The Scourge of Damascus Love In Danger Chapter II
In a Damascus palace Alin, under threat from Horam, confides in Julian the Scourge of Damascus who seeks to rescue her from an unwanted marriage. Julian reveals his motive to free a willing captive and bids farewell as he hints at future conflict while Alin weighs her precarious fate and Albia warns of looming peril.
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Alin
Alicia
Calypto
Elin
Ulin
Abe
Calypso
Julian
Indy
Tam Julian
Damascus
Solomon
Thad
Horam
Abilene
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Plains
Aho
vAlhir
Albina
Albia
Aswad
Jesus
Miriam
Deborah
Hanish
Samuel
Mary
Florence Nightingale
Eccentric Wills And A Franklin Institute Gift
A 1790 Franklin bequest, now $375000 with compound interest, funds a Franklin Institute in Franklin Square Boston. The piece notes bizarre bequests including restrictions on marriage, religious or national ancestry, and primed by a Greek farmer claimant Verdi of Athens arguing he is the closest survivor of the decedent’s family.
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Benjamin Franklin
Pittsburg Press
Franklin Fund
Franklin Institute
Franklin Square
Boston
United States
Verditas
Verdi
Athens
Greece
Venti
Italy
Home Is the Woman's Realm and Ballot Call
Talmage argues home is the productive sphere for women, urging wives and mothers to shape society by virtue, faith, and domestic influence. He claims women have always voted through family leadership and that true power lies in nurturing a holy home. The sermon extols women as queens of the home and moral guardians, contrasting private virtue with public politics.
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Louis Klopich
Washington
Italy
Switzerland
England
Scotland
Harriet Martinea
Elabeth Browning
George Eliot
Robert McCheyne
John Summerfeld
Henry Martyn
Toom
Wommin Penn Nageta
Legislative Hall
Lord Bacon
Newton
Alfred the Great
Jonathan Edwards
Myon
Mourning Penalties Under Chinese Law Cited
The Chicago Chronicle reports strict Chinese decrees on mourning for ancestors and close relatives. Penalties include eighty blows and one year banishment for withholding notice or failing to mourn properly, with harsher punishment for officials who lie about the deceased’s relation.
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Chicago Chronicle
Mate Drunk and Captain Sober Logged in Vessel Journal
A schooner mate with a drinking habit noted in the ship log his intoxication and later the captain wrote Captain sober. When asked, the mate affirmed the claims and the captain allowed the entries to stand, reflecting a playful exchange within the voyage.
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Achooner
Companiae
Electric eel encounter in aquarium causes disturbance
An article describes an electric eel in a tank reacting to a cockroach fall, chasing, striking the insect, and startling bystanders. The event is noted with odd spelling and garbled phrases but centers on the eel's aggressive behavior and the crowd's reaction at the exhibit.
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Zoological Gartema
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Sylvanus Cobb, JR
Talmage
Wann
Catherine of Russia
Anne of England
Maria Theresa of Austria
Persia
Tropica
Bee
Deke
Lee Cresee
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