Beyond the Rhine Chapter XVII cliffhanger in Metz siege
In October near Metz, Paul Rhinelander joins a ferocious assault as Bavarian troops breach French defenses. Amid brutal hand to hand fighting, he fends off two attackers, but is ultimately disarmed and confronted by Conrad Hoffman, his longtime foe, setting up a dramatic continuation.
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MacMahon
Metz
Paul Rhinelander
Alredy
Hoffman
Paul
Conrad
Rhinelander
Chassepot
Mitrailleuse
Mars
Conrad Hoffman
The Pope's Will From His Youth Revealed
A long-forgotten 1837 will shows Pope Pius IX leaving his soul to God and Mary, naming brothers Charles and John Baptist as heirs with annual masses for five years, annual alms of twenty scudi to Carpinato’s poor, and a porcelain service to Uncle Anthony. He expected a short life yet outlived his peers and cardinals.
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God
Mary
Charles
John Baptist
Carpinato
Anthony
Cardinal Sala
Pope
Sacred College
Chinese dental artifacts exhibited at Penn museum
Dr P T Carrington of Bangkok Siam donated a collection to the University of Pennsylvania Dental Museum now on display. The exhibit features crude forceps used to extract teeth and ivory artificial teeth along with specimens showing betel nut damage and Siamese tooth filing practices. The display highlights oriental dental practices and contrasts parental roles with proverb wisdom.
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Philadelphia
P. T. Carrington
Bankok
Siam
University of Pennsylvania
Dental Museum
Carrington
Penn
Daisy Morgan to Enter Vaudeville Stage The Last Lesson
Richard Croker’s niece Mrs Daisy Morgan adopts stage name Daisy Welstead and debuts in a vaudeville sketch The Last Lesson Her age is 25 and she is described as attractive with Croker as her favored uncle The report also notes Deborah Sampson Gannett and a banquet in Shoom Mass with memorials and town seal ideas Fresh Eggs Twelve Years Old chemist Louis Parisot claims a liquid preserves eye freshness for a decade and eggs hatch after four months Transplanted by a Storm Will Stephenson recovers onions blown from planted beds into a distant field with most sets sprouting and growing well
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Daisy Morgan
Richard Croker
Mrs. Morgan
Daisy Welstead
Mr. Croker
M Morgan
Honore Victoria Croker
Deborah Sampson Gannett
Robert Shurtleff
Shoom
Mass
Rockridge Cemetery
M. Louis Parisot
Last of Historic Battleship Vermont to be Sold for Scrap
The battleship Vermont, retired and to be sold at auction after stripping of valuables, will likely be reduced to a hulk. Once a formidable frigate, it served as a receiving ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where recruits trained during the Spanish American War. Built in 1818, the Vermont measures 196 feet long, 53 feet wide, displacing 4,150 tons.
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Vermont
United States Navy
Navy Department
Brooklyn Naval Yard
Spain
Boston Yards
Peruna Cures Longstanding Catarrh of the Stomach
A 25 year catarrh sufferer reports near complete relief from Peruna and Manalin after Washington residence worsened symptoms. Real estate agent L F Verdery also credits Peruna with significant improvement and a new sense of well being. The ad invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice and address in Columbus, Ohio.
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Congressman Botkin
Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
Washington
J. D. Botkin
L. F. Verdery
Augusta
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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the Rhine
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Mary Lyon
Anne Hutchingson
Hannah Dustin
Sharon
Will Stephenson
Atchison, Kan
Stephenson
Baker Stock Company
Criterion Theater
Brooklyn
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Vite
Ofield, Kan
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
Denver
Colo
James
B. L. James Mercantile and Mfg
Denver, Colo
West
Littleton Greamery Company
Market St. Denver
the Central Trust CO
Colorado
Champa Street
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