The Con Contrabandist Encounter in a French Forest
Count Louis d'Artois travels toward his uncle's château when a shadowy ambush in the French forest tests his nerve and skill. A mysterious ally warns him, then bandits attack, and he seeks shelter at a peasant cottage. There he meets Rose Lamonte, the hostess who aids him before night ends.
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Louis d’Artois
France
Rhone
Louis
Paris
Marquis de Montauban
Helen
Main
Count Louis d’Artois
Monsieur
Monsieur Louis
Roland
Mademoiselle
Mademorvelle
Confort
Chateau de Montauban
Mademoiselle Helen
Louis Child
Rose Lamonte
Rose
The Topeka Diogenes Story on a Mutinous Crew
A humorous wartime tale recalls the cruiser Topeka nicknamed Diogenes. Officers plan to arm her after leaving Liverpool, prompting mutiny. The “sea lawyer” declares the ship is British yet flies the American flag and is called the Tapioca, accusing the crew of being pirates.
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Topeka
Portugal
Diogenes
Liverpool
Kansas City Star
British Government Camels in India Service
The British government owns over 25,000 camels with several thousand used in India to carry stores and equipment during moves by line of march.
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India
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Seocne
Brockton, Maas
Quote on selfishness and wisdom from Froude
The line states that in a world of self interest the sage is no wiser than the fool and more dangerous. It emphasizes moral risk when virtue is absent and self interest dominates discourse.
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Froude
Cleanliness and Contagion in Early Health Advice
A historical discussion emphasizes hot baths and enemas for sluggish liver relief and warns against tainted air and dirty surroundings. It argues cholera tracks travel, favors unclean living, and urges continuous cleanliness education in schools to prevent contagion and promote decency and manners.
Rattlesnake Threat Near Infant In Pa Pasture
Mrs Joseph Button found a rattlesnake two feet from her infant in a Haneyville Center County home after returning from milking cows. The encounter left the mother shaken and unable to act, highlighting a frightening domestic danger.
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Haneyville
Center County
Joseph Button
Woman kills two rattlesnakes in kitchen mêlée
Mrs Button and a baby were in danger when a rattlesnake on a high chair bit a second rattler during a struggle. She flung milk at the floor to distract the reptile, then used a broom to crack its neck and finish the attack. The first snake also died by the broom.
In the Jungle Fire Mystery**
A jungle scene unfolds as a tiger questions a monkey about last night's brushfire near the swamp. The monkey cites a lightning bug igniting a tapir, then climbs a tree to avoid the tiger. The urge to seek help is noted with a humorous aside about sending men with ears but not umbrellas.
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Corbigny
T. Jones
Wichita
Kans
Ayer
Ernest Ie
Thi la Grand J.C. Ater
Lowell, Mass
SCY
Mother
Columbia University
Portland,oregon
Unilan, C. S.C. I'Y Park, Oregon
Kopaline
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