Hidden Treasure and Cuban War Bloodlines
Don Esteban Varona hides wealth as Rosa faces danger with companions. Donna Isabel dies in a sleepwalking fall. Rosa and Esteban flee Cuba amid Cuban guerrilla conflict. O’Reilly travels from New York to Cuba to aid Rosa and joins General Gomez.
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Don Esteban Varona
Donna Isabel
Varona
Esteban
Rosa
Johnny O'Reilly
O'Reilly
New York
Cuba
Pancho Cueto
Varonates
Cubo
Fish
Cuban
Weyler
Comndor
Matanzas
Norine Evans
Gomez
Matanzas pacified by Weyler's brutal policy and hunger
In the aftermath of Weyler's campaign the city of Matanzas lies strippled with beggars and disease as civilians starve under military rule. Rosa Varona and her companions seek relief amid a landscape of decimation while O'Reilly and Leslie Branch quarrel over morale in camp. Norine Evans arrives to confront scarce rations and hospital work with a hopeful resolve.
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Matanzas
Valeriano Weyler
Spain
Weyler
Santa Clara
Habana
Pinar del Rio
Rosa Varona
Rosa
Asensio
la Cumbre
Quinta de Esteban
Evangelina
San Severino
Varona
Mario de Castano
Victoria
Don Mario
That Sick Man From San Antonio in Cuban War Tales
The narrative describes Cuban strategies to split forces for raids on Spanish garrisons and the recovery of bands for decisive blows. It follows O'Reilly and Branch under Col. Miguel Lopez with Branch’s dramatic entry, initial doubt, and his fearless, audacious performance in combat.
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San Antonio
O'Reilly
Branch
Army of the Orient
Col
Miguel Lopez
Cubitas
War Bread for School Lunch Sparks Sheepish Praise
A mother explains wartime wheat restrictions to her daughter on a wheatless day. The girl pretends dislike to avoid sounding German but later approves the dark loaf that the baker made with almost no white flour. Botanists note Alpine plants breathe faster to generate heat as they push through snow.
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Jane Dransfield
the Vigilantes
Making Soap From Table Refuse
British military authorities use grease traps in soldiers messes to conserve fats. The tin lined box holds two compartments with a partial divider. Dishwater and table refuse are strained into the vat, fat forms a crust as water cools and is skimmed off, yielding over an ounce per man daily.
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Popular Science Monthly
Cuticura Treatment Promoted for Sore Hands
An advertisement touts Cuticura for sore hands with steps to soak in hot suds, dry, rub in ointment, and remove surplus. It offers free samples from Cuticura Dept. X in Boston and lists Soap and Ointment prices of 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
From Our Soldiers Graves Cross Shield Honors Fallen Youth
A description of French battlefield graves shows a cross with a metal shield depicting a youth with a broken sword and a face lifted to heaven. The shield bears the line He died to keep men free and lists the name and regimental status beneath. The Red Cross plans to send the shield home after the war for a permanent remembrance devised by the war department.
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France
Red Cross
War Department
Elizabeth Frazer
Saturday Evening Post
No Restaurants in Heaven Says Mother to Eugene
Eugene, five, on a strict diet, asks if there are places to eat in heaven. His mother replies there are no restaurants and people do not have to eat there. He sighs and hopes he won’t die hungry that night.
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Eugene
Not Worried People Gather For Quiet Night Out
An aloof speaker dismisses others as nobodies while a group of nobodies proves enjoyable to be around. The exchange hints at social tension and eventual communal fun as the crowd proves capable of creating a good time together.
Humors of Rent Collecting in a Boston Letter
A Boston landlord's rent letter prints a tale of stern collection with a humorous aside. The January note describes a frozen cellar still awaiting payment, with Lemuel accused of a coal offer and Bill calling him a cheerful liar as the collector insists the rent must be paid.
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Bill
Lemuel
Women Sufferers May Need Swamp Root Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney disease can trigger back pain headaches nervousness and loss of ambition. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physician's prescription, is advertised with sample offer and drug store availability.
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Kilmers
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
True Merit Revealed
A dialogue about German poets and translation into English contrasts admiration with a biting remark about translation, highlighting a wary stance on literary merit across languages. An uncompromising speaker notes irony in cross linguistic reception.
A Tightwad Motto and Red Cross Visit Notice
The speaker declares a practical creed Never give up amid reflections on a Red Cross outreach visit. The remarks imply resilience and community charity as defining traits.
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Red Cross
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Rainbow’s End
Rex Beach
Harper and Brothers
Lopez
Colonel Cobo
Quinta
Cueto
Leslie
Judson
O’reilly
Caramba
Meester Branch
Jacket
Leslie Branch
Pino Bravo
Cristo
Luque
Ramos
Cublins
Miss Evans
Florence Nightingale
Norine
Colonel Lopez
Libby
M‘neill & Libby
Chicago
Swift & Company
U.S. A
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