Mounting a perilous Corsican chase across moonlit mountains
Burton Anstruther and Edward Barnes race across Corsica after Marina and Enid, chasing cyclamen flowers and beech branches as clues. They split paths toward Bastia Morosaglia and Piombino, endure exhausting rides, and seek refuge with monks as they pursue a trap set by Cipriano Danella while a vendetta heats up.
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Burton HM. Barnes
Edward Gerard Anntrather
Marina
Enid Anstruther
Ajacele
Marseillen
Constantine
London
Marseilles
Barnes
Old
Corsica
Kroom
Anatruther
Coralen
Enid
Coralea
Tina
Corsten
Livi
Corulean Mountain
de Bellow
Tomaso
Barnew
Rochini
Nano
Rina
Hbellavenda
Rechini
Bald
Barnes Ia
Aml
Cipriano Danella
Saliceti
Edwin
Morosaglia
Novella
Helgedere
Ile Rousse
Bastia
Ha Rousse
Morovagna
Burton
Hic Rousse
Cipriano
Pelgadere
Leola Rossa
Signore
Gulf of Florence
Anstruther
Cipriano Dugelia
Morosagna
Corte Road
Pledicrace
Orezza
Wall Street Office Tower Bootsman Uniformed Like Luxury
A new Wall Street office building indulges in opulent fittings including the official bootblack. The page’s uniform features blue trousers with piping, a tunic with gilt buttons, and a dark blue cap bearing the company name in gold. The Italian bootblack complains of heat in the padded coat.
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Wall Street
Playwright Seeks Own Theater, Funds Offered on Wall Street
A famed playwright sought to build a personal theater but lacked funds. He pitched the project to a wealthy Wall Street friend who, after listening with a relaxed desk pose, offered only money if the writer would “write checks,” revealing hesitance about the theater venture.
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Wall Street
Easter Meeting Sparks Valdean and Miss Drummond
Richard Valdean disrupts a church exit by seizing control of Miss Drummond's car and whisking her away toward a country inn. A romance blooms as they share a meal and diskuss fate, Easter legends, and a promising future, with both accepting a cautious hope for what lies ahead.
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Aldean
Handel
Vaidenn
Valdean
Sam Miss Drummond
Camperdown Farm
Richard Valdean
Sylvester Valdean
Indy
Inez
Etr
Red Eagle Inn
Miss Drummond
Mias Drummond
Margaret
Richard
Letter Sealed With Fearful Fear of Wife
A dramatic exchange at the post office ends with a stern official questioning a woman who admits she mailed a letter. She fears her recipient’s wife may receive it, prompting the tense moment in the east corridor.
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Post Office
Stern
California Salt Lake Route Colonic Tickets Advertised
Salt Lake Route announces Colonist Tickets at $25.00 with travel to San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara San Diego Los Angeles and other points. Contact nearest agent for details and availability of the special fare.
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Harry J. Robinson
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Blackfoot
Idaho
A. H. Hodson
Utah
Salt Lake
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sana Barbara
Sos Angeles
Pro Consul Cromer on Mission Work in Egypt
Lord Cromer in Modern Egypt argues that missionaries philanthropists and reformers deserve a fair field. Their intentions are good and their enthusiasm could yield valuable small scale reforms even if their judgment falters.
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Lord Cromer
Egypt
Local Ads Offer $25 Cash in California Cities
An advertisement promises $25.00 to readers in California cities including San Jose Santa Barbara San Diego and Los Angeles. It urges readers to call the nearest agent for details and participation.
Blue Hen's Chickens and Caldwell’s Game Cocks Legend
A Revolutionary War Delaware regiment led by Captain Caldwell earned the nickname Caldwell's game cocks for its drilled troops and cock fighting lore. Caldwell taught a belief that a cock must come from a blue hen to be truly game, inspiring the moniker Blue Hen's Chickens which later spread to all Delawareans.
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Caldwell
Didn’t Mean Hair Loom in a Quip, Five Generations Mentioned
A loquacious landlady boasts of a heirloom passed through five generations as a joke about butter surfaces in a light, chatter-filled exchange with a frivolous boarder. The dialogue highlights social banter and domestic humor.
Sacred fig tree and its historic bo tree in Ceylon
A description of the Indian Ficus or sacred fig tree revered in south eastern Asia. It details its sacred status among Buddhists and Hindus, characteristics such as evergreen growth and April flowering, milky sap rich in india rubber, and a branch sent to Ceylon that became the famed bo-tree worshipped for two centuries by pilgrims to the ruins city.
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Asia
India
Bose
Ceylon
Dead Dog and Cold Remedies Provoked by Rumor
A fragment from a dialogue shows Dead Dog asking about a missing dog and a person noting a cold. The speaker mentions hearing many home remedies for colds and plans to try them on the dog first, reflecting a humorous exchange about health folk remedies.
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Story Ca
Mr. Barnes
Archibald Chavéring Gunter
New York
Todd Mead & Go
Monsieur Staffe
Monsieur Btaffe
Mademoiselle Paoli
Monsieur
Paoli
Ocea
Fraissing
Florio
Hotel de France
Barnes Wan
Morognelia
Eewin
Lears
Corsicius
Italy
Adda Barnes
Corte
Salleeti
Morosagna Road
Engilah
Ponto-alla-Leechia
Slater
Aevyttenders Lad
Salt Lake City, Utah
California
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