Love Tale of Sabron and Pitchoune in Arabian Quest
In a Sunland serial set in North Africa Sabron captain of the French cavalry leaves quarters with Pitchoune a motherless Irish terrier. Miss Ju Na Redmond an American heiress befriends Pitchoune as Sabron seeks rescue and love across deserts and dunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comte-dé Sabron
Shand
Pitchoune
Arquise d’Esclignac
Ju Na Redmond
Algiers
Miss Redmond
Julia
Duc Dé Tremont
Sabron
Igiers
Dog
Duc de Tremont
Tremont
Marquise
Pecans de la Maine
Tremont and Sabron Reach Encampment in Fragrant Desert Night
In a desert trek Tremont and Sabron near exhaustion reach an encampment. Tremont greets Therese de la Maine and Julia Redmond as Pitchoune lingers by Sabron’s bedside while Sabron clings to memory and a haunting tune.
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Tremont
Therese de la Maine
Julia Redmond
Julia
Madame de la Maine
Hammer Abou
Mademoiselle
Pitchoune
Jum
Redmond
Galicia in War and Polish Life the Galician Heartland
The piece portrays Galicia as a dense, war-devastated crownland of Austria, with Russian and Austro-German forces clashing across its plains and Carpathians. It highlights Lemberg and Cracow as political centers, Polish and Ruthenian tensions, and Galicia’s heavy peasant toil amid salt mines, forests, and limited industry.
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Galicia
Russia
Lemberg
William Joseph Showalter
National Geographic Society
Poland
South Carolina
United States
Alaska
Austria
Carpathians
Beaumonts
Wieliczka
South
Austrian Poland
Electric plants of India and South America spark curiosity
Royal Dixon describes in Edison Monthly how plants like the telegraph plant and Desmodium gyrans emit tiny electrical currents. He notes the sensitive plant and meat-eating species yield measurable voltages, while the fishing plant lures prey with rapid leaf motion and electric-like triggers. A tale from Lake Titicaca near Nicaragua tells of a vegetable octopus entangling a dog, its roots gripping and causing injury.
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Royal Dixon
Edison Monthly
Dixon
India
Lake Titicaca
South America
Nicaragua
Dunstan
Chapter XXV reveals Sabron wakes in an Algiers hospital
Sabron opens his eyes to a hospital room in Algiers, recalling childhood Rouen memories. Pitchoune sits by his bed as a nurse in a hospital dress observes. He asks where they are while struggling to recall his companion’s name in tempered Angilo-Saroa French tones.
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Sabron
Tremont
Hammet Abou
Monsieur
Christ
Desert
Pitchorne
Charles
France
Algiers
Mon Vieux
Robert
de Tremont
Miss Redmond
Red Cross
Rouen
Pitchoune
Saint Brigid of Ireland and Her Fleet Street Shrine
The article recounts St Bridget as patroness of Ireland and Fleet Street, born to a bard and disciple of St Patrick, abbess of Kildare. It notes Kilbride parishes in Ireland, and the Fleet Street church spire struck by lightning twice, once attributed to Wren's daughter.
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St. Bride
Ireland
Fleet Street
St. Patrick
Kildare
Bridget
Kilbride
London
Wren
Pall Mall Gazette
Bed furnishings and mattresses advised for home comfort
A contributor in Farm and Fireside urges careful selection of beds and bedding. She notes households spend a third of life in bed and that good mattresses and springs, while seeming costly, are actually the cheapest in the end for lasting strength and rest.
Unselfish Enterprise in a City Corner Exchange
A benevolent man offers work to Weary William who has begged at the corner for weeks. William replies he would collect the employer’s name and direct any job seekers to him, claiming to be a philanthropic free employment agent who earns only incidental money.
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William
How's the Wind, Sergeant Evidence of Gas Attacks Reported
Soldiers monitor wind to predict gas attacks as British front lines suffer gas poisoning. Mutsies respirators provide limited protection while officers describe relief methods. Lan cashire fusiliers report 403 affected. Scientists plan to spray hyposulphite of sodium to neutralize fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire Fusiliers
Hanoverian Orders and Royal Limits Across Power Lines
The London Chronicle notes that the Duke of Cumberland cannot retaliate by creating English Knights of Hanoveric orders after Hanover’s loss. Hanoverian orders ended decades ago when Prussia dissolved Hanover, with the last British Guelphic Knight Grand Cross being the Duke of Cambridge. Queen Victoria declined acceptances of Hanoverian orders in 1844, saying she could not grant orders as favors beyond her power.
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Duke of Cumberland
Hanover
Prussia
Kingdom of
Duke of Cambridge
George VI
Britain
Ernest Augustus I
Victoria
Lord Aberdeen
London Chronicle
Getting Nowhere Inspires Feisty Dance Debate
A playful exchange laments lack of progress as participants note the dancing craze has begun, sparking chatter about efforts and energy. The banter centers on enthusiasm versus results, highlighting a lighthearted clash over what matters in the moment.
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Petit Frere
Marquise d’Esclignac
Madame Angot
Sabygop
Bing
the Indre
Robert de Trémont
Africa
Therese
Villa Des Bougainvilleas
Iick
Babron
Villa Des’ Bougainvilleas
Adgiers
Abou
Pco
Cracow
Jagellons
Kosciuszko
Lody
Coro Lee
East Indian Telegraph Plant
Handsome
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