The Barrier Chapter V A Yukon Mining Tale
Rex Beach story follows Gepricht. 1 and a quartet of prospectors led by Lee the mapper as they trek to No Creek in Alaska. The group debates claims and shares campfire memories while plotting a stakeout, choosing location by drawn straws.
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Oleon Doret
Lee
Necia
Gale
Poleon
Alaska
Rannion
Espace
Stark
Doret
Runnion
de Las
Punished With Starvation Among Caribbean Peoples
The Caribs of Central America impose self punishment by starvation for sins. Lie entails three days without food, blasphemy two days, and other sins trigger escalating starvation across weeks. The practice is said to keep crime low and prove them pious and truthful, per an Exchange report.
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Ontral
America
When Women Register A Hotel Clerk Uses a Blotter Trick
A Milwaukee Sentinel item quotes a hotel clerk who explains he uses a blotter to cover other names while women sign in. The clerk claims this keeps them calm, prevents nervous flourishes, and avoids embarrassing signatures as he watches for neatness and to prevent comparisons with other handwriting.
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Milwaukee
Leprosy in Molokai Compared to Hiding Leprosy
A historical account contrasts lives of lepers in Molokai with those in hiding. It describes how early surgery can halt lesions, while untreated cases may progress to bone necrosis and death. The piece cites Jack Lennon in Contemporary Review, highlighting exile vs care.
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Molokal
Molokai
Jack Lem Ion
Contemporary Review
A Compositor's Blunder Apologia in Letters
A London literary journal explains a printer's error that swapped the word elephant for pamphlet in Mr John Stuart Mill's inaugural address read before St Andrews. The notice notes the correction, stating the misprint escaped the proofreader's eye despite multiple checks.
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London
John Stuart Mill
University of St Andrews
The Gargoyle Legend and Rouen Dragon Tale
The term gargoyle derives from the Pana gargouille meaning throat. The Gargouille de Rouen was a dragon that ravaged a French district until St Romanus cast it into the Seine. Later a large sham gargouille was paraded annually to recall the deliverance.
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Rouen
Seine
Castle of St John and Carlingford ruins lure tourists to Ireland
A rail route from Greenore to Ireland highlights Carlingford Lough with the Castle of St John, Abbey ruins, Count Taft’s castle now a coal store, and Narrow Water Castle near Newry. The landscape offers grand views of Carlingford Mountain and scenic roads, attracting visitors heading to golf links and coastal towns.
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Carlingford Lough
Taft
Carlingford
Killarney
London & Northwestern
Ireland
Greenore
St. John
Count Teff
Minto's Assam hunt ends dramatic rhino encounter
Lord Minto's hunting trip in Assam featured a near clash with a charging rhinoceros. Col. Brooke fractured his arm while another elephant officer escaped injury as the animal charged the line and then fled back into the jungle.
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Lord Minto
Assam
Howdah
Col. Brooke
Burglar Proof Safe Demonstrates Bank Security
Describes a Bank of England safe claimed to be burglar proof. The unit lowers into a subvault of masonry and concrete and is secured by steel lugs and a time lock. The design asserts no human can raise it until release at a set time, even against dynamite.
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Johnnie Platt
Gale
Bagar
Johonie Pratt
Holy Cross
Poleon
Doret
Bank of England
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Rex Beach
Run Hion
Yonths
Tracer
Cassiar
Lee's Creek
Black Bear
Poleon Doret
Runnéton
Gargoyle
Lustice Blatter
Castle
Great Britain
Minto
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