Mystery Night Encounter on a New England Road
Wealthy New Yorker Synopale-Thomas K Barnes travels in New England and faces a mountain storm. At a lonely crossroads he meets a girl bound for Green Fancy. An automobile helps her reach the tavern, where a troupe of barn storming actors led by Lyne don Rushcroft and Miss Thackeray arrive to work for a hotel hoard.
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Synopale
Thomas K. Barnes
New Yorker
New England
Hart
Green Fancy
Lynedon Rushcroft
Miss Thackeray
Harlem
Mr. Dillingford
Dexk
Man Jones
Barnes
Joseph
Bacon
Montague Bacon
New York
Mr. Bacon
Walter
Air
A Night in the Taproom With Stage Folk and Rushcroft
Barnes arrives at a dreary Harlem lodging and meets Lyndon Rushcroft, a pompous aging actor, and the traveling company. Mr. Dillingford proclaims pride in his role while the group grubs for meals, drinks, and a chance to perform for the locals as they settle into a stormy night and a crowded tavern.
Two Men Ride Away as Rushcroft Breaks Down at Tavern
In a tavern scene at Hart’s Tavern, Mr. Rushcroft explains his bashful defiance of clubs and his supper becomes a performance. Mr. Barnes and Mina Tilly observe, while Barnes’ rich engineer persona is sketched amid talk of travel and a looming stage direction.
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Barnes
Dave
Mina ‘Tilly
Miss Tilly
Mr. Jones
Mr. Rushcroft
Players
The
Lambs
New York City
Mr. Bacon
New York
Rushcroft
Tilly
Mr. Barnes
Lafore
Hart's Tavern Hosts Tragedy in Stage Battle
Hart's tavern scene shifts to a serio comical tone as a staged battle turns deadly with murder and sudden death shocking patrons and prompting inquiries.
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Hart’s
The Remarkable Mother Wasp and its Ground Hammering
An ancient report describes a mother wasp from a small sect of a sphex family digging a tunnel, laying eggs, and sealing the entrance by ramming earth and stones into the tunnel mouth. One instance notes a clever wasp using a pebble as a hammer to compact dirt and harden the surface around the nest.
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Astru
Marcy of the Futura fragment and Latics reference
A fragmentary historical note mentions a vill woven by the hand of Rutwer Latics and an entity called Marcy of the Futura, indicating a creative or fictional motif within a longer text.
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Marcy
The
Futura
Camden and Warren Rivalry Ends in Night of Ring
In a small Camden town football clash a Warren win sparks celebration and a injury leaving a youth with three fractured ribs. Jane Fithian faces choices as professors Riker and Clement Ben vie for affection and a planned moonlight ride follows the game.
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Camden
Warren
Damien
Herman Seidler
Camden Town
Heantam Riker
Camden Colh
Clement Ben
Grimes & Quincy
Camden Wholesale Grocers
Len
Jane Fithinn
Profesor of Matheration
Clement Sen
Riker
Clement
Profesor Riker
Jane
Hiker
Ike Bracken Riker
Biker
Alety
Cmden
Love
Provident Sayre
Jane Fithian
Shelby Frederick
Iker
Upton
Clement Lea
Jeerie
Byrecusan Greek Mauretenta Ship Described by Harvard Professor
Professor Ferguson of Harvard described an ancient Byrecusan ship named Mauretenta in a lecture on Greek economic development. He noted a three deck design with 20 oars, a one year build time, and a crew of 8 with 500 sailors plus marines. The hold could carry 119,000 pounds of wheat along with salt fish and other foodstuffs. The ship boasted a gymnasium, lounge, bath, gardens, stalls for horses, and mosaics portraying the Ded, with engines and scavenging gear giving it warship characteristics.
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Bath
W. & Merguson
Harvard
Profeanne Ferguson Caid
Plain Truth Paths Traveled By Misleading Minds
Anonymous notes critique of scheming intellects who distrust direct evidence. It compares them to a Yorkshire miser forcing a horse through costly fences to reach truth by narrow, contrived routes while common sense travels simply along the well-trodden road.
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Dorkshire
Ordne
Uey
Curious Creek Clock Draws Attention in Bentile Office
In Bentile Waab the Mancfseturvnt association houses a 250 year old Dougine fir log section carved into a clock. The hollow log contains a large dial with a dial face over three and a half feet and a minute hand longer than the clock. The clock’s size and construction make it a notable curiosity in Curious Creek.
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Mancfseturvnt Ansocation
Bentile
Waab
Rivalry Grows Between Chinese Porcelain and European Work
Fragmented note claims Chinese porcelain nationnert fuses with European styles. It suggests Chinese and European pieces vie for superiority, with emphasis on ideal and embellished design. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
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Nationnert
Porcelais
Europe
China
Ideale
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Prince of
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Dodd, Mead and Domi
Bradley
Thackeray
Mr. Milingford
Broadway
Bunker Hill
Lyndon Rushcroft
Kipling
Darnes
Aswell
Jones
Robert W. Hai
Bloome
Thrivefeld
Haines
Mina Tilly
Thomas Kingabary Barnes
Montclair
N. J
Cornell
Beaux Arta
Paria
Stephen & Barnes
Edith
Valentine) Barnes
Metropolitan
Ammterdam Mansion
Royal Geographics Society
Loyal Legion
Tong
Hinlegney
Upper New England
Hart's Tavern
Cockcrow
Mr. Tushcroft
B. Hackley
Mr. Swift
Fie
Clem
Irnia
Ant
Messenger
Tren
Ben
Sha
Nias
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