Thorns and Orange Blossoms end of a tangled tale
Violet learns of Lady Ryvers misjudged marriage as Miss Marr recounts Lord Ryvers secret life. The heir pursued art, love, and escape, while Lady Ryvers hoarded pride and plans to annul. The dowager’s schemes, rivalries, and a wife’s despair entwine, leaving Violet torn by love and duty.
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Holt Castle
Ryverp
Ryversdale
Randolph
Tryvers
Ble
Violet
Miss Marr
Ryvera
Mim
Ryvers
Lady Ryvers
Ryverkdala
Lord Ryvers
Miss Heaton
Mary
Ryversa
Lexi
Condema
Drst
Gil
Ryver
Misa Marr
Anne
Rogers
Ace
Misa Maw
London
Tast
Monica Ryvers
Bret
San Francisco Poster War Prompts Citywide Reform
Rev William Rader urges San Francisco to curb gaudy bill posters and high fences that spoil the cityscape. He cites ugly portraits and sensational ads, argues advertising should be tasteful and lawful, and suggests a civic campaign to protect public taste and monuments.
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William Rader
San Francisco Chronicle
McKinley
Georges W. Childs
Florence
Rome
Paris
Sanrancisco
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
San Francisco
Europe
London Omnibus
San Oisco
Rubber Cultivation Growers Eye Profitable Future
The article notes rubber cultivation rising from wasteful native methods in the Amazon and Central America. It traces the oldest plantation in Java 1864, with 72 acres yielding 6,731 pounds in 1865, and discusses global interest, government decrees, and varying colonial policies. It questions profitability amid rising demand and diverse regional legacies.
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Amazon
Central America
East
Indies
Kruwang
Java
Mt Wan
Congo
Nicaragua
Peru
Iquique
East Indies
Mexico
Centraly
America
Rubber plants in Central America and Philippines prospects
Ainslee's notes Senor Jose Horta of Guatemala estimates a ten year rubber plantation will double its expenditure return, with seven years of no yield. He suggests vanilla cultivation in the waiting period and cites a Mesleo plantation yielding 30,000 pounds in 1839, plus promising near Bluefields Nicaragua. The article highlights low wages, easy labor, and the Philippine potential of rubber cultivation by the agriculture department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyes Brasilliensia
Amazodas
Senor
Jose Horta
Guatemala
Mesleo
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Department of Agriculture
Philippines
E Armstrong
Ainslee
The Vanishing Handkerchief and Explosive Fears
A facetious chemist soaks a cotton handkerchief in acids, then has it vanish after washing and ironing. The tale links acid chemistry to nitryl starch and explosive possibilities. It mentions glyceride medicines and a dangerous straw-based explosive, warning of household dangers and sensational claims.
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Hugh
The Confiding Heifer and Quiet Birds at the Barn
In a reflective piece Bradford Torrey recalls two calm heifers that study a stranger on the barn’s doorstep with gentle curiosity. He notes cows’ untroubled temper and immunity to distress, then shifts to observing white crowned sparrows near the hotel and a rare, quiet bird medley. The memoir ends with a fleeting reference to Queen Helena in Rome.
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Bradford Torrey
Atlantic
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Miny
Moniel
St Ryne's
Weary
Land of Nod
Opis
Bill
Africa
Harvey Sutherland
Helena
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