Frontier War College of Marta and Westerling
Frederick Palmer’s 1914 serial unfolds Marta Cialland and her mother hosting Colonel Westerling as war looms on the Browns Grays frontier. Lanstron and Feller expose a spy, while Martas plea to stop skirmishes clashes with grand plans to ignite war.
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Browns
Marta Cialland
Colonel Westerling
Grays
Lanstron
Westerling
South la Tir
Marta
Feller
Parton
Brown
Galland House
Sanatron
Galland
Gray Army
End to slaughter hinges on capture of Bordir
Marta agrees to a high stake sacrifice to end the war as Westerling, relying on her tip about Bordir and Engadir, plans a bold night assault. He persuades his staff that the key objective is Bordir, arguing the attack will prove the weak can hold back the strong.
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Marta
St & 7
St. “Lanny
Westerling
Lanny
Feller
Parton
Weeterling
Leonserous
Bordir
Engadir
Jim
Lanstron
Partow
Subalterns
Bouchard
Bordirl
Turcas
Derdir
Ming
Westerting
The Sable Peace Pledge on Bordir's Fall
After a night of fierce fighting that left Bordir taken with heavy losses, Marta confronts Westerling on a bench where his triumph and growing passion clash with her resolve. He admits a deeper selfish joy from conquest and their dangerous bond deepens as she struggles with betrayal and loyalty.
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Neviey
Tim
Ming
Dordir
Browne
Westerling
Saving the Venus of Milo in the 1870 Siege
During the 1870 war the Louvre hid masterpieces including the Venus of Milo. The statue was placed in a padded casket and hidden behind a false wall in the police prefecture cellar. After a fire, rescuers found the casket intact and the Venus disappeared again until peace returned.
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Yerman
Louvre
Raphael
Titian
Paolo
Veronese
Rembrandt
Jubons
Brest
Venus of Milo
Prefectura
Party
Delicate horse troubles farmers and vets alike
A farmer recounts his struggles with a horse labeled delicate. Despite decades handling work animals, the horse fell repeatedly ill with a cold indigestion and a chill, draining time and money. The writer advises selling the animal early to avoid wasteful upkeep.
Fragmented 1930s notes mix skipped politics and odd petitions
A garbled tally from a Washington legislature notes fifteen women at work while scattered hints mention a Zanzibar exiled sultan in Paris with many wives, a New York dog inheritance, Japanese textile workers, and a Paris contest to rename a German city.
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Washington
Zanzibar
Paris
Baku
Caucasus
Emily Zoller
New York City
Japan
Nice
Wemilly
Mapagine His
Jerenedi
Cologne
Judge opens foreign boys library in Chicago court
A Chicago municipal court judge has created a library for foreign boys in the boys' court. Arrangements with the public library will provide books in the native languages of the nationalities most represented in the court, aiding youths' reading and integration.
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Chicago Municipal Court
Boys
Living Church
Interrupted Communication On Neighborhood Talk
A conversation reveals disbelief and surprise as one speaker admits knowledge of the issue. The other notes it is the neighborhood’s topic, while mentioning his wife being away on the eighth.
Hog feeding system keeps feed off ground and hogs apart
The article describes a straw and board spout feeding trough fixed to ground with stakes. Feed is poured through the spout from outside the pen, driving it to the far end before hogs crowd the trough. A paddle clears debris and drains water after rain.
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Frederick Palmer
Charles Scribner's Sons
Hell
Laestron
Pass
Castle Road
Weaterling
Milo
Thonghe
Fenriesa
Bao
Government Remount
Feeder
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