The League Plot Unmasked In A Washington Affair
Paul Lane confronts the League of Lost Causes in Paris New York and Washington as he learns its aim to topple democracy. He refuses treachery, sails to Alaska, battles fate and a hurricane of treachery, and witnesses a dramatic naval near disaster averted by nature.
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Stumbles in English by College Students Revealed
The Missionary Herald notes how students struggle with simple words and meanings. Examples include Vapor, Oxen, Steam, Hatchet, and Scrubbed, revealing misunderstandings and efforts to improve language learning.
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Seven-year-old Edward’s diplomatic spelling miscount
The tongue in cheek diary recounts a seven-year-old Edward who returns from a spelling contest and reveals he spelled zero words correctly, noting he was only told the one he missed. The anecdote highlights humorous evasive diplomacy by a child.
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Malaria Declines in Jerusalem as Sanitation Steps Start
City health workers report a drop in malaria after sanitation campaigns began last year. Investigations show open cisterns and stagnant pools as main mosquito sources, with a fifth of residents found carrying malaria germs.
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Panama Canal Cuts Distances Between Liverpool and Vancouver
The waterway shortens the route by 5666 miles reducing sea voyage length between Liverpool and Vancouver. The canal opens a faster link for Atlantic and Pacific trade, altering global shipping patterns and improving transit times for fleets.
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Handy Tricks for Boys by A Neely Hall
A Neely Hall article outlines three magic tricks for boys including a paper shower using a tissue sack of confetti, a self spinning pin wheel with a notched stick, and turning paper into coffee using two baking powder cans, a covered can, and a hat-box setup. The piece covers setup steps, misdirection, and handling details for each illusion.
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A. Neely Hall
Women as a coming force quoted at liquor dealers meeting
National Retail Liquor Dealers Association president Michael J. Farley told a New York dinner that women are the coming great force and must be reckoned with, noting some are censoriously ignorant of men. He mocked a Milwaukee anecdote about Mrs. Riche and a husband to illustrate the point.
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A Suspicious Man Prompts Humorous Exchange
A fragment shows a man questioning a husband’s horseradish habit. The wife replies about reading an item noting the condiment's low price makes adulteration pointless, adding the husband’s limited trust in others.
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