French settler Henry Bulain returns home with kin in 1749
Henry Bulain, a French settler in Canada, lives on a new farm near the Tonteur seigneurie with his English wife Catherine and their son Jeema. On arrival from a visit, Catherine’s brother Hepsibah greets them bearing gifts including a pistol for Jeems and urges him to master marksmanship.
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Catherine
Jeema
Henry Bulain
Canada
Tonteur Seigneurie
Bulains
Hepsibah
Jeems
War Clouds Over the Frontier Reach the Bulain Home
Henri Bulain and his wife Catherine prioritize neutrality in a frontier tense with talk of imminent war between English colonies and New France. Hepsibah Adams warns of bloodshed as traders and Indians clash, while Jeems eyes English books at a sale, hoping for a peaceful life amid looming conflict.
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Hepsibah Adams
Hepsibah
Catherine
Henri Bulain
Continent
George the Second
England
Louis the Fifteenth
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Richelieu
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Maine
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Hanover
Austria
George
Louis
Quebec
Massachusetts
Lovewell
New York
William Johnson
Jeems
Brother
Teems
Albany
Forbidden Valley
Boosts Golfer Toward Coveted Hole in One
An English inventor showcases a device to aid perfect stance in golf. A small ground stand with a dry battery lamp and a club head mirror reflect light to the player’s eye, signaling exact angle before swinging. The system aims to help achieve a hole in one or offer a plausible excuse if it fails.
Changes in Atmosphere Pressure and Density
The air near the earth is held by gravity. The weight of overlying air compresses it, making it denser. Higher up the air becomes thinner as there is less air above to press it.
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Earth
Criminal Theory Reassessed by Modern Inquiry
The text notes that Lombroso’s idea of inherent criminal tendency has fallen out of favor under current investigation and emphasizes lack of certainty in linking features to criminality. It discusses the shifting view in criminology on the relation between physical traits and behavior.
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Lombroso
No One Indispensable As cemeteries hold those who thought the world needed them
Quote from Capper's Weekly reflects on humility in leadership as cemeteries prove no one is indispensable. The remark emphasizes that societies continue despite individual absence and sketches a caution against overvaluing any single figure.
Dog Helps Reveal Master’s Death at Lewisham Inquest
An inquest at Lewisham England heard how a little white dog led Sidney A. Phippen and William Shackleton to a man hanging from a rope on waste ground. Shackleton described the dog’s behavior and barking that directed them to the body.
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Lewisham
England
Sidney A. Phippen
William Shackleton
East Dulwich
California Fig Syrup praised for aiding Connie Turnage
A San Antonio mother credits California Fig Syrup with quickly restoring her three year old daughter Connie after a severe intestinal flu. The ad claims the vegetable laxative regulates the stomach and bowels, strengthens digestion, and has a four million bottle per year sales record.
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Connie
H. W. Turnage
Cadwalder St
San Ancentonio
Texas
California
Remnants of 19th Century Newspapers Found in House
A wall covering revealed old papers including a New York Tribune from Horace Greeley era and a 1873 Marietta Register. The finds, from a property near Newport Ohio owned by Frank D Kerr, reflect a noted business downturn described as a great mood swing across the country.
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New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Frank D. Kerr
Newport
Ohio
Marietta (Ohio
Boomerang as Final Story Title Sparks Return Tease
A writer muses on naming a last story Boomerang and notes the irony that the title would likely return in memory and publication. The exchange hints at a meta themed farewell with playful wordplay.
Movie on clouds soon dazzles Berlin crowds
Berlin residents may glimpse moving pictures projected onto night clouds. German inventor Dr Manfred Mannheimer works on a large device that would cast an animated cartoon onto a low hanging cloud bank using a thin metal film.
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Berlin
Manfred Mannheimer
Popular Science Monthly
TO KILL Screw Worms
The excerpt presents a maxim about progress and ruthlessness, contrasting people who fear the future with those who wield power and suggest ruthless efficiency as a path to advancement.
Dialect Ties to Birth State Varies by Speakers
A look at how birthplace influences speech patterns shows some individuals keep regional vowels and intonation while others adopt broader speech. Experts cite upbringing, exposure, and social context as key factors shaping dialect retention or shift.
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Evelina
Selemachus
Eloiza
Joseph Andrews
Tonteur
Paul Tache
Boomerang
Cold Insurance
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
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Nashville
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Virginia
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Louisville, KY
W.T. Corp
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