard
Macmillan's Magazine
Old Philadelphia corner building tied to Penn era
A northeast corner of Second and Walnut streets houses one of Philadelphia’s oldest structures, possibly built by William Penn. John Penn is claimed to have been born there. The 200 year old site has long housed a gun smithy and fishing tackle shop now run by John T. Siner, in business since 1844. A 1734 deed confirms a wall sharing arrangement for the adjacent Walnut Street building.
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Philadelphia
Second and
Walnut Streets
William Penn
John Penn
John T. Siner
Hale
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Bicyelss
ETRON
Speedy
Vanssome
Monarch Cycle Co
Lake and Halsted Sts
Chicago
Ill
New York
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Denver
Memphis
Detroit
Toronto
T. W. Smith
Ridgely, Md
Jong
William J. GC. Dukany Company
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber Company
Tunis Mills
R. S. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber CO
J. M. Bieaven
Hillsboro, MD
JKIVL
Hillsborough
Maryland
TRE Fenyiroy Roofing & Cor. Co., (Ltd
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Abe
New Fountain
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Pratt & Calvertsts
Baltimore
Bernard Reilly
Massey & Gray
Cor. Main St
R. R. Ave
Greensborough
THE
Burrsville Hardware Store
Readquarters
C. Tilghman Starvey
Burrsville
Mad
B. Thompson
Caroline
Talbot Counties
Ciestertown, MD
John McCloud
Ridgely
A. E. Dasher
Clara Wilkinson
Raymond Waovériv6e
Springfield
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
N. Y
Fenner
Dr. Fenner
W. E. Brows
Denton
T. W. Surrit
HL. Durray
Illsboro
J.B. Suay
Tenderson
Pervier & Proper
Fowling Creek
M. M. Winey
Choptank
Ames M. Knotts
Noor BovTrol
City & Suburban Fower Houe
J.h.benjes
Prorietor
Party BT
Wormerly Buck’s
Wilmer Emory
Centreville, Ltd
Ree
SAPS
Sas
Ay ‘Simmons
Simmons
Simmons Liver Regulator
King of
WL Zoilin & Co
Philo., Pa
Fou
Susan Coolidge
Mrs. Fleming
James Fleming
Greig & Co
Minnia
Greig
Graig
Luke Sharp
Germany
the Kangaroo
Penn
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