Wilderness Rescue and Pursuit in Birch Camp Saga
Chip, bound and gagged, is rescued from a half breed by Martin, Levi, Hersey, and Old Tomah after a tense canoe chase along a mossy stream. The fugitive escapes, but the community rallies with a siege and vigil as Chip recovers and plans for a safer future unfold amid romance and looming danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip
Martin
Hersey
Levi
Pete Bolduc
Tomah
Old Cy
Angie
Ray
Chip McGuire and the Maine Woods Escape Tale
A 16 year old girl nicknamed Chip McGuire is taken by her captor Pete Bolduc in the Maine woods. She escapes with Martin Frisble’s group and forms a quiet bond with Ray as they hide at a camp. Officers are sought for her outlaw father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip McGuire
Tim
Maine Woods
Pete Bolduc
Martin Frisble
Martin
Raymond Stetson
McGuire
Chip
Tomah
Chase on Lake Ends with Chip’s Kidnapping Suspected
Old Cy and Ray detect a canoe fleeing toward the outlet with Chip aboard. Old Cy contemplates a rifle but restrains himself as Chip vanishes toward the outlet. Old Tomah races into the brush in pursuit, leaping over obstacles to follow the fleeing canoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Cy
Ray
Chip
Old Tomah
Americans in London Genteel Speech Studied in Carlyle Reference
An observation on how London humor and English novels label Americans by speech patterns with words like calculate and I guess. The note cites Thomas Carlyle's New Letters volume 1 page 178 where a similar phrase is used to mark American speech.
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London
Thomas Carlyle
Secribner
Allowances Needed in Love In A Household Economy
A sentimental young woman asks why marriage dulls affection. Miss Cayenne replies that a woman may not grant enough allowance, making it hard for a man to appear graceful and heroic when discussing household economies versus lavish promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Warning Wage Earners Against Small Investment Scams
The article warns workers amid the labor struggle about rising small investment swindles aimed at wage savings. It urges caution, urges consulting honest financial experts, and lists red flags such as overpromising returns and misleading prospectuses to protect family savings. It stresses the duty to conserve small surpluses and warns against rash investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searchlight Investigation and Expert Engineering Association
Chicago
Ila
Campiain
Rich Quick
Joseph B. Bowles
America
Toulon Port Accounts Finally Balance After 34 Years
Paris officials end a 34 year accounting anomaly at Toulon port revealing 30 cents missing since 1873. Seven special accountants worked seven months to fix the books. Admiral Galli Bet a, once Toulon Arsenal officer and former marine minister, is asked to collect the 30 cent underpayment from the ministry of finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Paris
Admiral Gallibet
Marine
Ministry of Finance
Belgium Bans Absinthe Under New Law
Belgium enacts a law prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and import of absinthe effective July 27. Penalties include fines from 26 to 600 francs and imprisonment up to six months, with confiscation of merchandise. Imports in transit under customs supervision are exempt from the prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Language and national pride in Brazil highlighted
The text notes that knowledge of Spanish is useless in Brazil where people value Portuguese customs and language. It warns that Brazilians may view with disfavor anyone who ignores the distinction between Brazilian and Spanish origins.
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South America
Brazil
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Pappoose
Pete
Wildwood
Fox Hole
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John. Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
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