The Barrier Comes to Winter on the River
Lieutenant Burrell, Napoleon Doret, and trader Gale confront a brigand at the river town new arrival. A stranger hands over a gun under duress, Doret intervenes with a bottle knock, a scuffle ends with Rundon wounded. Necla Gale receives a Paris gown and a treasure of gifts from Poleon as she prepares for a grand reveal.
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Deret
Retr
Burrell
St. Michael's
Gale
Poleon Doret
Barrell
Napoleon Doret
Doret
Necia
Gales
Poleon
CIA
Neela
Paris
Beeg
Montreal
Bonanza Creek
Frien
Charlie McCormack
Nevla
Necla Gale
Marie Bourgette
Tia
el Dorado Creek
Mamieelle Marie
Neda
Rush to the West as Spring Brings Settlers
Eastern Canada sees hundreds of settlers and carloads of effects heading west. North Portal reports sixty cars under customs and veterinary inspection amid glanders fears. Emerson notes similar activity. Many southerners buy improved lands instead of homesteads, signaling a shift in migration patterns.
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Canada
Dominion Lands Office
North Portal
Emerson
South
Coinage of Guineas Through 19th Century Withdrawal
The guineas originated with Charles II in 1060 using gold from Guinea. They were fixed at 21 shillings in 1717, and the first sovereign was minted in 1817, the year the guineas were finally withdrawn from circulation.
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Charles II
Guinea
King of Kings Emperor Menelik II Rumors Of Death Reported
Cor respondents claim Menelik II of Abyssinia is dead and a succession plan is secret until a decision. Reports date from last October, but British officials urge caution until Sir John Harrington confirms news.
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Menelik the
Abyssinia
Hisajesty
John Harrington
Menelik
Adia Abeba
Rennell Rodd
Grand Banks Fisheries Through Centuries of Atlantic Voyages
Four centuries of fishing music cover Grand Banks off Newfoundland where English French Spanish Portuguese American and Canadian flotillas roam the 40000 square mile area. Fishermen depend on hooks trawls nets and baited lines using herring caplin and squid abundant in inshore waters.
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Newfoundland
England
France
Spain
Portugal
America
Canada
Grand Banks
Newfoundlaryd
A Good Steak Says Dr Trowbridge
Dr P F Trowbridge of Missouri University Agriculture College explains steak quality. He notes marbling fat yields juiciness and that paleness comes from baby beef while maturity and water content affect tenderness and flavor.
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P. F. Trowbridge
Agricultural College of
The
University of Missouri
Dr. Trowbridge
Love Was Dead. Mrs Naggs and the Power to Miserable
A humorous brief from the Houston Post where Mrs Naggs laments her husband has ceased to love her. Mrs Waggs counters by asking how she knows and Mrs Naggs quips that she no longer possesses the power to make him miserable.
Good Investment
An unidentified speaker claims a $2 payment to a police officer to keep a cook, framed as a bribe. The exchange is described in Chicago News with no corroboration provided.
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Chicago News
Renfrew's Godfather a Busy Canadian Financier
Feature portraits M J O'Brien of Renfrew a railway contractor turned country builder with 15 million in Transcontinental Railway contracts. He owns mines timber lands factories and mineral properties across Canada and beyond earning him status as Renfrew's “fairy godfather.”
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Canada
Renfrew
Negee
C.P.R
Ottawa
Montreal
Kingston & Pembroke
Northern & Pacific Junction
Nipissing District
Baie Des Chaleurs
Central Counties Railway
Ontario
Mr. O’brien
Quebec
N. T
O’brien
Cobalt
Sudbury
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Granhite
Renfrew County
Hastings
Nova Scotia
Mexico
Deciding the Ownership Over a Shared Umbrella
Two friends dispute ownership of an umbrella. Each claims it as theirs while noting initials. One man insists the initials L 7 are from the person he borrowed it from, not his own. The exchange captures a trivial dispute becoming a test of memory and possession.
Humorous Scene On The Republic Reported
A Boston Herald item recalls a bold moment aboard the Republic showboat where a baldheaded man was approached by a woman with hair streaming down her back who asked for a comb. He responded by removing his hat in reply.
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The
Republic
Boston Herald
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Rex Beach
Bagar
Deoret
Polewn
Rundon
Bete
the Grand Banks
Renfrew’s
M. J. O'Brien
M. J. O’brien
Mr. O'Brien
Antigonish County
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