British Heroine Lady Sarah Wilson in Boer War
The article profiles Lady Sarah Wilson of Marlborough who joins Mafeking siege exploits. It details her escape and capture, spy work for Baden-Powell, exchange for a Boer officer, and return to the garrison. Her marriage to Capt Gordon Chesney, family ties to the Marlboroughs, and adventurous public image are noted.
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Sarsh Wilson
House of Marlborough
Joan of Arc
oMeer
Placy
Sarah
Wordon Wilson
Mafeking
British Becmansland
Transvaal
Col. Baden-Powell
Fifth Dragoons
Wilson
Baden Powell
Filson
Sarah Wilson
Sellagoll
Neabitt
Mashonaland
Sarah Waa Weenly
Moehudi
Col
Baden-Powell
Kimberley
Baral
Garricon
2Ayman
Haden-Powell
Barah
Fayman
Serch
Hoe
Duke of Marlborough
Duke
Smoke signaling for forest survival by an experienced hunter
An expert guide shares practical wilderness tips for lost sporters in Maine and Nova Scotia. He advocates making smoke signals from rock towers, starting a three fire sequence, keeping a fire for warmth and signaling, and gathering fuel. He stresses water, signaling practice, waterproof matches, a knife, and landform study to backtrack safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redskins
Elf
Maine
Nova Scotia
Danee
Natura
Tistoma
Eife
Snakes and Birds a Curious Interaction Explored
An eminent writer challenges the notion that snakes hypnotize prey and notes birds fluttering near snakes. The piece discusses how snakes strike and dispatch prey, and how some snakes conceal young in their mouths. It ponders whether mother snakes warn their brood and notes universal opportunities for life studies.
Cheerful Obie Good and Healthy Girls in Youthful Charms
A playful reflection on cheerful girls and youthful heroines. It argues real charm lies in a kind and cheery heart, not in mere vanity or surface beauty, noting that genuine gaiety comes from inner warmth, not just external laughter or flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty
Wayety
Gayety
Divorced Couple Reunites At Concert Amid Family Return
Ten years after a bitter separation over a custody dispute, Mary Taussig and her daughter Claribel unexpectedly reconnect with Nathan Taussig at a Chicago Orchestra concert. The encounter rekindles a shared past and leads to a hopeful reconciliation as the trio leaves together.
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Nathan Tausalg
Hving
Tausalg
Fan
Mary Taussig
Walla
Claribe
Mary Tauasig
Chicago
Tineas
Yong
Claribel
Nathan Taussig
Treemei
Massachusetts
Nathan ‘Tauselg
Mary
Chicago Tribune
Military Salute Through History and Custom
A look at military salute traditions from Crusader times to medieval tournaments. Officers greet by touching sword hilts to faces, a gesture rooted in devotion to the cross and in shielding eyes from the Queen of Beauty’s display seen in past tournaments.
Bishop Whipple’s Rome Parish Work Recited by Yorks
Rev P C Yorks recalls Bishop Whipple of Minnesota serving abroad in Rome and a humorous English misquote heard inside an English church wall. The tale underscores faith as God’s work through human agents and natural laws.
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Ste
Whipple
Minnesota
Rome
Aries
God
Rev
P. C. Yorks
Heroine of Texas: Cora Brandon Rescues Lover from Mexican Prison
A Texas girl named Cora Brandon travels 200 miles in disguise to Sabinas Mexico to assist her lover Randall Barrett jailed after a skirmish with Mexican dragoons. She secures his escape by tricking the jailer, delivering a revolver and mounting horses for a daring night flight toward the Rio Grande, aided by a ranger pursuit once alerted.
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Texas
Cora Brandon
Mexico
Handal Barret
Blanco County
Barret
Randal
Babine
Mex
Rio Grande
Sabinas
Randit
Attie
Rose
Brandon
Hils Prizoner
Aite
Rurals
Amigalers
Wy Vrey
Aland
Onina
Alaing
Ann Butter
Rapli
Tata
Eafety
Glinco County
IllStarred Chase Ends in Rescue and Elopement
A dramatic pursuit ends with a daring ride to the riverbank. A Mexican pursuer is foiled as a brave sweetheart shoots to scatter riders and guides a lover to safety. The couple later wed in Glino county after the perilous escape and reunion.
Wild horse slaughter depletes Washington herds cited by New York Journal
The New York Journal reports a drastic drop in Washington wild horses over two years with 66 000 removed. Estimates show 20 000 shipped east to Alaska, 9 000 to Italy, 10 000 for saddle use, 8 000 in the last two winters, and 6 000 starved last winter north of the Spal river, threatening future viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northway
Ben Ramavent
Hig
Washington
Alaska
Linton
Italia
Montana
Wyoming
Rap
Utah
Spal River
New York Journal
Mrs Adair Appeals for American Aid in War Hospital Ship
Mrs Cornelia Adair heads a committee of American women in London aiding wounded British soldiers. The Maine steamship, lent by B N Baker, is prepared as a hospital ship with costs running up to around 20 000 monthly. Adair, famed in New York society, mobilizes Americans to support the effort amid Irish famine memories and wartime fundraising.
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Cornelia Ailair
Amer
England
Solller
Heroelf
Tate
Wadewor
Geneseo
Blaw
Abo
Adair
Lady Randolph Churchill
New York
Newport
Ritchie
Boston
John Adair
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Hicaped
Winalty
Mebite of
Saaken
Epech
Teras
Cornelia Adath
Ireland
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