Hayward's Mission Amid War Looming in Wyandot Lands
Hayward travels to Sandusky to relay a message for Harmar while northwest tribes brace for war. Rene D Auvray, a Wyandot missionary, questions memory as the duo faces British influence, a murdered man, and a looming Indian attack led by Simon Girty.
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Hayward
U “States
Fort Tyirmaar
Fort Girty
Wenegdde
Airies
Fort Harmar
Smensare
Geoin
Tomarry
Huarmur
Sandusky
Hamiltton
Wa-pa-teé-tah
Dfayward
Mlarmar
Jayward
Tarlton
Brady
Simon Girty
Fight a Red Coat in the Dawn Woods
The narrator creeps through dark woods to ambush a white man in a red jacket. They clash in a brutal struggle for a rifle, the foe toppled by a root and fatally wounded, as Indians close in and the house braces for a larger fight. Brady and Schultz coordinate as rifle fire erupts around the cabin.
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Mademoiseilé
Mademoiselle
Joe
Gil
Brady
Schultz
Bailey's temper spills over the phone in comic exchange
A senior partner scolds a junior over an insult hurled by a man named Bailey. The junior repeats harsh lines then moderates, as Bailey replies with a calm, backhanded response. The joke centers on repeating a tirade and the temper settling into a gentler tone.
Autumn of Life Harvest Season Message
A reflective excerpt urges self talk about entering the autumn of life. It portrays spring and summer as past, autumn as still gentle yet rainy, and frames this period as a time for fruit, harvest, and provisioning for winter as quoted from Amiel's Journal.
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Amiel
Economy In the Homie
In keeping house it is quite as necessary to watch the outgoing as the incoming. Not a scrap of food should be wasted while it is good. A pot of drippings can be kept on hand if fat is carefully saved. Sauces can be reused to flavor over dishes and enrich the soup kettle.
Eskimos Origin Debate Ruled Open by Scholars
The question of Eskimo origins remains unresolved with theories linking them to Asia or North America, and possible relations to Southern American Indians or Tartars. No definitive solution has been accepted.
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Asia
North America
Dally Thought Quote: War and Peace Reflections
Franklin muses that there never is a truly good war or a truly bad peace, offering a terse philosophical reflection on conflict and tranquility.
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Dally
Franklin
Death in the Moro Warfare A Soldier's Letter
A New York correspondent quotes Lieutenant Edmunds describing the Dec 18 night attack near Jolo. Watson killed by a Moro spear and barong while guarding a camp. Edmunds bled and parried multiple blows, then fatally wounded. The account details wounds to the leg and arm, noting a spinal puncture and the brutal but brief struggle.
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Negys
Edmunds
A. A. King
Ort McKinley
Hospital
Jolo
Jan. Ji
Watson
Sid Take
Saxton
Wells
van Natta
Lampblack Qualities and Enduring Pigment Traits
A fragment discusses lampblack as a durable pigment made mainly from carbon with mineral matter and moisture. It highlights strong covering and coloring, its practical use with other pigments, and cites ancient burial markers where lampblack letters endure while wood decays.
Manufactured Fuel Briquettes Rise in Value in 1913
United States Geological Survey reports 1913 production of 181,059 short tons of coal briquettes valued at 1,007,327 dollars. The tonnage rose 17 percent while value increased over 50 percent from 1912. Seventeen briquetting plants operated across regions with varied coal types and binders.
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United States Geological Survey
Central States
Pacific Coast
United States
Inserting Wires In Gas Pipes
A Popular Mechanics note explains how to pull wires through gas pipes with bends. A contractor used a vacuum to pull a string tied to a wire through a three ninety degree bend in a newel post.
Cover For a Stair
A wooden hinged door acts as a portable lift to move heavy items between floors. When in use it fits over the stairs to slide goods up or down. When idle it folds upright against the wall and is held by a catch. Barrels bags and machinery can be moved to a basement or upper floor with ease.
High Priced Coal Sparks London Jewelry Scandal
Report tells of jewelers in London who adulterated coal by cutting and mounting it as scarfpins to fetch high prices. The sensational claim notes a large tonnage valued at 2,150 pounds and ties the act to the recent Great Power strike, highlighting the profit motive and public reaction.
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London
Dpower
Sharpening a Knife Technique
A historical note describes sharpening a knife by careful stopping without lubricant on a smooth aluminum surface after first whetting on a stone. The method emphasizes controlled motion and surface quality to produce a keen edge.
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Paris
A. C
7S i Wine & Co
Harmar
Rene D
Auvray
Cnaptier IV
Rene
Bestore
Hayward Grurts
North
Gaaxnard
Rane D'Auvray
Wyandots
Pet
Nice
Ogian
Astis
Bailey
Merican
Gosachs
Venteue
Al'm
Daily Puzzle
Uss
Nobby
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