You Are So Restful and Hugh’s Quiet Recovery
Daphne steadies Hugh after a head blow and helps him sleep as Marjory confronts the truth about her relationship with Dr Brentwood. Daphne vows to his happiness, acknowledging sacrifices and inner courage as Marjory reflects on true virtue versus glamour.
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Raymond
Marjory
Daphne
Hugh
Stanhurst
Waphne
Jones
Litthe
Miss Merivale
Dr. Brentwood
Dephne
Maljory
Marjor
Thorough farm work yields best profits through thoroughness
A farm management essay argues that complete, careful work beats half done efforts. It cites weather, labor shortages, and the need for broad intelligence, urging farmers to lay out work realistically, keep only productive cows, and invest in genuine improvements for higher profits.
Keeping One's Temper in Disagreement
Quote reflects on temper and open mindedness in debate. It warns against despising opponents and urges friendship and calm, noting that nobility of opinion shows itself in kindness and willingness to smile. The text contrasts hope with anger as incompatible.
Naval Punts Aid River Battle on the Tigris
In the Kurna engagement the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Royal Old Regiment forced a position by poling boats through thick reeds and landing waist deep in water, illustrating adaptive use of flat-bottom punts in river warfare.
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Tigris
Kurna
Oxfordshire and Cos Infantry
Friction Over Feelings Between Sam Ras Tus
Dialogue shows a tense exchange where Sam expresses high regard while Ras Tus conveys that feelings are not reciprocated. The fragment hints at strained relations and personal conflict without broader context or outcomes.
India’s Great Help in War
Secretary Austen Chamberlain tells American correspondents that India proves loyal to the British Empire during wartime. He cites King Emperor devotion, Indian troops facing Gallipoli sacrifices, and honors earned, including five Victoria Crosses and twenty-five Military Crosses, as proof of India’s vital support in the war.
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India
Germany
Austen Chamberlain
Indian Empire
V. C
Gallipoli
Build New Ships for Postwar Recovery
London Chronicle argues for retaining all interned German steamers under peace terms and planning an immediate shift of British shipbuilding resources to merchant ship production at dawn of peace to aid postwar recovery. It stresses launching every merchantman in the first year as crucial.
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London Chronicle
Arctic oil wealth claimed by Eskimo discovery
Eskimo informants report four oil springs and a thick oil lake near the Arctic circle confirmed by W B Van Valin of the U S Bureau of Education. A native teacher accompanied them 459 miles to Wainwright to verify the find and 450 miles back to the source in the far northwest, near navigable Arctic waters.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
W. BR. van Valin
United States Bureau of Education
Reiner
Wainwright
Nome
Seattle
Arctic Ocean
Keeping One's Temper in Argument
The piece quotes Channing on open mindedness and warm heartedness as signs of being right. It argues that noble opinions avoid violence, favor harmony, and make friends despite disagreement. It contrasts anger with hope, noting they cannot coexist in the same heart.
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Channing
Epitaph Gaffe Defaces Captain Skinner Memorial
Conversation reveals a defaced tombstone after the funeral of an eminent captain of industry. The epitaph originally read He did his best but was altered to include the word friends, prompting curiosity and a lighthearted exchange between neighbors.
Brains Mocked as Eggs Sought in Enkoo Clock
A colorful quip mocks a man for lacking brains and imagines him foolishly hunting for eggs inside an enchanted clock. The exchange highlights playful insult and absurd humor from a bygone era.
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Miss L. G. Moberly
Miss L. G. Moberley
Boudoir
Neven
Sam
Rastus
Arctic
Red Rose
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