The Eyes of the Blind and a Shared Fate
Lydia answers a newspaper ad and becomes the assistant to Harold Sarnold, a blind writer. Their bond grows while his wife plots to keep Lydia in the house, until Lydia discovers true love and leaves to marry elsewhere. Years later Lydia returns as Mrs. Sarnold dies and the spouses reconcile, guided by Lydia.
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Lydia
Miss Ford
Harold Sarnold
Sarnold
Taman
Lucas Devine
New York
Occason
J Sarnold
Mrs. Sarnold
Partridge Slams Through Plate Glass Window
A partridge weighing 20 ounces crashed through a large plate glass window at a Red Wing Minnesota residence. The 11 foot distance from the window held the dead bird in the living room. The hole measured about three feet in diameter in the five foot square pane. Most glass fragments landed inside the room after the impact.
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Red Wing
Minn
Describes Castelnau's Family Sacrifices in War
General de Castelnau, renowned French commander, had nine sons when hostilities began. One son is at school, five fight on the western front, and three have been killed, reflecting the war’s toll on his lineage.
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de Castelnau
Britain has big army in France gains from frontline reorganization
Frederick Palmer reports a major influx of British troops, officers advancing rapidly, and widespread khaki across the Somme and Belgian villages. He notes heavy German concentrations near Verdun, trench warfare evolution, and new army doctors aiding civilians as France faces manpower strain. A fourteen year old Ohio divorce case follows.
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Frederick Palmer
France
Somme
Belgium
Ypres
Loos
Verdun
Heroes Grove for Germans
Berlin debates how to honor the dead after war with editors opposing mass monument building. A preferred commemorative idea is a nationwide Heldenhain or Heroes Grove to honor fallen soldiers rather than erect new Krieger Denkmale.
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Berlin
Dakota Wan's Adventures Across Seas and Warfronts
A sweeping tale follows Billy Thorin an American legionnaire born Daniel William Thorin from Canton South Carolina. He runs away at fourteen to sail the world then fights pirates on a Chinese gunboat joins Price and Mosby’s men and endures a machete wound and a cheek to cheek bullet. After recovery he goes to Australia and Europe enlisting in the foreign legion in Bordeaux then is captured in Chile before returning to France where he survives a shrapnel hit and resumes front duty.
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Paris
France
Billy Thorin
Billy
Canton
S. C
Daniel William Thorin
Pacific Coast
Price and Mosby
Legion of Soldiers of Fortune
Fort Roswell
N. M
Australia
Liverpool
Foreign Legion
Jack Hodge
Legion
Bordeaux
Chile
South America
Arica
Hodge
Camp la Valbonne
Champagne
Bois Sabot
Paul Pavelka
Wounded Corporal Tannous in Parral firefight
Corporal Richard Tannous of the Thirteenth cavalry was wounded in Parral Mexico during a fight. He and a squad moved through the town when a volley of shots whizzed by. Tannous was hit in the arm as they approached the main division.
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Richard Tannous
Thirteenth Cavalry
Parral
Tannous
Hides Turn to Whisky Sparks Ranch Celebration in Kansas
Keystone Kansas report details ranchers spending sale proceeds from cattle hides to buy a barrel of whisky after 50 cattle died on the ranch. A U S revenue official valued the liquor barrel and celebrations drew protests from local residents leading to a liquor shipment ban. Prisoner dying of a broken heart in Lafayette Indiana is described as ill after a jail fall while awaiting trial for shooting a railroad foreman and mourning his family.
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Keystone
Kan
Here
United States Revenue
Ruppenthal
Lafayette
Ind
Sam Soris
James Shipley
Monon
Lace From Pineapple Silk Women of the Philippines
The women of the Philippine islands craft fine lace from a durable silk fiber sourced from pineapple leaves. The craft highlights local ingenuity and traditional textile methods in tropical weaving communities.
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Philippine Islands
The Beauty of a Fine Lawn
E van Benthuysen explains whether to sod or seed a lawn and details practical steps. Sodding requires leveled ground, deep soil preparation, and rolling. seed methods need rich soil, thorough sowing, and regular mowing. A well cared for lawn can be a lasting feature of beauty.
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E. van Benthuysen
TABLE DECORATIONS BY L M BENNINGTON
The piece discusses inexpensive table decorations using asparagus plumosus and other indoor plants. It gives cultivation tips for the lacy fern, including trimming, soil mix, watering, and light needs, plus suggestions of Roman hyacinths lilies of the valley narcissus and begonia types to brighten breakfast tables.
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L. M. Bennington
Little Garden Notes on Seed Quality and Pest Prevention
Advice on choosing seeds and garden setup to deter pests. Recommends near-house location, hedges or netting, soil amendment with coal ash and sand for clay soils, bone meal for vines and fruit trees, and regular cultivation. Also covers transplanting timing, firm soil compaction, and watering to prevent soil baking.
Rose mildew control methods shown superior
Spraying with sulfur or potassium compound at one ounce per three gallons of water outperforms the traditional dusting of foliage with flowers of sulfur for rose mildew suppression. The report compares effectiveness and advises spraying as the preferred technique.
Pansy Blight Control Steps in Garden Soil
When blight strikes pansies stir lime and sulphur into the soil. Remove and burn affected plants. If blight persists, create a new bed elsewhere. Spread lime and sulphur on the old bed and mix thoroughly.
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Paul Rockwell
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