Rail baron Allison seizes control of Silverknob line and more
In a Market Square church vestry clash Gail Sargent weighs sale to Edward Alison but he presses ahead with railroad takeovers. Allison ousts directors, becomes Inland Pacific president, links Silverknob and Nugget City to Pines and Copperville, then gains Orange Valley access to San Francisco, while pursuing broader consolidation.
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Gail Sargent Astens
Edward E. Alison
Smith Boyd
Allison
Gail
Jim
Wen
Jim Sargent
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Yando Chasm
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Silverknob
Nugget City
Fair Country
Jersey City
Chicago
Inland Pacific
The
Inland
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Pines
Copperville
White Range
Priestly
Norman
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Puget Sound
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
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P. S
Gail Sargent
Awakening Passion Stirs Gail at Jim Sargent’s Parlor
In a genteel household Gail is drawn by a dual gift of voice and beauty. Rev. Smith Boyd and Gail share a perfect singing blend, igniting Aunt Grace’s concern as Gail confronts new feelings. Allison returns, hinting at a deeper attraction and a broader future beyond courtship.
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Aunt Grace
Gail
Rev
Smith Loyd
Smith Boyd
Aunt Grace Sargent
Juanita
Boyd
Grace
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Aunt Helen
Dick Rodley
Willis Cunningham
Houston War Ploon
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Mrs. Davies
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Boudoir
Old as the Eternal Hills Remorse of R E Morse
A reflective piece argues that every era and biblical figure encounters the same unsettling figure R E Morse. It warns readers to heed conscience to avoid lingering remorse, portraying Morse as an ever-present outlaw shadowing humanity from ancient times to today.
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R. E. Morse
Christian Herald
Birthplace of Homer at Chios Cited as Cradle and Tomb Site
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Chios as Homer’s probable birthplace and cradle, claiming his school, house, and tomb are there. A nearby wine shop proclaims a aphorism from Hecuba to Hector. Chios, though nearly shattered in 1822, remains prosperous with many Greek bankers and merchants homes, including Ralli and Rodocanachi clans.
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Homer
Chios
Pall Mall Gazette
Hecuba
Hector
Levant
Island
Ralli
Rodocanachi
Laughing at Serious Things in Modern Drama Analysis
The piece discusses why artists resist softening harsh truths in drama. It cites Dumas on laughing at serious subjects and notes audiences crave indulgent portrayals. It argues realists challenge pleasures by confronting grave social dangers.
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Dumas
Making a Rug Antique Tells of Baghdad Markets
National Geographic writer describes how genuine antique rugs are made and prepared for European and American markets during a Bagdad visit. Shopping streets resemble tunnels with brick arches overhead to beat the heat, creating underground like passages that run through the market.
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National Geographic Magazine
Bagdad
Rug traders and aging in the Persian bazaar scene
The excerpt describes crowded bazaar tunnels filled with men mules and camels. It notes foreigners making new Oriental rugs in Persia and selling them via Bagdad, and brokers aging rugs to appear old to fetch higher value.
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Persia
Bagdad
The Trouble With Art Reflects Self Concious Craft
Critique notes modern art confuses technical skill with grand dreams. The author compares artists to Pygmalion, praising self reference over genuine creation and warning that self advertising corrupts artistic integrity.
A Rhetorical Plea About the Onion’s Odd Aversion
An essay questions why the onion inspires horror after eating yet is valued in kitchens. It notes social stigma, modest breath concerns, and class contrasts between elite cooking use and drawing room avoidance, ending with a playful nod to author MVonson from the Omaha World-Herald.
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Bermuda
O. K
New Theory of Evolution Suggests Divine Guidance
J N Shearman argues Darwinian natural selection works with design guiding gradual change across ages. He notes failures like flying reptiles as possible angelic delegation of variation and sees evidence of a guiding mind beyond chance, a view editor of Nature calls speculative yet not cranky.
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J. N. Shearman
Nature
The Owl Tearoom Guests and a Secret Love
Winnie Georgia and Alice run the Medbury Owl tearoom after inheriting a house. A car crash brings Tom Bowen to their door, with Paul Lampton their secret marriage and now married to Georgia. The week unfolds with nurse visits, gifts, and family ties as romance and business mix.
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Medbury
George
Georgia
Alice
Madison King
King’s Rest
Tom
Paul Lampton
Tom Bowen
Mrs. King
Colonel Bowen
Boston
Graces
Pelf
Owl
Madison
Lampton
New York
King's Rest
Paul
Minerva
Cupid
McClure
Earliest History Writers and Narrative Development
The first acknowledged historian was Greek Herodotus of the fifth century BC. Early records were lists and dynastic tables expanding to include events, with Kings and Samuel and Chronicles as key biblical examples. Ancient Egypt and early Japanese Chinese chronicles show similar records. actual narrative history begins with Greek writers. The Old Testament predates, while the New Testament follows in Greek, after vast preexisting historical writing.
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Fierodotus
Egypt
Prodigal Son Returns Proposes Costly Venture
The son tells his father he plans to do something to make him proud after his fling. The father remains cautious and asks for a single point: how much will this new venture cost? The dialogue frames a test of commitment versus expense.
Conjunction Confusion Ends Girl’s Class Watch
A girl in the YWCA extension program left a technical grammar class after a secretary asked why she no longer attended. She quipped that she believed a conjunction was a train stop, and when she learned it was a connecting word the class was too much for her.
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Association
Time's Changes and a Temperamental Actress
A fragmentary dialogue notes Fifi Flubdub, an actress, swooning at tuberoses and needing constant watching by her partner. It recalls time's changes and recalls a past where she grew up near a gashouse on a block.
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Fifi
The Rising Generation Quips On A Fussy Infant
A Louisville Courier Journal remark jokes about a child who requires entertainment at meals. The note mocks the infant’s appetite tied to graphophone music and a nurse’s dancing, calling the baby born with instincts for cabaret features.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Worth-While Quotations From Marshall Field
A quotation urges the cultivation of character in youth to earn lasting esteem, arguing it matters more than a bright future. The saying reflects Marshall Field's emphasis on moral development over ambition and wealth.
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Marshall Field
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