Child of Egypt Interest Sparks Desert Mystery
Resick, a fourteen year old in the Khedive of Egypt’s employ, is reported to have desert ed Oxford. In a boggy camp scene Arthur Beswick and All Hagan attend a boy who dreams of deciphering hieroglyphs. The father sends curiosities as danger looms over a mysterious stone and a solemn search for a scroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resick
Ah Bognohenelheer
Khedive of
Berypt
Oxford
All Hagan
Byawink
Meswick
Arthur Beswick
Bnelunl
Wefa
Monat
Arthur
Artur
Pharaoh
Shea
Lupton
Brasenose
Helen Lupton
Egypt
England
Nile
Desert
AW Hasan
Casuldi
Cairo
Aon
Hasan
Queen Amenicius and the Heart of the Witch
The narrator recalls the tale of Amenicius the witch whose heartstone kept her alive after death. Ali Hasan explains her curse and the dangers of seeking the stone, while the narrator reflects on past actions, memory, and a newspaper account of a related crime and hidden motives.
Illness, exile, and a Nile family’s wary reunion
In a fevered state a father tends his altered son as Egyptian visions haunt their camp. Arthur, Ali Hasan, and a Frank nurse discuss fear, love, and duty while a mysterious Queen-witch’s power lingers, guiding their choices toward home and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amenicius
Arthur
Ali Hasan
Ra-Menkheper
Shep-en-apet
Psammetiehos
Ghigeh
Ingdeh
The Heart of the Witch and the Ebony Rods
In a moonlit chamber AH Hasan and All Tisan contend over a stones heart and two ebony rods. Arthur sleeps as a pungent scent fills the room while the wheezy whisper asks if the Efend wills the theft. The scene ends with a swapped stone and the sleeper settling deeper into rest.
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Arthur
Welch
Yusuf
AH Hasan
Beware the train-wrecker and indegestion both spell death
Travelers fear a hidden train-wrecker undermining bridge supports yet a deadlier foe is indigestion. It harms life and promotes consumption. Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claims to cure indigestion and related diseases, including wasting, nervous prostration, and blood building. A sales pitch cites testimonials and a postal offer for the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Mead Shely
Thomas Place
Minnea A
Ming
Pierce
Manager-Hires New Leading Talent Amid Busy Exchange
A terse report notes a manager hires a leading talent while an exchange prompts a tense scene. The unnamed candidates are discussed en route to a notable staffing shift, signaling a strategic move for the organization.
The Virginius Case and Its Aftermath
A historical sketch recounts the Virginius affair with Captain Joseph Fry and Cuban patriots loading arms in Port Antonio. The Virginius was seized by the Tornado, crew executed at Santiago de Cuba, and Captain Fry killed. England’s intervention via the Niobe averted wider war, but Cuba’s fate and Spain’s fragile government were unsettled.
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United States
Iistant
Cuba
Joseph Fry
Pry
Port Austinee
Halti
Virginius
Jamalon
Othe Virginius
Ins
Captila
Santiago de Ciba
Tral
Fry
Ower
Wry
Sir Lampron Lorraine
Kingston
Jamaica
Niobe
San Tiago de Cuba
Cape Pear
Spain
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Ashe
Dai
Baier
Luxier
Ali
Effendi
Amenirius
Themanda
Feiffende
Lower
Eiffend
Adl Hasan
Britain
Armenicius
Beswick Bey
AN Haisan
Caire
Arthur Eswick
Helen Beswick
Mei
Sal Yusuf
Amentirius
Enid
Cosaldi
G&g
LE Brun
Rex
Wm. G. Slark
Penn Ave
Scranton
Faurbanks Thicago
Tielene
Ateer
THE
N. K. Fairbank Company
Cuicaco, Ill
Detroit Tribune
Ricker
General Dealer
Pennsylvania
New Telephone Exchange
Adams Ave
Nhe
Bepee Teidy
Samuel Ptuier
Ahatch
New York
Tra Gia Are Ed Dosrs
Castoria
Promina
Directory of Wholesale and Retail
Santee
Athletic and Daily
Roisman & Solomon
Wyoming Ave
Athletic Goods and Bicycles
Co. M. Florey
A. Crosby
Dal Lackawanna Ave
SANKS
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co
Merchants’ and Mechanics
Lacka
National
Wyoming
Price
West Side Bank
N. Matn
Scranton Savings
the Scranton Bedding Co
Lackawannna
Bhewers. Robinson, B. Sons
Hobinson
Mina
Cedar
Parker, 2. R
Franklin
Bittenbender & Co
Loots
Silges
Mros
Radin Bros
Penn
Andy
Scranton Candy Co
Ingalls
J. Scott
Lackawanna
Carriages and Harkness
Simwell
V. A
Linden
Blume, Wm, & Son
Spruce
Caterer
Huntington, D. C
Washington
Ciina and Glassware
Rupprecht, Louis
al. Flore
Spruce Street
Contectionery and Toys, Willams, J. D. & Bros
Dl Lacka
Snook, & M., Gclyphant
Crockery and Glassware
Harding, J. L
Cary
Washion
Lackawanna Avenue
Kelly & Healey
Lackawanna, Finley
PYGB
Kresky, &. H. & Co
Main
McGarrah & Thomas
Lorentz
Linden & Wash
Gow
Main and Market
Bloes
Peekville
Davies
John J
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Fine Merchant Tailoring
J. W. Roberts
Main Ave
W. J. Davis
Eric Andren
Clark, G. BR. & Co
RIC
T. H. Watts Co., Ltd
Babouck G. J. & Co
Matthews C. P. Sons & Co
Lac Tho Weston MA Co
Dale & Stevens
Cleveland, A. 5
Union House
Hill & Connell
Grocers
Kelly
T. J. Co
Lac ' Megargel & Joel
Ws MA Oror
John T
S&s
Osterhout, NW
W. Market
Jordan
James
BE. J
Connell, W. PL & Sons
Penn, Foote & Shear Co
Hunt & Connell Co
Gunater & Forsyth
Penn, Cowles, W.C
N. Main Ave
iTene and Saddlery Hardware
Fritz
Lackawanna, Keller , Harry
B. Mouser
N. Main Avenue
Arlteton
Grimes & Flannery
Spruce and Franklin
Scranton Home
Near Depot
Wm. Hay
Utnden
Willame
Samuel
Keller, Luther
Scranton Dulry,Co
Penn and Linden
Stone Brow
Milluiner
Mia. M. Saxe
Main Avenue
Brown's Bee Hive
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co
KS. Walsh
Montmental Wookes
Owens Broa
Great Atlantic
Lackawannave
Paints and Supplies
Diencke & McKee
Winke
J. C
Hroker
Green
Joseph
Bielle
J. Lawrence
Crimer
Lackawanna Ave
Howley, PL
F. & Mof
Wyoming Aga
Horatio N. Patrick
Kunker
PTC
Boranton Rubber Stamp Co
National Roofing Co
J. A. Barron
Lackawanna and
Frigeburg
Morris
Grand Union Tea Co
Benjamin & Benjamin
Franklin Ang Pruce
A. R
C.H. Harlett
Wall Paper
Ford
W. M
Thiegers, A. E
Walsh
Edward J
Wikke
Wike Rode
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