The Red Mirage Chapter XXII Continues
Farquhar is urged to avoid conflict as Goetz and a German doctor clash with danger. A wounded rival abjectly loses his life while Gabrielle grants a parting gift. Farquhar rides toward safety with Preston’s plan to reach Oran and a hopeful promise of reunion.
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Gabrielle
Richard
Farquhar
Preston
Goetz
Les Imberts
Oran
Richard Farquhar
John Eyres
Exile Pursuit and Last Stand in Sidi Bel Abbes
Colonel Destinn flees with three legionaries as Arabs rise in revolt. Goetz von Berlichingen leads a bold flank, saving a pursued Destinn and an unconscious Farquhar. In the rock gully Destinn frees Farquhar, who reveals a mother’s message and a final mercy, ending with Meunier’s quip and a possible court martial.
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Destinn
Sidibel-Abbes
Vineyard
Sidi-bel-Abbes
Goetz
Cod
Ime
Richard Farquhar
Richard
Farquhar
Destiny
Goetz von Berlichingen
Meunier
Killing Men Saves Birds in War Time
As Europe battles, war reduces human killings while boosting bird populations. France bans hunting and sale of native game, curbing a vast yearly slaughter worth about two million pounds. Belgium normally exports skylarks. with war, trapping and market pressures shift, leaving birds largely immune near combat zones.
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France
Belgium
Federal burns 90000 bad eggs in Washington purge
Federal officials burned 90000 bad eggs judged unfit for food. The eggs stored in a stable were found and condemned by the District of Columbia supreme court as unfit for consumption.
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Washington
Department ‘of Agriculture
District _ of Columbia supreme ‘court
Old Furniture and a Mother's Farewell in Indiana News
A family torn by moving plans tests a mother’s attachment to heirlooms in a small town tale. The daughter pushes for a fresh start with new furniture while the son returns home to restore the old house and keep the family's past alive.
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Mother
L Indianapolis News
The Army Song Fit for a Campaign Across Two Wars
A veteran writer reflects on how American soldiers in 1916 and earlier wars used campaign songs. He traces origins from Yankee Doodle to The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Star Spangled Banner, noting the band’s courage and the evolving musical legacy shaping morale along campaigns from Manila to Maryland.
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Old Town
John Brown
Twelfth
Massachusetts Regiment
Julian Ward Howe
America
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Anacreon
Heaven
London
St. McHenry
Mindeen
Peor
Khey
McHenry
Boys In Blue
Johnny
Babylon
Vaden
Georgia
Dixie
Maryland
North
South
Lorena
James R. Randall
New Orleans
Richmond
Fear and Legacy of a Young Nation in Philadelphia Voice
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer reflects on 140 years of American nationhood versus governance. The piece asserts the United States is an old government in a young country, contrasts it with many nations newly formed, and highlights the Liberty Bell lesson shared by half the world.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States
Japan
House of Hohenzollern
Austria
Hungary
Franklin
Italy
Portugal
Bluffed Conductor Refuses Fare on Streetcar
A man waiting for a car tricks a new conductor by taking the seat of the passenger who claimed to have paid to the end of the line. When asked for fare, the imposter says the other man paid and offers the seat, leaving the conductor stunned and the fare unpaid.
Worth a King's Ransom Origin Explored
A London Chronicle writer traces the phrase to feudal times when ransom varied by rank and revenues. Kings often received payments for noble prisoners, while common captives could be sold or slain for rewards. The term may echo royal ransom or Richard the Lionheart’s captivity.
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London Chronicle
Richard Coeur de Lion
New Motor Drives Flexible Shaft Camera for Smooth Follow
A spring motor powers a flexible shaft enabling a motion picture camera operator to track subjects with ease, matching the control of an ordinary hand camera.
Originality and routine in art and life
The piece argues that youth resist repetition yet true originality means returning to the origin of a thing. Progress requires direction and genuine self trust, not perpetual motion. The metaphor of the earth’s motion versus perceived stillness illustrates hidden advancement.
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Wallace Herbert Blake
Condor and Eagle Sustenance Durations
A condor can survive for forty days without food while an eagle can endure about twenty days.
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Harding
Don Quixote
Kismet
Goum
Colonel Destinn
Lessionaries
Destini
Lowe
Europe
Audubon Society
Chaolic Crulers
Wieé2zwoon & Underwood
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