Plains of Abraham novel details and time period
The late James Oliver Curwood lauds The Plains of Abraham as a romance rooted in factual history. It follows Marie Antoinette Tonteur and her father, Catherine Finlain and her courage, and figures like Tiscga and Shindas through life on the Champlain and Richelieu fronts. The tale culminates on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, tracing battles that shaped early American and Canadian borders.
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James Oliver Curwood
Marie Antoinette Tonteur
Merce
Catherine Finlain
Eon
Tiscga
Shindas
Silver Meels
Plains of Abraham
Champlain
Richelieu
Quebec
United States
Canada
Seigneurs and Shadows On Twitteur Hill Frontier Journey
On a May afternoon in 1749 a dog a boy a man and a woman travel west toward French territory beyond Richelieu and Lake Champlain. Tonteur the seigneur watches envious of Henri Bulain and Catherine though Marie Antoinette fuels tension with her cold disdain. Odds the dog senses danger as Jeems the boy dreams of battles and love while old rivalries and hidden desires simmer beneath a tranquil frontier sky.
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Twitteur's Hill
Richelieu
Lake Champlain
Tonteur
Henri Bolaln
Catherine
Jeems
Zack
France
New France
Hopor
Henri Bulala
Catherine Bulain
Daniel James
New England
Penns
Pennsylvania
Henri
Henri Bulain
Marie Henriette Tonteur
Ann
Bes
Henrete
Madame Tonteur
Werman
Denilly
Tonteur Seigneurie
Maurie Antoinette
Tls
Earth
Tonteur Omnor
Tonteurs Hill
Paul Tache
Marie Antoinette
Quebec
Jeema
Odd
Olne
Tontour Manor
Childlsh
Shell Carapace Brings Wealth to Switow Crab Vendor
Wang Chi tae, a poor Chinese boy from Switow, turned a single carved crab shell into wealth. He sold crabs to locals, then to a Shanghai carnival, drawing about 250,000 viewers and 20,000 local buyers paying ten cents to glimpse the shell. Foreign residents also visited, though many doubted its paranormal claim.
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Bhinghal
Switow
South China
New York
Wang Chi-tae
Wang
Lila
Wong
Shanghai
Maya Indians Pioneers of Corn In Guatemala
In Guatemala an ancient site reveals temples and monoliths with carvings and hieroglyphs. A Mayan stone with a date near 605 A D suggests corn cultivation began in the region, with corn cakes remaining a staple in Guatemalan and Mexican diets.
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Qoirigua
Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
Seedless Oranges Origin and Propagation
Seedless oranges originated in Brazil through budding on two year old seedling trees. In the United States all trees descend from two imported Brazilian specimens. Budding wood is taken in spring or fall and inserted into ordinary seedlings. When shoots appear the seedlings are pruned to develop only the budding portions.
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Brazil
United States
Boy Engineer Succeeds Where Others Failed
Lebanon, Mo The dream of an un successful engineer has been fulfilled as Mehts prepares a hydroelectric dam across the Ninagua river. A twenty three year old graduate from the Minnesota School of Engineering two years out of college, H B Morenay, leads the Missouri Water Power company in completing a $1,000,000 dam project after earlier attempts by J B Quigley failed. The feat includes an A50 foot tunnel through a mountain and a hydro electric plant at the far end, diverting water for power.
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Lebanon
Ninagua
Niangun
H. B. Morenay
Minnesota School of Engineering
Niangog
J. B. Quigley
Quigley
Missouri Water Power Company
Missouri Electric Power Company
Utilities Power and Light Corporation
Murray
College Proxy Predicts Human Extinction by Overspecialization
Colgate University President Dr George B Cutten warns in a speech that humans will follow the dinosaur into extinction as a terminal twig unable to adapt. He cites overspecialization as a flaw noting examples like the upright walk and a desire to avoid life's risks while seeking alcohol’s escape.
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Ution
George B. Cutten
Colgate University
Doctor Cutten
Open Diplomats’ School Moscow for Training Posts Abroad
The foreign office opened a one year training course to prepare factory workers for diplomatic posts abroad. The program aims to mentor workers into capable diplomats through structured study and practice opportunities.
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Moscow
Foreign Office
Jefferson letter sells for record $23,000 at auction
A July 1 1776 letter by Thomas Jefferson describing the drafting of the Declaration of Independence brought $20,000 at auction, a Jeffersoniana record. The missive, written in New York, surpassed prior prices and highlighted the historic document's significance.
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New York
Thomas Jefferson
Jefersoniana
Iraq Wins Ratification for League Membership and British Ties
The treaty between Great Britain and Iraq, ratified after years of negotiation, grants Iraq independence upon joining the League of Nations and maintains British civil and military presence in Baghdad. The text outlines irrigation, rail, and road developments, port activity, and Iraq’s gradual shift toward modernization amid political and social challenges.
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Great Britain
Kingdom of
Iraq
League of Nations
Babylon
Tigris
Euphrates
Hts
Turkey
Persia
Syria
Palestine
Jordan
Mandatory
League of Nationa
Trajan
Prittagh
Bagdad
Marashal
Iraq Army
Dribhah
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Crea
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WNU
Ture
Daniel James Bulain
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Paios
Open Diplomats’ School
National Geographic Fiociety
Washington, D
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Southea
Rivera
Persian Gulf
Dutta
Atoe Eaila
Gapa Stlil Extat
Berlin To
Tagdad
Far Am
Mediterranean
Hasra
Shatt al- Arab
Khanagln
Perala
Deaorta
Treg
Airane
Nasra
Ulro
Alrylanes
Mathalh Welle
Trig
Chile
Larga
Basra
Pagdad
Mosul
Bar
Products and Industries
Corella
Tragan Ol Guppiles
Productog Wella
Tigris River
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