Between Two Fires Chapter XIX and XX Escalation in a City Revolt
After a tense day the narrator learns proclamations are torn down and the President’s notice enlarged in Plaza. The Colonel presses for cash while the Signorina contemplates flight with a plan to flee aboard a steam launch to safety. Christina reveals a secret romance with Jack and hints at a risky exit strategy with the President’s knowledge.
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McGregor
DeChair
Martin
Marual
Tie
Jack
Christina
Signorina
Bargain Failure Sparks Set of Weekend Chats
In a humorous exchange Mrs Hyker reveals her husband’s creditors will be paid 49 cents on the dollar. Mrs Pyker confirms the bargain. A second scene in a smoking car shows two strangers reflecting on travel and gendered behavior with biting lines about boys and girls.
Snake skins spark rush of rattlesnake hunt in Pa
The German leather firm telegraphed a demand to purchase 10 000 rattlesnake skins triggering a boom in the industry. Grith Jones of Tobyhanna Pa a famed snake catcher leads a growing corps across Pennsylvania woods and rocks collecting both living and dead snakes for sale at prices from 50 to 1 a skin depending on size and quality.
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Grith Jones
Tobyhanna
Pa. Ie
Hugeleg
Pennsylvania
Dropes
Ten Thousand Idеs Of Reptiles Ordered In Industry
Experts search rocks for a mass of snakes ordered for tanning work. Jones notes snakes hard to capture, often escaping into tight holes. Nesting snakes seek warmth. groups of up to a hundred found, aiding capture when sleepy and sluggish.
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Jones
Scliow
Reflection on Youth and Fashion Through a Grizzled Man
A veteran recalls a youthful vanity sparked by a photograph of his 20 year old self. He recalls a fashionable collar and patent leather shoes a size too small, a romantic chase, and a now-shamed self. He blames a dull education and a selfish friend for his wasted youth.
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Dto
Diot
Tean
Hin
Chicago Daily News
The Courteous Corporal Letter From Gold Coast Postman
A postman on the Gold Coast writes to his post master about losing his trousers during a bath. He asks for another trouser to perform duties and catch the culprit. The note is a humorous fragment from Transatlantic Tales, with a quip about a doctor facing two classes of people.
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Gold Coast
West Africa
Accra
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