Grandfather tells of Western Canada emigrant success
F J Chamberlain chronicles leaving for Canada in 1916 after hard times and selling possessions. He settles in Gem Colony Alberta, builds a home, farms 70 acres, and expands with family help. Other stories follow of Allan Nicholson from Manitoba and the broader tale of postwar opportunity in Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Chamberlain
Canada
Alberta
Idaho
Allan Nicholson
Hazelbridge
Manitoba
le Mirs
Plymouth County
Washington Township
Towa
Dalton
South Plympton
Springfield
United States
le Mar
Iowa
W. S. Nethery
Interurbani&tation
Columbus
J. M. MacLachlan
Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
Murder Plot Foils Heroine as Ship Sails Away
In a snowbound Quebec frontier town, Dupont plots murder to obtain papers and power. Madeleine and Marie race to warn Hilary, boarding to stop the scheme as the schooner sails into ice floes.
Desperate Escape Aboard a Frozen Schooner
Hilary Askew faces treachery on the schooner St Boniface as Madeleine aids his fight against Dupont Brousseau and the outlaws. Locked in battle amid ice and fog, the vessel drifts toward the gulf ice while Madeleine consoles, wounds, and plots a last chance for survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Connell
Lafe
Hilary
Madeleine
Seigneur
Dupont
St. Boniface Company
Brousseau
Drouin
Lacharce
Georges Martin
Marie
Monsieur
Mademoiselle
St. Boniface
Pierre
Leblane
Chateau
Monsieur Askew
Leblanc Sare
St. Lawrence
Leblanc
Morris
Ste. Anne
Entitled to Clemency Noted as Case Dismissed
A defendant admits speeding to keep a husband waiting and the judge dismisses the case. The exchange highlights mercy in a clemency-like ruling.
Father Lucien Arrives with New Singlestick Craft
Father Lucien, expelled from the village, grows fond of Hilary while plotting a plan. He studies single-stick exercises from Quebec and fashions a hazel singlestick, training regularly in his study, quietly practicing lunges as his health improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Lucien
Hilary
Ste. Marie
St. Boniface
Quebec
Prominent Ohio Women Endorse Dr Pierce’s Prescription
In Conneaut and Ashtabula areas, Mrs Sarah Hilderbrand of Harbor Street and Mrs Carrie Whelpley of Lake Street praise Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. They report relief from menstrual pains and inward troubles and recommend it for young girls and their daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
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Captain Dupont
Brousseau Sharp
Fletcher
Cholly
Louisville Courier-Journal
George H. Doran
Invalide’ Tet Hotel
Eles
Batonic
Fatonic
Carter
Louisiana
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