Pool of Flame serial adventure on a moonlit voyage
On a Monte Carlo spree the adventurer Terence O Rourke accepts a secret mission from Viscount Des Trebes and Bertie Glynn. A jewel called the Pool of Flame drives intrigue aboard a steamer to Bombay and Algeria, as O Rourke outwits rivals and enlists his servant Danny in noir peril and escapes to the East.
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Sery
Monte Carlo
Col
Terence O' Rourke
O'Rourke
Bertie Glynn
Viscount Des Trebes
O’rourke
Frishman
Beatrix
Glynn
Algeria
Ene
Trebes
Epperiteeeet
Eee
Ioe
Pelican
Mr. Dennison
Danny
Hole
Dennison
Donnison
Suez
Phwat
Annywan
Hanglig
Midnight minaret summons and a vow in the khamsin
In a moonlit scene O Rourke and Danny discuss marriage to a young woman as Danny plans to join a perilous mission to Burman. The street echoes with distant sounds and a metal door signals intruders approaching the overhanging gallery. The tone is tense and atmospheric.
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O'Rourke
Danny
Burman
Hole
Two battered sailormen plot escape and mock debts
In Alexandria O Rourke and Danny, bound back to back in a fountain scene, refuse to pay for passage and plan a new venture. They tally debts owed and treasures found, then discuss a morning voyage to retrieve a kit-box, noting the Pelican has left the harbor.
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Niccoine
O’rourke
Captain Hole
Athens
Aiszandria
Dublin
Danny
Alexandria
O'Rourke
Pool of Flame
Pelican
Noair etrred and Paojout coal at Mort Said scene
A mid afternoon scene describes Noair moving and the Paojout coaling at Mort Said, capturing a sultry day mood. The fragmentary text portrays activity around these named terms in a unspecified setting.
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Mort Said
Martin Van Buren Relic from 1840 Campaign in Skowhegan
A. Yeaton, grandson of a Revolutionary soldier and noted Democrat in Skowhegan, shows a brass campaign relic from 1840. The penny sized piece bears Van Buren's birth date and a portrait on one side, and a motto with scales labeling Whig and Democrat on the other.
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Martin van Buren
A. —. Yeaton
Skowhegan
Kennebdec Journal
Saving Pictures For Children The Ladies' Home Journal Advice
A contributor urges households without children to save colored pictures. Keep a large envelope in the library drawer and place pretty pictures inside. Save even advertisements after removing the text, and mail the filled envelope to a child you know.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
No Switzerland for Him
A fragmented dialogue touches on travel and fear of falling, with humorous bickering about including Switzerland in travel plans and a remark on preferring American destinations.
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Switzerland
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted for Peevish Children
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative for children. It claims gentle action without discomfort and suggests bedtime doses to produce a morning improvement. Available in 50c and 1.00 bottles from druggists with a free sample offer by mail from Dr W B Caldwell, Mon ticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Monticello, Ill
Alimony and Harvest Moon Echo in Witty Exchange
A witty line contrasts bliss and honeymoon with a sharper note about alimony. The exchange weighs romance against practical rewards and costs, framing marriage with humor about financial support through seasons. The playful dialogue hints at enduring commitments behind light banter.
Garfield Tea Promised as International Remedy
An inventor pitches Garfield Tea as a cure all for stomach, liver, and kidney irregularities made entirely of pure herbs. A promoter questions changing fortunes and asks about close friends with money as a potential backer.
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Inventor
Garfield
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Hooper Woman
Mrs Susie Templeton of Hooper Nebraska reports five years of female troubles and severe pain. After seven bottles her health recovered enabling her to resume work and even care for boarders. She permits use of her name to aid others in need.
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Hooper
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Loften
Susie Templeton
Pinkham
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