The Island of the Clouds in the Orinoco Storm
Castaways endure a violent Orinoco storm for four days adrift. Aboard the climber boat, Jacinta Medworth and Dona Maria cling to hope as they near the Island of the Clouds, sighting a perilous whirlpool and seeking shelter. Medworth searches for food, finds three banana trees, and plans to set a camp while guarding the women against hazards on the uninhabited mountain plateau.
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Jacinta
Medworth
Jack
Arthur
Smort
Dona Maria
Orinoco
Gueas
Atlantic
Origoco
Tacinta
Bymn Island
Coron
Nxim
Island of the
Clonits
Rou
Boumidtn
Ialand
Venezuela
Eneral
Orinoco Valley
The Varied Mile Distances Across Nations Revealed
A survey of international mile definitions shows wide variation among countries. From the German mile to the Japanese and Persian standards, lengths range from about 1,000 yards to over five miles. The article notes numerous measures, including the Roman and Turkish miles, with the French kilometer also mentioned. It quotes a statement by the Afghan sovereign about readiness for battle and security measures in his court.
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Riamas
Tarsar
Vienna
Xenophon
Ameer
Afghanistan
Too Much for Him at Tan Yard Stand Debacle
A mangled report describes a conflict at a tan yard stand built by a proprietor. Vague dialogue and disjointed action show a tense scene as a speech, a door, and a crowd interplay with unclear stakes and outcomes amid a chaotic confrontation.
The Painter and the Farmer Proverb in Debated Craft
A fragmented essay argues painters and farmers have distinct skills especially in paint making. It defends professional paint manufacturers and power mixing devices while denouncing DIY painting as vanity or folly. The piece notes the futility of the farmer and the limits of the painter without proper equipment.
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Snow
Farur
Octave Thann
Treckon
Wong
P. G
Lively Australian Weeklies and a Quip from Ohio
A lively note on Australia's town weeklies with biting rival editors and a tale from Ohio. Representative Jake Belcher recounts a dairy hand prank about a trunk sale to hide clothes, ending with a quip on making your mark in life and seeking success.
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Australia
Billingsgate
Jake” Belcher
Ohio
Verse of the Day A mosaic of poems and reminiscence
A collage of verses and prose snippets from varied sources including Houston Post Sunset Magazine Lippincott's The Reader Magazine and Atlanta Constitution. It recalls dreams childhood scenes spring songs and reflections on music poets and writers with scattered lines and-attempted memories. The text blends poems about dreams love spring and school life with brief literary quotations and city newspaper references.
Williams Pink Pills Said To Cure Rheumatism
A Kansas printer Mr W H Clark reports years of rheumatism with swollen feet and crutches. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his pain and swelling vanished and he claims long-term relief. The pills are advertised as safe, blood-building and nerve-strengthening with no morphine or narcotics.
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Dr. Williams
de. Williams
Fayal
Williams
Nait
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Slums Always in East Says Globe Trotting Observer
A globe trotter asserts slums cluster in a city’s eastern quarter across many cities including New York London Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Canton and Madrid. He suggests the eastern winds expose this area to harsh conditions, shaping slum locations.
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John M. Hunter
New York
National Gardeners’ Association
California
National Gardeniers
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
London
Philadelphia
Chicago
Canton
Madrid
Grape Nuts as bread substitute in digestibility claim
An ad style explanation argues white bread causes dyspepsia and digestive ills by starch overtake, promoting Grape-Nuts as naturally pre-digested using intact wheat and barley to form grape sugar. It claims ten days of use improves strength and health, with the slogan There’s a reason.
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Dabeer
Amy Daner
Artie
Tata
Miles
Him
Cdi
Wien
Watt
Fannie
Chi
Anece
Ureimi
Tve Elks
Houston Post
Poulin
Tosultet
Ada
Amdt
Ida
Wdhelp
Raul
Mite
Alora L. de Walt
Sunset Magazine
UATE
Chen
Salwin West
Lippincott's
Wilson Dodd
Washington Star
Spring
Love
Rita Sherman
Reader Magazine
Jenny
F. L. Stanley
Atlanta Constitution
Longfellow
Houston Chronicle
Drig
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