Battle by the bayou with Choctaw forces and Narbonne
A pursuit scene unfolds as I fire from a pirogue and clash with Choctaw warriors. Narbonne, Six Fingers, and I press the attack while defending a girl, then retreat toward the bayou as the Indians falter and regroup.
Brampton's Escape Amid Choctaw Uproar and Chaos
In a perilous river scene, Brampton helps a bound comrade escape into a pirogue as Choctaws howl and chaos erupts. Narbonne shouts offers of fortunes while a gagged, disoriented Joe Labrador is revealed, and the confrontation ends with the skirmish fading away.
Damoan the Fox Strikes on the River Route
The party eludes pursuit after landing. Damoan the Fox commands reinforcements and traps Narbonne and Six Fingers while Labrador and the narrator cling to a skiff river chase. They conceal their pirogues and seek safety in a forest camp as the Fox’s war party presses the chase. The girl Mademoiselle rejects an offered marriage as a means of protection, clinging to pride and faith amid peril.
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Labrador
Damoan the Fox
la Nouvelle Orleans
Sieur de Bienville
Natchez
Monsieur
Damoan
Monsieur Narbonne
Mademoiselle
Six Fingers
Narbonne
Golden Acannibus
Acannibus
Mandemoiselle
Stix
Grilly
Canada
Gulf
Beau Law
Virginia
Singlish
Slip Island
Lewisiana
Human Ruminants From History and a Cobbler’s Death
A 1767 British Register report chronicles Robert Gill a Dor setshire cobbler and others who reportedly chewed the cud. Gill endured agony after his second chewing episode lasting an hour or more with intermittent sickness. The Chicago Journal cites repeated cases of men described as brother to the ox for this peculiar faculty.
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Robert Gill
Dorsetshire
Roger Gill
Gill
Chicago Journal
Reopened St Michael’s Church Revives Wren Era Relics
The Church of St Michael in London, rebuilt on the site linked to Dick Whittington, has reopened after renovations. The project included wall and ceiling painting and moving the altar railing to create a choir screen. Moses and Aaron statues were relocated from pedestals to wall niches above their original positions.
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St. Michael
Wren
London
Dick Whittington
Sir Richard Whittington
Moses
Aaron
Poetry Restored to Ancient Truth and Purity
James Thomson calls for poetry to return to heavenly inspiration and elevate its subjects to fair useful and magnificent themes. He urges poets to surprise and instruct, hoping ignorance and prejudice will be struck dumb and poetry become the delight and wonder of mankind.
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James ‘Thomson
Seashore Essay Leaves Laughs and Tears in Reader
Roy K Moulton writes of a Long Beach trip that soured by delay yet warmed by seventy five crippled children on the sand. Children crawl and a colored girl hops as laughter returns under sun, reminding readers what healthy people might overreact to.
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Roy K. Moulton
Long Beach
Changes in Broadway Style Over Five Years
A person who was shut in for five years notes broad shifts since then. They observe changes in taxis color schemes, storefront displays, traffic control, electric signs, and musical comedy styles. They assert modern fashions are better and that human nature remains the same despite changes.
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Broadway
Uses Ax on Gt Who Refuses Him
A satirical column notes men growing rough over refusals and wonders what men would do if a woman married a man who seeks control. It reflects social tensions and gender dynamics in courtship.
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Irvin Cobb
Tom Ryan
E. F. Albee
B. F. Keith
Mr. Cobb
Paducah
Mr. Albee
New York
New York Sun and Globe
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Diamond Dyes Color Things New
Diamond Dyes promises new color options for all fabrics. Each 15 cent package includes directions for tinting soft shades or dyeing permanent colors on wool silk linen cotton and mixed goods. Drugstore guidance should specify material type before dyeing.
New Light on Plant Intelligence Revealed by Bose
British plant physiologist Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose argues plants possess intelligence comparable to lower animals. He cites experiments injecting chemicals into living plants and observed plant fibers behaving like muscles and trees forming attachments to nearby trees, with carrots made drunk or unconscious.
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Jagadis Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadis
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad
Demand Bayer Aspirin warning urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 25 years. The ad cautions imitations may be dangerous and urges consumers to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin.
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Bayer
Ady
Composition as Slang Eradicator Warns Ram MacDonald
Former British prime minister Ram say MacDonald argues that writing down thoughts stops slang in youths. He says slang signals decadence, harms English and truth, and misleads friends. He calls slang the resort of the lazy and slovenly.
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Ramsay MacDonald
England
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Advertisement
Cuticura soothes baby rashes that itch and burn with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. A little Cuticura Talcum is dusted on at the finish for fragrance. Each item priced at 25 cents.
Diamonds in South Africa and the high cost of finishing
Raw diamonds cost about 16 dollars per carat at South African mines while buyers pay fifteen to twenty times that in the United States for cut stones. Experts cite rarity of fine stones and especially the extensive skilled labor needed to transform ore into gems as the main price driver. The cutting process risks spoiling the stone, begins with grain cutting to cleave, then recuts into brilliants, facets the gem, and finally grapples with lap processes that can remove one to two thirds of weight.
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South Africa
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Stain Resistant Linens
The wartime note praises Red Cross Ball Blue for improving table linen wear and invites use to prove its value. Prominent claim targets grocers as distributors and promises enhanced fabric quality.
After-Dinner Speech Opens Hope For Poor Man
The remark suggests opportunities for poor men to deliver an after dinner address. It reflects a sentiment that public speaking could open chances for advancement and recognition among common folks.
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