Liberty A Romance of Old Mexico in Escaped Peril
Sagas of Liberty and Pedro unfold in a Mexican estate seizure and ransom plot. Major Winston and Texas Ranger Robert Rutledge lead American troops to counter Prominent outlaw Lopes. Liberty travels with Pedro, endures imprisonment, escape attempts, and a cliffhanger rescue in Chihuahua.
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Tdberry Horton
Juan Lopes
Ale
Pedro
Wington
United States Army
Robert Rutledge
Texas Rangers
Pancho Leon
Ure
Winston
Liberty
Manuel
L Iberty
Pancho
Rose
du E
Therese
Anuel
Lopes
Lucinda
Bob
Earth
Maor Winston
Rangers
Ble
Lopez
Falin Wielens
Porme
Lilberty
Chihuahua
Asr
Rutledge
Escape to Freedom Ends in Narrow Escape in Mexican Fort
Liberty and Pedro labor to move a heavy stone door to flee a fortress prison. The plan fails as guards trigger a trap and force a deadly furnace sequence. A miraculous opening in the walls finally yields a hurried escape through the labyrinthine corridors toward safety.
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Pedro
Liberty
Benonita
Pmmiro
Senorita
Ulan
Walla
Fedro
Peru
Artificial limbs boom as war spurs industry growth
The article notes artificial limb factories run at high capacity since World War I began. It highlights American firms supplying British and French troops, global shipments restricted by the British blockade, and a shift from peg legs to advanced hinged designs. It profiles notable users like James Tanner, General Dudley, and politicians including M. C. Butler and Wade Hampton, and features Joseph E. Hanger, Civil War veteran-turned-maker.
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Europe
London
Paris
France
Ambroise Pare
Hippocrates
Pare
James Tanner
Commissioner of Pensions
Dudley
United States
M. C. Butler
Wade Hampton
Joseph E. Hanger
Washington, D. C
Hanger
Some Birds and Their Prey in Highland Wood Snail Slug Killings
In a Highland birch wood a thrush used a stone as an anvil to smash a slug rather than a snail. The observer noted repeated hammering with the beak and the stone showed impact marks, suggesting the bird injured or killed the slug rather than merely smashing shells.
Global industrial notes mix peat plants and sugar switching
A German peat to coke plant outputs ten tons of peat into mine tons of coke with pas and tor as by products. A portable traveling plant weighs 120 pounds and ships like a trunk. Sweden increases beet sugar output nearing domestic demand. Spain has developed not more than eight percent of its hydroelectric potential. An artificial cork from cork waste using binding paste. Pet birds consume 8 704 025 pounds of seed last year. Los Angeles imported 1 400 000 pounds of butter at 24 cents a pound in carload lots. Northern Pacific Puget Sound division hires women where capable.
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Germany
Sweden
Spain
Los Angeles
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific Railroad
Slug Texture Examined as Birds Try Tenderizing Edible Parts
A description notes the slug’s thick coarse skin making it unpalatable while a thrush attempts to extract edible portions or tender the skin by beating it, drawing a domestic analogy to steak batting. The passage offers a curious naturalist observation of bird behavior.
A Sculptor's Error at General Sherman Statue
During Washington parades, watchers note a blunder in the General Sherman statue's base figures. The blanket roll is shown over the right shoulder, not the left, a mistake pointed out by soldiers and readers of Popular Science Monthly.
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Washington, D. C
General Sherman
Treasury
Popular Science Monthly
North Stars Through History
The text notes multiple north stars across history with Alpha Draconis acting as an ancient north star during Cheops era. It claims Egyptian astronomers used a sloping passage under the pyramid as a telescope tube for sky observation. It then states the current North Star is an immense sun far brighter than our sun.
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Great
Pyramid of
Cheops
Realistic Film Draws Crowd Wait After Show
A manager recalls a real looking film where after the screening eight young women lingered, awaiting the leading man to exit from the alley behind the theater, highlighting the film's plausibility and audience reaction.
Look Here Jinklestein Sues Over Suit Guarantee
An irate customer confronts Jinklestein claiming a suit purchase was guaranteed to satisfy. The dialogue shows frustration with the seller’s assurances and the buyer’s insistence on fulfillment of the guarantee.
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Rosie
Jinklestein
Walt
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