Aides and Accusations in a Merton Mystery
A physician recalls Mrs. Germond a devoted caretaker of her husband and children. Mrs. Bryant inherits fifteen thousand to fund her life and to support Germond saving a mother and her family. The tale shifts to railroad camps in the West detailing Chinese labor models and frontier towns with vivid local color.
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Germond
Mrs. Germond
Invalids of
Merton
Peo
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Cabinet Landing
Ebb Tide Delays Across Rivers Due to Flowing Currents
The ebb tide lags the flood because the river current from the interior replaces water receding seaward. At London Bridge the flood lasts about five hours and the ebb nearly eight, while Quebec sees a three hour rise and nine hour fall. A Scottish colony plans to settle in Arkansas early spring.
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Ganges
Amazon
London Bridge
Quebec
Delaware
Irish thief confesses theft then seeks absolution
A Longford rogue stole a goose from Father Maguire and tricked the priest by claiming restitution via the river while the confessor orders restoration to the rightful owner. In Richmond, Virginia, Augustus Green disappears amid heavy drinking and a farmhouse lifestyle, with detectives tracing his mastiff and a hidden body in a remote gully.
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Longford
Ireland
Father Maguire
Paddy
Richmond
Virginia
Augustus Green
Sea
Merry Old England
Green
Liverpool
England
Melbourne
Australia
Chesterfield
John Wren
Wren
Mr. Green
Manchester
Logard
Scientist Reveals Potash Bichromate Antiseptic Note
A distinguished Krench scientist told the Academy that bichromate of potash in water halts putrefaction of organic matter. He reports beer spoilage is prevented by a thousandth part, and three months in solution hardens meat, yielding a dry state.
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Krench
Krench Academy
The Tenor That Can Not Learn A Lesson
A humorous sketch on a singer’s phonetic spelling woes shows a tenor whose letters defy grammar orthography and geography. He rejects writing, relies on laconic notes, and misreads words like pretensions while misplacing engagements such as New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Irish History Not Dramatic
The essay argues Ireland’s history resists dramatic, biographical storytelling. It notes events unfolded via long, unseen forces, with two centuries needed for change among Northern lords, and few decisive battles or leaders remembered outside Ireland. The only clear drama cited is James II’s reign.
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Ireland
Harold
William III
Scotland
England
Bannockburn
James II
Brian
Cromwell
Gallan
O’connell
Boyne
Londonderry
The Yak: Wild and Domesticated Varieties Compared
The article contrasts the wild yak and the domesticated form, noting strong differences. The wild yak inhabits high peaks and is a fierce animal sometimes over sixteen hands tall, while the domesticated yak serves as food and a sure-footed beast of burden for mountain travel.
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