Under Fire Sphinx Summary of War Time Intrigue
Ethel Wile Joughby and Capt Larry Redmond lead a espionage drama set during a European war. Sir George Wagstein and journalist Charlie Brown aid a German plot while Ethel fakes allegiance, learning of treachery and planning a Brussels mission. A Belgian inn encounter reveals Wilhelmstrasse ties as Lt Baum questions a German-aligned spy.
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Ethel Wile Joughby
Henry Strechitan
Larry Redmond
Sir George Wagstein
British Admiralty
Charlies ‘Brown
New York
Sir George
Girasman
Epy
Treetman
Hithel
Streetman
Brussels
Ngland
Amond
Othel
Brown
Madame de Lorde
Brown Captured Becomes Jest to German Soldier
American journalist Charlie Brown and his companion Ethel Willoughby stumble into a German patrol. Sergeant Schmidt mistakes Brown for a spy, questions him in broken English, and Mockingly tests his identity with Major von Brenig. The major later interviews Brown, debating Britain France and peace as distant artillery sounds echo.
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Mr. Brown
Baum
Schmidt
Brown
Hrain
Blaieutenant
Otto
Hans
Bergeant Schmidt
Charlin
Mr.Brown
Charlie
Hana
Axi
Ethel Willoughby
Ethel
Ank
Hithel
von Brenig
Kor
Mike
Charile
Esha
Major von Brenig
Charlie Brown
Fitzaimmenoe
Paris
Charla
Germany
United States
Charia
England
France
Russia
George
Chartle
Teuton
The Open Window and the Shoes that Caused a Scene
Caleb Peaslee recalls Obed Gunney recounting Jonas Ebbitt trampling home in shoes on the wrong feet after a post office trip. A pane breaks as a shoe flies through the window, implying Jonas finally concedes a mistake in a Maine village tale from Youth's Companion.
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Jonas Hbbitt
Caleb Peaslee
Obed Gunney
Dilmouth
Maine
Mr. Gunney
Ebbitt
Mr. Peaslee
Lem Piper
Lem
Jane
Jest
Chritt
Jonas
Winder
Mr. Eeets
Caleb
Interview with the Major in a comic cadet scene
In Chapter XVI the sergeant performs a showy salute and mechanical gestures before Appaltion near the cigar case. Charlie Brown remarks that he feels better and notes the Major’s compliment about his English after revealing three years at Columbia.
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Charlie Brown
Columbia
Thieves' Mutual Aid Society Targets Court Fines in London
A thieves insurance plan forms a mutual aid society in London to cover police court fines. Offenders contribute to the fund as they would to a real insurance scheme. A local youth carried a card showing £2 in subscriptions to cover friends' theft fines.
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London
Germany Exports Copper Surprising Outsized Shipments
The London Globe notes continued copper exports from Germany as ironmongers in Holland receive copper utensils. Dutch residents express astonishment at the large volume still being exported from Germany.
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Germany
Holland
London Globe
Missed opportunities to buy Western Canadian land now
Readers are urged that the best time to secure homesteads or purchase land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta is now before postwar land values rise. Random clippings from Robson Messenger Bassano Mall Lethbridge Herald Coblenz and other papers report strong wheat yields and high profitability for western Canadian farms, with examples from Indiana and local agents offering guidance.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Robson Messenger
Robson
Indiana
N. B. Davis
Coblenz
Sask
W. A. Rose
Gletchen
Stoop Creek
James McRoe
Bees Make Hive of House in Rockwell City
Four swarms of wild bees moved from Earl Berryman’s two story house on the East side of Rockwell City, with three under shingles on two corners and one behind weather boarding. About three bushels of combs were removed, white comb honey less than usual this year. A fifth swarm tried to enter via south side caves, clustering around a four inch drain on the grass when no opening was found.
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Earl Berryman
Rockwell City
Cedar Rapids
Aerial Joy Ride Ends With Pig Gifts From Mangalin
The Kolische Zeitung reports two German aviators landing at Mangalin in Dohrudja after flying from Varna. Locals greeted them with a pig each, and to transport the gifts back to base the crew improvised by seating the quartet in the aircraft’s body. The voyage reportedly felt comfortable to the four travelers as they resumed their flight to Varna.
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Komische Zeitung
Saya
London
The Difference Between Patriot and Pingo Joke
A humorous exchange contrasts a patriot with a slang insult. Pao asks the difference and is told a patriot’s pride swells in the bosom, while in a slugo the swelling appears in the head. The quip highlights national pride and a playful insult.
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Leutenant
Wilhelmstrasse
Streatman
Hthel
Hkenlae
Schmdt
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Sergeant Schmidt
Herrmann
Chariie
Charita
Spion
Komor
Engilah
George Wagstaf
Ray
Wilhelmstrafest
Western Canada
Iowa
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