Soldier's peril tests Julia Redmond's devotion
In a Paris drawing room Julia Redmond learns Captain de Babron, her fiancé, is missing after a desert battle near Dirbal. The Marquise d'Esclignac cautions on war's risks as Julia proclaims her love and vows to bind her life to him despite danger.
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Comte de Babron
Redmond
Babeon
Algiers
Ming Redmond
Pitchoun
Julia
Duc de Ee
Sittle
Engand
Duc de Tremont
Europe
Sabron
Marquise
Julia Redmond
Marquise d'Eaclignac
le Temps
Paris
Talia
Miss Redmond
Madame d'Baeli
Gnac
Africa
Dirbal
de Babron
Lfe
Department of War
Babron
Pitchoune the Soldier Dog's Day of Courage
Pitchoune the dog stays beside Sabron through bombardment and bloodshed as Sabron fights to escape a sunbaked river bed. The brave animal wards off danger, urges courage, and shares the peril of a spahi wounded in a desert retreat. The scene ends with Sabron crawling to safety as Pitchoune intones a prayer for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitchoune
Sabron
Misa Radmond
Pitchouth
Silent Plains
Pitchorne
Spahi
Foemen Made Many Visits During War Time Reach France
A correspondent reports travelers in France forced to stay in small villages at night. An elderly French couple housed a visitor and recalled the Franco German wars, noting German troops billeted in their home twenty two times during this war as troops moved back and forth twice or thrice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Reims
Village in War Times Refugees and Old Score Question
An old man asks whether invaders have truly left the village as the narrator recalls passing through during wartime and wonders if he will ever erase the marks of conflict from his memories and life.
Electric waiter tested to replace dining room staff
An electrical invention aims to remove waiters in restaurants and hotels. Each table would have a frame with a menu and electric press buttons for menu items. Customers sit with a sliver tray and select dishes, sending orders to the kitchen, chefs, and staff via a screen clearest in the description.
Courage and telegrams in a tender wartime scene
A marquise consoles Julia Redmond as she renounces her ambitions for a cousin’s campaign. The women affirm resilience, share tears, and plan to telegram the minister of war for updates while a dispatch is sent to Tarascon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Redmond
Julia
Sabron
Tarascon
Diner Self-Serve Dish Vanishes Leaving Payment Ticket
A diner uses a quiet self-serve system where a hot dish is pressed away by a button. The plate empties and a large aluminum ticket appears beside it, showing the total amount due.
Child Research Work By Government Children's Bureau
Miss Elisabeth Moore of St Louis a member of the government children s bureau has returned to Baginaw Mich to study women in lumber camps and child health Miss Julia Lathrop head of the bureau ordered Miss Moore to Indianapolis after the holidays to help prepare for a child welfare exhibition there She stayed ten days before resuming her regular duties.
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Hlisabeth Moore
St. Louis
Children's Bureau
Baginaw
Mich
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Miss Moore
Jndianapolis
Civilizations Perul America Near European Heart
A cryptic notice notes that Perul and America are nearer Europe than since Bog land colonies gained independence. The statement marks a notable shift reaching even the most isolated farmhouse over the past half year.
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America
Europe
Bogland
Or He Believes So. Every bachelor is a hero to some married woman
A line from Smart Set quoted: a witty observation that every single man is seen as a hero by a married woman, reflecting humorous social commentary.
Devine on shared stake in global peril and civilization
Edward T. Devine argues in the Survey that distant events threaten all nations. He says the fate of our brothers overseas affects us and our civilization, including commerce, prosperity, culture, religion, humanity, and shared ideals. Our interests are entwined with global outcomes.
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Edward T. Devine
Bird Houses At Home Attract Songbirds To Neighbors
Begin at once to build bird houses and scatter them around the premises. A small opening should be provided to attract songbirds while preventing larger birds from entering. A home near the house may invite pleasing songsters.
The Prevailing Rates Theat Writer Costs on All Writings
A quirky column notes that theater writing remains costly yet contains substance in every piece. The author remarks that without fancy wording the work loses nothing of value and emphasizes practical value over flourish.
Far North Electric Plant at Mount Hope
A wind powered plant under construction at Mount Hope 100 miles north of the arctic circle will serve 400 residents by supplying light and heat during the long polar night. Engineers from the University of Pennsylvania design the equipment for this mission project in the far north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Mount Hope
the Universality of Pennsylvania
Quake Deaths Link to Population Density
A reflective, ad hoc set of aphorisms notes that quake fatalities relate to population density more than shock severity. It also quips about dieting, temper, wash day routines, and market ads, ending with a critique of men who avoid making things when they whittle.
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Sobbs Yierr
Xti
Marquise d'Esclignac
Tonkin
Ebat Steno
Eptatl
Als
Ieadil
Western Newspaper Union
Denver
Cole
Red Cross
Doan
New Mexico
Ryan
Broadway
Albuqberque
N. M
Dean
Milburn CO
Buptalu, MY
Cesses Ice
Garrett
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