Chronology fragment of Champlain era military notes
Fragmentary chronology mentions Champlain, Salley, and early 17th century clashes between France and England. Notes Quebec surrender, fur trade era, and Huron interactions around Lake Champlain, Lakes Turon and Superior, and Ontaro. Includes references to exploration, river routes, and a death by Huron.
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Champlain
Salley
Tawrence
Montreal
Dinovers
Ontara
Chesapeake
Huron
Discovery Week tribute recalls Brule and Champlain lore
The piece recounts Etienne Brule and Champlain in early exploration around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, noting Brule as interpreter and guide. It references routes via the Ottawa, Susquehanna, and Oneida regions, with Brule’s controversial fate among the Hurons and later English captures of Quebec.
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Lake Huron
Champlin
Brule
Cheapeake Bay
Fort Vieleu
Adonne Aux Femmes
Uel Ura
Samuel de Champuin
Brewch
New World
Sieur de Monts
Atlante
Massachusetts Bay
Newfoundland
Mesto
France
Sir Champlain
Lake Champlin
Huron
Trevois Confederacy
Ni York
Gi Glin Bay
Champlain
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Champlain Finight
Oneida Lake
Quebec
Trale
Appenes
Aetoen
Chame Plain
Saguil
Sant de Gaston
Rea
Jeanes
Strang
Lake Superior
St. Mary's
Heorgl Hay
Susquehanna
Iroquois
Chesapake
Ther Luxard
Frale
Brute
Quebe
Bve
Euleane Brule
The Guillotine Intro and Early Uses
The guillotine was devised during the French Revolution by the national convention and named for its supposed inventor Joseph Inkee llotin a physician who advocated humane decapitation. Early executions in Paris included Pelletier on April 25 1702 and Dangremont on August 21 of the same year. The piece then shifts to a reflection on Maurice Hewlett and a country mansion anecdote involving a rare old library and a Shakespeare folio worth $30,000.
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National Convention
Liname
Joseph Inkeellotin
Hut Gulliotin
Academy of Afedt
Wark
Paris
Pelletier
Dangremont
Maurice Hewlett
Vicious Minds and Poverty Reflected in Words
A fragmented snippet from the American Legion Weekly juxtaposes harsh phrases on poverty and animalistic anger. It references a widow and inns, contemplating cruelty and forgiveness, citing quotes from thinkers like Chesterfield.
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Casey
American Legion Weekly
The Barber Venture to Expostulate with the Major
A barber in a British regiment, pressed by a major who doubts his resolve, seeks permission to cut grass and hair. A sergeant notes the barber’s duty to stay busy while dodging work, as the major challenges him to prove himself and find a garden to tend while awaiting orders.
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Jud Tonkin
Electric lighting to transform homes in U S and abroad
A 1920s survey notes less than 7 percent of U S homes have electric lighting with Italy France and the U K lagging. Wiring nationwide may total over a billion dollars and the lighting fixture business remains dominated by electricians as demand climbs with electrification.
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United Stat
Italy
France
United Kington
Treland Abes
Java
United
United States
Heal Anu
Association of Electricists
Old Spanish Governor’s Palace Becomes U S Post Office Site
In St Augustine Florida the old Spanish Governor’s Palace, a Moorish bell tower and quaint walls, now serves as a post office and dwelling. Built in the 1600s by Galante Menex and once a Spanish governor’s residence, it saw British occupation 1708 to 1783, then returned to Spain before the United States acquired Florida and the Stars and Stripes first flew here.
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Merlug Bay
Hesle
Dra
St. Austine
Fla
Gollante Menex
Spal
St Augustine
Matanzas
Spain
Florida
United States
Trolt
Alphabet Trees Threaded Through Estate Avenue Tone
Report on Sir William Geary estate Tonbridge where a new set of trees is planted in pairs along the existing avenue at ten yard intervals starting with alder ash birch catalpa and continuing alphabetically to zellicora In Weser Germany a fashion grows a dyed tree display with red and blue pigments fed from roots through tubes into branches the trees die and are felled the wood used for insy purposes especially furniture The Right Kind of Folks notes successful US real estate operators seek MO families of the right art to seed a new wealthy community promising wholesome orderly residents and attractive homes to draw others
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William Geary
Tonbridge
Weser
Germany
United States
Fred Kelly
Nw Hon
Palma Beauty and a Dancer in a Divorce Question
A brief note from Nature Magazine and the Louisville Courier Journal cites the praise of Palma as the most beautiful in Palma and mentions a dancer named Eve facing a divorce, framed by insults and a husband asking her to text him. The exchange raises questions about grounds for separation in the new world.
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Palma
Nature Magazine
Louisville Courier Journal
Bright Children and Early Literary Genius
An old report highlights child prodigies with Dante composing at nine Tassa writing at ten Mozart learning harpsichord by age four Byron composing love verse at ten and Macaulay drafting a universal history in eighth year. It muses on the notion of paying for instruction and amusement.
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Dante
Tassa
Mozart
Byron
Pair Separated 40 Years Marry in Denver Surprise
The long separated couple reunite after four decades apart. Ieva Thompson, daughter of David Eugene Thompson, leaves Lincoln to marry her childhood sweetheart in Denver. Brown later becomes a millionaire. Thompson turns to civic work and journalism, aiding social causes while supporting the needy.
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Ieva Thompson
David Eugene Thompson
Lincoln
Mesteran Ta Kkail
Denver
Wufilionaire
Mena Mise Thompson
Weyer
Weil
Chile
Boynton Railroad
Prentiesshiyy
Thompson
Aps
Livewinshire
Brown
Honaire
Rowan
Kansas Woman Turns Farm Debt Into Prosperity
Seven years after inheriting a 400 acre Sanford farm with a mortgage, Mrs. J. B. Ford paid off the debt through diversified farming. She grew wheat, raised hogs, milked cows, and managed 260 laying hens and 4 herd of cattle. Now renting 240 acres, she runs 100 acres, sells cream weekly, keeps White Rocks, and plans fewer crops with more beef cattle and poultry profits.
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J. B
Sanford
Henry
Praters
Han
Kur Corm
U S Hunters Pay High Rent for Scotch Homes
London reports hundreds of thousands of acres and grand Scottish estates rented by wealthy Americans and Britons for grouse shooting season. Bernard Haruch and C. A. Mackay, among others, take mansions like Fetteresso and Castle Grant with thousands of acres. Rents exceed last year with rates from about 200 to 1000 dollars monthly plus house costs.
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London
Wearia
King George
Telpare Hernard Haruch
C. AL. Stickay
New York
Bernard Haru
Fetteresso
Kincardine
Mackay
Castle Grant
Aken
Scotland
Ben Odo
Estates Kept Open For Season Amid Roaring Wedged Markets
The report notes many pheasants and black game with still four large estates remaining under seasonless tenants. Among them the famed Thurso estate, where a ten thousand dollar bid is noted. King George has frequented Thurso during season and reportedly achieved notable bags there.
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Thurso
King George
Deer Hit by Passenger Train Near Sunbury
A full grown deer was killed after jumping in front of a passenger locomotive near Sunbury Pennsylvania. The animal died at the scene and was later taken to the Mary M Packer Hospital in Sunbury for treatment that could not be provided.
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Sunbury
Mary M. Packer
Bird and mouse fatal duel in Logansport Ind
Mrs. O D Hunter placed the canary cage on the floor and later found the bird dead and witnessed the mouse die from injuries in a battial incident described as a battle between pet animals in Logansport Indiana.
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Logaisport
Ind
Topograph Survey of Texas Gets Federal Backing
Texas moves to establish a federal state survey under Major Cooke with 4000000 dollars in new appropriation. Engineers will travel to Texas to begin creating maps and surveys for the vast project. The effort, tied to the state water board, aims to place the largest team of experts on a single survey in the state. A concurrent discovery reports manganese ore in Africa at Hekpoort in South Africa.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Cooke
Wet
Jone Ae
Expa
Signiith
Wate Board of Water Engineers
Major Cooke
Hia
Board of Water Engineers
State Capleel
Africa
London
Hekpoort
West
South Africa
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