Home Sweet Home in Manitoba Homesteaders Love Story
The text recounts two generations of homesteading vows in Manitoba. John Harris and Mary Allan pledge lifelong devotion while jailed, then Betlah Harris and Jim Travers seal a similar pact with a kiss. The tale is told by Robert J. C. Stead, noted novelist and poet.
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John Harris
Mary Allan
Manitoba
Betlah Harris
Jim Travers
John
Mary Harris
Robert J. C. Stead
Lovers Seek Manitoba Homestead Amid Autumn Lake Scene
A schoolmaster finishes a day and plans to take a chance on a Manitoba homestead. His wife Mary joins the venture, arguing they will build a life together though the gamble risks isolation, hardship, and new horizons as sunset fades over the lake.
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Manitoba
John
Journey to Manitoba Frontier Seeds a Pioneer Dream
John Harris resigns his teaching post to homestead with Mary Allan in Manitoba. They join an immigrant train toward Emerson, where settlers exchange stories of crops, Indians, and new life amid freezing march snows.
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John Haris
Mary Allan
Red River
Rocky Mountains
Tom Morrison
John Harris
Manitoba
Big Aleck McCrae
Empire
Emerson
Prairies
Lake of the Woods
Man First Dwelling Place in Gobi Desert
In the Gobi region of Asia scientists argue man first lived as waters receded from higher elevations. The highlands feed great rivers while Tibet and Cashmere mountains host wild grains and animals later tamed by humans.
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Gobi
Asia
Earth
Tibet
Cashmire
China
No Statue of Georgian in Statuary Hall Says Secretary
The secretary of the statuary hall in the capitol notes Georgia has no representative in the Hall of Fame. Each state may provide two statues of deceased citizens honored for historical renown or civil or military services.
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Statuary Hall
Capitol
Georgia
Hall of Fame
Why pantomime clowns paint cheeks in bright scarlet
A survey of pantomime makeup traces scarlet cheek marks to medieval and mythic roots. Theories connect red shapes to a naughty boy image, a demon mystery, or Momus, god of mockery, with the red fishtail a remnant to enlarge the mouth.
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Momus
Pearson
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Helps Women Report Health
Letters from grateful women claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved pain and fatigue, restored ability to work, and brought health and happiness. The testimonials urge others to try the remedy for similar symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lan Teere R . Warner
Ee Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkama
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