Martian raid ends as warship burned and prisoner found
Warriors loot a Martian craft then set it ablaze, leaving the vessel a roaring funeral pyre in the valley. The narrator, shaken, witnesses the raid and glimpses a female prisoner, her beauty astonishing, dragged into a nearby building. He feels conflicted hope and guilt as the fleet’s fate hovers over the scene.
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Mars
Lorquas Promel
Lola
Chich
Avery
Martian Thark Society Finds Carter and Dejah Thoris in Audience Chamber
John Carter, a prisoner in the city of Tharks on Barsoom, earns respect by killing a rival chief. Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium, pleads for peace as Carter pledges protection. Carter gains tentative freedom as Tars Tarkas confirms his status and possible full Tharkian integration. Woola remains loyal as they depart the audience chamber.
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Ber
Lorquas Promel
Sola
Myself
Woola
Jed
Thark
Sarkofa
Nan
Hound
Collie
Ars Tarkas
Plaza
Mars
Thalad
Sarkoja
Tars Tarkas
Tars
Tarkas
Lorquas Ptomel
Dejah Thoris
John Carter
Virginia
United ‘States
American Marth
Howe
Helium
Lordtias Promel
Ted
Barsoom
Story of Our States: New Hampshire's Vote and History
A compact history notes New Hampshire gave the decisive vote for ratification of the U S Constitution on June 11 1788 and traces its origins to Captain Mason and early settlements in Rye Dover Exeter and Hampton It also covers the state's nickname Granite State and its 9341 square mile area.
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New Hampshire
United States
Virginia
Mason
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England
Charles
Merrimice River
Rye
Dover
Boston
Anne Hutchinson
Jexeter
Hampton
Massachusetts
Alason
Charles II
New Frampshire
White Mountains
Granite State
Are You Human Synopsis of Martian Adventure
An unnamed Virginia prospector and ex Confederate, John Carter, is transported to Mars after a cave dreamlike exposure. Captured by green Martians he befriends their leader and witnesses a Helium fleet attack, discovering Dejah Thoris, granddaughter of Helium’s ruler, slated for torture. Carter pledges aid and promises rescue.
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Dejah Thoris
Mars
Arizona Hills
John Carter
Carter
Tars Tarkas
Helium
Earth
Ia Dejah Thoris
Tie
Lines to Be Remembered as We Return Charity
A fragment urges prompt cheerful giving with no hesitation, noting a benefit that sticks to the fingers gives no grace. The lines reflect a pragmatic stance on charity and remembrance in a communal context.
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Seneca
The Early History of Virginia and Its Name Origins
The piece traces Captain John Smith’s role in Jamestown’s survival and the origin of Virginia’s name from Elizabeth I. It notes the London Company charter, Virginia’s extent, the Old Dominion nickname, early communal government failure, 1619 representative governance, and Virginia’s 1751 statehood with 12 presidential electors.
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John Smith
Jamestown
America
James
London Company
Old Point Comfort
Charles HE
England
Scothand
Ireland
Virginia
Old Dominion
House of Buggesses
Kentucky
West Virginia
Orang-outang Misnamed in Malay Language Note
A Scribner's Magazine note by E Alexander Powell explains that orang-utan means man of the forest in Malay while the misapplied term orang-outang is said to mean man in debt. The piece references Borneo and notes the animal may be mistaken for a rhinoceros among dense underbrush.
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Borneo
E. Alexander Powell
Scribner’s Magazine
Lovemaking and Marriage Opinion in Harpers Magazine
A quoted passage from Harpers Magazine argues that lovemaking spans years and becomes a bad habit, while marriage canonizes love. it champions marriage as preferable to no relationship and suggests a "bad marriage is better than none" stance.
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Harper’s Magazine
Coronation Stone’s Journey Through Britain
The Coronation stone, known in England, is said to have origins in Spain and Ireland before being moved by Symon Brek to Argyll and Dunstaffnage. It later traveled with Kenneth MacAlpin to Scone in Gowry around 850, stayed there until 1296, and was removed by Edward II to Westminster Abbey where it lies beneath the coronation chair.
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Britain
England
Symon Brek
Spain
Ireland
Argyll
Dunstaffnage
Kenneth
McAlpin
Scone
Gowry Hout
Edward II
Westminster Abbey
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