Webster Brong Scout for Braddock Near Fort Duquesne
Webster Brong serves as a scout for General Braddock and returns to Alexandria after visiting Fort Duquesne posing as a Frenchman to gather intelligence. He delivers messages to George Croghan and joins Round Paw and others, aiding a girl named Elaie Dinwold before Washington rescues him and he continues toward Fort Duquesne.
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Webster Brong
General Braddock
Fort Duquesne
Alexandria
Braddock
Brond
Fort Du‘ateane
George Croghan
Indiana
Acout
Round Paw
Balsar Cromit
Elaie Dinwold
Brand
Webster
Croghan
George Washington
Elsie Dinwolf
Fort Dukesne
Bradock
Noy
Aps
Elsie Dinwold
Great Cove
Chapman
Bulldera
Will's Mountain
Washington
Beog
Hound Paw
Balsar Gromit
Fellera
Balsar
Cromit
Consorober
The Onondaga scout joins Braddock’s frontier expedition
In a Braddock era foray, Iroquois ally Round Paw and ten hardened white scouts join the march. We bargain with a wary Black Jack band and confront the backcountry danger while tracking a multi-tribal, multi-ethnic frontier campaign. A lone long gun signals a fresh kill and possible ambush ahead.
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Burpin
Wile Creek
Will's Creek
Braddock
Elvilly
Jack
The
Juniata
Black Jack
Plorida
New York Province
Anch
Captain Jack
Cromit
Rassie
Croghan
Injans
Jock
Martinet
Round Paw
Tophet
Wwe
Bis
Mit
Tobh
The Cabin Chapter IV Begins With Hidden Men
The Onondaga wakes at dawn and whispers a warning to hide as men approach. The narrator and companion seek cover while tension rises and a viewer steps into sight, signaling danger and impending confrontation.
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Nog
Trials of a Thieving Dog in Satirical Verse
The Kansas City Star recalls Raethe's mock trial of a dog accused of stealing a whip and eating it for dinner. In Les Plaideurs the dog faces windy lawyers and a dogged judge, with outcomes left unclear though the dog is depicted as condemned to the galleys or possibly merely knocked on the head.
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Raethe
Racing
Hrin
Kongas City Star
Flax Varieties and Seed Cultivation Discussed
Two forms of flax production are examined as distinct industries: flax for fiber and flax for seed. The discussion covers varieties, cultivation practices, and the economic implications for growers and markets.
How to Dodge the Rainy Day Corporation Scam
A reader shares a satirical tale about a bogus financial scheme advertised by the Rainy Day Corporation. The letter-writer describes moving to avoid creditors, getting a higher paying job, and claiming debts were repudiated, with anecdotes from friends who supposedly benefited. The piece mocks how such schemes promise easy money while exposing the pitfalls of schemes that avoid debtors.
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Ilinois
Quayles
Rainy Day Corporation
Old Town
Great Neck
Long's Island
Chas, Clarke
Mildred
Cuba
Fifth Avenue
70 St
Snissieg
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Groces’s
Pexel Company
Chicago
Ill
Portland Oregonian
Carter
Parker
Dandrutt
Gronth
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Des Moines
By Huey Pendexter
Irwin Myers
Hugh Pendexter
Chapter
Monarch
Ees
Euntanter
SUN Light Company
N. Wells
Minnesota
Vaclavek
St. Paul
Minn
James T
Edwara Arms
Wimbledon N. D
Watertown
P, Co, Inc
Hanford
Kiilan Eien
Harold A
Sa Onrne Prestiyn
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