Sim Banks Proves Courage After War Talk Rises
In a small town, Sim Banks confronts Jim Thorn during a gathering at Hicks store after a day of Civil War talk. Thorn is called a liar, Sim strikes, and the crowd grapples with the fallout. Sim walks home elated, feeling awakened and reclaiming respect.
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Sim
Sim Banks
Pap Sampson
Jason Roberts
Jim Thorn
Ebenezer Sparks
Ebenezer
Jason
Thorn
Hicks
Jim
Keerin
Low Jim
Canada the Duke and Duchess Of Cornwall and York
Duncan Campbell Scott writes of Canada uniting under the Crown inviting all voices from Nova Scotia to Yukon to join in a shared allegiance. The poem celebrates federation from Vancouver Province’s pages, linking imperial history to a future of loyalty.
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Cornwall
York
Nova Scotia
Yukon
Old England
London
Duncan Campbell Scott
Vancouver
Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace a Shrewd Counselor to the Duke
The article recalls Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace, K. C. I. E., adviser to the Duke of Cornwall and York on his imperial journey. It notes his earlier India service with the Viceroy, his 1887 knighthood, and his tenure as Director of The Times Foreign Department. It highlights his Russia book and its Russian school use, and emphasizes his influence as a modern stockman-like figure.
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Donald Mackenzie Wallace
Duke of Cornwall and
York
India
Russia
Donald
Lord Dufferin
Lord Lansdowne
Foreign Department
the Times
Egypt
Duke of Cornwall
Donald Wallace
Duke of Roxburghe Aids in South African War Service
The Duke of Roxburghe and three aides gained distinction early in the South African war. Prince Alexander of Teck served as A D C to Brigadier General Mahon, Lord Crichton on Major General Brocklehurst’s staff, and Roxburghe himself joined the Household Cavalry unit that deployed at the war’s outbreak and returned on the same ship as the last of the Canadian infantry. The article notes he narrowly missed the Victoria Cross.
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Royal
Prince Alexander of
Chicago Tribune
Marquise de Fontenoy
Chicago
Scotland
Duke of Rox
Notable Scots Castle Heiress Candidate for Marlborough Line
He is fully eligible with youth and a distinguished military record in South Africa. His career is free from scandal and he commands a rent roll near $300 000 annually. He owns one of Scotland's grandest castles and is a first cousin to the Duke of Marlborough.
Dog and Sheep Lawault: A Province Court Case
A farmer tracked a dog that attacked his sheep to a dwelling and proposed a swap: if the dog had eaten mutton the owner pays for the sheep. if not the sheep owner pays for the dog. The proposal was rejected, the dog was later found eating a dead sheep and shot, and a judgment was reserved.
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Penetang Herald
Prayerful visitant reverently joins silent prayer
A Los Angeles Episcopal clergyman's son visiting a Canadian city attends church with his mother. The congregation bows in silent prayer before the sermon. The boy, unaccustomed to the practice, prays softly and answers the clergyman with innocent candor. He said, I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
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Los Angeles
Old Evangelical School
The Old Wives Tales On Birds Eggs And Beliefs
A rustic tale linking bird eggs to luck and behavior, followed by a verbatim 1640 York County court record ordering baptism for unbaptized children from Pisca taquis to Kenebache once a minister is settled. The piece blends folklore with colonial legal history.
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South
York County
Saco
Thomas Georges
Edward Godfrey
Piscataquis
Kenebache
Brownly and the Morose Marn on Ingratitude of Life
A brief exchange contrasts Brownly claiming his child is the smartest with the morose Marn noting life’s ingratitude. The dialogue implies no child will declare an enlightened father, highlighting irony in parental pride.
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Brownly
Marn
A Woman Balancing on One Foot Counterpoise Question
A reflection on why a woman bends to pick up items by leaning and extending one leg backward as balance, noting that the reason has never been adequately explained.
Sea Gypsies of Britain Keep To Wild Coastal Life
The article describes sea gypsies of the British Isles about 500 families who live at sea, rarely touching land. They sail old boats, anchor offshore to shellfish, speak little, and display Norse or Danish heritage with muscular, stubby hands from hard coastal work.
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British Isles
Sang Bank
Tried and Convicted Too in California Politics
In a California political anecdote, a district attorney candidate is exposed as a convicted horse thief, the veteran opponent recalling his own past indictment and conviction to claim moral high ground, while the audience notes the irony of the claim.
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East
California
Two Buffalo Killers of the Rocky Mountains Tale
A London English paper once told of two brothers with two rifles and a keg of powder who killed about twenty seven buffalo daily by shooting through each other’s rifles. A cousin, said to be linked, killed thirty daily by a running reload trick with one bullet and powder.
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Rocky Mountains
Brother No. 1
Buffalo
Brother No. 2
How to Catch the Polar Bear
A humorous reminiscence describes meeting a polar region adviser who shares fanciful tips to catch polar bears and walruses. The piece jokes about reporters learning quirky methods like mimicking the aurora borealis and hiding in ice, noting bears’ tame curiosity toward strangers.
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Varlor Rug Trust
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Granny
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Mary Mann
Jim ‘Thorn
Canada
Ophir
Australia
Cartier
Champlain
Frontenac
Bold la Salle
Wolfe
Sir D. M. Wallace
the Duke of
Roxburghe
Dog and
Lawault
Dr. Chase
A. W. Chase
Edmanson, Bates”& Co
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