Englishman Lives Here as Boers Watch Wind
Silas Croft, popular with Boers, refuses to surrender his flag after a Boer patrol challenges the symbol. He warns Jan and forces the men to retreat, while the community keeps faith with the English cause amid rumors of reinforcements and a shifting war mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamije
Bessie
Silas
Om Silas
Jan
Uncle Croft
Silas Croft
Volkeraad
Barg
Ingoga
Jantjo
Bilas
England
Beate
Bemis
Majubs Hill
Besic
Blue Gums
Drakensberg
Letter From War Brings Loss And Despair To Beesie
Beesie reads a letter revealing her lover is dead after a battle. The scene shifts to her desolate state as the narrator notes the shock, time loss, and fading light. A monger proposes a cruel choice, then a Boer peasant hints at Frank Muller as a potential husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessix
Jan Vanzyl
Roi Dirk Oosthuizen
Carol
Ahso
Pretoria
Bessie
Jan Vanry
Frank Muller
Giants and the limits of ancient human size in history
A fragmentary essay discusses myths of giant humans from antiquity, noting Adam and Eve heights, Noah and Moses figures, and the lack of supporting physical evidence from catacombs and armor. It contrasts imagined gigantism with remains and armor. touches on human potential and economic notes about per acre values and a humorous anecdote about debts and Canary seed yields.
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M. Hearion
Academie Des Inscriptions
Adam
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Hercules
Alexander the Great
Paria
Fa Jones
Jones
Tota
Canary
Chapter XCXV Amidst Pretoria Aftermath
The passage depicts tensions in Branderton as John leaves Mooifon tein for Pretoria in December and family strains surface. Beatie confronts her uncle Silas Croft with anger over Boers and past events, while memories of John’s departure and fragile hopes haunt the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mooifontein
Pretoria
Bessie
Silas Croft
Branderton Iing
Bennce
Jets
Bar ‘Beck
Beatie
Is mosans uncle dear speech as old man reads letter
A stressed scene unfolds as Frank Moller presents a letter to an old man who trembles while reading. The line ends with a shocked exclamation and a daughter named Beasie offers no reply as hope seems lost for the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moller
Mosans
Tis
Armas
Beasie
Hope
Great Turf Events at Bismarck Fair
The Western National Fair September 5-10 promises the Wests fastest speed ring entries. A grand track improved at great expense draws a large, speedy field with magnificent purses and enterprising management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Thresher Engine and Separator, by Nichols Shepard Co
A second band for threshing machinery described as in good order. Enquiries requested from Justus Hows at 40 percent value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols, Shepard & Co
Justus Hows
The Future Newspaper Size and Structure Debate
A survey of predictions on how newspapers may shrink in physical size and adapt content Advertising dynamics in major markets and the balance between literary and commercial sections are debated. Illustrations and layout trends are considered alongside editorials on reader attention and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay Aires
Jones
New York
Ottendorfer
Tama
Brooklyn Eagle
Fragmented Boston boarding house scene and German Africa note
A Boston Globe piece recalls a grim boarding house, with tenants paying per day for dubious rooms and a beggar’s pension tale. It also reports on Germany’s colonial expansion in East Africa, detailing acres under cultivation and plans to train natives in white farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Heston
Belgium
la Fitts
Wottuc
Leacom Street
Charles Street
Beacon Street
Becaus Be
Boston
Boston Globe
Africa
William
Germany
England
Victoria Nyansi
Kilima-Njare
Nyame
Rooums River
Indian Ocean
Tangenyike
German East Africas Society
New York Sea
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Cortisoro
Jess
Jes
Cat
Heidelberg
Stomp
Beale
Wakkerstroom
Mer
Beenie
Transvaal
Perenne
Caurman Pasronta
Duan Mise Exsers
Niels
Besio
New Jersey
Congo
Contemporary Review
Munchausen
Ziella Cooke
American Magazine
Kate Bennett
Herald of Health
London
London Cor
New York World
F. A. Marsh
Lafayette College
The
Philological Association
Soca Business OF
Bi ‘Beggary
Carver Street
St. Bernards
St. Barnad
Paris
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