The Scourge of Damascus Chapter XVI XVII Clash on the Pharphar
Alin and Shubal endure an Arab raid as Albia and Abbas pursue a slave escape. A mysterious black horseman, Osmir, hints at aid while Julian, the Scourge of Damascus, leads a counterattack with Shabal and Habaddan. The battle ends with Abbas slain and Julian’s men gaining the upper hand, setting up the next chapter.
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Abbas
Sam
Albia
Osmirt
Osmir
Alin
al Abbas
Tam Julian
Damuascns
Diamascia
Julian
Jillian
Cuah
Shabal
Allie
Tim
Selim
Mieir
Jalian
Ex-Governor Newell Affects Blaine Nomination Miss
A 19th century row recalls ex Governor Newell of New Jersey who feared Blaine’s stroke would endanger his mind. Delegates backed Conkling then Hayes as Blaine’s prospects dimmed. Some blamed Newell’s cautious medical verdict for Blaine’s 1876 defeat, a tale cited by the New York Times.
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Newell
Jersey
William Ell
New J
James G. Maine
Gover Nor
New Jersey
Mr. Blaine
Maine
Blaine
Conkling
Hayes
Nowell
New York Times
LONG YEARS AT REST Remains of Prehistoric Man Found in British Museum
Ancient skull and grave goods from an upper Nile site are displayed in the British Museum. The relic, described via inscription, places a neolithic man before Menes in Egypt’s distant past. The artifact cluster includes flint knives, pottery, and ochre from a sandstone grave.
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British Museum
Mi Museum
Nile
Aiges
Weypt
Rameses
Phurt
Pte
Egypt
Tremenny
Lewiston Hotel tale of a clever night clerk
A remembered incident from the Lewiston City Hotel recounts Jimmy Fahey, a young Irishman then working for John Martin A. The hotel clerk shows guests to rooms and signals in the morning by the hotel button on the wall. One guest asks to be awakened at six, and Jimmy replies in rustic fashion about the button and the door.
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Lewiston
Jimmy Fahey
Old City
John Martin
Martin
Jimmy
The Bachelor's Choice
A poem from the New York Herald traces a man's evolving view of happiness from beauty wealth and status to the idea that contentment lies in health and hardiness rather than romance or riches. It observes how youth and aging alter priorities and ends with a wiser path.
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Cook
New York Herald
Taste of the Philippines and a sea voyage joke
Impressions from Taft party members in the Philippines describe seasickness after a typhoon in Subig Bay. A comparison is made to a girl crossing the Atlantic who drinks lemonade, with her mother noting the lemonade tastes the same coming up as going down.
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Philippines
Taft Party
Subig Bay
Atlantic
Boston Herald
Automatic plant watering devices described in Montreal Herald
The Montreal Herald describes two German inspired plant watering devices. One uses a long wick through a protective tube to deliver moisture to several pots with a siphon action and adjustable flow. The second device is a pear shaped glass reservoir with a side opening that, when buried, releases water over days or weeks depending on soil dryness.
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Gerany
Montreal Herald
Industrial dreams and family duties in early 20th century discourse
A pair of excerpts discuss the foster father role in modern upbringing, framing it as the dripping strain of childcare duties and adult supervision. The piece then surveys Mexico’s industrial growth, highlighting hydro power, petroleum, coal, and ambitious power projects expected to rival Niagara.
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Mexico
Niagara
Course in Socialism Offered at State University
During the next term Washington State University will offer a special course in socialism. The curriculum includes anarchism communism and socialism in its three branches state agrarian and single tax plus religious or spiritual aspects taught by Washington Gladden.
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Washington State University
Washington Gladden
Calumet Baking Powder Endorsed For Purity
A Philadelphia Press quotation notes Calumet Baking Powder is priced moderately and free of Rochelle Salts Alum or injurious substances. Grocers are authorized to guarantee its purity. The piece includes a Colonel’s joke about Kentucky and a tourist asking about a waterproof coat.
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Kentucky
Sith
Philadelphia Press
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
List of patents granted to Minnesota inventors reported by Lothrop and Johnson. Entries include Cushioned tre and building block by Charles Ad sit Owatonia. Theodore Brown Northfield on a horse detacl. Peter Lewisz Minneapolis on a weighing scale. Jurgen Tanck Pipestone on a canvas tightener. Edward Thiem St. Paul on a marking grease cups. George Warren St. Paul on a railway car brake beam. patent office details from W112 Pioneer Press building.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Pat
Minn
Charles Adsit
Owatonia
Charles Bach
Brooks
Theodore Brown
Northfield
Peter Lewisz
Minneapolis
Jurgen Tanck
Edward Thiem
St. Paul, Minn
George Warren
St. Paul
Awkward Error Tells of Deaf Misunderstanding at Dinner
An American guest at Gibraltar dined with Charles Dana Gibson at the Bristol in late fall. Gibson confesses he lacks the gift of oratory and notes it is awkward to be deaf. He recalls a Dark Harbor dinner tale where a deaf man misheard a girl and replied with a joke about pajamas.
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Gibraltar
Charles Dana Gibson
Bristol
Nat Goodwin Refuses Stranger on Broadway Corner
The incident at Broadway and Thirty Fourth Street involved Nat Goodwin encountering a country visitor who asked to go to the Brooklyn Bridge. Goodwin curtly allows the trip this time but orders the man not to ask again.
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Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Broadway
Thirtyfourth Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Harper’s Weekly
Incipient Consumption and The Grape Nuts Recovery Story
A Michigan farmer recalls illness in spring 1992 with nervous exhaustion and fear of consumption. After stopping medicines and coffee, daily use of Grape-Nuts with sugar and cream restored health, sleep, and strength in six weeks, enabling chores for a family of six. a Postum Co. endorsement concludes with a nod to The Road to Wellville.
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Michigan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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