Abduction or Adventure Along Roaring Bill Wagstaff
Hazel travels with Roaring Bill Wagstaff through deep northern forests after losing her bearings near Cariboo Meadows. He leads north for days then crosses a river by canoe to continue toward a distant wilderness in a stark, survival driven trek.
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Hazel
Rosling Bill
Bill
Silk
Cariboo Meadows
Wagstaff
Bill Wagstaff
Roaring Bill
Fraser
Roaring Bill Deserts Hazel to Mountain Cabin Tale
Hazel Weir, a Granville stenographer engaged to Jack Barrow, refuses Harrington Bush. Bush dies on a horse, leaving Hazel five thousand dollars. Hazel moves to Cariboo Meadows to teach, meets Roaring Bill Wagataff, and spends a night in the woods after losing her way and reaching his campfire.
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Hazel Weir
Harrington & Bush
Granville
Ontario
Jack Barrow
Bush
Hazel
Cariboo Meadows
Roaring Bill
Wagataff
Hazel’s Arrival at Roaring Bill’s Cabin
Hazel reaches Roaring Bill’s cabin and learns no contact with the outside world before spring. Bill’s kindness eases the adjustment as she faces a new life in the wild. The next installment promises Hazel’s introduction to this rugged existence.
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Hazel
Fragmentary field memory in a September walk
A contributor muses on belief and truth while recalling a walk in a field last September with a young woman. The fragment ends abruptly, leaving the moment and identity unclear.
Western Canada land values on the rise boosted by postwar demand
The Calgary Herald notes a surge in Western Canadian farm land prices driven by stronger commodity markets and a wartime shift to agriculture. Wheat land and grazing property have surged with prices sometimes doubling, while improved tillage and government support bolster the outlook for Alberta farmers.
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Canada
Calgary Herald
Alberta
Astral Bodies Theory Invoked in Brief Exchange
A dialogue touches on the theory of astral bodies with a wry reply about possessing astral lamps, implying clever skepticism or whimsy in the discussion. The exchange hints at contemporary curiosity about occult or celestial concepts in a lighthearted mood.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmers Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims thousands of distressing cases improve with a gentle vegetable formula and offers a trial bottle for ten cents plus a mail order option.
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Kilmer
Dr. Imer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
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Hansel
Soda Creek
Mao Mat Nnrn
Cariboo
Geome
Mou
Tll
Ashe
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Betty
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