Rassendyll Dines with Royal Cousins in Streisau Forest
Rudolf Rassendyll travels with King in Strelsau to a wooden lodge near a shooting spot. The king jokes about seeing double, toasts with Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim, and plans dinner at a modest rendezvous hosted by Johann the keeper’s family. The scene blends humor with royal kinship as they proceed toward the coronation.
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Sapt
Fritz
Strelsan
Brother Michael
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Ruritania
Old Sapt
Rudolf
Michael
Elphberg
Johann
Josef
Ee ‘Wan
Night of Schemes and Drunken Doubts in Strelsau
In a wine soaked night in Strelsau, King Rudolf drinks deeply as Sapt and Fritz plot to crown Black Michael. The next morning the king lies ill, suspiciously drugged, while Rassendyll weighs risking identity to stop a betrayal and save the throne.
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Streman
L. Old Bapt
Black Michael
Sapt
Fritz
Rassendyll
Michael
Strelsau
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Milan Markets and a Guest’s Market Day Pranks
The Milan markets have long been famed for centuries. A Veronese guest once bought out the Milan markets three times in a day as a joke to ruin his host’s dinner plans, yet the butchers and egg sellers nonetheless supplied material for a splendid dinner.
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Milan
Italy
Good Looks Win Jobs in Big Cities
A Success Magazine piece argues that appearances impact business success and hiring, noting that even a clean manicure and neat attire can sway decisions. It warns that shabby dress or a cheap hat may turn away potential patrons or employers, especially in New York where initial impressions are pivotal for young job seekers.
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New York
Success Magazine
Grocery warehouse streets and parlor 8 coding system
In a Kansas City wholesale house lanes are named as streets and stock is numbered like city addresses. A trucker follows orders using terms such as Easy street Fairyland Clabber alley and parlor 8 to move swells canned goods and other brands. The system doubles efficiency by organizing products and orders.
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Kansas City
Easy Street
Kansas City Star
The Free Lance in New York Editorial Scene
The Free Lance thrives in New York’s atmosphere as publishers invest heavily in selection and editors meet hopeful writers in person. Editors recount tales of strangers who arrive with little to offer but later become prolific writers for the great D Auber, as noted by J H Collins in Atlantia.
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Free Lance
New York
Metropolis
D' Auber
J. H. Collins
Atlantia
To Get Rid of Mice
To get rid of mice a mixture of equal parts flour and plaster of parts is said to be excellent. No moisture is applied to the powders, but all food is put away and the mixture left on a plate where the mice will get it. After one repast they return no more.
Decline of Christian Adherence in Sandwich Islands
The Sandwich Islands, once nominally Christian in 1862, have reportedly reverted to heathenism amid rising influxes of Chinese Japanese Koreans and many Mexicans.
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Sandwich Islands
Early Railroads and Carriage Trucks in 19th Century
An old practice noted in the Druce case described the fifth Duke of Portland strapping his carriage to a railway truck and preferring it to a standard compartment. Wealthy, conservative travelers used trucks. railways kept trucks at major stations with no embarkation or landing charges.
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Druce
Fifth Duke of Portland
Dua‘tee Advertiaer
Brilliant Bait and The World of Fishing Flies
The article highlights vast fly tying materials for salmon and trout baits, noting feathers from many birds and bright components like gold and silver wire. It discusses the famous silver doctor fly, various lures, and historical references, then covers alternative baits such as salmon roe and lob worms, plus baiting tricks and cannibal propensities among fish.
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Fish
Richard Franck
Barbados
Asher
Out of Place and Snippets of a Patchwork Page
A jumble of clipped quips and lines appears from multiple papers. The pieces include humorous exchanges, captions, and brief dialogues ranging from courtly banter to social satire, with no single cohesive event or人物.
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Che
Trisom
Zenda
Menry
Duke of
Colonel Sapt
Frits
Wever
Sas
Cap
Judge
Houston Post
Somerville Journal
Philadelphia Ledger
Miss Suippit
Miss Darney
Cear
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