The Beard as a Cover in Juarez’s War Plot
Pablo Madrella contemplates escape and political danger as Juarez assigns him a crucial, dangerous mission. A forged pass and looming surveillance threaten life and country, while personal vendettas and love for Avenida Flores complicate choices in Cuernavaca and Mexico City.
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Treinta
Senor Perez
Don Felis
Juarez
Pablo
Madrella
Mexico
la Anita
France
Avenida Flores
Lestrange
Miguel Lopez
Puente de Ixtla
The Wedding Gift and a Horse for Dolores
In Cuernavaca Pasqual thanks the narrator for saving his life by gifting a marriageable horse to him and Dolores. The narrator meets Lieutenant Brugiere at the Montezuma Hotel and plans a fast ride to the city to warn Maximilian’s forces, while Manuel fears exposure over wine and Madriera’s covert moves.
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Senor
Pasqual
Dolores
Sonor
Cuernavaca
Manuel
Brugiere
Madrella
Mexico City
Bruglere
Francois
French Captain Infiltrates Rebel Lines In Mexican Intrigue
Captain Francois de Vigny serving with Maximilian uncovers a plot by a group of officers at La Anita. A duel with Pablo Madrella leaves Madrella wounded and exposed as a spy. De Vigny, in disguise, overhears conspirators and aids Juarez to thwart a planned attack on Cuernavaca.
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Francois de Vigny
Maximilan
Mexico
la Anita
Maximillan
de Vigny
Colonel Lopez
Pablo Madrella
Anita
Madrella
Maximilian
Juarez
Lopez
Cuernavaca
Madtrella de Vigny
Flight and Moonlit Farewell Reflections
A reflective line notes a desire to control fate by ensuring a future meeting. The speaker laments not insisting on a flight and considers staying longer to converse under moonlight.
Lions Roar Rumor Terrorizes Dover Neighbors
A Spanish American War era hoax spread fear among farm tenants near Dover North Carolina. A speaker claimed Spanish lions landed at Beaufort and local pranksters staged lion roars with a horse fiddle to frighten residents. Doors were barred and guns kept loaded for days.
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Dover
Spain
Beaufort
William Warters
Detroit News
High Court of Justice for Antique Dealers in London
An upper room on St James Street hosts a unique English tribunal where 550 members of the British Antique Dealers association may appeal. The panel of 20 experts arbitrate disputes over major antique sales and may call independent art experts to protect dealers and industry honor.
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England
St. James‘ Street West
London
High Court of Justice
Court For
Hartford Courier
Hide and Seek at Grandmother’s Cottage
Nine year old Joe challenged his mother to a game of hide and seek at his grandmother's country cottage. She counted to a hundred by fives then hunted every nook and shrub. Joe finally emerged from an attic windmill where he had been hiding, claiming it was a cinch.
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Joe Find
Joe
Macaroni's Italian Credit Traced From Early Global Spread
History notes macaronis and other pastes as typical Italian foods but credits their first use to Chinese and later European introduction to Germans. By the 14th century Italy was the sole European nation enjoying macaroni.
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Inter
Italy
New Hands Free Watch Appears in London
A new watch materializes in London with no hands or dial. It functions as a speedometer for minutes, displaying hour and minute numerals through two central apertures.
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London
Cookery Note and Radio Broadcast Quips
Humorous items note how some cook by radio and apartment house broadcasts onions. An offhand tip says Red Cross Liquid Blue is handy. A large bottle costs 10 cents at your grocer, advertising language adds a pun on brain power versus common sense.
Phillips Musk of Magnesia Antacid Claims Quick Relief
The text promotes Phillips Musk of Magnesia as an effective antacid for digestive acidity. It argues soda worsens the condition, states one spoonful neutralizes multiple times its acid volume, and notes instant relief, gas dispelled, sourness gone, and sweetness returned. It claims suitability for children and availability at drug stores.
Airplane Survey to Map British Columbia Timber Wealth
N. P. Burden announces a joint provincial federal plan to use airplanes for a forest aerial survey in British Columbia. The method promises faster, cheaper timber data collection than ground parties. The note ends with a quip about elevator men.
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British Columbia
N. P. Burden
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Excellency
Besancon
Pablo Madrella Y Gutierrez
Leroux
Maxsimitius
Rene
Ene
Benito Juarez
Louie
Arroyo
Neville
Buenos Dias
By Fred McLaughlin
Pancho
Asquial
Senor Pancho
Gracias
Dijon
Ous
Mercury
Cuermiyaca
Antique Dealers’ Tribunal
Hanford
Phillips
Barer
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