The Strange Adventures of Yellow Men Sleep
John Lavington and Mary Martin wed in a Michigan city where hardship follows. John loses his job and Mary vanishes after hospital treatment. The tale follows Con Levington, his wanderings, and rescue by Andrew March as he seeks a priceless map from Chee Ming to the Gobi Desert.
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Synopale
John Lavington
Mary Martin
Michigan City
John
Martine
Mary
Martina
Cornelius Levington
Koresh
Con
Andrew March
Chee Ming
Gobi Desert
Andrew
Helen
Forbidden Land
Stephen March
Peking
House of March
Shan-sung
Legation
Brithna March
Eithnn
Don Levington
America
Dory Street
March
Wedger House
Levington
Cincinnati
Stub
Levyington
Stubby Taggart
Connie
Taggart
Stubby
Spike Taylor
Jim
Posy Mason
Mother Law
Vancouver
Orient
Cecil Wedger
Quest Across Asia Ends With Ghost of a Treasure
Stephen March builds a life at sea and in China while his son Andrew seeks a hidden desert fortune. A web of mismatched loyalties, murder threats, and a ransom plot entwines the March family as Don Levington moves toward a fateful revelation on the Trans-Pacific path.
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Iad
Allence
Stephen March
Stephen
Marco Polo
Donegan
China
Mid Asia
In-Shan
China Wall
Khan
Hwangho
Ho-tau
Jesus
March
Peking
Peking House
America
Andrew
England
Great Wall
Andrew March
Levington
Shackleton Names Ice Types in South Polar Ice Book
In Shackleton's new book South he catalogues ice around the south pole naming types such as young ice light pack drift ice and heavy hummocked pack. He notes rough appearances and ragged tile crags across the surface.
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South Pole
Ernest Shackleton
Bnok
Never Wasted Effort Teaches Unseen Results
A reflection on honest work and perseverance notes that effort itself yields results even if outcomes aren’t immediately visible. It emphasizes that no accomplishment is in vain and that effort and achievement go hand in hand.
That Miss Gabbleigh Reminds Me of a Church Bell
A witty remark from the Boston Transcript compares Miss Gabbleigh to a church bell, noting she lacks the sense of one. The speaker caricatures a bell as having an empty head and a long tongue yet remaining discreet until tolled.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claimed Blood Purifier Aid
An endorsement notes catarrh sufferers feel worse when run down and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine, a tonic and blood purifier, acts on the blood to improve mucous membranes. Circulars free from E. S. Ed. Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Mistake in the Location in Howells Spain Travel Anecdote
The anecdote recalls William Dean Howells describing southern Spain families with many children. He notes eight as average and families of 16 or 17 common. Howells recounts traveling with babies in hotels and trains and a Malaga hotel dining hall scene.
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William Dean Howells
Spain
Andalusia
Malaga
Senor
Just to Impress Him The Knout Whipping Bargain
A Jew in Russia was ordered to receive twenty strokes with the knout while another Jew acted as the whipper. The two arranged a fake show for 20,000 roubles with the whipper merely cracking the whip for nineteenth strokes. The twentieth stroke was real. The victim asked why, and the reply claimed to illustrate the value of the bargain.
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Russia
Bark Not Wood Says Scientist Clears Common Belief
A scientist explains that tree bark is the outer covering and not wood. Bark consists of three tissue layers including a green fibrous zone, and the outer cork cells are dead. Cork used commercially comes from tropical trees, while all tree bark remains the outer layer.
Upton Sinclair at Pasadena Tea Denounces High Cost of Living
In a Pasadena gathering, Upton Sinclair condemns soaring prices and urges consumers to abandon overpriced dealers. He declares choice is to buy essentials from other shops on the same terms, striking the tea table in emphasis.
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Combine
Upton Sinclair
Pasadena
Mr. Sinclair
Confession on Golf Skill by Lord Haig Acknowledged
Lord Haig concedes his golfing prowess may be overestimated after a St. Andrews spectator quips that he is a better jodger than gowfer. The remark from a professional ends any belief in superior golf talent and frames the social jab as a guild joke.
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Gowfer
Lord Haig
St. Andrews
Man Borrowing Trouble Warned By Cautious Minds
A wary speaker cautions against inviting trouble, noting many people are eager to share or spread concerns rather than bear them alone. The remark underscores prudence amid collective anxiety and the allure of blame or fear.
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Ashe
Mongolia
Chentan
Hithna
Elthna
Con Levington
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