Years of Slavery Ended as Omdurman Falls
The fall of Omdurman under General Kitchener frees Christian captives long held by the Mahdi. Karl Neufeld and Sister Theresa Grigorini recount eleven and six years of harsh captivity, their escape, and survival amid brutal treatment. Neufeld, once a Leipzig medical student, joined British forces for his knowledge of the people and language.
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Kitchener
Omdurman
Egypt
England
Gordon
Khartoum
Karl Neufeld
Theresa Grigorini
Grigolini
Neufeld
Sister Grigolini
Leipsic
Cairo
Assuan
Tion
Amel
Calecutta
Shida Pasha
Siste Grigorini
Ohlerwalde
Binomi
Caymen
Delen
El-Obeid
Said Pasha
Httle
Grigolind
Mahd
Agaioust
Omdurminu
Ohrwiddey
Binormi
Ohrwalder
Usp
Slater Grigorini
Annie Rooney the American Gem in the Golden Household
Annie Rooney arrives as the Golden family’s first American maid and instantly wins approval with quick, spotless work. She cleans the kitchen before breakfast, impressing Mrs and Mr Golden with her efficiency and a joke about Sapolio versus time.
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Mrs. Golden
Joseph
Bagatelle
Annie Rooney
Golden
Annie
Mr. Golden
Convincing the Spaniards Undersea Courage and Deception
James Cassidy recounts an English diver Lambert proving his wreck descent at a sunken vessel believed to hold specie. Spanish divers doubted him, but Lambert resurfaced with proof after a second plunge, using a tea-cloth signal from the steward’s pantry to show success and win their applause.
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James Cassidy
St. Nicholas
Cassidy
Lambert
Messrs. Slebe & Gorman
Meno
May's Inhumanity Excerpt
An indignant wife confronts her husband about money accusing him of dependence. He replies calmly that without her money he would likely remain a bachelor. The exchange reveals casual cruelty and gendered power dynamics in a domestic scene.
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May
Inshaken Confidence in Uncle John’s Business Ties
A dialog about judging a man by his company, noting exceptions. The speaker defends Uncle John’s associations with aldermen, arguing trust in his finances despite ties to political figures, reflecting concern over loyalty and integrity in business and public life.
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John
Eccentric Hevuper Baffles Critics In Verse Cuttings
That young Hevuper is an enigma to me. He has had three poems published in as many magazines and still keeps on having his hair cut. A Dearth of Game reports Guoning shooting a pointer for $125 while out hunting. questions arise about nearby companionship.
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Ohrwalder
Efort
Ehans
Khalifa
Neufeld
Khatifa
Halfaeid
Vna
Khartown
bin Nberattan
Neu
Feld
Kitchener
Omdurman
Hevuper
Guoning
Death of renowned Vienna author Mar barathe Halm
Vienna mourns the loss of a leading woman writer Mar barathe Halm known for Frau Holding's Heart and A Feminine Prometheus. She was twice married and later divorced from her second husband. A pessimist has nothing to worry him he worries about that.
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Vienna
Marbarathe Halm
Frau Holding
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Mahdi
Slatin Pasha
Varitvan
Khatdlita Abadlullah
Omdormiain
Europe
Abdullah
Neueld
Golden's
Goldens
Golden Family
Intelligence” Office
Sapolio
Ribter Grigolini
Ray
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