Vendetta plots threaten wedding on Corsican voyage
Burton H Barnes hunts for safety as a Corsican blood feud targets him and his English fiancée Enid Anstruther. In Nice he meets Lady Blackwood who warns of killers and a detective Emory’s murder. Perrier, a French sleuth, warns Barnes while Cipriano Danella schemes around the wedding on a yacht bound for Marseilles and Nice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton _H. Barnes
Corsica
Ewelish Leutenant
Edward Gerard Anstruthar
Marina
Puoily
Vendotts
Enid Anstruther
Ajacelo
Marseilles
Constantine
London
Birnes
Barnes
Lady Chartily
Nico
Ruspleion
Corsiank
Corroblo
St. Tropox
Arnis
Tae
Enid
Nice
Lady Chartria
Maud
Tina
Barnoa
Count Corralio
Chartris
la Belle Blackwood
Harnes
Elijah Emory
Min
Coreragio
Win Salieati
Count Corresio
Sally Spotte
The
Divine
Church of England
Perrier
Pinkerton
Palermo
Emers
Monsieur Perrier
Marseilés
Emory
Monsieur
Catalca
Villefranche
Bernardo Saliceti
Eurlcd Danella
Musso
Eurico
Burton
Madame Blackwood
St. Tropez
Ruggles
Sueéra Barnes
George
Sally
St. Fetéraburg
Kansas
Faris
Sally Blackwood
Monte Carlo
la Blackwood
Dan
Mr. Barnes
New York
Ohio
Corsios
Cipriano Danella
Danella
Coraica
Des Anglala
Til Das
Miss Anstruther
Mrs. Bates
Count Cipriano
Gioriano
Agate
Coraican
Emory. Thelieve
Bayard
Prunella
Cipriano Dalletta
JA Bulle Blackwood
Cipriano
Origins of crocodile tears in travel lore noted
The Montreal Standard cites Sir John Mandeville among early travelers who spread the tale that crocodiles weep over their prey. The 1495 Travela excerpt describes crocodiles dwelling in water by night and on land by day, with dramatic, vivid detail of their jaws and lamenting after feeding.
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Sir John Mandeville
Wade
Montreal Standard
Success and Business Reflections by Charles Dudley Warner
A compact excerpt discusses the necessity of business and its limits, noting success as the price of constant attention yet uncertain in definition. It cites three wealthy men who built and furnished a vast house without broader cultural knowledge, then adds a regional remark: Belgians consume more potatoes than Irish.
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Charles
Dudley
Warner
The Mother’s Lament Over a Soldier Son
A grieving mother recalls her only son who fell in battle for his country. She speaks of his sacrifice, the rosemary that weeps in her heart, and the hope that God and country will care for her in her bereavement.
Grandmother Rejects Memorial Day Decor for Jeremiah
In a Southern cemetery scene on Decoration Day a grandmother refuses to honor Comrade Adamson with flowers. She rails that Memorial Day has outlived its meaning and that only Decoration Day remains. She places flowers on Jeremiah’s grave, then sits and knits as mourners pass, challenging the holiday’s purpose and memory.
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Randmother
Adamson
Grandmother
Logan Anon
Marthy Ellen
Rayburn
Jaylocke
Wells
Queen Anne
Mrs. Rayburn
Congress
Sbe
Jeremiah
Jeremaiah
Dick Rayburn
Macy
Henry Blake
Henry
Bleke
Ademson
Memorial Day Reflections On Valor And Remembrance
The piece honors Memorial Day as a national observance of brave soldiers and the flowers laid on their graves. It emphasizes solemnity beauty and patriotism and asks readers to grasp the day’s full meaning and lessons.
Amirs Back British Rail Plan Amid Afghan Stance
The ameer of Afghanistan endorses Britain’s right to build strategic railways within the country noting London’s authority. The statement aligns with England’s railway expansion policy and underlines Afghan acquiescence to external infrastructure projects.
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England
Ameer
Afghanistan
Peruna credited with curing twenty five years catarrh
Miss Sophia Hittleson of Svanston Illinois says a long cough and chronic catarrh ended after using Peruna. She reports throat soreness and poor health but credits Peruna with curing catarrh and improving heart health. Peruna tablets are offered as a convenient dosage form by the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio.
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Sophia Hittleson
Svanston
Ites
Dinois
Les
Catarr
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus, Ohio
First Girl and Second Girl Dialog Over Lights Out Rule
A humorous dialogue fragment shows two girls reacting to a rule against kissing or courting. The first asks what he did when told not to ace you anymore, and the second replies he turned the lights out. The exchange captures lighthearted social tension in a casual scene.
Deafness Cure Claim in Old Patent Medicine Ad
A 19th century style ad claims deafness is curable only by Mayo's Catarrh Cure. It asserts deafness results from inflamed mucous surfaces and promises sound restoration if the condition responds to treatment, offering a reward for proof and directing readers to mail for circulars. The pitch targets readers with hearing loss and promotes an elixir from Cheney & Co of Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lta
Mali
Circulara
D. Cheney
Toledo
O& Bold
Deuxglate
Demonstration Aims to Found Romulus City
A fragmentary remark has Romulus claiming he seeks to start a large town not built on oil or copper. The scene shifts to Remur interrupting with a jab about the new city resembling a Butte and meeting it with a figurative strike in the neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romulus
Rome
Remur
Hungarian Count Mentioned In Quip Attributed to Speaker
A brief quip questions the fiancé chosen by a woman asking who she would marry. The reply notes a Hungarian count, prompting the punchline that the speaker mishears as hungry. The exchange plays on a homophone to deliver humor.
Truth and Quality Lyrip of Fire and Blizir of Senna Ad
An advertisement touts Lyrip of Fire and Blizir of Senna as a valued laxative option. It claims gentle cleansing of internal organs, natural action, and physician approval with no objectionable substances. Sold by California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
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Lyrip
Blizir
California Fig Syrup Co
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Archibald Clavering Guster
Exo
Dodd Mead , Co
Belgium
Ireland
Sherman
Danger
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Mine
Rosemary
ATA
Dora Oliphant Cor
Ikame
Hull
Los Angeles Times
Miss. Sophia, Sottlesen
Pe-Ru-Na
Fite Falla
Goa
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