The Storks of Ammerlei A German tale comes to life
Uncle Frank narrates a long ago tale in which King Olaf and his prime minister Frederick abandon ruling for magical powder that turns them into storks. The pair learn that the word Matador and the eastern bow restore humanity, after misadventure, a misled peddler, and a wily magician Allabad. A rescued owl princess helps resolve the tale.
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Uncle Prank
Danielion
Frank
Olaf
Frederick
Bagdad
Narcely
Chatterhill
Uncle Frank
Mistress Longlegs
Mansur
Allabad
Alla
Matabor
Ammerlel
Out of the Ordinary Facts From a Distant World
A digest of remarkable notes: Charleston hosts early public library origins in 1749. South Australia’s vast farm holdings. Cuba’s tall mountains versus U S peaks. India tax thresholds. bamboo’s rapid growth and durability. Lisbon streetcars and Portuguese marital law quirks. European water works. moon temperatures. Newport School Board’s first African American woman teacher in New England. Moscow lending rates. Swedish mail directing reforms. elk herds in Wyoming. Paris National Library’s vast holdings. South African irregulars seeking Philippine service. Warrensburg saloons revenue. title deed with Webster and Choate. Sergipe’s Brazil as a small agricultural state. ivy poison ivy home remedy. Kissar instrument antiquity. Afghan Koran binding valued at $150,000. bamboo as scaffolding material in Java. bamboo’s strength and rot resistance.
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United States
Charleston
S. C
South Australia
Cuba
India
Liverpool
Great Britain
Europe
Portugal
Paris
Dusseldorf
Germany
School Board of
Newport
R. L
New England States
Moscow
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
National Library of
New York Sun
South Africa
Johannesburg
Philippines
Warrensburg
Henry Poost
Gilman, Ill
Stone County
Missouri
Daniel Webster
Rufus Choate
Brazil
Sergpipe
Ameer
Afghanistan
Persia
Batavia
Java
Fragmentary Baltimore American Passage on Filipino Encounters
A dusty Baltimore American excerpt describes a group advocating manifest destiny confronting a stubborn Filipino. As their efforts fail and water runs out, the chief operator confronts a captive who, with a sad sweet smile, hands him an inscribed card revealing his identity.
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Baltimore
Privilege and Royalty Rumor In Indiana
A Chicago Post item notes a young Indiana woman described as related to royalty by relation to the Duchess of Manchester and several famous names. The piece questions the meaning of royalty status tied to privilege and residence in Indiana.
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Chicago Post
Indiana
Duchess of Manchester
Jack Gardner
Chauncey Pepe
Potter Palmer
Lavinia
The
Holland Dames
Modern Fables by George Ade Four Bohemian Sketches
A fragment from a 1902 collection presents four fables about Americans chasing artsy dreams. It follows a self made man’s son Alec who goes to Paris for atmosphere, returns to the Midwest with garish garb, and mocks commercial America. The piece blends humor with social satire focusing on expatriation and bohemian folly.
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Josiah
Paree
Illinois
Mother
Art
Alec
Middle West
America
Directory
France
Joe Miller
The Humble Merit and the New Department Manager
A satirical tale follows a patient office worker who eyes retirement with a roll top desk in sight. The firm promotes a Harvard graduate with a stockholder father, sidelining the loyal subordinate and moralizing on the meant worth of overtraining.
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Toiler
Long Island
Archibald
Harvard
Gossip Corner Parodies Golden Rule Excursion Plans
In a witty column a frequent critic lampoons Marion’s Golden Rule Norton planning a Toledo excursion to the Casino. The piece jabs at temptations of beer and gambling, contrasts Norton’s morals with the trip, and riffs on coconut and cacao lore while lampooning overblown language and everyday folly.
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Norton
Marion
Toledo
Jones
Christ
Mr. Norton
Maumee River
Toledo Traction Company
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Storks
Ammerlei
Louis C. Ward
Felipe Aquitano
Prohibition Central Committee
Province of
Luzon
George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
High Grags
Peer Howard Russe
Blonde
Number
Number Two
Rohibald Lamoman
Merchants’ Association
JBBER
W.waasheres St
Theanadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic Coast
St. Lawrence River
Gulf
Prairies of the Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Canadian National Park
Lakes In the Clouds
Yoho Valley
Takakkaw Falls
Kootenays
Beautiful Valleys
British Columbia
Selkirk Glaciers
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Klondike
Japan
China
Honolulu
Austrlia
World
Imperial Limited
Aew
Montreal
Toronto
A. C. Shaw
South
Clark St
Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Journal
Hamilton Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Peru
Belivia
West Africa
West Indies
Delaware Street
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