The Rex Armiger Mystery Reaches New Islands
Captain Wattles finds Rex Armiger on a small atoll after years lost among Polynesian islanders. Armiger, a bruised English captain, explains his shipwreck and three years among locals, while Wattles plans to bring him home after confirming his identity and intentions.
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Lal
Macassar Straits
Celebes
Gillolo
New Guinea
Cap‘en Armiger
Zachanasen
Cap’en Armiger
Borlinder
Umb
Zachariasen
Berlinder
Dathstrasci
Royal Palace
Crystal Palace
Wattles
Borliider
Houndsditch
Satis
Gayly
Cap'en Wattles
Maybre
London
Cadiz
Rex
Medea
Sydney
States
Catain Wattles
Carolines
Beahe de Mer
Miss Lal
Barnabas
Amgetter
Holstius
Rison
Yanee
Barnabas Bo Wattles
Rex ‘Armiger
Maria
Pacific Ocean
Caroline Islands
Émall
Rex Armiger
Captain Wattles
Tom
Armiger
Ladrone Islands
England
Cap'en Armiger
Stranger
Itex
Wattlen
Fashionable postilion habits and English riding trends
Harper's Bazar describes riding habits by tailors with postilion waists, floor-length skirts, and two-width cloth. Details cover sloped seams, knee shaping, high buttoned fronts, tight sleeves, padding, and colors like dark blue, black, and green. It notes trousers of elastic cloth and a beaver hat, plus English jockey caps. It closes with a note on rope rescue and a New York hotel band in dining rooms.
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Tailora
Harper's Bazar
Industry Need Not Wish Drives Tom toWork and Growth
Tom Dalton turns a copied proverb into action after choosing to earn money rather than dream. He secures a summer job sorting potatoes with Uncle Eben, faces mockery from cousin Jack, learns perseverance, and saves part of his earnings for tools and family needs. The tale ends noting Tom grows successful later in life, crediting the motto Industry need not wish.
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Dalton
Jack Dalton
Tom
Jack
Toth
Gill
Benjamin Franklin
Amy
Eben Underhill
Eben
Sura
Uncle Eben
Tom Dho
Satel Niel
Uncle Dalton
Raillery
Fancy Ball at Pau Features Bee and Fly Costly Attire
A gala at Pau hosted by James Gordon Bennett showcased costumes including a bee in yellow satin and brown plush and a fly in black tullo with blue gauze. The event included gifts totaling nearly $4,000. A San Francisco trial note mentions counsel Dol Murphy recovering from a neck wound inflicted by Officer Maloney in a prior trial. A Russian proverb on prewar, prewed prayers is cited.
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Pau
James Gordon Bennett
Jource
San Francisco
Dol. Murphy
Maloney
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Hermes
Arcady
Lal” Rydquist
Walter Besant
James Rice
Cap’en Agmiger
Bolas
Tam
Capen Armiger
Indian Peninsular Company
Gullivers
Borlnders
New York
Tad
Esa
Wea