Ten Per Cent Wayne Builds a Bridge in Africa
Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill by his uncle after moral failure. Clem pursues him for short skirts to bid him farewell. The tale follows Alan’s entanglements with Alix and Nance Sterling, court defense by Judge Healey, and Gerry’s travels ending in marriage to a native girl on a ruined plantation. A baby is born to Alix as Gerry’s life shifts to Africa.
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Alan Wayne
Red Hill
J. Y
Clem
Capfin Wayne
Alan
Waynes
Judge Healey
Nance Sterling
Alix
Gerry
Iambuco
Permambuco
Piranhas
O Alix
Maple House
Collingeford
Africa
Montreal
South America
McDale & McDale
Ellinson’s
J. Y. Wayne & Co
J. Y. Wayne
Wayne
Meial
Alix Holds Court at The Firs As Baby Brings Shelter
The next morning Clem and Collingeford visit Alix at The Firs where she shows a nursery and a baby. Collingeford jokes about eating the baby while Alix reveals Gerry Gerry Lansing disappeared years ago. Alan Wayne returns then departs, and J Y Wayne admonishes Alan on pride and duty.
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Clem
Collingeford
Alix
Percy
Lansing Pice
Gerry
Monarch
Nurse
Mother
Jem
Collingford
Alixa
Collingerford
Perley
Colingeford
Gerry Lansing
Col Hngeford
Piccadilly
Bodsky
The Ditch That Hope Built at Fazenda Flores
Gerry and Margarita transform a ruined Brazilian plantation Fazenda Flores through patient labor. They dig a long irrigation ditch to bring water from the river, overcoming drought and ruin. The project binds them as they envision a revived estate and a shared future.
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Gerry
Margarita
Dona Maria
Fazenda Flores
Liberty
Debria
Darky
Bonifacio
Gayety
Liargarita
Darkey
Gobl
Decalogue for the Law in Bavarian courts
A Bavarian court proposal seeks to curb litigation with ten commandments for trial conduct. It urges avoiding lawsuits during wartime, pursuing amicable compromises, listening to settlements, and writing clear agreements to prove claims. The list cautions against excessive legal action and petty squabbles to preserve relations.
Preservation of Old Manuscripts at Wisconsin Library
Wisconsin historic library in Madison employs a six step scientific process for old letters. Techniques include flattening between wet newspapers, pressing between boards, drying with blotters, layering crepo line for strength, edge repairs with parchment, and mounting on white sheets before binding.
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United States
University of Wisconsin Bulletin
Wisconsin Historical Library
Madison
Vatican
Rome
Alleghanies
Massachusetts
State Historical Library
What Is Good Rope
Rope is sold by the pound inviting dishonest overpricing and adulteration. Manila rope may contain inferior fiber like sisal and lose strength with use. Open strands reveal wear. inner fibers pulverize at bends. Good Manila is light colored, fine, silky, and strong. rope is smooth with few loose fibers.
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Manila
Swimming by Searchlight Lights Chicago Beach Swim
The city uses electric searchlights along beaches to illuminate swimmers after nightfall. Lights cast beams on the beach and into the lake, enabling safer and more visible swimming for busy residents seeking late sessions.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Popular Science Monthly
Singular Deportation Hearing Shifts to San Francisco Roots
United States commissioner Lewis F. Mason questions Sing Ling during a deportation review. When asked where he was born he replies San Francisco. His parents are born in China and have never visited the United States, highlighting questions of origin in the case.
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Lewis F. Mason
United States
Chicago
Sing Ling
San Francisco
China
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