English settler family in 1749 Quebec frontier
Henry Bulain and wife Catherine return to their farm beside the Tonteur seigneurie in Canada 1749. Hepsibah bares gifts, urges marksmanship for Jeems. Jeems fights Paul Tache over Toinette Tonteur. Jeems later apologizes at the Tonteur home as the family plans a trip to Quebec.
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Catherine
Jeems
Henry Bulain
Canada
Tonteur Seigneurie
Bulains
Hepsibah
Hepaibah
Tonteur
Henri Bulain
Henri
Toinette
England
France
Dieskau Arrives as Tontour Sees War Reach Richelieu
In 1754 the Richelieu frontier trembles as Dieskau moves toward Albany and Braddock is defeated. Jeems feels the pull of fighting and honor while family ties clash with a looming Canadian defense of New France. Toinette reappears as old tensions flare and Jeems braces for a fate bound to war.
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Jeems
Ufe
Hepsibah
Albany
Pennsylvania
Toinette
Tontour Manor
Richelieu
France
Washington
Fort Necessity
Villiers
Fort Duquesne
England
Ohio
Plains
New France
Dinwiddie
Braddock
Tontour
Seigneurie
Henri
Lussan
Catherine
Hepsibah Adams
Tolinette
Peter Lubeck
Peter
New World
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New York
Wolfe
Louis
la Pompadour
Dieskau
Tonteur Seigneurie
Teems
Catherine I
Sir William Johnson
Henri Bulain
Champlain
This Season's Prints and Hats in Cotton Crepe
The article surveys spring and summer fashion focusing on prints and stripes for day frocks and chic hats. It highlights flowery and striped prints, two piece silhouettes, lightweight crepe, pleatings, and Parisian hat styles including caps, toques, bicorns, and bandeaus. It notes how hat angles and pleating details define the look and encourages ready home dressmaking ideas from the pictured designs.
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Paris
Douglas fir gains renewed honor in Scotland exports
Seattle Times editorial notes a cargo of Washington fir furniture shipped to Scotland marks a new market link. The wood is prized for its natural grain and quality, echoing David Douglas's historic role in introducing the species to cultivation in Britain.
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Republic
David Douglas
Great Britain
Seattle Times
Seattle
Scotland
Washington
Whidby Island Named Second Largest Island
The American Geographical Society identifies Whidby Island in Washington as the second largest U S island after Long Island New York. The island spans Puget Sound entrance and is little known, with varying spellings in geography texts.
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America
Isle Royale
Michigan
Lake Superior
United States
Long Island
N. Y
Whidby Island
Washington
American Geographical Society
Puget Sound
Green Gold alloys and color factors in jewelry
Gold mixture described as green gold containing gold and silver with possible cadmium and copper. The hue depends on the metal percentages used, with color intensity tied to the relative amounts of base metals in the alloy.
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