Night of Witch Doctor and Fire Demon in Zambodi Mine
Rex confronts Hassaje the witch doctor as the white girl uses a firework display to terrify Zambodi warriors. A poisoned blade and ritual threats loom until a fiery spark shot from the girl’s device fells the sorcerer, preserving the sacred goddess’s reign for now.
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Rex
Mnerely
Oceasion
Hassaie
M’lima
Hassajie
M’limo
Firesan
Hastings
Suddelly
Hassa
Medician
New Zealand Trade Views Reach From Fictional Grotto to Rail Policy
In a passage blending fiction and a real world interview, Rex and his companion discuss past lives and a hidden foe as a Toronto Globe interview with Thomas Fleming, a Invercargill miller, critiques New Zealand policy. Fleming laments railway siding grants, high costs, water charges, compulsory arbitration failures, and old age pensions, arguing Canada or Africa offer better incentives. He compares rail costs to Chicago and Manitoba grain shipments, supports light rail ownership in the past, and urges emigration if conditions don’t improve.
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Kraal Rex
Hassaie
Hastings
Rex
Bruno
Uch
Lord Truno
New Zealand
Toronto Globe
Thomas Fleming
Invercargill, N. Z
Canada
England
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Railway Department
Africa
Fleming
Chicago
Manitoba
Atlantic
Britain
Board of Commissioners
Quite Proper Subbabs Truck Patch Talk
A brief exchange cites small farmers discussing truck patches and the question of why they are called patches. Citiman responds that they are sowed on, implying a casual rural labor joke.
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Citiman
Philadelphia Press
Widow questions medium after fire with no word
In Atlanta a widow asks a medium why no message arrives about her husband or the fire. The medium replies there is no message and the fire remains unaddressed.
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Atlanta Constitution
Chopin fingering principles from Huneker's Chopin study
A fragment on piano fingering argues against uniform finger power and praises varied touch. It ranks fingers by strength, notes the thumb strongest and the little finger weakest, and dismisses forced independence of the middle finger as impractical. The author frames fingering as shaping tone through distinct finger qualities.
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Chopin
Huneker
What He Was After Mrs Johnsing Bones Chicago News
A brief Chicago News snippet shows Miss Johnsing and Mr Bones in a dialogue about intent after supper. The exchange highlights a pursuit or question of motive with regional dialect flavor. The piece preserves characters and the casual tone of street conversations.
Brooklyn Bridge Suspected to Break Suspenders in Heat
A humorous quip from the Philadelphia Press notes the Brooklyn Bridge might fail its supports in hot weather, with a jab about needing a belt. The comment reflects a playful take on structural strain and public concern.
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Buggins
Brooklyn
Gilgruggins
Philadelphia Press
A Horse Laugh in Moonlit Picture Hat Gaffe
A Cleveland Plain Dealer caption lampoons a moon faced mare in a picture hat with a playful exchange. The cartoonish quip mocks a subject’s appearance through humorous dialogue and exaggerated reactions.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Juvenile Abstainers Reach Millions in British Isles
The report notes 25 804 juvenile temperance societies across the British islands with a combined membership of 2 536 000 youths.
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British Islands
Medical Fashions in Politics and Medicine
A light exchange on medicine and operations highlights how public figures joke about health amid ongoing medical coverage. The Medical Press cites a quip about counting medicines versus operations as a commentary on contemporary health narratives.
Summer Time Philosophy of Cheerful Contentment
A reflective piece urges readers to seek summer happiness through cheerfulness and contentment. It compares optimistic and pessimistic outlooks, praising simple joys, nature scenes, music, friendship, and rustic living. It extols living meaningfully, savoring small pleasures, and finding happiness in both meadow and city life.
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Heavenly Father
Just a Couple of Straws Cure Breakfast Resistance
A mother faced a delicate child refusing a daily breakfast of raw egg in milk. By placing a couple of straws in the glass, the child played with them each morning, and during that distraction, the milk and egg were consumed.
Wealth of Lancashire Ranks Beside London
Lancashire is described as the next richest county after London with wealth estimated at 24 million pounds, compared to London’s 4.5 million pounds indicating a significant regional economic gap and growth.
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Lancashire
London
England Exports 25000 Robins Yearly Says Admiral Commerell
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Edmund Commerell recalls a U S senator Mr Chandler of Michigan who abused England publicly yet appeared friendly in person at an embassy dinner. He notes the senator claimed his strong words were for his constituents and not serious.
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John Edmund Commerell
America
Senate
Chandler
Michigan
England
Embasesv
Novel English Lightship Off Otter Rock Islav
A new lightship is planned to be moored off Otter Rock Islav with a crew and powered by a compound gas system. Two large gas holders will store enough gas to illuminate the beacon for months, driving a bell clapper and a deck tongue through vessel motion.
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Otter Rock
Islav
Dr Chase's Nerve Food Promises Blood Enrichment
An old advertisement warns of warning symptoms from weak blood and nervous exhaustion. It claims Dr Chase's Nerve Food restores blood richness and nerve strength, preventing prostration and mental decline and offering a remedy to combat headaches irritability and fatigue.
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Chase
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GEC
Hassaje
Maid Milian
Edmanson, Lates & Co
Toronto
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