Artillery Becomes Mainstay in War Reports 1910s Mexico Border
Washington recall of 24 year old border skirmish details shows soldiers chasing Villa followers across Nueces County Texas and pursuit methods. The piece notes artillery as a growing mainstay of field forces, outlines battery organization, ammunition loads, and cost of modernization amid debates on preparedness and potential interventions.
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George Clinton
Washington
Mexico
New
Leonard Wood
Wallington
Carranza
Villa
Glennie
War College
United States
Pss
Texas
Third Cavalry
Chitako
Thetroon
EL Isurra
Panto Bianco
Nueces County
Lexus
Rite Grande
Cating
Joseph
Dickman
Second Cavalry
John W. Heard
George Dodd
John T. Knight
Garza
Gorge F. Chase
Ans
Europe
Far East
Ertl
Congress
House
Senate
Department of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Stephen T. Mather
Secretary of the Interior
Ben
April in Birdland and the return of spring birds
The piece notes April brings mating birds and newcomers from the south. It urges not to pick wildflowers, details the kingfisher and phoebe’s returns, and explains robin nesting from mid April to May with multiple broods. It highlights the brown thrush’s morning song.
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Kingfisher
Phoebe
Garden for Usy Woman
The article argues women gain health and happiness from outdoor gardening and offers practical tips. It suggests choosing low maintenance flowers like sweet peas, poppies, China asters, and gillyflowers, planting early, and providing support and water. It emphasizes scheduling time outdoors to improve overall well being.
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E&. van Benthuysen
Winnie the Whistling Postmistress of Alma Is Kidnapped
Winnie, Alma Station postmistress and famed whistler, is abducted by outlaw Warren Ives. Abel Druse leads a rescue with a posse, returning with Winnie to marry in a home bought with Ives’s capture reward. The tale ends with a wedding march and a community triumph.
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Alma Station
Winnie
Abel Druse
Ives
Abel
W. G. Chapman
Artillery Devices in Bible Times and Prophecies
The article notes ancient siege engines in the Bible. It cites II Chronicles 26:15 describing towers with engines. Ezekiel 4:2 and 21:22 predicting battering rams and engines of war against Jerusalem walls. Jer 6:6 mentions pouring out the engine of shot. Ezekiel 26:9 adds Nebuchadnezzar’s engines of war.
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Uzziah
Ezekiel
Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Benjamin
Nebuchadnezzar
Dancing snowflakes inspire playful snowball chatter
A fair maid and her gentleman friend remark on dancing snowflakes as they joke about them practicing for a snowball. The light exchange captures a seasonal, whimsical moment.
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Fair Maid
Byron as a voracious early reader and its literary impact
The article surveys Byron’s reading habit, noting Ruskin’s praise of his early wide-ranging study across literature, history, philosophy, and theology. It cites his pre teenage breadth, later critical letters, and contrasts with Wordsworth’s nature focus, concluding broad reading aids early authors but may hinder later invention.
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Macaulay
Stevenson
Scott
Souther
Johnson
Byron
Ruskin
Whch
Rowland Prothero
Watson
Tully
Tripoli
Cooper
Wordsworth
Belgium Law Grants Dogs Full Seat Rights on Trains
The Belgian government once decreed dogs have the same travel rights as adults on rail journeys, surpassing children. In a ten-seat compartment with eight adults and two dogs, the dogs with tickets filled the compartment, leaving human passengers behind and preventing dogs from yielding seats.
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Belgium
Elers
Crop Conversation Finds No Harvest Path Yet
Fragments of a rustic dialogue reveal hesitation over sharing a jot of produce and doubts about the crop to be gathered. The terse exchange underscores uncertainty in harvest planning and remarks on possible future yields.
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Arizona Mountains
John Byrd
Warren Ives
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