Jesse and Kate's saga spans land and love in distant fronts
The narrative follows Jesse Smith from Labrador birth to Texas cowboy life and British Columbia ranching, amid a stormy marriage with Polly and a later bond with Kate Trevor. Kate contemplates suicide, rescues, returns to stage, and reconciles amid vigil, betrayal, and a vow to honor names while a perilous chase unfolds with robbers, a U.S. marshal, and Billy O Flynn as a warning from the past.
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Jesse Smith
Labrador
Jesse
Botty
Texas
Polly
British Columbia
Kate Trevor
Kate
Trevor
O'Flynn
Ikate Ia
United States
Billy O'Flynn
Billy
Vancouver
Jessie
David
Ito
Countess condemns salt at table in French cooking critique
A Newport dinner scene features a French countess scolding multimillionaires for salting dishes before tasting. She argues good French cooking requires no extra seasoning and compares diners to painters altering a work, preferring simple Marseille fare over marble kitchens.
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Newport
Marseilles
Edith’s Nervous Yet Brave School Visit Remembered
A timid girl named Edith earns praise for duty during a school visit. She recalls listening to her mother’s compliments, admitting she was scared, while her hands stayed steady and knees shook visibly.
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Edith
Children of Convicts Find Shelter In Mrs Booths Homes
In New York and Gwynedd Valley a project aids convict families left destitute after sentences. Maud Ballington Booth funds a home near Philadelphia for up to 75 children and 50 mothers, with separate spaces for mothers to sew and relax, using a donated building and ten surrounding acres for play.
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New York
America
Maude Ballington Booth
Mrs. Booth
Booth
Gwynedd Valley
Philadelphia
Wills His Body to Science By Metchnikoff
Paris physician Eli Metchnikoff director of the Pasteur Institute reveals in his will that his body will be willed to scientists. He insists the remains be buried near the Pasteur Institute not beyond Montparnasse cemetery near his home. He notes offers from the United States England and Germany but says he will stay close to home in death.
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Kate
Jesse
Jared
David
Atlantic
Frognall End
Windsor
Bary David
Thames
Baby
Sonny
Mother
Polly
Father
Charity
Billy
Dad
Lad
Savage
Lnd
Hat Creek
Spite House
Spice House
Paris
Eli Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Metchnikoff
Montparnasse
Metchnikof
United States
England
Germany
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Goa
Ness
Part
Billy O’flynn
Billy O'Frynn
Bily
Patsy
Young O’flynn
Patey
Cupid
Cathedral Grove
Wonderland
Madame Scotson
Mrs. Pollock
Abilene
MRS
Young O'Flynn
Sailor Towns
Frisco
Captain Taylor
Iron Dale
Doctor McGee
Sky-Nine
Boulton Taylor
Taylor
Hundred Mile House
Sanford
Crabshaw
Roger Toco
Ellsworth Young
Billy Meant
Chef
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