Pharaoh’s near castle plan sparks a daring defiance
The narrator weighs Pharaoh’s likely entry to Yorick Castle as he plots revenge for a murder. With Yorick in revolt, he rationalizes a bold burglary by the Rolls through Star Light woods, aiming to seize Pharaoh and claim justice while fearing a royal guard at Salzurg.
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Yorick
Pharaoh
Helena
forYorick
Salzburg
Starlight
Rush
Aatter
Salzurg
Escape plan in a perilous castle drive
Geoffrey orders Bailey to lead the escape as the party moves toward Yorlek. The narrator weapons up and plans a risky exit by staying hidden, aiming to slip past observers when the drawbridge approaches, while Helena and Barley follow in a slower route.
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Barley
Geoffrey
Valor
Helena
Bailey
Pye
Godfrey
Yorick
Dewdrop
Yorlek
Castle Gate
Pharaoh
Pharaoh's Way and the Night Car Heist Plot
In a moonlit pursuit near Yorick lights, Dewdrop Rush and Bugle guide Sabre the Alsatian to aid a risky theft. Pharaoh plots from a hidden spot while the crew debates panic and a missing car as tension builds for a bold break in the planned crime.
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Sabre
Dewdrop
Bugle
France
Ally Sloper
Pharaoh
Rush
Pane
Yorick
Noddy and Sooty Terns Compared In Appearance And Habits
Noddy and sooty terns share many traits. Both measure 15 to 17 inches, are strong fliers and expert fishermen with long black bills. Sooty terns are black with white markings and white breasts, while noddies are brownish and inconspicuous. Noddies bow repeatedly upon meeting others.
Political Satires on Puerto Rico and Finance Legislation
A Washington-Philadelphia style column mixes mock partisan jibes about Puerto Rico independence if Republicans win, then shifts to critique of the Senate finance panel’s new revenue plan. The piece lampoons Socialist debates and Hollywood culture, ending with Townsend Plan fund questions.
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Ollywood
Calif
Puerto Rico
Congress
Senate - Finance Committee
Peoria
Hollywood
Kansas
Sagacious Serpent Elmer Saves Circus Train
Madame Zulana recalls Elmer the black snake who saved a circus train crossing the Sierra high grade by gripping the car tops and preventing a crash. The tale ends with Elmer living out his days in Cincinnati Zoo labeled the Only Black Python in Captivity.
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Madame Zulana
Robinson Circus
Elmer
High
Sierras
Cincinnati Zoo
Tenderfoot Perils: Tripodero and Roperite Haunt the West
A humorous Western legend explains the dangers facing a tenderfoot. The tripodero uses telescoping legs and a gunlike muzzle to shoot clay pellets that steal taste and cause starvation. The roperite lunges with a rope beak to choke victims with musical bars, with 4 163 deaths since spring 1887.
Land of the Sky Blue Water Legend in Minnesota Folklore
A tale recounts Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe pulling roads, wandering across Minnesota, and creating the famous “Land of Ten Thousand Lakes” nickname. The story notes varying claims on Babe’s size and Babe’s long footprints that defined the state’s geography.
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Abe
Paul Bunyan
Babe
Paul
Minnesota
Land of
Aspire to Humility and Self Improvement
Quote heavy collection of maxims on humility, self effort, and prudent living. Emphasizes doing what one can, counting blessings, and avoiding pretence. Contains aphorisms on family, health, work, happiness, and daily conduct with a closing note on after dinner speech.
Grape Nuts Ad Leads to Dizzy Dean Winners
A newspaper column invites readers to read a Grape Nuts advertisement in another page and learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program for chances at valuable free prizes. The note credits Adyv.
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Adyv
What Knowledge Implies The Word Knowledge Employed
The phrase suggests knowledge entails truth, proof, and conviction. It argues that proper knowledge must be verifiable, justified, and sincerely held by the thinker, linking epistemic certainty to evidence and belief.
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China
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Scottsboro Boys
Forbidden Kingdom
Tibet
Joe Louis
Lhasa
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Irvin S. Cobb
Tall Tales S
Frank E. Hagan and
Elmo Scott Watson
Tenderfoot
Western Newspaper Union
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