Cavalryman and Pitchoune the terrier tale unfolds
A cavalryman raises a motherless Trish terrier pup named Pitchoune in his quarters. He dines with the Marquise d Bedlignac and meets Miss Ju Namond, an American heiress, while planning to travel to Algiers where servants and dogs are banned. Pitchoune longs for her master, runs away, and follows Sabron amid injuries and pursuit as Tremont seeks Julia and the Marquise, with schemes on board a yacht and a race celebration.
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Pitchoune
Marquise d'Bedlignac
Sabron
Tremont
Julia
Marquise
Algiera
A Love Revealed Between Julia and Comtesse
In a sunlit Algiers villa Julia Redmond probes the Comtesse de la Maine about love and loyalty. Julia confesses she does not love Duc de Tremont yet believes the Comtesse will marry him for happiness if she accepts true feeling and a possible future.
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Tremont
Comtesse de la Maine
Duc de Tremont
Julia
Mimi
Algiers
Sabron
Julia Redmond
Julian Redmond
Comtesse
Mademoiselle
Madame
Julia Reymond
Comtense de la Maine
Madame de la Maine
Oll
Robert de Tremont
Faubourg St.Germain
HAVE PEOPLED THE ISLAND OF TIMOR OUTPOST STORY
In 1868 eight Dutch soldiers were sent to Timor’s eastern tip near Kisan to guard the outpost. The Dutch East India Company forgot it, villagers built homes and the outpost’s wives accompanied their husbands. Descendants grew from eight couples to about 300, preserving a Northern European appearance and long families despite tropical intermarriage.
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Netherlands East India Company
Kisan
Timor
J. Macmillan Brown
Kafiyo
Dutch East India Company
Dinner remarks spark parlor tale on octopuses and trust
George W. Perkins cites critics who “see an octopus in every trust” at a dinner. He analogizes to a wife cross examining her husband after a banquet and a sober man at a fraternity event in a brief, pointed anecdote.
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George W. Perkins
Howard
Unclear fragment on Mrs Allee jail incident
Fragmentary report describes Mrs Allee attempting to free her son Cheater from jail by force, with limited readable details about the incident and individuals involved.
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Stoned Dall
Mra. Allee
The Man In Rage In Moonlight Peers At Sabron Tale
In a moonlit garden the Marquise d Esclignac weighs a beggar's tale about Sabron being alive with natives in a remote, seditious district. Tremont considers possible truth, while Mimi the dog sits with a beggar, and Abimelee is shooed away.
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Marquise d'Esclignac
Robert
Sabron
Marraine
Marquise d’Esclignac
Abimelee
Julia
Tremont
Mademoiselle Redmond
Marquise d’Hsclignac
War Department
Marquise d'Hsclignac
Bob
Mimi
Marquise d’Ecolignac
Woman in Rockland County Jail Siege Sentenced
Rolling of Tappan in Rockland County was jailed for 30 days after she opened fire on the jail, using rocks and ammunition to imitate bombardment and shatter windows. Her son, spared berating by the jailer, was sent to the house of refuge for burglary.
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Rolling
Tappan
Rockland County
New York
Rollins
Dixmude
House of Refuge
How He Did It Pendip and His Quiet Talent
Pendip, a punctual office worker with a lean dam aged pear face and a stubborn tie, hides a surprising skill. He plays the cornet well, despite a humble home and large family, prompting curiosity about how he kept his musical talent.
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Pendip
Julia Decides in a Duchess Dilemma
Julia reads letters with hope after a Africa trip changes Robert. Madame de la Maine criticizes choices, questioning happiness and marriage to the Duchess title. Julia defends her stance, while the Marquise weighs Robert's mother’s happiness and past connections as the scene ends.
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Julia
Madame de la Maine
Robert
Africa
Marquise d'Esclignac
Tante
Duchess de Tremont
Matante
Monsieur de Sabron
Marquise
Ma Tante
Cornet Player’s Private Theory On His Expression
Pendip explains that his wife tolerated his loud cornet hobby because his face changes when he plays. He suggests the difference in expression is the reason she does not object, a theory he admits may be merely his.
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Pendip
To Eat Limburger Cheese Smell Cleared By Hot Water
A Pennsylvania cheesemaker asserts the odor comes from the rind and that soaking the rind in hot water for a few seconds destroys the smell while preserving the taste. He adds the cheese interior requires no treatment.
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Pennsylvania
Mining and Oil News From New Mexico Regions
Western Newspaper Union reports Victoria group near Gage to resume operations led by Dr. J T Duryea. Katy Mining in Pinos Altos to begin shipping ore soon with values up to 1500 per car. Silver Hill deliveries continue from Pinos Altos western slope. Eighty Five Mining buys Atwood mine in Lordsburg to drill 800 to 1000 feet to test depths. William Mehrmann shows highly mineralized sulphide gold ore at Prince Albert claim near Jicarilla. William A White reports high grade gold at Delgado mine near Golden camp with sacks of ore averaging 1 per pound.
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Victoria Group
Gage
J. T. Duryea
New York
Katy Mining Company
Pinos Altos District
Silver Hill
Pinos Altos Mountains
Eighty-Five Mining Company
Atwood
Lordsburg
William Mehrmann
Carrixoro
Prince Albert
Jicarilla
William A. White
Golden, N. M
Delgado Mine
Golden Camp
White
Colorado Mining Advances and Incidents Detailed
Reports from Colorado describe a tungsten find at the Grand View mine in Sunshine and heavy gold ore production at the St. Louis tunnel in the Leadville district. The Smuggler-Union mill is closed due to a main drive belt break at Pandora, while Frontenac shipped ore to Black Hawk and Denver. A Chinese syndicate will finance the Vandicator tunnel at Idaho Springs and outfit the Gold Hill mill. A Grand River Oil and Gas well near De Beque exploded, sparking a 150 foot oil and water jet before subsiding. Off certificates list Round Buttes and Little Buttes locations in Larimer and Weld counties. Ore from Yule Creek shows high copper and zinc, and New York tunnel No. 1 near Garfield yields rich silver and lead. Fluorine ore displays appear in Central City from the Frances mine opposite War Dance.
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St. Louis
Big Byans
Leadville
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Idaho Springs
Gold Hill
DeBeque
Grand River Oil and Gas Company
Local Mining Updates in Kingman Miner Itemizes Oce 604 Ore Entry
The United Eastern reports 604 ore entered in the north drift on the 405 level. The Merry Widow Mining Company is incorporated with $100,000 capital to operate land abutting United Western United Eastern Big Jim and Crown City in the Oatman country.
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Kingman
United Eastern
Merry Widow Mining Company
United Western
Big Jim
Crown City
Oatman Country
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Capitaine de Sabron
Hammet Abou
Mining and Oil News
Union News Service
New Mexico
Colorado
Grand View
Sunshine
Fort Collins
Round Buttes
Little Buttes
Little Butte
Prange
Charles Harris
Kemper Dunlap
Yule Creek
Salida
Denver
New York Tunnel No
Jewell Tunnel and Mining Company
Taylor Gulch
Garfield
Central City
Frances
Matt Daniela
War Danes
Russell District
Leasors
Arizona
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