Desert City Escape Turns to Hidden Martian Court Plot
The narrator moves stealthily across ancient Martian streets to meet Dejah Thoris and Sola but finds their rendezvous disrupted by mounted warriors. He hides his animals, slips into Dejah Thoris’ building, and overhears a chief plotting to capture him and imprison him beneath the jeddak’s vaults as Tal Hajus seeks control.
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Dejah Thoris
Sola
Deja Thorts
Lola
Liberty
Jeddak
Tal Hajus
Tal HajJus
Sarkoja
Iss
Avith
Tars Tarkas
Tal Wajus
Pars Tarkas
Tal -Hajus
Helium
Red Men
Tardos Mors
Tavas
Ingret
Deliah Thoris
Dejih Thoris
Escape from Tal Hajus and Flight From Tharks
The narrator slips from an unlit room in Tal Hajus’s courtyard and ends up fleeing with Dejah Thoris and Sola. He battles Tal Hajus, helps them escape, and leads a perilous retreat across Barsoom, aided by Woola, before being overwhelmed by Thark warriors.
Martian Adventure of John Carter and Dejah Thoris Recap
A Virginia prospector and ex Confederate soldier John Carter is transported to Mars after a cave encounter in the Arizona hills. He is captured by green Martians, befriends Dejah Thoris, and becomes a chieftain while planning escape. Sola reveals a crucial secret amid a looming royal trial.
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Mars
Arizona Hills
John Carter
Carter
Tars Tarkas
Helium
Green Martians
Earth
Dejah Thoris
John
Dejah
Sola
Thoris
Tal Hujus
Warhoon War Chief Contenders and Thark Bonded Battle Threat
The narrator awakens among green warriors and grim Warhoon figures. Bar Comas, a scarred jeddak, rules with brutal seals while his jealous lieutenant Dak Kova schemes for power. A Thark captive is forced toward the arena for the great games.
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Purgatory
Henna
Jeddak
Warhoon
Jed
Bar Comas
Dak Kova
French Claim to Mont Blanc Sparks Regional Debate
The text notes Mont Blanc lies mainly in France, commonly accessed from Chamonix in Haute Savoie. It reports local annoyance at the common belief the peak is in Switzerland and mentions a campaign to rename the department to Mont Blanc, highlighting regional identity and administrative dispute.
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Mont Blanc
Byron
France
Chamonix
Haute- Savoie
Switzerland
Department du Mont Blanc
The Story of Our States Rhode Island origins and history
Jonathan Brace explains Rhode Island and Providence Plantations name origin. Roger Williams founded Providence after exile from Massachusetts, and Anne Hutchinson followers settled Aquidneck Island. Charles II grants a liberal charter in 1662, Dorr's rebellion follows constitutional changes, Rhode Island joins the Union in 1790 and remains small yet densely populated with five presidential electors.
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Hode Island
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Roger Wiliams
Salem
Hhe
Ngland
Providence
Arne ‘Hutchinson
Masschusetts
Aquidneck
Isle of
Rhodes
Charles II
Dorr
Vermont a brief history from first discovery to statehood
The piece traces Vermont origins from Champlain's 1609 sighting to early settlements at Brattleboro in 1724, the Green Mountain Boys role in the Revolution, Vermont’s 1777 constitution prohibiting slavery, its 1791 admission to statehood, and its 9,654 square miles with four congressional votes.
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Vere Mont
Green Mountains
Champlain
Brattleboro
Massachusetts
Hartford
Yale College
New York
Lake Charmplain
New Hampshire
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Tolstoy Praises Dickens In Noted Contemporary Talks
Maxim Gorky reports in the Continental edition of the London Mail Tolstoy’s remark about Charles Dickens. He says Dickens defined a memorable idea, was sentimental and loquacious with mediocre intellect, yet mastered novel construction and surpassed Balzac in some regards. The notes span many topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoy
Dickens
Maxim Gorky
Leo Tolstoy
Charles Dickens
London Mail
Dickeng
Balzac
Praise for the Mango in Mexico City Commentary
A Mexico City chamber official extols the mango, claiming no other fruit compares. He states a ripe mango must be eaten fresh in natural settings and cannot travel far, as it embodies the fruit’s ultimate lusciousness and juiciness.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mexico City
Mexico
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Irwin Myers
Ac.mcclurg and Company
Tie
Barsoom
Jow
Woola
Ome
Thoth
Dejah ‘Choris
Guifies
Dejah Thorts
Dejah Thotis
Ain
Av Ghance
Kitts
Iever
Dejah Thorist
Jonathan Brace
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Vermont
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