Fire and Indian Encounter on the Frontier Camp
Turner and cook McGinnis face a threat as forest Indians raid the camp for meat. McGinnis uses a whip to drive them off and gains respect, while Turner grows wary of a return. Indians later return peace offering venison and share bread and pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainnis
Turner
Ald Mor
McGinn
McGinnis
Tie
Haning
Seemia
Keegune
Yorner
Ward
Garry
Metaiinis
Chicago
Oldest American Cradle Found in Philadelphia Storage House
Atlas Storage Company in Philadelphia possesses what is described as America's oldest cradle, claimed to be over 300 years old. The piece features painted panels depicting The Annunciation The Visit of the Wise Men The Slaughter of the Innocents and The Flight Into Egypt and is attributed to Juan Vestris a sixteenth century painter associated with works in Venice and Florence.
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Philadelphia
America
Atlas Storage Company
Egypt
Juan Vestris
Venice
Florence
Mexican names and social ranks in daily life noted
The text observes Mexico's informal address culture where friends use given names, elders get Don or Senora prefixes, and servants use childlike terms. It notes class distinctions in speech, public figures called by first names, and contrasts with U.S. custom, followed by Harvard University pension plans for long-serving faculty and a whimsy reflection on daily autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Don” Ricardo
Republic
Carmencita
Don Jose
Don
Nina
Nina Tmaseulae
Woman as Queen and Healer in Mission of Mercy
Dr Talmage extols Christian women as queens in bearing and easing suffering. He cites maternal care for the ill and the poor, calls women the chief agents in charity, and celebrates home influence, prayers, and steadfast faith guiding husbands and families toward heaven.
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Louis Klopsch
Talmage
Solomon
Walter Scott
Shufem
Jesus
Heaven
Mrs. Brady
Chickahominy
Annie Ross
Copper Shop
Margaret Brecknridge
Shelton
Deborah
Grace Darling
Marie Antoinette
Joan of Arc
Kingdom of Heaven
Christendom
Christ
Paul
Rebecca
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Othey
Ced
Stennis
Ske Rillils
Anenai
Tnirner
Vurter
Puck
Warvard University
Univeristy
Harvard
Dorcas Society
Banks
Bethlehem
Spain
God
Mary
Elizabeth Fry
Charlotte Elizabeth
Augustine
Countess of Huntington
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