Scene of a Wyandot camp and a perilous vigil
An intertwined tale unfolds with Rene D Auvray confronting a English prisoner and a Wyandot ally amid threats of torture. Secrets surface about a staged marriage, a murder link, and a plan to rescue Brady by compelling a wary American officer to lead a risky joint effort at the camp.
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Hk Hayward
Har Fmr
Hayward
Rene
Auvrar
Maynard Voluntee
Iaraes
Thaawis
Brady
Raoul Prouveny
Hugaiard
Isla
Tie Ponts
Tha
Joan
Tim
Fallas
Cabhluc Gayward
Auvray
LF Auves
Monsieur
Rene D'Auvray
Mademoiselle
Monsieur Brady
Monsieur Boaha
Picand
Monsiong
Fire in the Clearing Ends With Tense Standoff
In a Shawnee Wyandot frontier scene Brady is bound and facing execution as flames light the forest clearing. Mademoiselle Running Water confronts the chiefs with her cross and a plea for mercy while a U S officer steps forward, prompting a dramatic interruption by the fur trader.
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Mademoiselle
Brady
Lappin
Christ
Tered
Rene
Courage and Spirit Outstrip Passive Obedience in History
An essay argues that history’s heroines were not passive and cites Cleopatra Hypatis Joan of Arc and Rowena as examples of rebellion and drive. It contends courage shapes destiny and criticizes meek obedience as indifference or laziness, contrasting Strathcona’s grand 1908 banquet with a call to bold action.
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Eblocira
Chryso
Themila
Cleopatra
Hypatis
Joan of Arc
Rowena
Tran‘hoe
Duce
Strathcona
Lord Strathcona
University of Aberdeen
Tandon
Thamo
Not Really A Serious Case Doctor's Wife Narrates Clinic Anecdotes
A medical couple recounts humorous and poignant moments from a busy practice. A visiting cousin attends church with them, a baby wails, a key is misplaced, and the doctor hurries home between duties to a Swedish patient seeking sugar in coffee. A high school freshman misstates Alexander the Great's death while reciting.
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M.D
New Gotland
Kansas City Star
Success With A Long Row Of Carrots
Fran J. Risley reports planting a thick row of carrots in a kitchen garden for curiosity and beauty. The roots grew large and heavy, nearly a pound each, with careful thinning. The harvest supplied the family and stock for the season, and the crop showed minimal pest problems, making the trial clearly successful.
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Fran J. Risley
Practical Hints for Fruit Grower in Peach Belt
Practical guidance on orchard care compacted for farmers. Emphasizes soil enrichment with organic matter, regular replanting, and avoiding planting young trees among worm eaten stock. Warns against leaf curl spray timing and stresses attractive fruit packaging and market readiness with proper storage and silage timing for corn.
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Peach Belt
Good Success in Culture of Celery and Breeding Bulls
Gy W. H. Underwood shares methods for profitable celery culture, including seed bed prep, thinning, transplanting, drawing earth to blanch stalks, and soil needs with fertilizers and moisture. The note urges richer ground and irrigation. It then calls for more purebred bulls to improve farm herds and states a good bull is essential.
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W. H. Underwood
Foundation of Utmost Consideration in Concrete Mixing
C P Pennock of Colorado Agricultural College outlines that concrete failure stems from poor foundation improper material proportioning insufficient mixing and freezing. He stresses testing sand and broken stone for suitability and thorough mixing until no white cement streaks remain. Concrete should not be placed below 35 degrees Fahrenheit unless protected from cold.
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C. P. Pennock
Colorado Agricultural College
Renewing the Rhubarb Bed and Best Poultry Breed
Renovation advice covers rhubarb beds needing lifting and replanting in enriched soil to avoid rootbound conditions. Also notes standard bred poultry as best for reliable laying and profit, with emphasis on good feed and strong feet for horses to prevent blindness and weight problems.
Indian Legend Of Evergreens And Night Watchers
An old Cherokee tale says plants and animals kept watch for seven nights after creation. Most slept by night three, leaving only a few awake on the seventh. Cedars pines spruces holly and laurel stayed awake all seven nights, becoming always green. Experts wonder if Mars signals or if a canal project earns plaudits from Mars.
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Bolivia
Bolivian
Christian Herald
The Fall Buying Tale of Milt and Henry in Town
A satirical piece follows Milt and Henry two playful con men in a dry movement era town. They chase fall buying city trips a stairway of comic misadventures from loading oysters to dining car indulgences and a moral kicker on Bolivian class structure.
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Milt
Henry
Mitt
Deng
Qeller
Utda
Wall Street
New York
Gotham
Carolyn Stuyvesant
Carolyn
Babylon
Erie
Fach
Tax
Register
Tome
Jong
Peter Cooper
Bronx Park
Breokipe Bridge
Thelm Rodin
Pennsylvania Station
Mim
O. K
Henry Kent
Rav
Poindestar
Mat
Setar
Water Telescope and Ocean Observation Tale
Fishermen in Nordic waters use a homemade water telescope. A tin funnel tube three and a half feet long, nine inches wide, painted inside, holds a glass lens to observe depths as fathoms. A comic aside follows about disguising footwear and a humorous exchange about late nights and stockings.
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Slavin
Fred
Ewity
Orco
Aginies
Attaie
Red Coats
Sistewab
Sis-e-te-wah
England
Hamilton
Freshepace
4 Man
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Mars
Kansas City Journal
Dob Ering
Lars
Fireme
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