The Secrets of Buckhurst and the Lorient Hussars
In wartime France 1871, Scarlett and Speed rescue Jacqueline from Buckhurst’s schemes as insurgents clash with loyalists. Amid torches and sailors, Buckhurst is wounded and escapes, while Scarlett, Speed, and the Countess de Vassart endure peril and famine before a dawn reunion and a vow of marriage.
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Beare
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John Huckherst
Witle
Buckhurst
Scarlett
Starkett
Meda
Sylvie
Gdeph
la Trappe
Invex
Spie Hounn
Tle
Rade
Cova
Whire
Buckhurst i Fel Vasanrt
Eee Berman Chia
Ant ‘Buckhurst
Abe
Uhr
Searae
Age
Cour Eariett
Panis
Shaney
Rins
Gowland
Paradise
Tim
Lg Pas
Odalieta
Benaries
Amy Pepe
Tischwerst
Ieee
Speed
Jacqueline
Bretonne
Arma
Tannes
Lorient
Paradine
Themayory
Regiment de Marche
France
Hotel de Ville
Fiourens
John Buckhurst
Lorient Hussars
Brest
Army of the East
Helair
Pont Tournant
Lannion Bay
Paris
London
Versailles
Cairo
Landerneau
Quimperle
Joss
Countess de Vassart
Egypt
Banana origins and legend mix with modern belting note
A fragmentary piece discusses banana origins in Asia and the Americas, legends about its role in Eden, and the plant’s long cultivation. It also notes German beekeeping seasonal migrations and a new artificial belting called ferticle six for machinery, designed for harsh atmospheric conditions and wide pulley sizes.
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Conere
Old Heroes Charm No More in Youth’s Reading Habits
A look at how American and English youths now view classic rugged heroes and tales. The piece notes English teachers’ concern as boys gravitate toward modern topics like population, graft, scientific management, suffrage and governance. It recalls Thomas Jefferson Hogg and a humorous Covent Garden episode, then traces wallpaper history from Chinese origins to Holland and England.
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England
Rugby
Eng- Hab
Tom Brown
Wrow
Hissic
Deerfont
Thaddeus
Werene
Alger
Op Tle
Henry
Tom Sawyer
Thomas Jefferson Hogg
Covent Garden
Hogg
China
Holland
Women in Medicine Show Decline Since 1910
A year shows 40 women studying medicine, down 29 from last year, 40 fewer than 1911 and 367 below 1910. Women graduates total 154, 2.8 percent of all graduates. The Journal notes a marked drop since 1910 and 1909, with most women matriculants in two medical colleges for women and others in coeducational institutions.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Peculiar Spider Courtship Observed In German Field Notes
An observer records a detailed two day courtship among spiders with a male approaching the female along a silken road and tapping her back, while rival suitors interrupt and resume. The report also notes German schoolchildren learning to swim by suspended drills to master breaststroke movements.
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Rune
Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do
Handy boys and girls are invited to build a home strength tester and a toy grocery store using simple wood pieces, cardboard shelves, and a few common components. The project includes figures and step by step assembly, from beam and posts to a straw maul, a pulley style height recorder, and a cardboard groceries counter with scales for a summer activity.
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Neely
Mar
Walla
Pilgrim Road to Berea A Lesson on Doubt and Recognition
A long, scriptural meditation recounts the Emmaus journey as a study in doubt and realization. Jesus interprets Scripture for the two travelers, shows patience, and reveals himself in the breaking of bread, prompting their haste to Jerusalem to share the discovery.
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St. Brieuc
Cleopas
Mary
John
Tieft
Christ
Amrely
Israc
Lee
Thas Whedon
Jesus
Jeronmn Fom
Jerusalem
Bus
Sie
Debts of Leading Cities in United States Rise 1902 to 1918
The net debt of 146 leading U S cities grew from 900 178 101 in 1902 to 1 801 120 985 in 1918, about a 100 percent increase. The Federal debt rose from 989 457 241 to 1 015 a, or 4 8 percent. Per capita debt for the nation fell as population rose faster, from 12.04 in 1902 to 10.82 in 1911, while city per capita debt climbed from 44 19 to 701, about 3 2 times national. A fragment mentions a street conversation about a bat.
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