Boss Mark Berthold Takes Charge At St Victor Lumber Camp
Mark Darrell, a young American boss, and Nat Page seize control of a Quebec lumber operation near St Victor. Facing hostility from local workers and Broussac’s tactics, Mark solidifies leadership, plans wage increases, and readies two schooners to ship two thousand cords of logs. Larousse, a bruised foreman, is kept on as workers rally under new management.
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Mark Darrell
Limberman
St. Victor
Canada
Nat Page
Mark
Madame Kinross
Horace Broussac
Broussac
Monsieur Vitard
Nat
St. Lawrence
Gulf
Pipelon
Louis Larousse
Monsieur
Larousse
Madame Larousse
Bill
Marian
Peter Rabbit
Mark Keeps Up Workmen as St. Victor Boom Braces
Mark directs his crew to reinforce the wooden boom at the St. Victor site as freshets threaten the dam and flood logs. Father Lacombe warns Mark to relinquish the property, citing Kinross family sentiment and prior losses, while tension rises among the men outside the cabins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larousse
Mark
Nat
St. Victor
Monsieur Lacombe
Pigeon
Mart
Father Lacombe
Monsieur Darrell
Monsieur
Broussac
Madame Kinross
Kinross
Father
Strike Threatens To Ruin Everything At Lumber Yard
Larousse leads a looming strike over pay with workers demanding five dollars a day and a raise for the foreman. Mark contemplates conceding to keep the load moving while Nat urges restraint as tensions rise among the cabin crews and local women react with opposition. TO BE CONTINUED.
What One Family Did in Shared Work and Love
Kathleen Norris recounts the Lawrence family story from Brittany to Florida. Cliff and Denise married amid hard times and built a life through mutual effort with their children helping on the farm and in the business. Denise led, while Cliff supported, and their shared work sustained the family and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Denise
Jim
Pierre
Marie
Florida
Cliff
Brittany
Cleef
Close Knit Marriage Shows Strength Through Partnership
A feature by Miss Norris contrasts a typical marriage with a French wife who builds a prosperous restaurant and farm through cooperation and cheerfulness. The couple endures hard years, teaches children to work and play, and preserves family bonds as they expand their business during better times.
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Miss Norris
Census Targets Intellectuals and Dancers in Shanghai
Shanghai police launch a census singling out writers teachers social workers and dancing girls as intellectuals. Forms ask about political influence views on country and society frequented places organization memberships and associates. Police verify background information.
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Shanghai Police
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Ainstay
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Fleischmann
America
Egbert W.n
Markes
Dian
By Kathleen Norris
Lifford Lawrence
France
Clifford
Lawrences
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