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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
4
A Nation’s voice extols the American soldiers in France for their selfless role in the war. It argues the US entered willingly to aid Belgium and France, fighting to protect the weak and secure a safer world, while bearing future debt. The piece defends motives as unselfish and future-focused.
An elderly speaker imagines a vivid fantasy of battlefield glory against Prussia, air raids on Potsdam, and medals for valor, contrasted with the reality of aging and domestic demands as housewives shout for milk. The verse blends wartime bravado with fading vitality and whimsical gadgets.
W. M. Tucker recounts a chaotic mountain journey from Livingston to Bozeman and beyond in May 1915. The party camps at a spring, gets lost, wades through rising waters, ends up back in Livingston at 2 a.m., then travels 150 miles home after reading the Journal. He notes high river floods and a nearby forest fire amid travel mishaps.
W S Tucker writes from Livingston Montana describing large pine forests seen on a trip and noting the letter will close. He signs off with a closing message and box number.
A Turkish fable exposes truth through a woman who asks why a follower loves her. She directs him to her sister, more attractive, prompting him to discover the deception. The tale ends with a quip on lying and perception. Spurgeon's Sabbath cornet joke questions who deserves heaven and who might not.
Village marshal Harry Shells states the Vil lage Council has ordered enforcement of the ordinance against chickens at large and riding bicycles on the sidewalks in the community.
A Cuban planter Don Esteban Varona hides treasure in a well with slave Sebastian, while Donna Isabel schemes and a web of relatives, lovers, and insurgents unfolds across chapters. O'Reilly and Rosa pursue the treasure and rescue amid battles, arrests, and a prison escape, ending in a dangerous search back at the plantation well.
Johnnie O'Reilly and Rosa uncover a subterranean cache in Don Esteban Varona's cave. The trove includes silver goblets, casks of coins, jewels, and the missing deeds of patent to Varona lands. Rosa gleefully learns the plantations are hers, while the treasure confirms Isabel's fate and the villains' defeat.
Rosa strains to stand after slipping near a pit when a heavy hand grabs her from above. She confronts a terrifying, scarred, black face with distorted features and wide pale eyes. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as it is to be continued.
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