Fleaven sid me! Balognie seeks the crossing in a frozen Russian night
A Scottish officer in Smolensko uniform struggles through a stormy April night along the Longa in Western Russia. He battles a swollen river with his horse, fearing death, and recalls a betrayed dispatch and a looming fate as he nears a distant fortress.
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Balognie
Longa
Russia
Smolensko
Peter the Great
Charile Paleoine
Baloguie
Ukraine
Lorne
Dalognie
Pius
Forester
Captain Balognie Entangled in Imperial Intrigue at Schlosselburg
Captain Balgonie journeys from Novgorod to Schlosselburg on a dispatch for the Empress. He encounters Natalie Usakof and Basil Mierowitz’s circle, awakens ill after river crossings, and discovers the critical dispatch is lost. Corporal Podatchkine plots to steal the seal for a payoff, while Nicholas Paulovitch plots his own bid.
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Thetis
R&molessha
Resona
Ivan Mafiere
Bslognie
Smolernko
Basil Aberowitz
Basil
Livonian
Novgorod
Czars
Schlusselburg
St. Petersburg
Bolognie
Gori
Oustensk
Spask
Podatchkine
Weymann
Ivanovitch Balognie
Natalie
Mariolizza Usakof
Balgonie
Natalie Mierowan
Mariolizza
Catabrine I
Dalgonie
Silesia
Sonm
Natale Mierowna
Phus
Brillaunt
Bernikoff
Schlosselburg
Robe de Chambre
Chariie Balgonie
Louga
Charlie Balgonie
Michail Podatchkine
Corporal Podatchkine
Nicholas Paulovitch
Nicholas
Olea Paulowna
Irejo
Podarchkine
Wermann
Catt Ivanovitch Balgonie
Bernikof
Menos
Peter III
Apollo Usakoff
Mazeppai
Basil Mierowitz
Mfnch
Pauloviteh
Olga Paulowna
Usakoff
Ivan Mierowitz
All for a Title or The Banker's Ward Chapter XXVII
Marsden falls ill after a bank scandal as Harold Raymond uncovers a missing fortune. Marsden confesses to Beatrice and Victor, seeks forgiveness, and dies with Beatrice choosing mercy. Victor accepts the bankers' successor role. Edith and Debano are reunited. Emily returns to her father and a new life unfolds.
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Follet
Clarkson
Mr. Marsden
Harold Raymond
Marsden
Lowliy
Hazreld
Raymond
Angel of Deliverance
Ile
Beatrice
Harold Rarmond
Vietor
Flarold Raymond
Victor
Egypt
Narold
Harald
Theatrice
Allbody
Mother Warnls
Mrs. Raymond
Ffurold
On¢Ce
Easton
Mr. Raymond
Beatrices
Julia
Kenneth
Herbert Marsden
Mily
Bertha
Emily
Emily Belgrave
Edith
Cairo
Paul
Stratmere Castle
Paul Debane
Edward Follet
Count Bozell
Nemesis
Heaven
Making Water Gas From Steam and Charcoal
The text explains producing water gas by passing steam over red hot carbon, preferably coke. Carbon acts as a reducing agent, forming carbon monoxide and liberating hydrogen, both combustible.
Motive Quips in a Christmas Tin Horn Tale
A Washington Star snippet presents a boy reflecting on a father’s gifts and a neighborly dispute. The boy’s worldly wisdom hints at family tension and unresolved resentment in a compact, character-focused vignette.
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Washington Star
Political Graveyards and Monologue Mirth
A brief quip notes a monologue as a private chat and jokes that political graveyards are never robbed, while cheekily remarking on many dead campaigns or politicians in politics today.
Patronymic analysis of the House by Burgess of Texas
Burgess analyzes the House membership from a patronymic angle listing members with puns on surnames. He notes many names implying fields, animals, tools, or places and mocks what he calls a lack of crops, rain, or assets. He cites a vast forest preserve area totaling over 63 million acres.
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Burresa
Burgess
Texas
House
Sheppard
Mann
Bishop
Church
Gaines
Hull
Payne
Wright
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