Barbara Braces Brice Against Deadly Ravine Attack
Barbara saves Brice from a tramp aiming a gun at his room window. Brice misreads the danger as a family matter while Barbara endures a beating, then Barbara recovers with Mrs. Rutherford and Brice’s renewed concern. The scene shifts to a boat outing with Miss Wentworth and Mr. Dewan as Brice pursues social attention.
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Brite
Basil
Barbara
Mrs. Rutherford
Brice
Mrs. Ruth
Flo
Miss Wentworth
Mr. Dewan
Bradleigh
Dewan
Cawan
Barbara Wakes in Her Room After Moonlit Event
Barbara opens her eyes in her room with a bandaged forehead and recalls the moonlit incident near Brice Rutherford's window. Mrs. Rutherford expresses concern as Barbara learns she has been unconscious for three days and asks about Brice and Benson.
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Barbara
Brice Rutherford
Brice
Benson
Chapter Vie A Week Later Found Misa Bradleigh
A fragment notes a missing person thread with supposedly Misa Bradleigh found a week later. Details are sparse but imply a turning point in a local case. The source emphasizes the name and sequence without full context.
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Misa Bradleigh
Ants Cultivate Crops and Raise Fungal Food
A study finds leaf cutting ants plant and grow crops. Tropical leaf cutters chew leaves, moisten with secretions, and form a fungus substrate rich in albumen. Brazilian Rozites gongilophora fungus is maintained with careful pruning and regrowth control.
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Tropics
Mazatlan Examined as a Plague Concern on Pacific Coast
A Washington observer assesses Mazatlan Sinaloa as a plague concern tied to Pacific coast trade. He notes the city’s isolation by mountains, reliance on steamers, and interior mining and coffee wealth, with residents fleeing interior and quarantine essential to prevent US spread.
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Mazatlan
Mexico
United States
Tropics
Washington, Star
Sinaloa
Pacific
San Diego
San Francisco
Durango
Sierra de Nayarit
Acapulco
Pacific Mail
Heads of Nations Paid by Minute for Official Work
A historic article compares payments to heads of nations for actual work. It lists rulers and per minute rates from Russia leading at 81 dollars, followed by Austria 35, Italy 21, Germany 18, Britain 15, Spain 14, Bavaria and Sweden 8, Belgium and Denmark 4, with the United States at 0.40. Rates are based on six hour daily work and annual salaries.
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Russia
Austria
Francis Joseph
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Edward VII
Spain
Alfonso
Bavaria
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
United States
Europe
The South Before the War on Labour and Slavery
The article compares 1850 census data on slave ownership, white labor, and economic dependence in the South versus the North. It notes 174,500 slaveholding families and argues two thirds of white Southerners lacked slaves yet still faced economic pressure, while Southern whites engaged in labor in higher proportions than some Northern states. It also contrasts investments and idle wealth, noting Southern whites held fewer idle incomes than the North and cites Hawley on labor values.
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South
United States
North
Union
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New York
New Jer
Mississippi
Texas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Maryland
Florida
Arkansas
J. M. Hawley
Telegraph Romance Ends With Witty Rejection
A Detroit youth in love sent a marriage proposal by telegraph with a nineteen word limit. The girl replied with a sharp retort noting the request was extravagant and too many words, highlighting the brevity and wit of telegraph etiquette.
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New York World
Detroit
Michigan
Matrimonial Joys In A Husband Wife Exchange
A comic exchanges over a newspaper article claim that a woman seldom achieves anything great. The wife counters the claim as the husband reads aloud and questions the piece. The brief dialogue hints at shared domestic humor and gender themes.
Reverend Dixon on Divorced Marriages and Church Rules
The minister denounces marriages of divorced persons while their former spouses live. He cites cases including a mixed wedding with divorce and license papers presented at a gathering. He refused to marry such couples and urged church members to disapprove. His Boston church is noted for longstanding philanthropic work aided by Daniel S. Ford funds.
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Boston
Dr. Dixon
EXPERT WHEELMEN DEFY LIMITS ON TANDEM
Two handicapped cyclists Eli Bowen born in Montpelier Ohio and Charles Tripp of Woodstock Ontario ride a tandem. Bowen lost both legs in an accident years ago and Tripp lost his in a similar manner. They have traveled with a circus and remain fast friends as they tour the country.
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Buffalo Express
Eli Bowen
Montpelier
Charles Tripp
Woodstock
Ont
Bowen
Tripp
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Walt
Madge
Rutherford
Croylands
Mwan
Terenge
Sach
Sim
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Dixon
Bose
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