The Thousand Little Tongues of Flaming Fire
A detective adventure follows John Solomon as he hunts a cache of four extraordinary jewels the Sea-moon the Gemini and the Queen of Sheba objects tied to a rice plantation scheme. Set in the bayou South the tale blends love mystery and peril with villains and a daring lawyer hero.
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Macarty
Sheba
John Solomon
H. Bedford-Jones
Sherlock Holmes
Bayou
South
Aline Lavergne
Macartys
Aline
Manchu
Shadows Over Marigny House and a Veiled Heiress
In a ruined New Orleans mansion a musty bookstall and a dim cafe mingle with whispers of wealth and danger. Ah Lee and Solomon plot to protect Miss Lavergne as Macarty relatives scheme to seize her fate and lands while David Macarty’s scheming nephew eyes the Watersprite and a suited attorney fortifies her trust.
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New Orleans
Marigny
Gulf Coast
Adrien Lavergne
Lavergne
Aline
David Macarty
Felix
Ah Lee
Macarty
Cypremort Island
Bayou
Lavergne Plantation
Miss Lavergne
David
Felix Macarty
Solomon
Philbrick
John Philbrick
Min. Lavergne
Macartys
Ab Lee
Wrexham
Mr. Ah Lee
Providence
St. Charles
Canal Street
Metairie
Appy
Joan Solomon
the St. Charles
Fortier
Jack
Aline Lavergne
Mr. Fortier
Saizon
St. Landry Parish
Destiny at the door forces Fortier to face career collapse
Discharged lawyer Jack Fortier confesses six months without pay has ruined his practice. A visiting stranger arrives as Fortier wrestles with job loss, while Miss Smith contemplates an offer that Fortier refuses, leaving him unsettled and exposed.
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Destiny
Jack Fortier
Fortier
Miss Smith
Mr. Fortier
Auter
Lydia Pinkham Woman’s Remedy Endorsed By Suffering Patient
An advertisement recounts a woman's relief from weakness and backache after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It invites readers to request a free private text on ailments peculiar to women from The Pinkham Company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Posluszny
H Street
Baya
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham E Co
Lynn, Massechunet
J. Guild
J. H. Guild
Rupert
Vermont
Remembering Names Without Need: A Curious Habit
A reflection on why people recall certain names easily when no explicit purpose requires it. The piece explores memory quirks and the social cues that render some individuals more memorable than others.
Castoria Advertises Comfort for Babies and Children
The long running Castoria remedy is promoted for relief of Constipation Flatulency Wind Colic and Diarrhea in infants and children. It claims to calm feverishness and aid digestion and sleep without opiates with the genuine product bearing a signature.
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Fletcher
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Solomon Nodded
Bellans Indigestion
Bellans
Hunt
Price
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
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