Flora Sands the Scotch Nurse Who Won Serb Brave Badge
The article tells of Flora Sands a Scottish Red Cross nurse who served with Serbian forces during World War I. She marched on frozen hills fought with a guard unit during retreat and earned promotion to sergeant. A grenade wound ended her frontline career but she received the Kara-George cross from the prince regent for conspicuous bravery.
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Serbia
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Red Cross
Adriatic
Sands
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New Ax for Old Lady in Mountain Tale
A spring evening scene shows an Iwan 9D horseman meeting a mountain family at their white cabin. The father asks what they would swap wealth for, the wife quickly choosing a new ax over horses, dresses, or books.
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Molly
Susie
Slarpers Magazine
Convention That Created United States Constitution in 1787
A fragmented note recounts the 1787 Philadelphia meeting where delegates shifted from amending the Articles of Confederation to drafting a new constitution. It notes Washington presiding and nine states required for ratification, with Delaware first on December 7, 1787 and New Hampshire last on June 21, 1788, followed by later ratifications from New York North Carolina and Rhode Island.
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Carolina
Delaware
Devon
Connecticut
Maryland
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New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Delirium of Arabs Observed by Travelers in Palestine
Travelers report Arabs of the Syrian Desert display an unusual fondness for tobacco. A cigarette is often too strong, with native smoking of Tryoscyamus leaves called Sebharan causing intoxication and delirium described as the "white man's" effect.
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Palestine
Syrian Desert
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