Treasure Quest Confession From Zanzibar To Dark Continent
Lord Bruno learns of a glowing ruby and a treasure tale as Hastings and companions camp after a desert crossing. The speaker recounts a perilous journey from Zanzibar, through Africa, fighting tribes, losing men, and pursuing a legendary mine guarded by fate and danger.
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Zanzibar
Stanley
Chandler
Faik
Bruno
Cortez
Pizarro
Edmond Dantes
Monte Cristo
Mediterranean
Africa
The
Nile
Kingdom
Dahomey
Matabele
North America
Australia
Yime
Monsieur Jules
Venture into an African kraal and a moonlit chant
Excerpt describes a perilous ascent to a cliff side kraal in Africa. The narrator and a stubborn professor observe a vast conical village below and a thunderous crowd in a moonlit ritual, seeking a hidden idol or relic as tension rises between expedition and danger.
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Africa
Mexico
Jobarm
Monsieur Jules
Bruno
Venice
Florida
Mussulman
Mecca
Nearsighted Lawyer Becomes Hero and Mayor in Ohio Tale
A farsighted narrator recalls Colonel Jones a vain but blameless nearsighted lawyer in Ohio who avoided glasses. When gang boss Harding aimed a gun, Jones advanced unseeing yet steady prompting Harding to flee. The incident sparked reform, Jones won election, built a large practice, and died wealthy and respected.
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Ohio
Colonel Jones
Harding
Jones
Parting Street Farmer Chem With Prowteed to Pay
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a farmer chem named Parting across the street who had protection to pay in the morning. Details are unclear and names are uncertain.
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Binafe
Chicken Thieves Strike Suburban Coop. Neighbors Alarmed
Tenant reports all his chickens stolen last night. He says the neighbor’s barn has long faced chicken thefts, with fears the culprits are active in the area. No suspects named and no further details provided.
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Ron
Rou
Vear
Renters For Titles Mock Sermon In Odd Dialog
A woman preacher derides Christianity using botany biology and other ologies causing a man to recall a negro who claimed to be a doctor of medistrology. The man boasts using lengthy words like interstran substantiationableness and defends them with playful mispronunciation.
Monkey And Rooster Animal Race At Belingwe
At the Belingwe sports meeting a monkey and a large rooster were key starters in an amusing animal race. The chase ended tragically as the monkey caught and wrung the cock's neck, causing notable diversion among spectators.
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Bulawayo Chronicle
Belingwe
I Am the Birth Setter of the Alphabet
Montreal arts figure Robert Harris, president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, is noted for an exhibition in Toronto that has just closed. The exchange centers on grammar as a student Tommy is corrected to say I am.
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Tommy
Robert Harris
Montreal
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Toronto
Vegetarian Cyclist Marcus Hurley Aims for Amateur Crown
Marcus Hurley, a cycle rider, follows a strict vegetarian diet of oatmeal rolls coffee soup peas and ice cream for meals. Once overlooked by the board of control he now looms as a leading amateur championship contender with a renowned sprint and a history of winning in Boston while adhering to health driven dietary rules.
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Marcus Hurley
Board of Control
Hurley
Boston
Linguistic Chuckle Amid China Turmoil
An English correspondent overheard two Alsatians in Chinese military trouble trading phrases about the sun. The exchange shows their quick learning as one English soldier remarks that the Germans already speak Chinese after a week.
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China
John
Doctor’s Sand Task Provokes Patient’s Reply
A Scotch asylum chief boasted about work for patients by moving sand. A patient, after finishing, asked what next. The doctor answered to carry the sand back where it came from. The patient replied with a calm smile, asking if the doctor thinks he is daft.
The King's Automobile Bursts Onto Streets
The King Edward VII has purchased a remarkable automobile a noiseless odorless nine horsepower machine capable of five miles an hour speed and luxury on the road.
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King Edward VII
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Eric
Phil
Jimmy
Chicago
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Grammer
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