The Devils Imp of a Macklin in a Frontier Mystery
A frontier tale unfolds with Colonel Churchill a frontier post, Carlyn, Rose, and guardian sergeant Calkins. A will and trust force a hidden fortune, a convent school escape, and a muttered crime circle as Macklin and Cassady’s outfit intersect in a tense pursuit. The narrative threads imply a long-kept secret, a guardian’s protection, and a looming reckoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Cornelius
Churchill
Carlyn
Sheridan
Calkins
Macklin
Kansas City
Weeks
Virginia
Hank
Square
Kid, Churchill and the Ponca plot over a woman
Two unnamed men discuss a scheme involving a young woman tied to the Kid, various murders and cover ups, aiming to hide her among Wolves and use injun unrest to their advantage. They plan to seize her before an oil development shows up and decide how to handle the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Macklin
Calkins
Hank
Shelby
Ponca
Cottonwood
Hin
Haney
Preckon
Weill
A Splendid Habit Drink Hot Water Before Breakfast
Readers are urged to start each day with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The starchy mixture is said to cleanse sour fermentations reduce toxins and improve appetite and complexion.
Historic Boston Street Names Reveal Colonial Past
The article notes Boston street names tied to the city’s history from Tremont to Shawmut. It cites Mary Harrod Northend and explains name changes after the Revolution, with Queen Street becoming Court Street and King Street evolving into State Street.
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Boston
Shawmut
Mary Harrod Northend
Century Magazine
Queen Street
Court Street
King Street
School Street
Phuc Alley
Corncourt
Summer Street
Seven Star Lane
Frugal Eaters and the Long-Lived Diets of Curby and Crab
Massachusetts champion eater Thomas F. Curby credits indigestion to under eating with a frugal menu of thirteen lobsters sixty eggs and one hundred oysters for a Sunday dinner. In contrast veteran vegetarian Roger Crab, who died September 11 1880, proves a man can live simply and long on modest fare and self denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Curby
Massachusetts
Roger Crab
Wier
Chesham
Bachind
Moths Take Big Chances In Mountainous West
The American Forestry Magazine reports moths and morphos in western America are rarer than plains species yet yield dangerous hunts. A naturalist in Bogota fell from a cliff and broke an arm before a three day horseback trek to a doctor. In Bolivia another collector rappelled to reach morphogodartii, Guer., a rare light blue species on an inaccessible ledge.
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America
American Forestry Magazine
Washington
Bogota
Bolivia
Franklin's Court Harmonica Gift Through Revolutions
An early American instrument created by Benjamin Franklin during his France embassy era delighted Marie Antoinette who received the mouth harmonica as a gift. After the queen’s execution the instrument passed through various owners and eventually reached a private collector in the United States.
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Franklin
Marie Antoinette
America
The Horse of Thirty Five
A study compares life spans and maturity between horses and men. It notes a five year old horse equals a twenty year old man, a ten year old horse mirrors forty, and a thirty five year old horse aligns with a ninety year old man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
My Father and Mine Seats in Science Chairs
A witty clash over academic prestige as a Cambridge physicist’s father holds the chair of applied physics while a rival claims the seat of applied electricity at Sing Sing, reflecting insistence on scholarly rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Sing Sing
Massachusetts Tech
Stage Direction Prompt in New Revue
A stage director orders a performer in a new revue to refrain from singing speaking or wearing anything notable as part of a minimalist instruction. The dialogue hints at a comedic or experimental rehearsal setup with empty guidance and concealed purpose.
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Giel
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Aoa
Picasa
Jopsis
Cjelby
Ponca Ifior
Denow
Minyath
Shelby J
Mack
Roof
Dhunt
Calin
Cornelius Weoilsi
Joe
Corlyn
Hanley
Cassady
N. P
City of Boston
Laura B. Gaites
North Side Square
Sica
Carter
Sives Pili
and Radium Institute
Macomb, III
Bill
Stander
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