War of the Quah Ju-Ju aboard the Mwara turned to intrigue
Neil McTodd, chief engineer on the Mwara, clashes with Captain Debbs over superstitious rites as Laura Cameron persuades him to obtain the Quah ju-ju idol. He seeks restoration of his berth and wrestles between duty and desire amid West African dangers and colonial tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbs
Glasgow
Africa
Captain Debbs
Larry Leone
Krooboys
M'wara
Freetown
M’wara
Free Kirk of Scotland
Neil Angus McTodd
Laura Cameron
Kissy Road
Sar
Land
West India Regiment
England
Ballindrochater
Siller
Wara
Quad River
Gibraltar Wharf
Neil
Nebbs
A Sailor's Bargain With a Heathen Maiden
The narrator seals a dangerous pact with a Quah woman after warning of ju ju as soldiers watchful eyes close in. He admits lingering longing for marriage but vows to earn money at sea. He reflects on poverty and its mixed usefulness before the tale resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil
Amusing Old Jim the Fire Horse of Boston
Boston Transcript recounts Old Jim at Dartmouth street engine house, an emergency horse famed for mischief and intelligence. Stories describe his floor dash at alarm, grain-chest feats, and memory of Fort Hill square, including guiding mates to his old post after a fire, with captains and drivers vouching for his antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fire Department
Boston
Old Jim
Dartmouth Street
Leather
Mulligan
Fort Hill Square
Dartmouth Street Company
Fort Hill Square House
Boston Transcript
Spirit Warning Shapes Dorothy Hobart's Fate in Paris tale
Dorathy Hobart, an heiress, faces marriage to English suitor while haunted by a brother's warning. A mysterious light and a shadow hand foretell danger as Dorothy learns of a diamond theft and murder linked to Mr Elsworth. She flees to Paris to reunite with her absent artist lover, while her brother's memory finds peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarry Hobart
Dorothy
Harry
Singapore
Hobarts
John
Boston
India
Landa
Lucy
Dolly
Arthur Allen
Mr. Bassett
Dorothy Hobart
Young Allen
Italy
Mr. Elsworth
Elsworth
Paria
Do bees talk in The Rambler observation
The Rambler notes bees communicate with sounds within the hive and that worker bees’ wing vibrations create ordinary sounds. It highlights that the young queen emits faint barking or piping notes as she prepares to move, shifting to a delicate piping before departure, though the mechanism remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rambler
Old Bullions Denies Wealth Amid Claims of Luck
A newspaper exchange quotes Old Bullions insisting he is not rich while another source asserts otherwise. The dialogue recalls a Cincinnati Enquirer remark about luck in business, noting that unsuccessful men rarely praise luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnnati Enquirer
Lowell Rail Schedule Changes Announce New Connections
Old Colony system informs that after June 1st trains from Lowell Middlesex Street Depot will depart to Boston area and beyond with weekday and Sunday services. Connections at South Framingham for Worcester and Albany routes, at Concord Junction for Fitchburg, and at Newport with Far River line for New York. Special Sunday schedule serves South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony
Lowell
Middlesex Street
York Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Southramingham
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
R. L
New York City
Mansfield
W. KE. Chamberlain
A. C. Kendall
Isaac N. Marshall
Nadiv
Geo. W. Miller
Middlesex Street Station
Southern Division
Merrimack Street Depot
Bedford
Lawrence
Ayer Junction
Amherst
Milford
Wilton
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Washus
Manchester
Concord
Branklin
Lebanon and
White
Junction
Tranklin
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Newarth
Claremont
Quebec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
Montreal
D. J. Flanders
H. ©. Taft
Boston and Maine Rail Schedule Corrections
The corrected timetable dated October 4, 1897 lists train departures from Middlesex Street Depot for Boston and Maine trains to many destinations including Haverhill Salem Coxeter Dover Rochester Alton Bay Saco and more. Sundays show limited morning and afternoon departures. several routes use steamship connections to Castine Deer Isle Sedgewick Bar Harbor Jonesport Machiasport and Port land with limited midweek service commencing April 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Street
Wheeler Boston
Haverhill
Salem
Aynn
Coxeter
Dover
Jas
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
Paiddeford
Olid Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Ae Lewiston
Skowhegan
Rockland
Bangor
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
Stoke
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machinsport
Frank Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trbnbatabadodes
Cutcliffe Hyne
iCopyright
International Literary and News Service
T. H. Elliott
Central St
Monarch
Thomas
Highlands
Jewett Street
Chestnut Street
Queen Street
Fulton Street
Franklin Street
Rock Street
City
BE. Dodge
Central Street
Thorndike Street
Pawtucket Canal
W. Bb
Livingston
Putter Avenue
Mead
Dutton Street
J.J. Lonergan
Key
Dutton
Red. de
Merrimack
Electric Cara
Methuenst
Sor Sale
Jeer
Walter H. Howe
Summer Street
Thomas F. Burgess
Hastings, Shaw, Burgess, Grace, Spaulding and
K Streets
M. L. Hamblet
Alvary
Omaha
Neb
Raymond & Whitcomb’ S
Eoronahe
Poland Springs
Mt. Kineo
Lake George
Ausable Chasm
Thousand Islands
Hudson River
White Mountains
Adirondacks
Alaska
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
Raymond & Whitcomb
Washington St
School St
School
Powell Streets
J. BE. Short
Powell Street
F. Co, Russell
Corporation
North Chelmsford
Pawtucket Bridge
A. J. Howe & CO
Courier-Citizen Building
Pawtucketville
Kk. H. Elliot
McEmunn
Pearl Street
New York
Faet Merrimack
Nesmith
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Centre
Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Newark, N. J
I Dudiey
Glidden
Partten
Jars and Outfit
Tor Cts
Bona-Fide Mfg. Co
Welfth Ward Bank
East 125Th St
Public Market and Packing Co Prescot
Middlesex
Merrimack Square
the Courier-Citizen
Railroads
Boston & Mame RR
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
Flanders
New Haven & Hartford R. RB
Boston & Maine
R. A
A. L. Pendergast, Prop
Jones
Eldredge
van Nostrand
P. B
Consumers
Niagara
Lowel
Merrimack St
Ethe Quincy
Merrimack Street
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