Love and guilt in the Foreign Legion siege
In Sidi bel Abbes Captain Arnaud confesses to Colonel Destinn that his murder of a rival was driven by a broken love with Sylvia Arnaud. Destinn absolves him while foreseeing Arnaud’s fragile, controlled explosion as he exits the room.
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Sylvia Omney
Richard Farquhar
Captain Arnaud
The
Foreign Legion
Captain Lower
Farquhar
Bower
Preston
Gabrielle Smith
Sower
Farquar
Gabrielle
Arnaud
Sylvia
Richard Nameless
Mme
Colonel Destinn
Corporal Goetz
Sylvia Arnaud
Goetz
Destiny
Sidi-bel-Abbes
Destino
Legion
Cercle
England
Jim
Fle
Rone
Chance
A Grave Is Opened in Sidi Bel Abbes
In the desert town of Sidi bel Abbes a cafe scene unfolds with a lone watcher as a furtive European man and a lithe girl slip into a private, dimly lit chamber. The man’s pale features, recalling a conjured life, meet the girl’s touch and a questioning greeting from Desire.
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Sidi-bel-Abbes
Cafe du Tonkin
Desire
The Tempting Affair Between Wife and Two Suitors
A beautiful woman, tired of her husband, flirts with a superior and an inferior in rank. With the inferior she is partly in love, yet she watches her husband depart to shoot the lover without warning. Is she cruelly indifferent or using temptation to remove a threat?
Bad Woman and Honest Love in Arnaud Play
A dramatic query centers on Arnaud and his doll wife Sylvia as a Jewish paramour enters the tale. The text questions whether a morally wrong woman can truly love a man better than his wife and whether Arnaud’s conduct is excusable. It unfolds as a moral drama about fidelity and temptation.
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Arnaud
Sylvia
Bagpipe serenade heard near city church on quiet Saturday
A Manchester sergeant listens from a street near a tall office precinct as a piper practices upstairs. The bagpipe selection includes The Barren Rocks of Aden with four beats per bar, then Cock o’ the North. An elderly watchman recalls learning tunes on a tin whistle.
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Aden
Manchester
Ray Caldwell and 30 Wins A Year A Baseball Target
Manager Bill Donovan predicts Ray Caldwell will win 30 games this season for the New York Americans. The piece notes only six pitchers have reached 30 victories and names past standouts like Johnson, Alexander, Wood, Walsh, and Coombs, highlighting the rarity and team support required. Caldwell has shown sub two ERA games but past seasons fall short on victories.
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Bill Donovan
New York Americans
Ray Caldwell
Caldwell
Donovan
New Yorks
Alexander the Great
Walter Johnson
Mathewson Ieads
Jack Coombs
Joe Wood
Id Walsh
Matty
Wood
Coombs
Walsh
Washington
Johnson
Idaho
Alexander
Yankees
Poultry House Design Emphasizes Four Basic Comforts
A Merrick County, Nebraska farmer outlines a 12 by 16 foot poultry house built on four principles light ventilation warmth and no drafts. The design accommodates sixty hens with roosts nests and open and adjustable front windows for ample light and air circulation. It also suits surplus cockerels and can be divided into breeding pens if needed.
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M. G. Scudder
Merrick County
Neb
Western Canada offers land and homesteads to farmers
The article extols Western Canada as a land of opportunity for farmers, highlighting low prices and 160 acre free homesteads. It profiles a Saskatchewan Lloydminster resident who expanded from 160 acres to over 100 cultivated, with yields of wheat oats and barley, and a growing livestock operation. It cites Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture predicting higher returns from stock farming and notes postwar European demand as a driver for Canadian stock expansion.
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Western Canada
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Western
Canada
Europe
United States
Dominion
Bill Donovan Wild Start Foreshadowed a Hall of Fame Resurgence
The article recalls Bill Donovan’s rough beginnings in 1890s baseball. He debuted for Washington versus the Giants, then allowed six walks against Louisville and faced Baltimore, with poor results before rebuilding. By 1901 he emerged as a star, winning 25 of 40 for earthbound rise.
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Bill
Atlantic Coast
Donovan
Washington
Giants
Louisville
Hoy
Baltimore Orioles
Brooklyn
Hartford
Baseball Notes on Dodgers Reds and 1910s Players
A compact survey of players and teams including Dodgers catcher concerns, Hal Chase as Cincinnati hero, Jimmy Callahan comments on the Pirates, Fielder Jones as “miracle man,” Cal Brown with Memphis, and waivers for Zip Hagerman. Mentions left handed pitching weakness for Cincinnati and various veteran nicknames and pennant chatter.
Jess Tannehill Named Umpire in Ohio State League
Jess Tannehill has landed a job as an umpire in the Ohio state league, marking a step forward in her officiating career. The appointment places her in a key role for upcoming regional games and tournaments.
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Jess Jannehill
Jess Tannehill
Useful Coop for Hatching Appears in Farmers’ Mail
D O Krehbiel of Enterprise Kansas describes a simple setting coop designed to hatch hens on the farm. The 12 by 4 by 1 foot structure is split into twelve 1 by 4 foot runs eight 1 by 4 boards form the frame and sides and ends provide enclosure for the birds.
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D. O. Krehbiel
Enterprise
Kan
Hatching Coop Design with Poultry Wire Runs
An article describes an outdoor hatching coop where partitions use poultry wire. Each run has three slats with outer slats nailed down and the middle one slides for feeding and watering without disturbing other hens. A one foot square nest frame is placed at one end.
Teach Youngster to Eat by Brooder Rivalry
An older chick in the brooder guides a batch of newly hatched youngsters on feeding behavior. The scene shows social learning as fledglings observe and imitate the mature bird. The dynamic highlights instinctive teaching and hunger-driven practice in a communal brooder.
Fresh Air for Ducklings During Hatch
Ducklings in a large hatch need extra ventilation while still in the machine. Open the door slightly, about one eighth of an inch, to improve air flow and breathing for a strong hatch. This tip applies to good hatchings with many ducklings, not just a few.
Keep Pullets Separate From Older Hens
Advice stresses dividing pullets from older hens to control feeding and prevent over fattening. Exclude surplus cockerels from the pullet group to improve results.
Requirements of Ducks and Handling Guidelines
The chief requirements for ducks are ample water and grit, plus suitable feed. Ducks will clean up three times daily while growing, and at all times should be handled or disturbed as little as possible.
Tommy Learns to Eat Frogs in Macedonia
British troops in Macedonia adopt frog eating as a savory supplement to meals. They catch frogs by luring with bits of meat on a string, a practice that adds variety to rations and helps quiet the noisy frog chorus at night.
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Tommy
Macedonia
London Globe
Purity and Healing Emollients Advertised by Cuticura
A nostalgic advertisement claims Cuticura cleanses and soothes skin and hair with its Soap Ointment and Cream. Free mail sample offered by sending a postcard to Cuticura Dept L in Boston. Sold broadly in stores.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Freddie's Funny Thought Cartoon Exchange
A short humorous script from the Boston Evening Tran frames a child asking what follow your nose means and a pug attempting to follow it. The exchange relies on a visual gag about the dog turning a back somersault as its nose leads.
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Freddie
Boston Evening ‘Transcript
No Wonder. The Man Who Trims Our Trees and Hedges
A wry exchange about a local contractor who undercuts prices by trimming trees and hedges. The quip suggests the figure is the ubiquitous neighborhood handyman known for low rates. No person or place names are specified.
Is He a Man of the Hour Judge Hints
A judge remarks that a man consistently watches the clock as proof of punctuality and readiness, suggesting his habit defines his timely bearing.
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Bes
Wilsil
Annex
FC Wals
Ray Caldwall
Farmer's
New York Yankees
Wild Bill’’ Donovan
Dodgers
Hal Chase
Cincinnati
Jimmy Callahan
Pirates
Fielder Jones
Cal Brown
Mack and
Yank
Memphis Nine
Cleveland
Zip Hagerman
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Baseball Club
Jack Knight
Pat Moran
Phillies
Josh Devore
Ping Bodie
Big Jeff Tesreau
Big Jem Pfeffer
Big Jess
Hank Gowdy
Johnny Evers
Trojan
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