Treasure island quarrel over shares ends in sting
On a sunlit shore of the island the expedition debates Tubbs's claim to a treasure share as Miss Higglesby Browne and Aunt Jane press a revised division. Tubbs touts a bargain driven by loyalty and sentiment while Shaw, Shaw’s allies, and Cuthbert Vane weigh duty against self interest amid Captain Magnus's disappearance.
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Mr. Shaw
Violet
Miss Browne
Mr. Tubbs
Ananing
Sapphira
West
Tubbs
Boxt
Bert
Magnus
Cuthbert Vance
Old Shaw
High Staunton Manor
Cuthbert
Providence
Penelope
Bubbs
H. A
Aunt Jane
Miss Higglesby- Browne
H. H
Crusoe
Heintz
Cuthbert Vane
Mr. Cobb
Cuthpert
Mr. Tyubbs
Dugald Shaw
Andrea
Cuba
Miss Harding
Mar
Mr. Subbs
Miss Higglesby-Browne
Jane Harding
Aunt Dane
Afr
Jubba
Malden
Bay
Cuthbert Wang
Misa Browne
Mias Browne
Grasmere
Mill
Yune
Mr. Straw
Ma. Tubbs
Chapter XIV Game Secret Diplomacy
The evanishment of Captain Magnus shocks no one. his eccentric, unsocial nature prompts little comment. Dugald Shaw resumes work on the boat, growing brisker under pressure. The narrator muses on possible tornado warnings and past suspicions of conspiracies involving Aunt Jane and the Priumvirate.
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Magnus
Mitch
Dugald Shaw
Jane
Tubby
Cuthbert Vane
Mr. Tubbs
Ke Scatchman
Origins of Valentine's Day Roots in Pagan Festivals
The article traces St Valentine’s Day to a Roman pagan feast and the Lupercalia ritual of pairing youths. Clergy substituted saints' names to Christianize the custom, but the old practice persisted, with couples exchanging valentines and gifts leading to courtship and marriage in various regions.
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St. Valentine
Claudius
Aurelian
Rome
Juno
Valentine
England
Scotland
Cupid’s darts inspire wary hearts in February
A poem urges maidens and gentlemen to guard their hearts as Cupid roams in February. It warns that love is uncertain and advises girding on armor and steel resolve against fleeting attraction.
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Cupid
Wantern Newspaper Union
The Days Gone By Valentine Rhyme Fragments
Fragmentary reminiscence on the old time of sending valentines with hearts and arrows. Mentions violets blue and jingling rhymes that stirred the heart and counted a lover’s name written on a card.
Land Grows Rich In Western Prairies Forty Years On
A reminiscence tracing Canada’s prairie transformation from barren lands forty years ago to one of the world’s great granaries. It notes growth in grain and oats output, rise of dairying, farm livestock, population shifts, rail and telecommunication advances, and thriving prairie cities.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Pacific
Cape Horn
Manitoba
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
Proceeding With Caution About Cooking Before Marriage
Dialogue shows Angelica admitting limited cooking skill and eagerness to improve after marriage while Eidlwin urges testing dishes before the wedding by serving them to family to gauge reception.
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Angelica
Eidlwin
Women Need Swamp-Root For Kidney Trouble
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues yet misattribute symptoms to other causes. Back pain headaches and nervousness can signal kidney trouble. Do not delay treatment obtain Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root at any drug store or request a sample by mail with the paper’s coupon.
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de. Kilmer
Kime
Binghamton
N. Y
Theaure
Language fragment mess stalls joint project
A garbled note describes a stalled effort to collaborate with unclear language and repeated miscommunications. It hints at a linguistic hurdle or joke that derails progress as partners struggle to align and respond to each other.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dan
Pertur
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