Love and intrigue at Sunset House on the Canadian fur frontier
Jim Stuart in charge at Sunset House faces scheming rival Paradis as he rescues Aurore LeBlond after a canoe wreck. LeBlond and Jim confess mutual love while Paradis schemes to drive away trade. Esau leads a partisan journey to topple Jingwat, the Indian chief in Paradis's pay.
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Sunset House
Jim Stuart
Hie
Heedman Orear
Aurore LeBlond
Stuart
Jim
Andrew Christie
Paradis
Omar
LeBlond
Paradia
Night on Nomegami Lake Portends Perilous Search
Jim Stuart and Omar confront a tense Ojibwa camp at Nomegami Lake while plotting to aid Esau. They gain aid from Jinaw the Rattlesnake but uncover betrayal as Jinaw’s kin and Paradis’ henchmen strike in the night. The confrontation foreshadows a deadly turn in their pursuit.
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Tim
Omar
Jagwiak
Rupert Blouse
Fort Severn
North-West Company
le Blond
Stuart
Bonne Chance
Paradin
Paradis
Esau
Sunset House
Jim
Jingwak
Peterboro
Sturgeon
Ywek Stuart
Elne Case
Ijim
Lake of the Sand
Jinga
Parndla
Ace
Jimw
Teeo
Flo
Lake of the Great Stones
Jingwok
Mango
Jinaw
Cannes
Jinan
Wabeno
Esia
Jinny
Omar Boisvert
Jim Stuart
Mebbe
Gettysburg Address Origins and Reception Debated
The piece discusses rumors about Lincoln writing the Gettysburg Address on brown paper and notes two days before the dedication he had most of it ready. Ward Lamon recalls Lincoln doubting the speech’s reception, calling it a flat failure, though many later deem it immortal.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Golden Book Magazine
Ward H. Lamon
Mr. Lincoln
Lamon
Salvage Rules Under Mexican Law Emphasize Life Aboard
Under Mexican law a stranded or wrecked ship cannot be boarded to salvage for individual gain while life remains aboard. The rule applies even if the sole remaining person is the vessel's mascot.
Brief summing up by Bramwell echoes in legal lore
Sir Ernest Wild sought a concise verdict to free a barber on jury duty by Saturday. Lord Bramwell pressed for a direct call to the defendant, then offered an eight word summary of the case, stating the prisoner aimed at nothing and missed it.
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Ernest Wild
Lord Bramwell
Bramwell
Manchester Guardian
Pushmataha Choctaw General and Loyal Ally of Whites
Editha Watson recounts Pushmataha born 1764 on the Mississippi bank of the Yazoo. The Choctaw leader earned fame as a fearless warrior and diplomat who saw value in education, funded schools, and allied with the United States in the War of 1812. He met Lafayette in 1824 and died shortly after, buried with military honors as Jackson attended.
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Pushmataha
Texas
Pushmataka
Tecumseh
Pushmatata
Washington
Poushmeataba
Claiborne
Jackson
Lafayette
America
Congressional
Pushmatann
Western Newspaper Talon
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Thelma Walters
Hexburg No. 3
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Extension Division
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Utah
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