A Long Road to Paris and a Reunion of Love
In a tale of missed chance and enduring devotion, May Brooks endures family strife and a broken engagement as Paul Everson travels Paris and London for his inheritance. Years later, as May nears despair in Europe, Paul returns to her bedside, rekindling a love tested by time, distance, and sorrow.
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Tom
Nellie
Revie
Les
Paul
London
May
Great Britain
Paris
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Melrose Abbey
Ireland
Shakespeare
Sir Walter Scott
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Queen's
Paul Everson
New York
Feiling
Jay
Adnin
May and Pauls Swiss Wedding Tour Completion
The couple skip the city, travel to Paris and Switzerland, where Paul learns of a mistaken motive in their wedding plans. After a long convalescence, May enters marriage in September in a quaint Swiss village as Aunt Elton’s prophecy proves true. Paul brings his wife home from Europe.
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May
Nellie
Tom
New York
Paris
Paul
Switzerland
Elton
Europe
Emperor in Secluded Palace Age Thirteen
The Chinese emperor is thirteen, living in seclusion at Jau Chien Tien with a retinue kneeling before him. His mother visits monthly, bowing after her first sentence. He studies Chinese and Manchu, with tutors entering on their knees. He spends time riding and archery, with eunuchs to dine freely.
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Palauce
Jau- Chien-Tien
Gom
Tia
K’ang-Hai
Chie Lang
France as a vast entrenched defense in wartime view
A fragmentary historical discussion argues France could be defended by a mass mobilization within weeks, and that universal banks and republican aims clash with arming for defense. It notes fears of German pressure and questions drastic frontier actions, while stressing political caution and resilience of the nation.
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France
Germany
Ancient Footsteps in Nicaragua Fossil Prints and Etruscan-like Pottery
The Parvenir in Managua argues that Dr Earl Fist recent inspection of footprints found fifteen feet deep in a quarry owned by Senor Areyes reveals traces possibly 50,000 years old. Nearby digs yield three legged earthenware with black red and silver colorings and drawings resembling modern European dress.
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Parvenir
Managua
Nicarauga
Earl Fist
Rivas
Senor Areyes
Ancient England and relic hunting through time
A reflective essay on Britain's ancient landscape and peoples before the sea split over time. It muses on archaeologists unearthing tribes, artifacts, and myths, then shifts to a superstition about crossbills in Thuringia and a moun taineer's belief in birds spreading illnesses with jaw deformities.
Odd Bits From A Worldwide Ledger Of Curiosities
A sweeping miscellany notes strange items from arts and politics. Queen Victoria’s riches grow while Christine Nilsson’s Cincinnati notes spark opera chatter. Murray is Utah governor again. Freemasons aged seventy plus are counted. American women’s mining roles draw comment. A Hebrew synagogue votes for women. London transit sheds etc. Poetic praise earns an Osmani order for Edwin Arnold. A St Louis raid reveals a gambler’s private books. a Winterton dog guards a mail bag. Other items cover fashion, medicine in medieval Lyon, luminous horse harness, voice-altering experiments, Gordon’s brisk speeches, counterfeit oysters, and aphorisms on absence and wit.
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Tourgrenici
St. Petersburg
Queen Victoria
Christine Nilsson
Kate Field
Eliis
Murray
Utah ‘Territory
United States
Coa
Joln Adams
George O
Mystery at the Henge: Young Witness Mixed with Pork Butcher Clues
A city tale recounts a young servant questioned by a mistress about a strange scene near a henge. The girl claims she could not clearly see who spoke or what was said, mentioning Mr. Scott the pork butcher and his boots as potential details she noticed.
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Maria
Scott
Spintist Bastion Exposed in Vienna Palace Scandal
In Vienna at the Imperial Palace Crown Prince Rudolph exposed Bastion a reputed Chicago figure for alleged trickery during a manifestation. The episode highlights a clash between foreign performers and royal scrutiny in a historic setting.
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Imperial Palace
Vienna
Bastion
Chicago
Rudolph
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