Forged Cornwallis Order Helps Ferguson Mission
Captain Jack carries Lord Cornwallis despatches toward Major Ferguson while an old frontiersman assists, forging a postscript to aid Ferguson’s march. A Cherokee scout and Polly the girl add tension as pursuers close in near Buffalo Creek. The narrative shifts toward a planned stand and pursuit through the Carolina backcountry.
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Urhuy
Charlotte
Catawba
Gilbert Town
Ferguson
Sten
Lesa Forest
King
Anil
Polly
Jack
Captain Jack
Horne
Buffalo Creek
Tarleton
Tom
Sumter
Flint Hill
Lord Cornwallis
Fergusen
Cornwallis
Binca
Hia
Legion
Leutenant
Talen
Cuma
Margery
Polar controversy mirrors local snow shoveling quarrel
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mr. Crosslets comments on a broader polar dispute while likening it to a domestic battle over who is responsible for shoveling snow from the walk at home. The dialogue contrasts grand debates with a commonplace civic duty.
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Crosslets
North Pole
Washington Star
Nickel Still Remains A Popular U S Coin
Treasury officials weigh scrapping the six cent piece but fear widespread disruption. The nickel underpins prices for streetcar fares calls and many daily items, from telephone calls to soda fountains and ice cream, staking its place in commerce and public life.
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Treasury Department
Department
Congress
Labor unions swell across North America and beyond
Reports show Toronto blacksmiths forming a union and Arroyo Porto Rico shoe workers organizing while the Milwau kee Machinists Union grows by over a hundred since August. Plans push for labor unity in Santurce and San Juan Porto Rico and the Printing Pressmen and Assistants endorse a home for consumptives.
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Toronto
Canada
Shoe Workers
Arroyo
Porto Rico
Milwaukee
Santurce
San Juan
Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Carpenters’ Union
Minneapolis
Fllneis
American Federation of Labor
Massachusetts
Saitors’ Union of the Pacific
Great Lakes
Fall River
Fitchburg
Fisherville
North Adams
Portland
Maine
Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men of
Ameri Ea
The Looks Of Things In Poultry Farming
A rural essay on how selecting stock that pleases the eye improves care and happiness on the farm. Buff Plymouth Rocks and Holsteins are favored for steady temperaments and beauty, with color influences and owner satisfaction noted. Practical tips on feeding, housing, water quality, and seasonal care follow, citing Cornell and Farmers' Home Journal as sources.
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Adda
Plymouth Rocks
Edgar L. Vincent
Farmers’ Home Journal
Saving Fish After Floods In Mississippi Valley
Government fisheries workers rescue food and game fishes from overflowed lands after floods. Pools left behind by subsiding waters trap fishes, which are salvaged by seining and returned to public waters. Francis B. Brennan notes drought survival traits like burrowing and tropical fishes with special gills.
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Mississippi Valley
Francis B. Brennan
Philadelphia
Washington Herald
Canada Faces Fuel Shortage Driven by Scarce Coal
The Chicago News notes Canada lacks coal in Ontario and logs a shrinking timber base, driving a surge of peat fuel experiments. Developers spent hundreds of thousands drying peat bags to create domestic fuel, with one Montreal firm reportedly losing 380000. If trends continue, thirty years of consumption may dwindle.
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Canada
Ontario
Montreal
Chicago News
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Camden
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Fishing Creek
King George
Northby
Cappy Jack
George
Fergueson
Fergson
Captain Long-knife
Hadley
Missouri
U.S
Wood, Wire and Metal Tathers’ Union
Boston
Mass
Poultry
Cornell
Indiana
Whight
China
Farmers' Home Journal
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