The White Guard Returns to Fort Providence
Jaspar Hume and his companions rescue Warre Lepage and Jeff Hyde after a brutal winter trek. Gaspe Toujours and “Gaspe Toujours” lead the way as the party nears Gaspe Toujours. The fort’s chief factor greets Hume, and the White Guard regroups with the rescued men ready for reunions and the final march home.
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Jaspar Hume
Jef Hyde
Varre Lepage
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White Guard
Fort Providence
Gosse
Jeff Hyde
Jeff
Sergeant Gosse
Hudson Bay Company
Mr. Hume
Lombard Shows Wit in Snowy Welcome Tale
Lombard of Wales Maine hosts a stormy night visitor in a quaint tale. He speaks with a speech impediment but replies with humor promising to put the tramp up. The tramp asks for shelter and Lombard vows to place him so high he won’t come down.
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Lombard
Harding Lombard
Wales
Mr. Lombard
Everything Her Own Way
A short dialogue echoes a domestic clash as a man muses that women court quarrels while she retorts that they do not. He says if she had her way there would be none, and she counters that if given control the situation would be different.
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Jaspar Hume
Varre Lepage
Fort Providence
Hudson Bay Company
Rose
Canada
Warre Lepage
Carscallen
Manitou Mountain
Politician Batt Challenges Old Party Stand
In a dramatic hall scene Thomas Batt asks what the old party stands for. A pessimistic reply from the rear suggests uncertainty about the party’s direction, reflecting a tense political moment reported by Puck.
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Thomas Batt
Puck
The Lesson of the Christmas Tide
A devotional meditation on Christmas as the birth of Christ, its central role in world history, and its influence on faith, culture, and social harmony. It laments anti Semitic violence in the name of Christianity and calls for reconciliation and humility.
And A Little Child Shall Lead Them Festival Meaning
The text proclaims Christmas as the festival of the children. It frames the nativity as God the Son taking human form as a child and declares the season a social and moral call to care for the young. It argues that society's duties rise from this child centered truth.
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God
Too Poor. Dunn-Why Price Reductions After Christmas
A brief exchange notes that stores slash prices after Christmas as most shoppers cannot afford the higher former prices. The judge remarks on the economic strain driving the discount trend.
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Dyer
A Message of Peace in the Christmas Season
A Christmas meditation urges peace over divisions not by law but by brotherly love. The author recalls a child stopping Fifth Avenue traffic to illustrate how the Christmas Child can calm worldly strife and inspire lifelong kindness.
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Fifth Avenue
Which are happier in the holiday season
A dialog from Yonkera Statesman questions who feels more joy, givers or receivers, noting a balanced view under the mistletoe as a thoughtful comment on festive exchange.
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Yonkera Statesman
Sure Thing in the Merry Season Dialogue
A fragmented note features Mrs Flatte and a cheeky exchange about a janitor's pleasant nature as Christmas approaches. A judge voice comments on the scene, hinting at a light domestic moment amid seasonal chat.
Caught at It in Howston Post
A compact verse fronted note asks about the New Year’s turkey price with Uncle Mose replying that it cost ten dollars and expenses, in a terse exchange typical of the period’s humorous local page.
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Bos
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