Curse of Progress and a Humorous Exchange
Quoted snippets depict a lighthearted scene with Bridget and Dennis debating marriage, a servant concern over Mr. Brown, and a grasp of social wit. The dialogue features playful mishearings and affectionate misunderstandings as characters tease romance and daily life.
Murder Ship Tales of Charley Mahler’s Narrow Escape
Charley Mahler of Brooklyn recounts a five day voyage aboard a storm battered sailing vessel bound for Barahona in the Dominican Republic. Surviving fever heat hunger and a deadly confrontation with armed natives, he shot two men in self defense and endured a captain’s threats to sink the ship before reaching shore weighing only 110 pounds.
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Ello
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la Romana
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Meaning of Becenfices and Ivory Trade Details
The word becenfices means fig_picker a small sparrowlike bird in Cyprus arriving from Syria in large flocks. It is pickled with figs and bones used, a practice handed down from Crusaders. London trade ships ivory from elephants, with 1200 elephants needed per year. most ivory comes from naturally dead elephants rather than hunting.
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Cyprus
Syria
London
Pearson
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