Marie Dutoit The Boer Girl Who Fights Beside Men
Marie Dutoit, an orphaned Boer girl from the Transvaal, endures hardship on the veldt while dreaming of rescue by a prince. After Hendrick, her cousin, is killed in battle, she dons a belt of ammunition, rides to the trenches, and joins the war effort alongside M Pangwa, driven by grief and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Transvaal
Marie Datoltr
Marie
van Felts
Hendrick
Audreta
Anna
Cinderella
Boerland
Om Kria van Pelt
Tante
Anne
Marie Dutoit
Greta
Ist
Ma-re
Matie Dutoit
Tye
Rick Hausmann
Rick
Cornet
Goodby
Marle
Tante Anne
Neirby
Kopjes
M'Pangwo
Marla
Dis
Faneter
M'Pangwe
van Pelta
Hanswenn
Healfoot
Biz ‘Baas
Howe
M’pangwe
Toulger
Pita
Iter
Kopjee
Hoy
Hausmann
Marty
Ike
Dom Kria
Wit Bugle Horn
Washington Post
Brave Marie in Boer trenches at Dieppe battlefield
In harsh trenches a Boer girl Marie stands firm as shells rain and her comrades fall. Led by Rick Hausmann and Lim, she fires with steadiness, prays for God and country, and helps repulse a bayonet charge as the line collapses yet she remains fearless amid horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Abelter
Dom Kris Limevlf
Hendrick
Remaia
Koaffr
Marlo
Uttle Marie
Greta
Anna
Rick
Nol
Rick Hausmann
Bin
Mario
Abe
Pullota
Mick Merl
The Lost Hour of Valor and Oddities in Washington
A fragmented wartime tale of Marie and the prince unfolds amid trench conflict and a hospital vigil. Vivid vignettes follow a shop scene in Washington, a Lincoln anecdote, and light humor about superstitions and meals, weaving war memory with daily life and oddities.
The Illusory Quest To Be Beautiful
The piece argues beauty cannot be bought or formulaic, noting it is nature’s work and varies by temperament. It warns that chasing beauty weakens it, favors talent and effort over looks, and emphasizes a clear mind, active body, moderation, and non dissipation as the true path to enduring beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phia
Styria's Iron Cliffs and Rich Ore Deposits
In Styria-Hiseneyz a town famed for iron ore known as elseneys sits amid mountains long worked for centuries. Authorities note ore worked since 712 with a column from 1782 marking early mining. Glyrian iron and Byrian steel are widely used across Austria Hungary and Europe, with Eiseneys mines producing about 6,000,000 quintels or 500,000 tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styria
Hiseneyz
Hiseneys
Alfalfa Growing Tips From an Enthusiast Speaker
The piece extols alfalfa as a weatherproof, long lived, highly profitable crop. It praises its growth under heat, resistance to cold and floods, and its value for cattle. It urges testing where feasible, noting long established plants and a Mexico field nearing three centuries. Plant on well drained corn land that is not waterlogged for more than 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mexico
His Position at Negro Society Meeting
A meeting of a negro sterary society progressed with debate on changing regular meeting night from Monday to Wednesday. The president, speaking gravely, said he did not care which night the society meets, but for himself he preferred Monday.
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Lincoln
White House
Washington
Yieltor
Toyself XL
Oller
Savannah Township
Cenorestos Creek
Watera
Savannah River
Said Creek
Publin Road
T. D. Brovanizon
Karl Torreia
Nathaniella
Otters
Amin
Saleyday
Terme
Plat
Bonham , Watkins, Attonage
A Rose That Thrives In a Cemetery and Other Anecdotes
A Rose that thrives in a cemetery describes the Dest White rose and its growth, noting its self-training habit and June July floral display. The piece mentions Maplewood widow Mrs. Shorer and Green Town widow Mrs. Grosses meeting and marrying after forty eight hours. A Bramble-Were tale warns about gun danger, followed by a conundrum about English composition and a census joke.
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Derry Shorer
Maplewood
Augustus Tloses
Greentown
Pike County
Bramble
Ancident
Thorne
Untitled fragment hints at suspenseful wait for reveal
Fragmentary text suggests a dramatic moment where a person anticipates a forthcoming revelation, with phrases implying tension and a hoped for outcome, though the source text is incomplete and lacks clear details.
Irish Potatoes and Bots in Horse Remedies
The note states juice from scraped Irish potatoes in batter can numb bots in a horse’s stomach, causing them to release. Six to twelve tubers provide enough juice to relieve a worst case, though the remedy is described as unsafe. A separate quip notes widows and widowers rarely settle disputes, ending in a tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Z. Stephenson
To Make Fish Bite
To announce of unsafeotida add ten drops of oil of sassafras and enough alcohol to make into a thin paste. A small quantity spread upon the bait will produce the desired result. At Mant 80 say old fishermen who use it constantly on trot lines.
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Ann Ounte
Usafeotida
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Telean
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Efe
Alemov
Shaw
Washington Star
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John Simpson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Alfalfa
Ormy Tory
Madame Larrior
Henry
Bradfield Regulator CA
Atlanta
Parker
Bank OF Anderson
J. A, Hrook
Jos N, Brown
Ohrlich
Eas
Roxiey
Winthrop College
Now Ata~ Fonta
Houae
D S.m
Brest
D. B. Johnson
Obyalmad
Ts Sua
Gani
Anderson
Mary O Donnell
Tan
Atreat
Kennedy Atrial
T. R. Langston
Andeerson
8. C
Alok
Atfached
Yioloity
Tam
Thompson Building
Southenst
Public Square
Wallon
Eddrera
T. R. Langston, Anderson, & Clt
Bhose
Akill
D. C. Brown & Iron
Btore
Honea Path
State of
South Carolina
Charles D. Sloan
J. B. E. Sloan
H. Town
Henrietta Seabrook
Maya Lyles
Hattie Sloan
Murrah D. Sloan
Ponisii
Sioa
B. Frank Sloan
Benjaman F. Bican
Charles D Bican
Hether
Charles Dd
Poe
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