Le Comte Sabron and the Irish Terrier Pitchoune
Sabron, captain of French forces, travels to Algiers with a motherless Irish terrier Pup, Pitchoune. Miss Julian Redmond, an American heiress, interests him as a memory of an English ballad. Pitchoune runs away, and Sabron seeks permission to keep the dog as he faces marriage plans with Redmond and a wary Duc de Tremont.
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le Comte de Sabron
Bamesit
Marquise d’Esclignac
Julian Redmond
Sabron
Algiers
Mise Redmond
Pitchoune
Marise
Julia
Duc de Remont
Sabrne
Tim Julia
Julian
Duce de Tremont
Soldier's fate tests a Parisian family's values
In a Paris drawing room Julia Redmond reveals love for Sabron, while her aunt the Marquise d'Esclignac weighs titles against happiness. News from Dirbal confirms a fierce battle, Sabron missing, and the aunt steadies Julia, choosing to telegraph for war news as tears flow.
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Julia
England
Miss Redmond
Sabron
Marquise
Julia Redmond
Evening Mail
Marquise d’Esclignac
le Temps
Paris
Madame d’Escli
Gnac
Matante
Africa
Julia Rédmond
Dirbal
de Sabron
Department of War
Tarascon
Pitchoune’s Day On The Battlefield With Sabron
A dog named Pitchoune shares a soldier’s peril as Sabron fights a desert battle in Africa. The loyal hound stays by his master through gunfire and heat, aids his recovery, and embodies the battle’s grim toll as Sabron drags toward safety. در
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Silent Plains
Sabron
Pitchorne
Spahi
Pitchoune
Sabroni
Foemen Made Many Visits Across Two Wars
A correspondent describes a night in a small village near Reims where an elderly French couple sheltered him. The man recalls the house hosting German soldiers in both the Franco German wars and this war, tallying twenty two visits, while noting the soldiers have returned multiple times. He asks if the current German presence will end, hoping not to have to add another mark to the score.
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France
Reims
Trying Out Electric Waiter
An electrical invention aims to replace human waiters in dining rooms. Each table would have a frame with a menu and electrical press buttons for items. Customers select dishes, signaling chefs in the kitchen via on-screen indicators for quick preparation and service.
Silent Diner Tab Signals War Toll on Daily Life
A diner scene shows an altered eating moment as a small aluminum token appears beside the plate, signaling the bill and a reminder that distant wartime events touch everyday citizens. The passage argues that civilization, commerce, culture, and humanity are at stake for all.
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Edward T. Devine
Miss Elizabeth Moore Returns to Saginaw for Child Welfare Work
Miss Elizabeth Moore of St. Louis, a member of the government children's bureau, returns to Saginaw Michigan to study women in lumber camps and child health. Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the bureau, had sent her to Indianapolis for ten days after the holidays to help prepare a child welfare exhibition.
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Elizabeth Moore
St. Louis
Children’s Bureau
Saginaw
Mich
Julia Lathrop
Miss Moore
Indianapolis
Civilization's Peril and America's Proximity to Europe
A terse opinion noting America's near exposure to European affairs, describing the nation as closer to Europe's core than at any time since England's colonial era began, with a half year of warning to isolated rural homes.
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America
Europe
England
Belief Sparks Pride in Bachelor Heroes
A witty remark from Smart Set notes that every bachelor can seem heroic to some married woman, suggesting humorous social views on romance and status.
Birds and Bird Houses for Welcoming Wrens
Start now to make bird houses and scatter a few around the premises to attract neighbors. Wrens are among the most pleasing songsters likely to visit a home. Provide a small opening in each house to deter other birds from using it.
The Prevailing Rates Exchange in Witty Banter
A brief exchange notes pricing of a writer, with a quip about him being expensive yet delivering substance. The reply confirms high rates are expected for quality prose.
How to Heal Stubborn Skin Diseases
A Baltimore doctor promotes a home treatment for eczema ringworm rashes and itching using resinol ointment and resinol soap. Bathe with warm water until crusts soften then apply a thin layer of ointment and cover lightly. Repeat twice daily and expect relief after the first treatment.
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Baltimore
Seashore Contrast Sparks Whimsical Exchange
The Visitor teases Willie about his tan from the seashore, while Willie boasts he tans nearly every day at home, turning a simple sun question into playful quick wit.
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Willie
Wealth Brings Abuse and Apathy Says The Quote
A maxim states that the more money a man has the more he is abused and the less he cares. The saying reflects a cynical view of wealth and social mistreatment.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed Locally
Letter from Mrs J F Johnson of Princeton Illinois praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for inflammation headaches back neck weakness and general female trouble. A nurse in Poland New York also endorses it advising patients to take the remedy during the change of life and to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Princeton
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. F. Johnson
Box
Illinois
Poland
N. Y
Horace Newman
Herkimer Co
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