The Scourge of Damascus Chapter 1A Rebels and Ransom
Princess Ulin plots to free Julian from the king with Osmir’s aid. Albia dispatches Shubal to find Osmir and, if possible, gain access to the imprisoned chieftain. Osmir promises to try using Selim as a midnight ally, hoping for a two hour window to strike. Habaddan is to be in the garden for a planned meeting.
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Comunucu
Alin
Osmir
Shubal
Albia
Alicia
Julian
Ulin
Damascus
Habaddan
Judah
Selim
Escape From the Dungeon In Haram's Power
Julian, the robber chieftain, is chained in a grim dungeon beneath the royal palace. Osmir and Selim betray their master, planning to free him and flee Damascus together. They covertly remove the manacles, arm him, and vow loyal service as they prepare to gamble their lives for a dangerous escape.
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Royal Palace
Julian
Damascus
Aboul Cassem
Osmir
Selim
Judah
Harpooning Blue Whales Described By Pearson's Magazine
An article in Pearson's Magazine details the harpoon gun used on whaling ships. It describes a twelve knot vessel with a rotating six foot harpoon gun, loaded from the muzzle, with timed explosive tips and barbed harpoons. It notes the cruel device and close-range hunting practices of whalers.
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Pearson’s Magazine
Philadelphia Times
The Hugest Sea Creature Blue Whale Characteristics
The blue whale is the largest known animal, about 90 feet long and weighing many tons. It is rarely seen in zoos or museums, since preservation is impractical. Norwegians mainly hunt it for oil, with full grown specimens valued at 1250 to 1500 dollars.
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Animal Kingdom
Fate of Wilkes Booths Body Revealed by Army Claim
Captain E W Hilliard of Metropolis Illinois asserts positive knowledge of the final disposition of John Wilkes Booths body the Lincoln assassin He disputes a St Louis newspaper story claiming the body was turned over to Booth relatives and buried at Greenmount cemetery He recounts that in May 1865 he and four other Sheridan soldiers were ordered to the old Capitol Prison in Washington D C for duty and the narrative continues with their account of Booths burial or ultimate disposition.
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E. W. Hilliard
Metropolis
Ill
Joan Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
St. Louis
Booth
Greenmount Cemetery
Hilliard
Sheridan
Wis
Old Capitol
Washington
Army
Tom Smith
Surviving Soldier Recounts Booth's Postwar Disposal
Illinois veteran Millard, last survivor of the group that moved John Wilkes Booth, describes the night the assassin’s body was carried from the prison to a gunboat, wrapped in tarpaulin, weighted, and dumped in the river near Washington. He recalls the silent orders, the identities of the five privates, the surgeon, and the officers, and stresses secrecy then kept.
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John Wilkes Booth
Boston Corbett
Booth
The Bobolink A Seasonal North American Songbird
The bobolink travels from Labrador to Mexico and the Antilles known as the rice bird in the south and reed bird in the Middle States. It feeds on seeds and insects, migrates with the seasons, and the fat birds are used as game.
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American
Middle States
Labrador
Mexico
Antilles
Evidence to the Contrary Do you think a man is always better off
A housewife answers no in a sharp remark about education. She recalls a wagon seller who refused to define fresh eggs, saying only that fresh eggs are nice and nice eggs are fresh. The anecdote humorously questions assumptions about what benefits truly matter.
Newcomer Notes Rio Romeo Lands boom in valley crops
A newcomer from Romeo in Conejos county reports big harvests and a 50 to 200 percent rise in land values over eighteen months in the San Luis valley. He sees strong farm and stock opportunities with timbered mountains nearby and sawed lumber selling for 12 dollars per thousand. For more details, contact Zeph. Chas. Felt in Denver. Little dialogue about preachers rests singers.
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Romeo
Conejos County
San Luis Valley
Zeph
Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Denver
Colorado
Mrs Ida L Roser Praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
A Denver resident, Mrs Ida L Roser, reports relief from menstrual pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites improved health and renewed energy, praising the product and inviting others to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The letter promises a $5000 forfeit if not genuine.
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Ida Ll. Roser
Lydia E. Pinkham
Denver
Ipa L. Roser
18Th Ave
Col
Pinkham
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Sylvanus Cobb, JR
Tinvueu
Horam
the Black
Haram
Wilkes Booth
Illinois
Potomac
Company I
Forty-third
Ohio
Millard
Philip Lalow
Emer McElwee
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cuba
Dagan and Dougherty
Porter
Massachusetts
J. O. McDonald
Parks
Columbus
Buffalo
Lord Erskine
Scotland
Selden
Tacitus
Lool
We Hilliard
Ida L. Roser
James K. Polk
Mrs. Pinsham
W. L. Douglas
LL. Douglas
He ci “Glas
W. J. Douglas
Carri
Boston
Mass
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