The Return of Chee Lee
Verland tells of a tropical haunt where a white man flees the law and vows vengeance for a murdered child. He recounts Chee Lee, Sun Low, and the doomed Chee’s return as a captive, ending with Verland’s capture of Chee-Chee Lee for a killing at Red Point.
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Great Barrier
Straits
Verland
Rockhampton
Tropics
Carina
Sydney
Hell
China
Melbourne
Patton
Yarra
Cairns
Chee Lee
Chrysanthe
Phat Hound
Hanrahan
Sun Low
Chee
Sun
Verlund
Sam Low
Buttan Singh
Asia
Tatsu Garo
Tatsu
Kuttan Soo
Caiis
Chee—Chee Lee
Kuttan Lee
Red Point
London Landmark to Go Amid Demolition
In Fulwood's Rents Holborn a basement once linked to Fagin's thieves kitchen is being demolished. The site, historically a hangout for Jack Sheppard, was earlier home to Francis Bacon.
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London
Fulwood
Holborn
Fagin
Jack Sheppard
Francis Bacon
Potted foods gain value for storeroom use
Americans begin to appreciate potted foods for storeroom use alongside tinned goods. Mushrooms fish game and vegetables are cooked as for immediate service then packed in jars with a butter rich sauce. For longer storage a layer of clarified butter is poured over the top.
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France
England
Recipe for India Relish for High Season Palates
The article outlines a relish making method using green tomatoes cabbage onions and green peppers. After salting and standing 24 hours the mix is drained and simmered barely covered with vinegar with mustard seed celery seed and sugar added. English mustard goes in after cooking.
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India
Keep all kitchen utensils in one small place
The text advises gathering utensils in one compact spot to save time. It also suggests repurposing velvet scraps as cleaners and offers various household tips. Alcohol and whiting polish silver, plate glass, or mirrors. olive oil removes tar stains. wash with white soap and tepid water.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Anchovies Recipe Card
Select evenly sized tomatoes and prepare by removing insides without breaking shape. Stuff with chopped anchovies eggs and tarragon moistened with French dressing. Serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise dressing, chilled.
Fried Smelts Recipe
Dress the smelts wash and wipe dry dust with salt and pepper and roll in sifted bread crumbs then dip in an egg beaten with cold water and coat completely drain and roll again in crumbs pass tails through mouths of fish and fasten with a toothpick form rings Fry in hot fat until shells brown about three minutes drain serve on napkin with parsley and lemon slices
Coffee Junket Recipe with Rennet and Chocolate
This recipe describes making a coffee flavored milk dessert using strong coffee or melted chocolate paste. Pour in milk, sweeten, and add a teaspoonful of rennet per pint of milk. Chill after the mixture thickens to form a light, creamy custard-like dessert.
Cleaning Soiled Wall Paper Tips
Cleaning wallpaper soiled by smoke or lamp requires a hard dry sponge. Rub briskly with the stiffest sponge available to remove the soil. To refresh hard wallpaper, cover with boiling water for a few minutes to regain usability.
Hungry Billy Dreams of Candy Riches
Hungry Billy resents bread and butter and longs for candy. A dream scene turns his home into a candy world where his mother and all furniture become sweet. he awakens relieved to eat the simple bread and butter, vowing to save his Saturday money.
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Billy
Bly
Annie Briggs Fox
Conundrums and a Punchline on a Foul Pro Ceeding
A playful aside notes a hen crossing a road like assault and battery with a pun on foul fowl. The quip hinges on wordplay and legal lightness, presenting humor through the idea of a “foul” proceeding in a mock courtroom frame.
Clever Newfoundland Dog and a Bold Boss Who Won’t Be Beat
An old tale recounts Victor the Newfoundland aboard H M S Bellona during Copenhagen battles and Amiens peace, fed lavishly yet refusing copper coins, then loyally delivering a captain’s tip. A second vignette follows W J Connors’s rise as Buffalo dock workers challenge his boast, mocking his claim he could lick any man.
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H. M. S. Bellona
Copenhagen
Amiens
Victor
Four Apples and Four Plots Puzzle Landlord Challenge
A landowner divides square ground with a house and four apple trees. Four tenants must carve the area into four equal shapes, each containing one tree, as shown in the sketches. The piece ends with a cat remark and a Carmen Sylva quote on cats temperament.
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Carmen Sylva
Maryland's Area Stands Among Smallest States
Maryland covers 12 210 square miles with 2 350 square miles of water. Only seven states are smaller in total area, namely every New England state except Maine New Jersey and Delaware. Maryland's land area exceeds the land area of all these states combined.
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Maryland
Union
New England
Maine
New Jersey
Delaware
Aula Christi Hall Dedicated at Chautauqua Summer Institute
The Aula Christi or Hall of Christ at Chautauqua N Y will be dedicated this fall as a fire proof stone and terra cotta building housing books on Christ and his interpretations. A curator will oversee the library and engravings with donations from the Massey estate Miss Helen Gould and N T Arnold. The hall stands near the Hall of Philosophy and the grave is behind it.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Christ
John H. Vincent
Jesus
Vine
Mazsey
Toronto
Helen Gould
N. T. Arnold
Hall of Philosophy
New York Ozanam Association Forms for Catholic Boys
A Catholic boys group modeled on the Y M C A is forming in New York. The Ozanam association, named after Antoine Ozanam, aims to provide gymnasia, club rooms, games and religious instruction to boys in tenement districts. It seeks to counteract pool halls and smoking with education, training and healthy recreation under trained superintendents. Initiated by Thomas Mulry, the plan may spread to other large cities.
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New York
New York City
Ozanam Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Antoine Frederic Ozanam
Ozanam
France
Thomas M. Mulry
Irish Emigrant Savings Bank
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Shortatory Pub. Co
Hungry Billy
W. J. Connors
Democratic State Committee
Ohio Street
Buffalo
Connors
Jim Connors
Fingy
Success Magazine
Hall
St. Bartholomew Paras House
Bi Greer
Protéstant Episcopal’ Church
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