The Last Shot We Meet Marta Galland and Colonel Westerling
On a frontier balcony Marta Galland rebukes Westerling the Browns’ staff officer for war while he defends duty and victory. Ten years hence she confronts him in the Gray capital urging peace through moral oath, as he contemplates power and fate.
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Browns
Marta Galland
Westerling
Grays
Lanstron
Bia
South Lu Tir
Marta
Gray
Gray Capital
Times Have Changed as 53d Browns Return Home
The 53d of the Browns arrives at La Tir where veterans reconnect with kin. Grandfather Fragini greets Tom, the 53d soldiers discuss war outlooks, and Stransky challenges authority amid an anxious crowd. Col. Lanstron contemplates Stransky’s radical stance and the group readies to march.
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la Tir
Grays
South la Tir
Valeta
TomTom Fragini
Grandfather
Tom
Hussars
Galland
Boone
Volmer
Grandfather Frain
Toms
Stransky
53D
Col
Arthur Lanstron
Gallands
Dellarme
Lanstron
Stravsky
Grandfather Fragini
Mince pie ends detective sergeant dinner raid
Detective Sergeant Tim Bailey abandons mince pies after a restaurant episode where a cat snatches his pie. The comic scene ends with Bailey rushing to pay and leaving hastily, bewildered by the feline theft near the Hall of Justice.
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Tim Bailey
Bailey
Hall of Justice
Tabby
Kitty
New York Times
Sharpens the Appetite Jokeleigh Visit
A cartoon gag shows Jokeleigh visiting Subbubs and quipping about a grindstone sharpening an edge on a dull appetite. The reply jokes that turning the handle long enough will work.
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Jokeleigh
Salmon's Oxygen Need Guides River Migration
French Academy reports Professor Roule's observations on salmon ascent to Breton rivers. Oxygen dissolved in fresh water is the key factor deciding which rivers salmon can enter, with higher oxygen supporting breeding-driven migration and overcoming obstructions. If confirmed, this could help identify rivers suitable for improving passage and ladder installation.
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French Academy of Science
Roule
Breton
Richness of Butter Color Tied to Cow Feed
The department of agriculture and Missouri state experiment station report that butter’s rich yellow hue comes mainly from cow feed. Carotene from carrots and xanthophylls from grasses and yellow leaves determine color, with green grass yielding the highest carotene and thus the most intensely colored butter.
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Department of Agriculture
Missouri State Experiment Station
Suit From Files Over Typhoid Damages
Courts ruled on damages for a typhoid sufferer who linked illness to sewage polluted water fed by a stream in Germantown Philadelphia. A jury found heavy damages against the city, after evidence showed infection via flies carrying the disease from the stream to food at the plaintiff’s home, despite defense arguing no direct drinking or bathing.
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Germantown
Philadelphia
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Reveals Timeless Human Nature
Exhibited in London the papyrus writings of ancient Egypt describe Pharaoh era people with lasting traits. One document records a man who fell from a roof while watching dancers, and other entries note beer races athletic events and a wife’s complaint over her husband denying house keys.
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London
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Charles Scribner’s Lone
Grandson
Herbert Stransky
Africa
Sanstron
Stranesky
Logal
The
Purple
H. Fielding Hall
Atlantic
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