The Quest of Letty Lancey Chapter XX ends in Africa
In a rose patterned room Benoni and Le Malheureux plan Betty and Larry Morris wedding with a priest and a treasure chest of gowns. A midnight ceremony unfolds beside an ivory altar as revelations about Africa’s mines, a mutiny, and Le Malheureux’s dark past emerge before a perilous dawn departure aboard a yacht pursued by hostile natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Malheureux
Chintz
Benoni
Farry Morris
Letty
Frrench
Lancey
Tetty
Larry
Tohnny
Burton
Meta
Betty
Tyoga
Egypt
mid-Africa
Johnny
Tlougaley
Tyogu
America
Tougaley
Meta J
Mrs. Morris
Father
Johnny Johnson
Khartoum
England
Tyora
Hackleye
Cerisse
Mr. Wayne
Straighe
Hiahd
Mystery Yacht Death and Hospital Return in December
A narrative passage details a yacht mystery with Le Malheureux and Benoni aboard, as silence surrounds missing corpses and unresolved questions. December brings Narcisse Harcourt’s hospital discharge and a dramatic visit to her husband Harcourt in jail, revealing changed yet intimate tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nircisse Harcourt
Dr. Fothergill
Mr. Hartley
Mrs. Harcourt
Philip Hartley
Phil
Harcourt
Harold
Narcisse
Human Beings Hibernate in Pskov Province
The Philadelphia Record reports scientists’ interest in Pskov winter hibernation. Peasants sleep long periods with water and bread, consuming scarce food yet showing longevity. A 180 pound man reportedly hibernates forty-eight hours then repeats, waking for meals before returning to sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pskov
Philadelphia
Very Fastidious Roses for Orchids in Jail Tale
A curio from the Louisville Courier-Journal presents a sharp exchange about a jailed man and a wife’s bouquet. The quip notes he refuses flowers unless they are orchids, framing a quick witticism on luck and storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Step by Step and the Quest for a Better Environment
A quotation from Sir James Duckworth on improving environments. It frames progress as a twofold task: first shaping the world for human life, then refining it so people can truly thrive within it. The tone is reflective and prescriptive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir James Duckworth
Not to repent of a taut is to justify it
Brief quotation from Pliny cited by the Houston Post and a playful exchange about selling old clothes versus new. The snippet shows a columnish tone with literary and newspaper cross references. It reflects a light, witty précis rather than a full news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Cure for Carcinoma Promoted at Nichols Sanatorium
An open letter by E M Cathcart extols a non knife cancer treatment at Perry Nichols Sanatorium Hot Springs South Dakota. The piece quotes Dr N Senn on early operable stages and features endorsements from Chicago specialists and patients praising cures across the United States.
Loud in her praise of Dr Nichols cancer cures
A cancer sufferer from Early Town credits Mrs Grace for her successful treatment at Dr Nichols Sanatorium Hot Springs SD. A bank president confirms extensive cures including a palm cancer diagnosed as cancer treated at the sanatorium with lasting remission and praises Dr Nichols for curing exposed cancerous sores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grace
Dr. Nichols
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Nichols
Drs Nichols
Cancer Cured and Replaced by Dr Perry Nichols Sanatorium
A Colorado woman cured of a twenty six year cancerous breast tumor praises Dr Perry Nichols and his Sanatorium in Hot Springs for timely treatment. testimonials recount cancer removal from lip and nose with grafts and plastic surgery. Readers are invited to obtain a free booklet on cancer treatment and cure with numerous patient references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Rush Medical College
Chicago Polyclinic
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
St. Joseph’s Hospital
N. Senn
Illinois
Sean
Pew
Great Lakes
Gulf
E. M. Cathcart
A. B
Charter Oak
Iowa
Colorado
Perry Nichols
Hot Springs
D. Nichols
Linpa Kerrer
Sterling
Cole
A. TL
Livingston
Missouri Valley
Perry Nichiols
Charleston's Ancient Bell Preserved Through Centuries
Harper's Weekly recounts the fate of Charleston's eight Church of St. Michael bells from 1752 when the chimes were installed, through wars and fires, to their 1867 return. The bells, cast in London, survived by fire and conflict, crossing the Atlantic five times, and remain a daily sound near the sea town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Michael
Old St. Philip’s
America
Carolina
London
Charleston
Traille
Royal Artillery
England
Guy Carleton
New York
Rybenau
Seresslonville
St. Michael's
Columbia
Sherman
Eagland
Mears & Steinbank
Old Town By the Sea
Harper's Weekly
Faliking in Ciere in a Curious Cuban Riddle
A quirky quote depicts Mrs. Lapsing discussing Cuba and its car usage. She claims rich Cubans favor a two wheeled vocabulary while describing local transportation habits in a wry, fragmentary remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciere
Cuba
Mrs. Lapsing
Artlatl Repartee on War Statue Conversation
Landscape painter asks how the sculptor is faring with the war statue. The sculptor replies he is putting as bold a face on it as possible in a terse exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Letty Lancey
Magdaf. West
Chapman
Britain
Bendini
Wetty
Je Matheureux
Uaeldeye
Housgton Post
Perry Nichols’ Sanatorium
Soutit Dakota
Harvey
South ‘Dakota
R. B. Miller
Oakwood Blvd
Pusey
R. B. Minier
Bell Scott
St. Paul
Nebr
Lot Springs
Bern Str
J. 3. Molnrosi
American Bank
Sydney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!