Treasure Hunt on the Romilly River
A narrator reflects on backtracking to protect Jinny and pursue Grace’s diary clues to Tatatatá. Rival schemes by Spicer and Sir Richard Panshaw loom as the party plans a swift route, hoping a hidden jewel stash awaits in Tatatata. Grace’s journal hints at a vast fortune and a deadly delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Vinny
Spicer
Richard Panshaw
Grace
Srchness
New Guinea
Romilly
Jackson
Carriera
Homily
Thera
Atyona
Jinny Treachar
Sherlock Holmes
Richard Pan- Bhasy
Jimny
Fanshaw
Banjo Scenes On a Tent Platform In A Distant Journey
The narrator recalls a camp scene with Jinny aboard a carrier tent where she plays an improvised banjo. Their mood lightens as she jokes about stockings and reveals her plan to travel with him, recalling Thursday Island talk and missing companions. The dialogue shifts to past departures and peril at Port Moresby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romilly
Jinny
Daru
Jany
Revue Teleks
Ike
Sir Richard Fanshew
Spicer
Port Moresby
Richard Bottin
Wanswer
Kara
Xwen
Phil
World Slow to Reward Men of Musical Genius
A reflection on the low pay and uncertain rewards for composers across history. It notes Bach, Bundel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Spohr, Gounod, Franck, Schumann, Beethoven, and Schubert, detailing how many lived in poverty or supplemented incomes with related work. It concludes with a quip on opera composers and a quote from Kossuth contrasting oppression and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Bundel
Mozart
Femova
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Spohr
Gounod
Franck
Beethoven
Schubert
Y M C A Headquarters in Almost Every Land
The searbook lists Y M C A offices in many nations with headquarter locations such as Johannesburg in South Africa Melbourne in Australia Vientiane in Brazil Prague in Czechoslovakia London in England Helsinki in Finland Athens in Greece Budapest in Hungary Reykjavik in Iceland Manila in the Philippines Tokyo in Japan Mexico City in Mexico Wellington in New Zealand Jerusalem in Palestine Montevideo in Uruguay Madrid in Spain Stockholm in Sweden Zurich in Switzerland Constantinople in Turkey and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. G. A. Rives
Tor. Ane Copay
South Africa
Johannesburg
Palestine
Jerusalem
Manila
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Romania
Bucharest
Scotland
South America
Montevideo
Uruguay
Spain
Madrid
Sweden
Stockholm
Switzerland
Zurich
Turkey
Constantinople
Sweet Potato Varieties and Uses Across Regions
The text discusses the sweet potato as a staple in tropical menus and Latin America, noting its substitution for bread and high importance in certain areas. It describes Jamaica’s traditional vine training, U.S. regional value, and two common varieties, Yams and Jerseys, detailing uses and flesh colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Latin America
Jumaica
Umea
United States
Jersey
Pallensa Port Artist Jones Wins 200000 Franc Triumph
A New York critic praises Glory Without Cash honing BH Jones, the American painter now active in Matlrea, after Pallensa Port reportedly sold for 200000 francs at Salle Drouot. Jones recalls earning 1000 francs earlier, and the critic wonders at the dramatic rise in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. Jones
Matlrea
New York
Marts
Pallensa
Salle Drouot
Not Always Amusing Says Cearga Peck UK Farm Leader
UK farm leader Cearga N Peck tells New York reporter absent mindedness can be funny yet dangerous. He recalls dinner party gaffes about apologies for bad meals and forgetful remarks, warning some lapses turn serious as social miscues.
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Cearga N. Peck
New York
When you were abroad did you see the Dardanelles
A fragmentary exchange notes disbelief that Dardanelles sightings existed this season. The brief appears from a period newspaper dialogue, mentioning poverty and action by men rising from hardship toward a mysterious “Mreskoney” context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dardanelles
Flordo ‘Utines-Tnion
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A Health Digest Rasied Popular Laxative
Dr Caldwell devised a harmless prescription in 1885 to treat constipation by addressing root causes. His Syrup Pepsin, a blend of herbs and pure ingredients, became the world's most popular laxative and widely sold in drug stores for all ages without causing griping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helper Story
Towanda Pennsylvania mill worker Mrs C B Johnson says long fatigue and low weight improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites previous illness and two healthy sons, one now weighing 87 pounds, and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towanda
Lydia
Pinksham
Athora
C. B. Johnson
Webb Strosty RD
Towanda, Pennsylvania
Lose Pounds of Ugly Fat With 85 Cent A Month Plan
An advertisement promises easy weight loss and energy gains for 85 cents a month. It touts a 4 week supply of Kruschen Salts, claiming dramatic fat loss and improved vitality with daily spoonfuls in hot water.
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Algo
Jose
Walt
Hele
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Phillips
Philips Mil
Magnesia
Philips
Phillins
Charles H. Phillips Chemmical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Hanford
Feenamint
U.8
Dept
Arkansan
Twalat
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Bill
Maturg
Monra
Beatrice Grimshaw
Irwin Moore
Sir Richard
Pin
Misa Laurier
Tatatata
Leningrad
Daru Mrs. Maidstone
Richard
Phil Amory
Sanity
Kossuth
Lydia E. Pinkham
Parker
Wen
Drointe
Hiscox Chemical
Patchogee
Wek
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Pep
Tian Mikes
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