French Cavalry Captain and the Irish Terrier Pitchoune
Le Comte de Sabron, captain of French cavalry, raises a motherless Irish terrier pup named Pitchoune. He dines with the Marquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss John Redmond, an American heiress. Pitchoune longs for his master as Sabron is sent to Aligiers and the dog follows, enduring peril and reunion efforts in a tale of pursuit, romance, and conflict.
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le Comte de Sabron
Pitchoune
Marquise d'Esclignac
Jo-hn Redmond
Aligiers
Miss Redmond
Julia
Duc de Tremont
Fitchoune
Sabron
Algiers
Sabron i
Ge Tremont
Tremont
Marquise
Red Cross
Abron
Ma Tante
Africa
Duchess de Tremont
Matante
Monsieur de Sabron
Robert
Love and Truth Between Julia and the Comtesse
In a shadowed villa scene in Algiers, Julia Redmond confesses she does not love the Duc de Tremont though she cares for him as a friend. The Comtesse de la Maine, moved and wary, contemplates love, ambition, and a possible union with Tremont as Julia urges frankness and shared insight.
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Tremont
Comtesse de la Maine
Duc de Tremont
Miss Redmond
Julia
Die de Tremont
Mimi
Algiers
Sabron
Monsieur de Tremont
Madame
Mademoiselle
Comtesse
Julia Redmond
Duc
de Tremont
Madame de la Maine
Robert de Tremont
Faubourg St.Germain
The Man in Rags and the Marquise in Moonlit Discourse
In a moonlit garden the Marquise d Esclignac questions a beggar about Sabron as Tremont weighs possible truth. Mimi the cat surveys the scene while Tremont and Abimelec assess risks and potential rescue through outsiders amid wary officials.
Dutch Marooned on Timor Island Reproduces Americanized Colony
In 1865 eight Dutch soldiers sent by the Netherlands East India Company to Kissa near Timor built a fort and were marooned with their wives. Their descendants grew from 16 to about 300, maintaining North European features despite 250 years on the island as intermarriage persisted.
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Netherlands East India Company
Kissa
Timor
J. Macmillan Brown
Kaffyn
Dutch East India Company
Banquet Questions Spark Suspicion in Dinner Exchange
George W. Perkins quotes critics who see an octopus in every trust and mocks cross questioning at a banquet. He recalls a scene where a wife questions her sober husband, Howard, prompting a defensive reply about others who were sober.
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George W. Perkins
Stoned Jail, te failed. In an effort to extricate her son Chester
Mrs. Alice attempts to free her son Chester from jail by force, an incident described as tense and unsuccessful as authorities intervene to prevent a breach. The report notes the mother’s aggressive action and the surrounding police response.
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Chester
Alice
Julia Decides and a Nebraska fruit growers note
Excerpts show Julia weighing marriage prospects with her aunt in a tale tease about a duchess match and a soldier. Separately Tecumseh notes horticulturists rushing to join the Southeastern Nebraska Fruit Growers Association to improve apple quality through strict spraying and packing rules.
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Tecumseh
Southeastern Nebraska Fruit Growers’ Association
Aviators to distribute advertising leaflets by air
National guard aviators will fly from Hastings to towns around Lincoln to promote the South Platte exposition starting October 11. The squadron will drop literature to farmers, housewives, and townspeople as the airplanes pass overhead, billed as a first US use of planes for advertising.
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Lincoln
National Guard
Hastings
United States
Rollins Case: Rockland Woman Imprisoned After Jail Fireworks
Rollins of Tappan New York was jailed for 30 days after firing on jailers using rocks and debris to imitate the bombardment of Dixmude. Her son, jailed for burglary, was sent to the house of refuge. Pendip, famed for punctual train rides, quips on his cornet hobby and ordinary life.
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Rollins
Tappan
Rockland County
New York
Dixmude
House of Refuge
Cheesemaker Claims Limburger Smell Aidable by Rinse
A Pennsylvania cheesemaker asserts the odor comes from the rind and can be removed by cutting it off then soaking in hot water for a few seconds. The interior cheese reportedly remains unaffected and tasty.
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Pennsylvania
Frequent Spraying What Is Going On Here and There
Nebraskans and nearby regions receive a digest of varied notes on agricultural and weather topics. The item highlights ongoing spray practices and regional interest, drawing readers to current conditions and practices across the area.
Nebraska October Events Hit Multiple Cities
A busy October schedule lists events across Nebraska: a women’s suffrage convention in Columbus from October 12 to 14, the National Futurity Meet in Sut ton from October 12 to 15, Washburn college facing Nebraska’s Cornhuskers in Lincoln on October 16, the Grand Encampment of State IFOO in Omaha October 18 to 21, a Beatrice coursing meet October 26 to 28, an Episcopal provincial synod in Omaha October 28 to November 1, and the state teachers’ annual convention in Omaha November 3, 4 and 6 followed by Sunday school day on November 7.
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Columbus
Sutton
Washburn—college
Cornhusker
Lincoln
Omaha
Beatrice
Synod of Episcopal Church
Nebraska
Body Found in Blue River Near Seward
Nick Springer twenty one year old son of Valentine Springer of eight miles southeast of Seward was found dead in the Blue river near his home. He had gone hunting and the rifle found with him likely discharged accidentally as he left the boat. The wound was to the head near the left eye and lodged in the brain. No inquest was held.
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River
Seward
Nick Springer
Valentine Springer
Blue River
Librarians Elect Nebraska Officers
Librarians of Nebraska elected Malcolm D. Wyer of Lincoln as president and Annie C. Kramph of North Platte as first vice president. Kate Swartzlander of Omaha was chosen second vice president and Mary Ray of Lincoln as secretary treasurer. The next meeting place was left to the executive committee.
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Fremont
Nebraska
Malcolm D. Wyer
Lincoln
Annie C. Kramph
North Platte
Kate Swartzlander
Omaha
Mary Ray
German American Alliance Marks Nebraska Celebration
About two hundred delegates attended the annual meeting of the German American Alliance of Nebraska in the city. A banquet was served at the German home after which a program and German Day celebration were observed.
Episcopalians to Meet Omaha for Provincial Synod
Arrangements are being finalized for the sixth provincial synod of the Episcopal church in Omaha. The four day session begins October 28 with several nationally known speakers scheduled to attend.
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Omaha
The
Episcopal Church
Pastor Resigns in Beatrice to Pursue Evangelistic Work
Rev. J. D. Foryth e resigns as pastor of the Christian church in Wy more after several years and plans to begin evangelistic work.
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Beatrice
J. D. Forythe
The
Christian Church
Wymore
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Abimelec
JuHa
Mademoiselle Redmond
Marquise d'Eschgrac
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Marquise d’Beclignac
Capitaine de Sabron
Hammet Abou
Howard
Tante
Pendip
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