Return of Necia and Poleon Ends in Quiet Wedding
In a Yukon frontier setting, Necia returns with Poleon to her old life as Burrell confronts a clash of loyalties. Father Barnum urges haste for their marriage while old wounds and a looming absence weigh on everyone as a quiet wedding nears and farewells loom.
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Burrell
Walt
Lee
Johnny Gale
Neela
Poleon
Father Barnum
Molly
Mag
Necia
Ruonion
Poleon Doret
Gale
M'Sieu
Doret
Necr
Waal
Father Barbum
Leutenant
Stark
Kentucky
Imen
Starks
Runnion
Johnny Pratt
Skeeter Bugs
Skeeters
Birch Grove
Beeg
John
Koyukuk
No Creek
Gate
Merridy
Barnaum
Anglo Indian Society and Its Social Circles in Colonial India
A critical portrait of Anglo Indian life under British rule describing official ranks, social pairings, and intermingling with Eurasian spouses. It details station life in Rawalpindi Secunderabad Bangalore Lucknow Meerut and the friction between officers and civilian workers, along with domestic tensions and servant relations.
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Avilian
Bayswater
Rawalpindi
Secunderabad
Bangalore
Lucknow
Meerut
Little Ahmed
Why They Like lodoform as a Criminal Aid
A former California sheriff cites lodoform as popular with train robbers and burglars. They coat clothing and weapons with the scent to mislead bloodhounds during quick escapes, a tactic criminals use to evade pursuit and gain freedom from capture.
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California
Wise and Foolish Virgins Parable Ends With Licenses
Narrative fragment recounts five wise men helping five foolish virgins by sharing lamps and securing licenses. The tale closes with the wise virgins reacting to news and a cryptic sign off.
Irrelevant Remark Becomes Classroom Lesson
A teacher asks for a definition, a slender pretty pupil offers an example of an irrelevant remark. She cites meeting Will White in a dark hall and commenting on his cold nose as the illustration, provoking laughter and a teaching moment.
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Will White
Puzzled Irishman and the Three Letter Boxes
A red faced Irishman approaches a post office with three letter boxes labeled City Domestic and Foreign. He mutters Paith unable to decide which hole to use, wondering which box to place the letter in as he contemplates the three openings.
Anticosti Island dispute traces to French royal gift
A writer recalls the Anticosti Island controversy once sparked by Henri Menier. Advertisements claim Menier lacks valid title and heirs of Jolliet and de La Fontaine oppose the sale, while Canadian locals fear eviction and foreign ownership.
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Henri Menier
St. Lawrence
Menier
France
England
Canada
Santa Claus
Actian
Anticosti
Louis Jolliet
Jacques de la Fontaine
Ahts
Jolliet
de la Fontaine
Michel Parent-Mingan
Mingan
Siam
Sala and French Cookery Stirs Parisian Praise
George Augustus Sela, sent by the London Telegraph, reported lush Parisian kitchen life and gleaming French restaurants for six weeks. He then returned to London and asked for a beefsteak and jacket potatoes at the Cheshire Cheese, saying he had eaten nothing for six weeks.
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Sala
George Augustus Sela
Paris
London Telegraph
England
Sela
London
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Breothers
Anglo-Indian Society
Balary
Orient
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