Bank Betrayal Ends In Silence And Secret Fortune
A mob besieges a bank as Abel Mervyn is carried away on crutches. Arnold Dacre and John Wharton scheme to exploit a dead man’s wallet filled with Flora Mervyn’s fortune, but Flora herself appears, confronting the plotters with righteous resolve as the room seals their fate.
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Abel Mervyn
Wharton
Dacre
Mervyn
Arnold Dacre
John Wharton
Flora Mervyn
Dacra
Kean Wharton
Fiora Mervyn
Secarcely
Tie
Flora Merwyn
Somehno
Dacro
Fiora
Bent
The Critical Moment Ends In A Bank Plot Turn
Arnold Dacre with Flora Mervyn discovers the cashier Wharton and a murdered banker as Flora confronts the truth about the bank forgery. Dacre hatches a plan to shield his crime while Wharton agrees to act as a loyal thief. The sheriff arrives to take formal possession and Flora is sealed inside the vault as Dacre plots his escape.
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Dacre
Arnold Dacre
Flora Mervyn
Ray Webster
Wharton
Flora Morwyn
Flora
Achemer
Flora Merwyn
Flora Merwyo
Old-Time Memories in a Crumbling Garret
An evocative reminiscence from the Chicago Tribune exploring a dusty garret trunk. A battered old rocking horse, love letters bound with ribbon, tiny shoes, and the echo of youth, memory, and time, as the author contemplates how swiftly life moves from childhood to grave.
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Chicago Tribune
Puzzled Engineer and the Bar Room Egg Bet
An eminent engineer recalls a Pennsylvania tavern tale where a talkative down East Yankee boasted the arch could withstand any pressure. He bet $10 he could smash an egg on the floor beneath an unfitting angle, but the Yankee placed the egg in a corner and the engineer paid up and left.
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Pennsylvania
Avarice and folly pull people toward distant aims
Avarice yields opposite effects as men sacrifice property for distant hopes while others chase small present gains. The note mentions a multitude drawn to Sodom after first visiting Egypt, illustrating contradictory human impulses and risk taking.
Controversy Over Site of Jesus Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Debate among Palestine topographers and biblical archaeologists on the tomb near Damascus Gate as the true Holy Sepulchre. Some authorities dispute it, others see possible fit, with a campaign to buy four acres for preservation and garden layout funded by 6000 pounds and backed by church leaders, near El Heydhimiyeh.
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Palestine
Damascus
Jerusalem
Gordon
Christ
Ian
LA. R. Condor
R. E
Eglin
Palestine Fund Exploration Survey
Resson
H. B. Tristram
F. R
Major Condor
Henry A. Campbell
John Murray
Archbishop of Canterbury
el Heydhimiyeh
Jeremiah
Tristram
Samaria
Antonine
Father West
Twenty two Billions Insurance Rise in Fire Coverage
The New York Times cites figures from a noted adjuster placing total insured property at 22 002 000 009 dollars at the end of 1892 about 32.5 percent of U S property values This shows a steady rise since 1862 when insured value was nine percent and highlights growing costs, forces behind higher rates and commissions, and recent severe fire losses in cities like Brooklyn and Milwaukee amid underwriter discontent.
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New York Times
United States
C. ©. Hine
New York City
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Frenca Bexrerea Ak Beefsteak and Beans Recipe
Reliable recipes describe two dishes from an old kitchen. The Frevol beefsteak method uses fillet slices brushed with melted butter and seasoned with pepper salt, parsley butter, lemon finish, served around the platter. Boston-style beans mix pork rind pork and beans with mustard molasses, bake ten hours with water steps.
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Chaptee V
Ringlea
Sodom
Egypt
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