Wallace and Eleanor in the Santiago Jungle
Lieutenant Mark Wallace of the Seventieth New York is wounded near Santiago in 1898. He shelters with a lonely Cuban clearing girl named Eleanor, who clings to him as he battles thirst and pain. Major Howard orders evacuation, while the girl’s father, an American planter, lies dead nearby.
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Mark Wallace
Seventieth New York Regiment
Santiago
Wallace
Red Cross
Commissariat
Wallace Hnd
Leutenant
Linares
Eleanor
Mark
Crawford
West Point
Kellerman
Johnson
Man
Howard
Monard
Soames
Murray
Texas Rangers
Bride of Battle by Victor Rousseau
Foreword praises a World War I era tale described as the first up to date American novel of the war. It tells of a man who returns and fights in France for the army that once discarded him, highlighting intrigue, chivalry, love, and bravery.
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America
France
Victor Rousseau
Plans for a Child Change Under Surprise Meeting
Lieutenant Wallace charts futures for the child he has taken in. Major Howard, his commanding officer, reveals startling information that reshapes Wallace's plans.
Truly King of Birds Declares Bald Eagle Majestic Predator
The Audubon Society's T Gilbert Pearson calls the bald eagle the king of birds praising its size majesty and strength. He notes an anecdote of watching an eagle lift a lamb from a southern prairie while he ate lunch.
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T. Gilbert Pearson
The
Audubon Society
Iron Ore Deposits Fuel Russian Steel Growth
Within Ukraine bounds lie major iron ore deposits supporting Krivoi Rog district development. This ore drives rapid growth of the Russian iron and steel industry, now contributing about seventy percent of the nation’s iron ore supply.
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Ukrainia
Russia
Krivol Rog
No Silly Belief in Luck Says Successful Men
The passage argues that all successful men share a causationist view, rejecting luck and affirming that outcomes follow law. It credits Emerson and others for the belief that character alone does not reap rewards, and that compensation comes from adherence to cause-and-effect principles.
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Emerson
Jolly Little Bean Bags Feature Happy Jack Squirrel
The article describes bean bags made from thin leather and loosely filled with beans featuring Happy Jack Squirrel and Peter Rab as motifs. It notes they can be found in shops or made at home using worn kid gloves or heavy cloth, cut out painted and edge stitched.
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Happy Jack Squirrel
Peter Rabbit
The Joy of Motherhood Prompts Healing Testimony
Mrs. O. S. Johnson of Ellensburg Washington credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of illness and enabling her to conceive and care for a child. She urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance based on four decades of experience.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Eensburg
Wash
Lydia B. Pinkham
O. S. Johnson
R. No
Ellensburg
Free Libraries in Italy Federation Expands Library Network
The federation for the promotion of free libraries in Italy has established many libraries since its Rome start in 1908. It mirrors Milan Society goals, runs circulating libraries, provides cost supplies, and plans direct book production while aiding soldiers with in-field libraries.
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Federation For the
Italy
Rome
Society of
Milan
Federation
Minister of Studies
Catch Big Carp At Ches Hunt Reservoir England
Two carp weighing 16 pounds and 14 pounds five ounces were caught at Ches hunt reservoir in England by F. Fumes and W. Baines of the Red Spinner Angling Society.
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Cheshunt Reservoir
England
F. Fumes
W. Baines
The
Red Spinner
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G. Chapman
Major Howard
Tall
Thomas E. Green Beak
Chatsworth
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