Night Assault and Capture in Ta-wan-ne-ars Camp
The group nears the end of their march through a frost stained forest. They face a brutal ambush as masked Cahnuaga allies erupt from the trees and overwhelm their line with war clubs. De Veulle interrogates captives while Murray_arrives to claim a staged wedding plot and freedom for a price.
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Ta-wan-ne-ars
Marjory
Tawanenears
Hell
Tawan-ne-ars
de Veulle
Baptiste
Murray
Baptiste Meurier
Courrier de Bois
Monsieur
Ta-wan
Ormerod
Chevalier de Veulle
Europe
Pere Hyacinthe
Treachery and Battle Fatalities Among Iroquois Allies
In a brutal night fight, Ta wan ne ars and a small band of warriors defend against swarms of False Faces. The narrator is knocked unconscious and found bound beside a wounded Ta wan ne ars amid frozen blood and a ruined camp. Five slain and fourteen wounded imply heavy losses. concern grows over the Otter and a suspected treachery.
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Ta-wan-ne-ars
Ta-wan-nears
Nature's Perfection Cleans the Eye With Tears and Blinking
The article explains that humans cannot keep a glass lens perfectly clean without scratching it and compares this to the eye. Tears act as a slight disinfectant fluid and blinking and nasal drainage help maintain cleanliness over a lifetime.
Couple’s quarrel ends with breakfast joke
The newly married couple argue through the night. In the morning the wife silent, the husband calls from the stairs asking what’s for breakfast. She retorts “Raty” and he replies cook one for yourself, but boil me an egg.
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Hubby
Prayer Request After Collection Plate
The colored minister asks if anyone desires prayer for their fall. Brother Jones volunteers, saying he spends money carelessly. The group agrees to pray for Brother Jones after the collection plate has been passed.
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Deir Fallin's
Brother Jones
Nicols Farmer
College Cribbery Sparks Classroom Gossip
Dormitory chatter runs through the campus as students joke about cribs in class. A lighthearted survey notes how some fellows rely on borrowed notes, while others tease a sleepy mood among peers and a few amused professors.
Ambidextrous Ambidextrous the Wight Riddle
A compact verse recalls the wight who claims deftness yet proves himself left when certain of being right. The playful meditation centers on balance and mistaken certainty in a clever, antiquated voice.
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Ambidextrous
Miserable man misses train by half a minute
A man on a station platform laments missing his train by half a minute. A friend finds humor, quipping the delay seemed as if he had missed it by half an hour, lightening the mood with a joke.
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Enny
Josh Billings
Whale photo requested as life-sized enlargement
A student asks a photographer from Our Dumb Animals to enlarge a whale snapshot to life size. The exchange highlights a quirky request and the photographer confirms it as their specialty.
Unfolding Winter Teases Between Mary and George
The dialogue pokes at a chilly moment as Mary questions George about sharing his coat for warmth. George’s quick retort implies he kept his coat on, keeping the exchange light and conspiratorial.
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George
Mary
Full of Love in a World of Beauty and Duty
Poem lines celebrate beauty beyond our world and a duty that leads to love. Short verse echoes hope that duty reveals love in the vast universe.
Saving Jinks and the Odd Toothbrush Trick
In a quirky note, Jinks jokes that her dog uses an old toothbrush to clean a typewriter and then uses it as an eyebrow brush between tasks, while Smith reacts to the peculiar routine.
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Jinks
Smith
Pop’s What's Congenial Employment
A quote from American Legion Monthly notes the appeal of higher pay in choosing employment. It contrasts congenial work with better salaries, reflecting attitudes on job choice and economic motivation.
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American Legion Monthly
Eos
Castoria Advertises Safe Teething Remedy for Babies
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for infants over 80 years as a safe substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims no narcotics and warns that proven directions are on each package with physicians recommending it.
Motors on Mail Routes Across Rural United States
Report shows 54 818 rural mail routes with 6 percent motorized. Total route length 1 249 978 miles and last fiscal year mileage 377 045 703. Quote from Josh Billings notes rudeness of ruinous luck.
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United States
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