Crochard Recruits Pigot to Seek Delcasse’s Audience
In Toulon a rumor-chasing Pigot meets a mysterious Crochard who claims to have proof that La Liberte was blown up by the Germans. He demands introduction to M. Delcasse and plots a risky plan to force a hearing at the prefecture.
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Pigot
Maria-Vabel
Toulon
World Unit
Pirot
le Hotel
Place d’Arcc
Mistelen
Vigot
Jin
la Savoie
New York City
Crochard
M. Delcasse
la Liberte
M. Lepine
Delcasse
Lepine
Sam
M. del Tre
Dulcasse
Monsieur
Vigor
Lopine
Underworld
M. Deleasse
Debcassee
M. Crochard
Crochard Registers as Key Informant in La Liberte Case
In a Toulon briefing, M. Delcasse and M. Lepine consult Crochard, the famed underworld figure, who claims German agents planned La Liberte’s destruction. He links two middle aged, heavyset Germans with knapsacks to the blast and offers to aid a joint investigation, despite past enmity with Lepine.
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Nice
Rochard
Toulon
Monsieur
Quai de Cronstail
la Liberte
Delousne
Delcasse
M. le Prefect
Lepine
M. Delcasse
Insect Experts Study Beetles For Crop Protection
Iowa University News Letter notes wartime demand raises attention to entomology. H. Wickham, professor, reports beetle research for two federal bureaus and notes beetles with over 100000 species injure crops while some species are beneficial. Corn root worm alone costs millions yearly.
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Iowa University
Rema
The
State University
Bureau of Tebelical Survey
Bureau of Entomology
Profesor Wickham
Professor Wickam
Agricultural Department
Stepa
Pr Wickline
Word of Hopes on infantile paralysis outlook
Doctors and laymen fear recurrence of infantile paralysis with the disease. Dr Roger H Dennett offers cautious hope that ongoing treatment can show improvements over months or a year, reducing risk of complete paralysis and suggesting no further paralysis after the acute stage subsides.
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Roger H. Dennett
Dore
Noveau ruler quoted on costs of new country place
Fragmentary marsurat report quotes a nouveau ruler criticizing misuse of English. The speaker says money is being thrown into a fire while the project costs include a value of 12, with unclear references to labor and fittings.
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Shane
River navigation revival eyed for St. Louis to New Orleans route
Two companies push to revive Mississippi freight and passenger traffic between St. Louis and New Orleans. A freight barge with 1,400 ton capacity and four diesel engines is slated to start service by mid May with door-to-door delivery and full insurance coverage. Shippers await dock improvements and coordinated loading to foster steady traffic before expanding with additional vessels.
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St. Louis
Misakaippi
So Wouis
New Orleans
Pussearer
Ane
Renpany Save
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Kansas City
St. Paul
Tennessee
Illinois River
Peoria
Cairo
Memphis
Altai Rail Line Opens to Boost Siberian Trade and Mining
The Altai railroad, about 500 miles long from Nikolaevsk on the Trans-Siberian to Semipulminsk in the Tomsk governorate, opens traffic. It taps gold silver oil and copper deposits and a rich coal basin, reviving mining and delivering coal to the Ural region while possibly supporting a South Siberian trunk line.
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Altai
Siberia
Nikolaevsk
Ural
Kirghliz Steppes
The Old Ways. A Simple Man Ends Dinner With A Gown
A simple young man invited to dinner with a vivacious lady fails to engage in conversation. After dessert she asks about bananas, and he answers that he prefers the old fashioned nightgown, providing a humorous end to the exchange.
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Mr. Simpleton
Fragmentary Philadelphia Bulletin note on Farmer's Giraffe
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin mentions political economy and a parenthetical remark about candidacy. The text is unclear and contains stray phrases about not knowing and doubting the existence of such a thing.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Pampered Horses Bear Brave Burden on Western Front
In France the British Army treats its animals with lavish care and efficiency. Horses and mules receive four daily meals, advanced veterinary attention, and humane convalescence wards. Officers praise the lack of cruelty and note high recovery rates, with 40 percent of hospital admissions originating from American horses.
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France
Eermalin
Island of Lesbos Detailed by National Geographic Society
A National Geographic Society bulletin from Washington describes Lesbos as a Greek island off Asia Minor with a 675 square mile area, rugged mountains, and a mixed economy of olives figs and wine once famed for wine oils and grain now focusing on olive oil soap and exports. The article notes Greek control since the 1912 Balkan War, historic ties to Mytilene, and ancient figures linked to the island.
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Washington
Lesbos
Grography
National Geographic Society
Lasbos
Mytilene
Aegean Sea
Asia Minor
Trmes
Troad
Land of
Troy
Priam
Greece
Mohammed II
Francesco Gattil
Leabos
Eume
Pittacua
Sappho
Terpander
Alcacus
Horace
Theophrastus
Aristotle
Ariatote
Mmomeeria
Hector Beeen
Pyrrha
Penta
Aeolians
Fragmentary crop note from Kansas university page
The readable fragment cites a Kansas university context with uncertain figures and a reference to bushels. It mentions a large quantity 591 08 bushels and hints at a fall season with a creak or leak in the text. The full details are unclear from the damaged OCR.
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Kansas
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Johnson, Brown
Leavenworth
Marshall
Nemaha
Republic
Port Beith
L Phillips
Woenturteen
Anne Cree
Kanaas
Ptaneas
Umea
Ash waste in tobacco smoking burdens soil minerals
Smokers discard about 6 000 tons of tobacco ash yearly. Ash from burning tobacco contains mineral matter that can reach up to one fifth of the leaf weight, with calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphoric acid among key constituents. A ton of tobacco withdraws over 100 pounds of minerals per acre, signaling large soil nutrient losses.
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Washington
Japanese railway bond issue attracts cautious public bids
Tokio reports the new imperial government railway bonds total 9 72 675. Public subscriptions fall under 10 million with most bonds underwritten by banks. General investors, expecting entente loan terms, show reluctance to invest.
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Bank of Japan
Time to Revive It in Montgomery Journal
A muddled reminiscence recalls old customs where payments were made in chickens eggs wool and apples. The snippet suggests a rural community practice faded with time and hints at a weekly paper being revived or reimagined.
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Ontgomery Journal
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Rance
Alsace-Lorraine
Delcance
Germany
Number Ten
Quai de Cronstadt
Eense
Foulon
Termis
Classé
Misa Yansei
Tama
Miss Yansei Dolly
Sedona
Wibout
Iit
Nelson
Paris
Bence Ee Om
Ong
United States
Island OF
Kansar
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