French officer in Mexico and the hidden spy plot
Captain Francois de Vigny on Maximilian's side encounters La Anita at her home and faces Colonel Lopez and Pablo Madrella. A duel wounds Madrella, a forged pass reveals his spy status, and De Vigny plans to impersonate him to learn Juarez movements while La Anita is freed.
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Francois de Vigny
Maximilian
Mexico
la Anita
de Vigny
Colonel Lopez
Pablo Madrella
Anita
Madrella
Juarez
Lopez
Neville
Francois
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Benito Juarez
Agoastino
Masinilian
Agostino
Manuel
Buzzards
Senor
Captain Lestrange
Lestrange
Blackguard
Senorita Arrellanos
Pasqual
Cuernavaca Gambit and a Courageous Escape
In a tense escape from assassination in Manuel’s Cuernavaca hotel, Francois outwits Madrella and Manuel. He reveals Lestrange’s plot ties to La Anita, and Neville’s fate looms as he heads for Juarez’s camp to relay news of a looming attack.
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Montezuma
Madrella
Manuel
Senor
Pasqual
Juarez
Neville
Cuernavaca
Mexico City
Cuernavaca Move and Hidden Deceptions in Mexican Journey
In Cuernavaca a narrator uses disguise to pass imperial lines. Pasqual, a Spanish Indian laborer, agrees to help in exchange for money as the group enters a Belgian corps area. A Belgian officer proposes Pasqual ride while the narrator walks, and the narrator enhances his pay to secure passage.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico City
Cortes
Maximilian
Mexico
Senor
Dolores
Pasqual
Count de Vigny
Michella
Brugiere
Cafe Miramon
Tagalog Proverbs of Ancient Repute in Manila
A collection of Tagalog maxims on wisdom and folly. The sayings warn that quick steps mislead, fortune favors the patient, prudent self-critique matters, and practical use beats pomp. Images compare iron, wood, and water with human conduct and fate.
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Manila
Polishing Nickel Plate Articles by Hot Air
Nickel plate and other metals are polished by a hot air method. Objects are placed in a basket inside a centrifugal machine spinning at high speed while heated air streams through. Tarnished items brighten in minutes and fresh wet metal dries and polishes simultaneously.
Oldest American arithmetic in UT Garcia Library
The 1649 arithmetic in the Garcia Library at the University of Texas is described as America’s oldest. The text recalls pupils in 1649 facing seven chapters of math, with an extra chapter on forming military companies in geometric layouts. The work mirrors modern student struggles despite its age.
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Garcia
University of Texas
America
Wisdom From Lady Astor On Advice And Equality
Lady Astor advised English adults that giving too much guidance to the young is unwise. She said children learn by example when they see the wiser viewpoint, and she noted women share equality with men except in Parliament where men have yet to learn.
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Lady Astor
House of Commons
Peace Officers Report Quips From American Legion Monthly
A humor line cites two peace officers joking that they were “a coupla peace officers” who were turbin’ each other, illustrating a light moment in the Peace Officers' Report quoted by the American Legion Monthly.
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American Legion Monthly
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
The article extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe gentle laxative for constipation biliousness headaches indigestion and mood issues. It claims the simple herbal formula remained effective since 1875 and urges use especially for the elderly with a free trial offer from Monticello Illinois.
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DR. Caldwell
Caldwell
Medical College
Monticello
Illinois
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Fred McLaughlin
Leroux
France
Alexico
Sapnaora the Bobbs-Merrill Co
U. Service
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Wn.y
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
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