Bribes During Wars: Historic Offers to Shap e Sides
The article recalls alleged wartime bribes, citing Britain Germany and Turkey. It references payments of 10 million pounds to side with Germany for Cyprus, and notes past claims about Port Arthur Metz Seri surrenders. It mentions Bazaine’s 210 900 pound bribe and a 110 000 pound Seri surrender to Turkey, tying these to massacres and miscarriages of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Turkey
Cyprus
Greece
Londos Tit-Bits
Stoesse
Port Arthur
Seri
PITY THE POOR BACHELOR TAX FATE OF SINGLES
A satirical critique notes how income tax favors married men over bachelors in wartime policy. It cites England and France exemptions for married soldiers and implies the state penalizes single men, labeling bachelorhood misery under Uncle Sam’s taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saan
Hronklyn Eugie
England
Asquaith
France
Sam
Ingas
Greta
Power plays and dam schemes in a canyon camp tale
Brouillard, chief engineer, investigates a canyon camp and meets an auto party led by Genevieve Wrighter. Cartweight forms a company to win government contracts, while pressures mount over a railroad and mine profits. Tensions flare as a marriage is strained by a brutal remark.
Tense power play at distant construction encampment
Brouillard battles Hosford during tense interactions at the camp as rules clash with expectations. Hasford’s flirtation with a local girl sparks a threatening outburst from Brouillard, foreshadowing an open rupture while Quinlan delivers a Washington wire. Brouillard withholds a planned inquiry as power plans progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brouillard
Hosford
Maassingale
Mr. Hoaford
Miss Massingale
Hasford
Quinlan
Washington Wire
Civilization and a pigeon plucking with Amy Massingale
Brouillard and Amy Massingale converse on civilization and identity on a cabin porch above a valley town. She probes his self awareness as they watch the dam, cement plant, and quarries rise, recalling their earlier introductions and the reclamation crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massingale
Brouillard
Chigringo
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Amy
Monsieur Victor de
Org
Grizzy
Murray Grislow
Camptown
Smith
Amy Massingale
Leshington
Morose
Grifith
Turn in the trail for Brouillardt
Brouillardt grapples with debt of honor left by his father while clinging to love for a woman named Amy. He contemplates using future wealth to tell her he loves her, but a large debt and a looming railroad promise complicate their bond as they weigh money, risk, and personal freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Cole Fisher
Pansy Bowen
United States
Wilson - Gale
Brouillard
Hasford
Brouillardt
Tig
Brouiliard
Niquoia
Amy
Amy Weighs Flirtation to Help Father Over Railroad
In a tight moral dilemma Amy considers using flirtation with the hated Hesford to influence whether Heeford can secure or block the railroad in Niquoia, weighed against loyalty to her father and consequences for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Hesford
Heeford
Niquoia
Western Canada grain reports and a reader letter
A letter from Walter Gloeden in Western Canada praises crops and markets during wartime, noting oats yields from 60 to 115 bushels per acre and land purchases. He describes Alberta life, low local taxes, and government land titles while comparing banking favorably to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Minn.) Pioneer Journal
Western Canada
Walter Gloeden
Alberta
Edmonton
United States
Aspelund
Canada
Syd
Will Truckenmiller
Ready Reply in a Shopkeeper Dispute
A humorous exchange in court about a customer claims fur shedding from a muff. The salesman explains the animal sheds annually as a peculiarity, while the judge remarks on the common nuisance and novelty of the conversation.
How Mrs Bean Met the Crisis
Nashville reader Mrs E H Bean describes a tumor the doctor said was three years coming. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving symptoms during the Change of Life and claims the tumor disappeared after using the remedy. She invites others to write for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Eee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
E. H. Bean
Joseph Avenue
Lydia KE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mans
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Sonsiel
Epedinn
Rence
Great Britain
Francis Lynde
Charles Scribner's Sens
Murray
Niquoia Improvement Company
Grisiow
Nofford
Brouilard
Telford
Connecticut
Carrer Oil
Countries
Mrs. Bean
Chet Chanse
Twyman
Beth
Troy Chemical C
Commerce Ave
Aghenten, Bly
Save
Ferier Fakin W
Cotte
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