Between Two Fires Chronicle Part XVII
Anthony Hope continues the tale of Aureataland's upheaval. Colonel McGregor and aides contend with Whittingham's escape and a dramatic chase ends with a reward proclamation. The President flees by yacht, leaving the rebels wary but undeterred as the Signorina guides them toward fresh plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Hope
Johnny
Mateus “W. Whittingham
Republic of Atredtaland
Georgy McGregor
Aureatalasad Army
John Martin
Marcus W. Whitlingham
Fragmented chitchat and gossip from a 19th century page
A patchwork of dialogue touches on food scarcity, marital humor, and wedding rumors. Snatches mention beef humor, a writer with ink stained fingers, canned ox tails, pickled pig feet, and a proposed match. The tone mimics a breezy society column with quirky asides and name drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Garden notes on plant care and fruit farming tips
Garden notes advise securing vines with leather ties to walls, transplant perennials, and water to prevent root exposure. It covers pruning roses, preparing for winter with cuttings from Boston and Pleygan, keeping dry chrysanthemums growing, and beetle control using ivory soap. It includes tomato disease observations, fruit farming exemplars, and alfalfa start guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pleygan
Indianapolis News
What to Do With Dwarf Pears in the Orchard
A Rural New Yorker correspondence notes that Dwarf Duchess pear trees can yield fair profits if properly pruned and cultivated, though they require more care than standard varieties. Grafting to other pears has largely failed. top-grafting Bartlett sometimes succeeds, but overall few orchards plant these dwarfs now, so harvests and marketability are uncertain.
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Storrs Agricultural Station
Dwarf Duchess
Dwarf Duchess Orchards
Bartlatt
Kieffer
Pracea
New York
Bose
Bartlett
Duchess
New Yorker
Spraying the Tomato Affects Fruit Firmness and Attachment
Observers note firmer, well attached fruits on sprayed tomato vines while unsprayed vines show loose attachment and many fruits fallen or soft. The trend remains evident at the final picking as green and ripe fruits from sprayed rows stay firmly on vines.
Japanese Lacquer Tree Facts and Raid in Africa
A St Louis Times Democrat item describes Japanese lacquer sap as highly durable when applied to wood or metal and notes trees are cut at forty to prevent drying. It also reports a raid in Chorumo British Central Africa where eleven people were killed and eaten as villagers fled by canoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaopana
St. Louis Times-Democrat
Chorumo
British Central Africa
Atreeta
World History Chronology Fragments From The Weekly Historian
Readable fragments list dates and events from 1400 to 1905 including sieges voyages and political shifts. Highlights mention Crevartt battle Crevartt in France Martins burns and various royal and colonial milestones with nations such as France Britain Spain and the United States.
Comatock Battle Art League Arrest Sparks Protest
The Art Students League of New York faced actions after Anthony Comstock seized a patrol wagon load of catalogues meant for students containing past works. Mira Anna Robinson, the league’s bookkeeper, was arrested as protesters vow to oppose the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comatock
Art Students' League of
New York City
Anthony Comstock
Mira Anna Robinson
Promnept Artiata
Intasian
Comstock
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Signorina
Auteataland
Whittingham
Nb' Arty
DeChair
Dhernal
Martin
Golden House
Javen
Menrer
Johnny Carr
Carr
D. Anderson
McGregor
Caer
Tam
Elydo
Bilin
Lttle
Marilu
Cnrr
Jim
Garr
Hin
Elmga Carr
Doctor
Aca
Servants of Justice
Ishamed
Wimsele
Mionuce
Anfe
Weanee
Garden House
Ministry of Finance
Don Antonio
Excellency
Doleris
Cary
Cag
Faly Eaiter
Ile
Clara
Willie Sapleigh
Maude
Chicago News
A. J. Loverjoy
Hisols
Winnebago County
Tue
the Weekly Historian
Cinlnis
France
Mag- Nish
Crevartt
St. Michael
Louis XI
Columbus
Trinidad
Jacqueslememt
Walter Raleigh
Tower
Plymouth
Mont’ Blanc
Nila
Bonapante
Preble
Tripoli
Plattsburgh
Uig
Buffalo
Paris
Napoleon
Barrow's Straits
Parry
Bolivia
Pers
Charles X
New London
London
Vera ‘Cruz
United States
New Orleans
Rossin
William ‘Fell
Fot
Queen Victoria
Em‘press of India
Congress
St. Lawrence
Arkansas
Baton Rougé
Lun
New Reels
Africa
Belgium
Tes Berthiqunke
Central Bi
Wheat Syndicata
San Francisco
Mass
Kemmler
Auburn
N.X
Corinth Canal
Santo Cesario
Carnot
Lyona
seeeTl Hung Chang
Japan
Spain
Martin Thorn
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