Night On Sturgeon Lake A Betrayal Tests Two Hunters
Jim and Omar seek Esau among Ojibwa camps at Namegami as Jingwak grows bolder Paradis allies with Jinaw to trap them. They aid a sick squaw, gain Jinaw as ally then discover a treacherous ambush planned by Paradis’s agents along the shore. The duo set a decoy camp and strike in the dark, killing two attackers. The betrayal of Jinaw haunts them as night ends.
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Omar
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LeBlond’s
Paradis
Rupert House
Fort Severn
North-West Company
le Blond
Stuart
Bonne Chance
Esau
Sunset House
Peterboro
Bo’-Jo
Sturgeon
Pipestone Lakes
Lake of the Sand
Jinaw
Squaw
Jinan
Wabeno
Smoke
Omar Boisvert
Jim Stuart
Ile
Love and intrigue in the Canadian fur trade frontier
Jim Stuart, trader at Sunset House, and his headman Omar rescue Aurore LeBlond after an overturned canoe incident. romance blossoms as Andrew Christie warns Stuart to redeem his performance within a year. Paradis bribes an Indian, the ambush fails, LeBlond dismisses Paradis, and Jim plans a voyage to win over the trading Indians while Esau schemes against Jingwak.
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Sunset House
Jim Stuart
Omar
Aurore LeBlond
Stuart
Jim
Andrew Christie
Paradis
LeBlond
Aurore
Winnipeg
S Paradis
The Gettysburg Address Origins and Reception
The article recalls how Lincoln was initially a late choice for Gettysburg speakers in 1868 and faced pushback for brevity. It debunks the myth that Lincoln wrote the address on brown paper, stating he had nearly completed it and kept the draft in his hat. Ward Hill Lamon recalls Lincoln doubting the speech's impact before its enduring status.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Golden Book Magazine
Ward Hill Lamon
Salvage Rules Highlight Life Aboard Under Mexican Law
Under Mexican law a stranded or wrecked ship may not be boarded for salvaging items for personal gain while life remains on board. The rule covers all aboard including ship mascots.
Brief Summing Up by Sir Ernest Wild Cited for Speed
The note recalls a fortnight long case where Sir Ernest Wild sought a brief summing up to free a barber juror by Saturday. Lord Bramwell pressed for a verdict, and the jurors were urged to consider their verdict. Bramwell’s other summing up read eight words, “The prisoner aimed at nothing and missed it.”
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Ernest Wild
Lord Bramwell
Bramwell
Manchester Guardian
What Genesis Teaches About God and Human Relationships
A compact study guide outlines Genesis lessons from creation to Joseph. It highlights God as creator, the fall, promises to Abraham, and lessons on faith, peace, and reconciliation through key figures notably Lot, Isaac, Esau, Jacob, and Joseph.
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Abraham
Lot
Abram
Isaac
Lesson
Esau
Jacob
Bethel
Canaan
Hwsan
Jabbok
Joseph
Egypt
Three Kinds of People Quote Selected
A concise excerpt outlines three kinds of people the wills the wonts and the cant can do. The quote contrasts determination opposition and failure as a timeless reflection.
He Is the Loser Who Speaks Venom with His Tongue
An old saying notes that some stinging insects die after biting. The text compares a man whose venomous words destroy him, claiming his tongue sacrifices what he values more than life.
Fashionable Scottish Terriers Humiliated by Urban Trend
The Cleveland Press laments the rise of fashionable trends forcing rugged Scotch terriers into overheated city apartments. It notes dogs bred for hunting and fighting may be fed chocolates and sheltered on silk pillows as they become urbanized, with some even seen wearing knitted sweaters in cold weather.
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Cleveland
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Florence
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