Filibusters of Venezuela Chapter Continues
Don Juan pursues clues after learning Mattazudo may have hidden Lola at the Carib Ramana hut. Gomez and Ramona dispute the tale as the old Spaniard confronts dangerous omissions while Garza and Philip pressure Mattazudo to reveal the girl’s whereabouts.
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Don Juan
Gomez
Non Juan
Mattazudo
Senor
The
Republic
Mattazuda
Philip
Carth
Phil
Ramona
Carib
Mattgrudo
Zambos
Hidden Library Behind Secret Door In Cavern
Tempest and Medworth, defending the powder magazine, discover a hidden passage from the caverns to a secret door. A button opens a concealed doorway revealing a large, richly furnished library with scattered papers and maps, lit by a dim lamp and filled with tobacco smoke. They enter cautiously, noting no visible inhabitants.
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Tempest
Medworth
Game of Howls Revival Sparks Bowls Interest
The article traces a revival in bowls, an ancient English outdoor pastime once suppressed for national defense reasons. It notes bowls survived mainly in northern England and Scotland and appeals to older players seeking a relaxed summer evening activity amid a broader push to revive interest in the game.
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England
Scotland
He Was the Hotel Echo Atop the Mountain
A hotel guest climbs a hill near a mountain resort and meets an old man with field glasses who shouts to keep to his duties as the Echo at Mountain House, warning the tourist not to talk or he will miss his chance to “come in” on time.
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Echo
Mountain House
Emperor of Japan's Salary and Fortune Noted
The Japanese emperor receives an annual allowance of about 2 million dollars to sustain the imperial establishment and has a large private fortune from stocks and real estate. Parliament allotted 20 million yens from Chinese indemnity as a gratitude for his military direction.
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Japan
A Philosophical Note on Weak Arguments and Courage
The passage argues that weak arguments seem persistent yet are flimsy and easily countered. It suggests the difficulty of cutting through soft defenses, like a cushion, with a sword, illustrating how fragility contrasts with apparent strength.
Uncle Sam recalls tariff battles on Fourth of July
A Washington interview with Uncle Sam, celebrated on his 126th Fourth, recalls tariff history from the 1789 protective act to the Dingley law, noting shifts between protection and free trade, presidents, and economic impacts, with reflections on McKinley era prosperity and future trade policy. The piece also offers stock and cattle statistics, contrasting 1892 and 1900 figures and projecting 1920 cattle needs.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
Polk
Texas
Dallas
Cleveland
Ben Harrison
Bill McKinley
Lincoln
Bill Mciknley
Andy Jackson
Dingley
Sam
Uncle Sam Reminiscence Note in Fuzzy Speech
An archival snippet shows Uncle Sam speaking with humorous self deprecation about fault finders and malcontents in his family. The casual aside hints at a lighthearted political cartoon caption tone from a historical page.
Happy Vacation Days Highlight Modern Prosperity
The piece extols the current era as the happiest vacation days for Americans with easy travel to sea or mountains due to protection and full employment at high wages. It notes that a man dislikes being called a fool regardless of self-designation.
Tests on Bordeaux Mixture in German Experiments
German tests examined how factors such as copper sulphate content, lime quality, and mixing order affect Bordeaux mixture stability. Iron sulphate accelerated separation. heat increased separation. fresh lime slowed separation, while old air-slaked lime sped it up. Pouring lime into copper solution yielded inferior results.
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Germany
Bordeaux
One Way to Keep Apples in a Common Cellar
A Minnesota horticulturist named George Andrus reports a method to preserve apples by packing them in a barrel or box and keeping them moist with water on the cellar floor and on the fruit. He says Tollman Sweets Willow Twigs Golden Russets stayed fresh for up to thirteen months, with even better results when the cellar was flooded two and a half inches deep.
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Medworth
Garza
Meadworth
Gomez
Mattazudo
Ramona
Minnesota
George Andrus
Andrus
Tollman
Baldwin's Balloons Ship Ten-Message Buoys to Tromsoe
Mr. Baldwin sends forty balloons to Tromsoe for a north pole expedition. Each balloon carries ten message buoys that will be released automatically to record the route northward.
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Mr. Baldwin
Tromsoe
Manita Master of Fate Quote Noted in Record
A quotation attributed to Ben Johnson proclaims that a man is master of his fate and the soul that can render an honest man commands light life and fate, reflecting early modern literary thought.
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Ben Johnson
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Venezuela
Senors
Uncle Sam
Telly
Wash
Ington
MetKinnley
Dave
Uncle San
American Economist
United States
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Great Britain
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
Town
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Agricultural Department
Withilliam Adams
Baldwin's Balloons
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