Jil McFarlane and a World War I Family Tragedy
Jil McFarlane learns her father Rich ard vanished in World War I. Her brother Ric loves Sandra Calvert, an older woman, while Richard, now Captain Mackey, visits Julia and threatens Sandra. Sandra marries Ric as Richard’s past deceptions unfold. Sandra arrives at the farm with Mekng the boy transferred and Julia learns Richard’s 3 attempt to stop the marriage.
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Jil McFarlane
Richard
Spang Gordon
Ric
Sandra Calvert
Julia
Captain Mackey
France
Sandra
Mrs. McFarlane
Ricky
Rod Mackey
Roger Mackey
Mackey
Dave
Jill
McFarlane
Family tensions rise as Ric's wife arrives at Buzzard's Hill
Julia and Jill clash over Sandra, Ric's wife, who brings tension to Buzzard's Hill. Sandra agitates Jill and John I., while Julia struggles to manage the new household dynamics and protect the family's reputation amid war talk and old secrets.
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Julia
Ric
McFarlane
Jill
John I
Sandra
Buzzard’s Hill
Ricky
Sandy
Foster
Mamie
Veterans questions on GI bill and benefits answered
Veterans ask about lump sum insurance, gender and service questions. The columnist notes GI Bill education numbers, VA rules, and guidance on hardship, Red Cross help, WAC eligibility, legal aid, and widow's insurance after remarriage. Answers emphasize current laws and potential exceptions.
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Veterans’ Administration
Army
Red Cross
WAC
J. D
McAlester
Okla
U. S. Army
Norfolk
Selective Service System
American Legion
Amvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Bar Association
Daytona Beach
Fla. A
Washington
D. Cc
The Big Four Railroads and Other Tricky Trivia
The questions span rail nickname origins four cities involved Caesar’s rival in Rubicon crossing aogist term for a polygraph? Mohammeds favored daughter title windiest US city count of traveling carnivals papal occupancy by Englishmen and streetcar to population ratio in the United States.
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Rubicon
United States
Papal Throne
Answers to a Set of Historical Knowledge Prompts
The items list geographic and biographical facts including city names Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pompey Fatima Buffalo and a population figure around 300. It notes a digamist definition for remarriage after death or divorce and mentions Pope Adrian IV and a demographic rate of one per fifteen hundred people.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pompey
Fatima
Buffalo
N. Y
Adrian IV
Submarine Pioneered in American Revolutionary War
In 1777 David Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut built the first US submarine. It carried one operator for 30 minutes, could submerge by admitting water and surface by pumping it out, and had oars at both ends for propulsion and steering. It nearly sunk the British ship Eagle in New York harbor during the war.
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United States
David Bushnell
Saybrook
Conn
New York Harbor
Keely Water Engine Scam Exposed After 24 Years
Philadelphia inventor John Keely promised a water powered engine that could propel a 30 car train 75 miles in 75 minutes. Demonstrations drew thousands of investors, but after his 1898 death an inquiry revealed the device ran on a hidden compressed air system.
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John Keely
Philadelphia
Keely
Collier’s
Lemon and Water Wake-Up Health Drink
A morning lemon and water routine claims to stimulate natural bowel action and offer vitamin C benefits. Advocates say Sunkist lemons boost energy, digestion, and resistance to illness with a simple daily glass.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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Ocala, Fla
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
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Witi
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Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detroit
San Francisco
Fleischmanns
Fleischmann
Amal An, Vay
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