Back Blake Sets Plan In Motion Through Parminier
In a brisk exchange, Back Blake enlists Parminier to contact Susan Parminter and arrange a bargain. Parminier, bred on the estate and versed in intrigue, agrees to assist, eyeing profit and safety as the core motive in her involvement.
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Susan Parminter
Sam
Wilbda
Parminier
Dark Negotiations Over a Despatch Box
A tense exchange unfolds between Hilda and Parminter as they discuss a plan to obtain a despatch box through underhanded means. Parminter offers cash and assures secrecy with Jarvis stepping out, while Hilda weighs the moral cost and avoids naming Tarvis to protect herself. The scene ends with an uneasy agreement and implied continuation.
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Cor
Hilda
Minter
Parmioter
Jarvis
Tarvis
Nord
Parminter
War loans and aid rhetoric in Monetary Times commentary
The piece argues that despite global shortages and wartime strain, pressures from war loans and government spending are treated as investments. It asserts continued imports and donations to the Red Cross and other funds, framing wartime finance as a necessary duty and a safeguard against broader pinching overseas.
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Global Wheat Shortage Report Amid War Era Trade Woes
The International Institute of Agriculture warns of a worldwide wheat shortage, noting France Scotland Ireland and Switzerland face shortages while the United States India and other regions show limited production. Corn, however, runs seventeen percent above the five year average ending 1915.
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International Institute of Agriculture
France
Scotland
Ireland
Switzern
United States
Handia
Unclear fragment sparks odd quotation from Boston Globe
Fragmentary text quotes Edith and Barton with scattered phrases about dancing and signing, lacking coherent events or identifiable subjects. No verifiable names, dates, or locations emerge to anchor a concrete news item.
Sacrifice the Sweet Tooth in War Times
A wartime appeal urges Canadians to give up sugar to aid France and support armies. It argues households must ration sweets, noting France consumes about a sugar ration and that Canada's contribution should be immediate and substantial to sustain allied efforts.
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Canada
Tian
Untitled Noted Observations on Horse Handling and Feeding
A fragmented reminiscence describes handling horses with a woman and dog present. It mentions commands whoa and start, fast trots, and terms like sick em. The text compares horse and fish meat feeding and notes reactions and movements near curves and city routes.
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Kildonanne Mas
Real Atrocities Witnessed From Invasion of Belgium
Vernon Kellogg recounts the August 1914 German invasion of Belgium and its horrific aftermath. He describes ruined towns, cemeteries, and families torn apart, noting both exaggerated and true stories from Dinant Wise Tamines Anonne and others.
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Ember
Dinant
Wise
Vernon Kellogg
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Atlantic
AES waste waste of time to tell a man he is a liar
The phrase asserts that calling a man a liar is unnecessary when he already recognizes deceit. It critiques repetition and emphasizes personal awareness over external labeling.
Beer-sheba and its ancient wells in biblical offer
The piece traces Beer-sheba’s fame beyond biblical readers, noting the covenant at the well between Abraham and Abimelech and the later Genesis reference to Isaac. It ponders the origin of the name and its location, mentions related scriptural passages, and speculates on historic military echoes linked to the name Beersheba.
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Abraham
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Shebah
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aewGen
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Beersheba
Pall Mall in War Time Reflections from a Quiet Walk
The Pall Mall scene shifts from pre war bustle to subdued wartime calm. From the Circus to Hyde Park Corner no private cars or carriages crowd the street as pedestrians thin to soldiers and a few hospital uniformed colonials. A crutch bound officer moves slowly, highlighting the changed atmosphere.
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Pall Mall
Circus
Hyde Park Corner
Westminster Gazette
New York judge reduces alimony for extravagance
A New York judge cut a woman's alimony citing extravagance. The remark prompts questions about gender and voting power in judicial elections.
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New York
The Lesson of Italy in War Tone
Lord Northcliffe argues that only sustained Allied strength can break Prussian power and secure democracy, noting Italy's defeat as a warning and urging continued pressure on German forces to reach Paris and beyond.
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Northcliffe
Joffre
Paris
von Kluck
Aisne
Germany
Prussia
Ottawa Journal Press
Germans Use White Flag Deception Near Gravenstafel
Providence Journal reports on German forces claiming to advance near Gravenstafel under a white flag subterfuge. The attempt failed to hold a mile front, leaving a stretch of ground undefended and staining Germany’s reputational standing in the eyes of observers.
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Gravenstafel
Germany
Providence Journal
Indians and the Franchise Debate in The Toronto Daily News
A correspondent argues Indians in Canada should not receive the franchise without intelligent paraversion of the country’s language. He contends literacy tests should apply equally to all voters and questions whether the illiterate born abroad receive same treatment.
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Toronto Daily News
Canada
Victoria Cross awards recap and social chatter
The London Express notes over sixty years since the Victoria Cross began in Crimea with more than 1000 decorations awarded. It adds that 522 were given before the current conflict and seven in the last three years. A separate chatty aside mentions Miss Bute allowing a dance with the speaker last night.
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London Express
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