Two Boys Survive Ambush In Canadian Wilderness
Brock McCain and Gaspard Lecroix escape a Cree camp after Brock is captured while Pierre Lecroix disappears. They reunite in a snowy outpost, plan to hunt for Pierre and the aunties while evading Erie and Black Jack Desailles, and vow to press on with a fur trade scheme from Hungry House as they track a perilous trail toward the Yellow Leg region.
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Gasard Lecroix
Brock McCain
Hudson Bay
Pierre Lecroix
Gasard
Teore
Ecroix
Brock
Flash
Gaspard
Oys
Timber Wolf
Brocks
Hudson's Bay
Etienne Lecroix
Fort Albany
Black Jack Desaulles
Albany River
God's Lake
Rupert House
Hudson’s Bay Country
Black Jack
Desaniles
Desaulies
Lecroix
Uncletienne
Black Jack Desailles
Inp
Hungry House
Patrol of the Gray Owl: Brock’s cold captivity amid Cree
Brock, recovering from a brutal ambush, travels with Cree and a white guide as camp is made. He overhears guarded talk about his capture and the plan to question him, while memories of Gaspard and a distant hunt for the Yellow-Leg linger.
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Gaspard
Brock
Great, Horned Owl
Louis
Rock
Tellneah
Free Country
Rebel’s Self-Accusation Reveals Harsh Motive
After Obregon’s election, a man in Mexico City surrendered at police headquarters claiming to be a rebel. Detectives found nothing, and the prisoner confessed he surrendered to avoid returning to his wife, saying he preferred death to home life.
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Obregon
Mexico
Mexico City
Senor Robelo
Perilous Bolivian Jungles housing deadly parasites
Description of Bolivian jungle dangers lists several pests and parasites. The text notes the apasana spider whose bite can kill, a fire ant called palosanto, the zaputama insect causing intense itching, the guanaco bug with often fatal bites, sand flies, sweat bees, malaria mosquitoes, wasps, ticks and jiggers in the region along the River Benl.
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Benl
Bolivia
New York Times
Recalling Old Times and the Stereopticon
A Washington Star reminiscence asks what happened to stereopticon lecturers once popular in the city. It recalls slide shows with buzzing remotes, sleepy operators, and misaligned images, plus illustrated songs with maudlin seaside tales and sentimental performers.
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Lsten
Pisa
Washington Star
Boy pays father's bill at store with 2 cents
In a far town a boy visits a merchant to settle a bill owed by his father. The merchant offers a statement, the boy insists on paying, the accounts are tallied, and the boy leaves with 2 cents for his effort. The father later remarks the boy may have a financier’s knack.
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Brockton
Tomatoes Diet Jokes Highlight Diet Fads and Blue Blood Phrase
A reader letters in the Times medical department joking about diets and the phrase blue blood. The note cites a mother dieting to cure unknown ills and asks which diet will keep him slim yet allow him to feel superior.
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Times Medical Department
Reduke
Los Angeles Times
Not So Much Interest in Books as Character
A reflection on readers who talk about books as a sign of education. The writer notes that truly engaging people often talk little about books and that bookish talks do not guarantee virtue or trustworthiness.
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H. W. Howe
The Wise Map Reads The City’s Unknown
A fragment from the Chicago News cites a witty line about wisdom and knowledge, noting how little a map can reveal of what remains to be learned.
Jenny Lind's Parlor Car Idea Sparks Railcar Change
The singer's travels in 19th century America led to a makeshift parlor car with chairs and couches replacing seats. Her joke name for the setup inspired the Pullman chair car, altering railroad comfort on tours with P. T. Barnum.
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Singer
Jenny Lind
America
P. T. Barnum
Sleepwalking Husband Terrifies New Wife Seeks Help
A four month newlywed wife from Los Angeles asks how to cope with her husband walking in his sleep and attempting to leave through a window. She describes stress, inability to breathe and seeks advice on overcoming the nightmare behavior.
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Los Angeles Express
Liberia A Free Republic With US Ties Since 1847
The article notes Liberia as a predominantly African population with about 100000 coastal dwellers, plus an estimated 20000 American negro residents. Founded in 1822 near Monrovia by freedmen aided by American colonization societies, it became a free independent republic on July 26 1847. Its constitution follows the United States model with electors required to be of negro blood and landowners.
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Minster Abbey
Isle of
Thanet
England
Conynham
Edburga
Thanet Manor
Island
Liberia
Monrovia
United States
American Colonization Societies
Yale Football Song Boola Boola Origin Story
Albert Hunt Marckwald introduced the Yale tradition Boola Boola to the class of 1901 after hearing the chant in the South Seas. Allan Mortimer Hirsh expanded it from a folk song to a group tune and then to a football air set to music.
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Yale
Albert Hunt Marckwald
South Sea‘islands
Marckwald
Allan Mortimer Hirsh
Detroit News
Loyalty and grit tested as virtue and character
A reflection on loyalty as a defining virtue and a test of character. The piece emphasizes fidelity to self, friends, and work as marks of a faithful person and highlights grit as essential in life’s hardest trials.
Young Financier Don’t Dismiss This as a Made Up
A developing financial story features a young financier who challenges skeptics about a new venture. He fields questions from investors and outlines a bold plan targeting rapid growth and market disruption in a fickle economic climate.
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