Esteban and Insurrectos Tie Doom to Love and Treasure
Cuban planter Don Esteban Varona hides wealth on his estate. Sebastian, a slave, knows the secret well. Donna Isabel pushes Esteban to sell Evangelina, Sebastian’s daughter, amid a gambling orgy that ends in murder. Years pass as Rosa is courted by Don Marlo while Johnnie O Reilly woos her.
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Don Esteban Varona
Sebastian
Don Esteban
Esteban
Rosa
Isabel
Evangelina
Don
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Donna Isabel
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Caeto
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Custo
Cude
O'Reilly
Mr. Carter
Cuba
Spain
Carter
Lisa
Disa
Hisa
O'Neilly
Johnnie
Ethelbert
Eleo
Samuel Carter
Death in the Well and a Cuban Rebel Plot
In a moonlit garden Esteban and Asensio discover Donna Isabel walking to a well. She falls in, dies, and Esteban faces interrogation but keeps his secret. Rosa defies Don Mario’s plans, vows to accompany Esteban into exile, while Cueto uses the incident to advance his own aims as Guardia Civil closes in on the rebels.
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Bataban
Guardia Civil
Varona
Cueto
Esteban
Pancho
A Gry From the Wilderness Opens New York Chapter
Johnnie O Reilly steps into New York cold and wary after arrival. He fears Carter Importing Company chairman’s reaction to his Cuban report and the shock of a daughter’s rival affection. Carter greets him warmly, raising his guarded pride and hopes.
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Johnnie O'Reilly
Halling
Buffin's Bay
Carter Importing Company
O’reilly
Samuel Carter
Johnnie
O'Reilly
Carter
Conflicted Wedding Plans Stir O'Reilly and Carter
In a tense scene, O'Reilly resists an arranged marriage as Samuel Carter presses for a quick union with his daughter Disa. The two men spar over loyalty, wealth, and family business while a Cuban uprising and shifting loyalties shadow their conversation.
O'Reilly Learns of Rosa's Plight in New York
In New York O'Reilly discovers Rosa's difficult situation and the unfolding events. The next installment promises details on what happened then and how it affected them.
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O'Reilly
New York
Rosa
First American Multimillionaire Stephen Girard
Stephen Girard became the first American multimillionaire famous internationally for vast wealth. At his death he was worth nine million dollars, surpassing contemporaries like Vanderbilt and Astor. He left much to Philadelphia for public use and two million to fund an orphan college that educated tens of thousands. He was a free thinker.
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Esteban
Don Esteban
Yarona
Stephen Girard
Astora
Vanderbilta
Girard
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Jacob Astor
Philadelphia
Attedhem
Mountain mine yields 98 percent rock in New South Wales
In New South Wales a mountain has supplied rock yielding 98 percent cantatum for over fifty years, mining continuing beyond a half century.
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New South Wales
Metal Helmets for Women Spark London Debate
Smart London millinery shops display metal helmets for women for air raid use. Questions arise if a helmeted wearer would rush to a bomb shelter as swiftly as a sister with straw headgear. Women’s metal helmets cost about twice as much as men’s, are tied with soft material, and feature a neat knob on top.
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London
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soap and Ointment For Skin Care
Cuticura is 80 soothing and healing for burning skin. Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dry gently, and apply Cuticura Ointment. Free samples available from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents by mail or at druggists.
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Dept. X
Boston
Bark From Hemlock May Cut Felt Costs
Spent hemlock bark, long used mainly for fuel, could become a major substitute for 80 percent of the base material in roofing felts. Experiments indicate this bark can replace rag stock for the 200000 tons of felt produced annually in the United States, potentially saving about $1000000 yearly.
Pauses on War Profiteers Castles of Air and Gold
Described dialogue questions the profiteer as a man who favors quick wealth over quick victory. The speaker reflects that many idealized dreams are built on hollow promises, like castles in the air made of gold bricks.
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