The Path of the Lizard and Paradise Intrigue
In this serial excerpt Scarlett navigates peril in Paradise with Buckhurst, Mornac, and Buckhurst’s schemes. Sylvia Blven and Mademoiselle Rivent appear as allied figures while the Lizard guides a stakeout on Tric Trac, revealing links to Mornac and a hidden box tied to Red Cross funds. The narrator plans to trap a wide conspiracy, warning Paradise’s authorities while maintaining secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hincheon
Jacqueline
Boglinh
Byram
Byrke
United States
Scarlett
Mademoiselle Sylvia Blven
Ule Odeon
la Trappe
Mornac
Marnac
Buck
Buckhurst
Paradise
Paris
Delmont
Tavernier
Doctor Delmont
Professor Tavernier
St Nazaire
Chanzy
Groix
Tours
Red Cross
Hed Cross
Mademoiselle Rivent
Marnae
France
Saigon
Aurelles de Palladine
Belleville
Tric Trac
TricTrac
Lizard
Lorient
Sainte Ysole
Tric-Trac
Sainte-Yeole
Brittany
Kelly Eyre
Handy Toys From Nutland For Boys And Girls
Handy Boys and Girls to Make and Do describes simple nut based crafts. Instructions show building a wild man on a prancing horse using peanuts chestnuts seeds and toothpicks. The wild man head and body are peanuts joined by a toothpick. limbs are formed with bent toothpicks. horse uses a long peanut with ear leg and tail toothpicks. the man is fixed to the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutland
Brownie Jim
Nortland Ac
Nuvand
Toy animal crafts from toothpicks and seeds
Instructional description details assembling a giraffe pig and owl from peanut seeds pecan nut and toothpicks. The giraffe has a peanut body toothpick limbs a toothpick neck and a pumpkin seed head with pen eyes while the pig uses a pecan body and a string tail and the owl uses a peanut with seed-eyed features.
Brownie Jim and a Play Store Toy Craft Description
This article details making a woodland creature named Brownie Jim from nuts and toothpicks and describes a simple play store setup with a counter, supports, shelves, a canopy, and hand crafted balance scales. It also references the humorous Xray draperies and a quip about theft.
Fashions Roses from Iron by Belgian and New Jersey Blacksmiths
In a striking craft comparison, Lewis Van Boeckel of Belgium and James Cran of Plainfield New Jersey forge metal roses with intricate steps. The piece details core shaping petals leaves veins and finishing, noting Cran works entirely from memory and matches or surpasses Van Boeckel. Berlin age statistics follow, highlighting many elderly residents and a male to female disparity among nonagenarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis van Boeckel
James Cran
Plainfeld
N. J
New York Sun
Locust Plague Invades Sudan City and Locusts Palatable Dish
Khartum reports a swarm of locusts over the city threatening crops. The Sudanese wage a campaign using the Cyprus trench method to trap and kill insects, while noting locusts are a tasty food. Egypt is not expected to be affected based on past outbreaks. An anecdote recalls Khoja Nasred-Din Effend preaching camel ignorance.
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Khartum
Sudan
Cyprus
Egypt
Agshelin
Asia Minor
Nasred-Din Effend
Harry Charles Lakeeh
Blaze Marks Echo Century and a Half Ago in Court Evidence
A court record cites blaze marks dating back to 1767 on two land parcels tied to grants by King George II to royal soldiers. Testimony references Lake Champlain, Amsterdam, and 100 acres to Wray daughter of Colonel Mann, with a verdict pending on related funds. The piece blends legal notes with literary asides on forged wills and novelist George Moore.
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George II
William Prindt
Lake Champlain
Amsterdam
N.Y
Maggle Cook
Mary
Wray
Mann
Scott
Jackson
Lake George
Theo
George
George Moore
C. K. Chesterton
No Laundry Bill and the Optimistic Sportsman
An optimistic sportsman spreads betting tips among friends prompting catchy quips about doomed bets and salvaged cash, as one friend laments a shirt-wager on a horse and the cheerful man insists on the money saved on betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insman
Top Hat for Cecil Rhodes Statue Debated in Bulawayo
A story from a book to be published by the duchess of Aosta recalls a drought troubled Bulawayo moment when locals gathered around Cecil Rhodes statue demanding a top hat for the famed figure. The crowd claimed the creator’s honor warranted the gesture to bring rain, but a nearby exchange interrupts with unrelated dialogue about curfew and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Duchess of Aosta
Bulawayo
Empire Builder
Empire
Western Canada described as growth powerhouse for world food demand
The article argues Western Canada offers vast cultivable land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with rail access and favorable climate. It cites rising immigration, American capital, and potential wheat yields, portraying the prairies as a major, timely opportunity for settlement and development.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Sam Katchewan
Alberta
United States
Fragmented 19th century newspaper snippets mixed with ads
A collage of short items and ad blurbs features jokes about Sunday school tales, child medicine claims, maritime lore on the Gate of Tears, street humor on grammar, and reminders of theatrical lighting changes. The random prose blends comedic bits with product pitches and light observations from various locales.
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Macerity
RY Rober” Chambers
Cardigan
Q. Irwin Myers
F. Collier
Mademe
Morsbronn
Morac
Mormac
Ikust
Hell Veternal
Timour Melek
Timour
Melek
Speed
Robert the Lizard
M'Steu
M’sieu
Point Paradise
Police
Lippiecott’s
By A. Neely Hall
the -Pig
Neely Hall
Dorothy Perkins
the Owl
New Jersey
Berlin
Greater Berlin
Madach
Harry Lander
le Roy
Babelmandeb
Persian Gulf
Hed Sea
Neil Brinkley
the Journal
F. PA
New York Mail
Pierce
James
Dean
William
O Tocter
Ade
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