Frontier War Intrigue Amid Air and Armies
A serialized 1914 tale by Frederick Palmer unfolds on the frontier between Browns and Grays. Marta Galland and Colonel Wester of the Grays confront war’s temptations while Captain Lanstron of the Browns uncovers a spy scheme and secret passage with a concealed telephone. The Gray premier plans to spark conflict, as border clashes erupt with artillery, aeroplanes, and dirigibles. an anarchist fighter named Stransky escalates events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta Galland
Wester
Grays
Lanstron
Browns
Westerling
South la Ft
Marata
Marta
Strana Qnarchist
Feller
Partow
Pyestaf
Lanstren
Parow
Stransky
Fracasse’s Charge Fails Under Grey Artillery Fire
In a brutal hillside engagement the Browns shell Fracasse’s force with percussion and shrapnel as Dellarme’s men hug the earth. The retreat becomes a chaotic mêlée with shells bursting, men fleeing, and Peterkin hiding in a crater as the gray batteries regain the field.
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Stransky
Dellarme
Brown
Fracasse
Peterkin
128Th
Marta Sees Gray and Brown Air War at the Castle
Marta witnesses a local war scene as Gray dirigibles clash with Brown forces above the hills near the Galland estate. Soldiers fortify terraces with sandbags while Marta and her mother await danger, debates over staying or fleeing, and the captain urges action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta
Grays
Dellarme
Fracasse
Lanstron
Manitoba Dairy Growth Highlights Diversified Agriculture
Manitoba shows strong farm finances after 1914 wheat yield and rising fodder crops. Beef, dairy, and pork expand with alfalfa and clover acreage up, while dairying drives profit and Winnipeg gains year-round milk supply. Beef cattle, milch cows, pigs, sheep, and horses rise despite U S market migration. Government notes dairy output increase and winter dairying boosts local creamery and butter production.
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Manitoba
W Estern Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Toronto Globe
United States
Canada
Government
Winnipeg
Eve’s Lemon Trick Astonishes Adam in Told Tale
In a playful exchange, the tale depicts Eve as a prestidigitator who transforms the apple Adam receives into a lemon. The dialog hints at clever illusion and irony in the unfolding mythic moment.
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Frederick Palmer
Charles Scribner's Sons
Fracassi
Sec 5
Atrol Officer
Bos
Eugene Aronson
Hugo Mallin
Mallin
Hugo
Miss Galland
Jacky. Werther
Jacky
David
Goliath
Castle
Galland House
Mrs. Galland
Gallands
Galland
Pass
Eve
Will
Marine Eye Hkemedy
Normarin
Cone
Chicago
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