Wanderer Joins Final Farewell on Quiet River Return
A mysterious traveler is carried ashore on a stretcher as a doctor and priest accompany him to the deck. Father Barnum speaks of a hunted life and a daughter he never knew, while Burrell and Necia confront their own emotions during a farewell voyage down the river. The wanderer sings a French chanson as he departs, leaving others to ponder his fate and lasting ties.
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Cartiers
Doret
al- Inna
Poleon
Burrell
Necia
Poleon Leaves River Voyageur with a Great Heart
In a Native frontier scene Molly and Johnny Gale mourn the departure of Poleon the French Canadian. Burrell and Necia exchange farewells as Poleon embarks in a canoe taking his dog and his future, singing aloud as he vanishes into the mist and distant hills.
Directive sense in bees tested by M Bonnier in Paris
The article reports experiments by M. Gaston Bonnier showing bees may have a special directive sense beyond sight or smell. Bees returned to the hive from one or two miles even with eyes covered or antennae removed, and could distinguish two directions to nectar sources spaced at 600 feet and 20 feet apart, suggesting a compass-like orientation.
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M. Gaston Bonnier
Paris
Langstroth
Dadent
M. Bonnier
Queer Indian Custom Described by English Traveler
An English correspondent reports hill women in the Himalayas lull their babies by placing wrapped infants under small streams that drip from bamboo pipes into ground-level ditches. The practice, common among farming families, is described as offering the sleeper a cold, soothing sensation and deep rest.
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Himalayas
India
No title found in readable text about Charles Lamb and letters
In a 1815 Wordsworth letter the poet describes using a London friend, Lamb, to access or close letters. Reference mentions India House and Coleridge, noting an altered spelling Lambe.
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Charles Lamb
England
Frien
Wordsworth
London
Lamb
Lambe
India House
Coleridge
Eustace Aenee
Mr. Lamb
The Plush Coat Mystery and Wigglesquack Gossip
Fifteen years of rumor swirl around Eben Crabshaw and a promised plush coat for his wife Sarah Jane. Jared Minthorn taunts delays as Eben shifts to a mail order choice, while the legend crosses to Burnt Meadows. Sarah Jane counters with a quip about government efforts to protect an endangered fur source.
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Wigglesquack Centre
Eben Crabshaw
Eben
Sarah Jane
Jared Minthorn
Jared
Jane
Harvey Stackpole
Burnt Meadows
Stackpole
United States
Clock Conundrum Traps Girl in Minutes of Math
A girl asks a conductor for the time and is shown a clock to the second, then told it lacks three seconds of 2 48. She moves on to a large clock downtown to study the hands and continues with a mental arithmetic exercise. The tale highlights the challenge of reading time and the wonder at precise seconds.
Within Her Means
A three year old girl and her mother visit a drug store where the child asks about a scent bag. The clerk explains it, and the girl asks if two can be bought. The line comes from Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Extension Advances
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. plans to complete the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway to connect Nanaimo on the eastern side with Alberni on the western shore. About 30 miles remain with work expected to start early this month and continue through winter due to mild island climate. Vancouver contractor James Macdonell says operation could begin within a year as the line traverses timber country likely to yield strong lumber traffic and attract settlers to cleared farming lands.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Esquimault and
Nanaimo
Vancouver
Alberni
James Macdonell
Montreal
Macdonell
Vancouver Island
Deafness Cure Claim By Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for a deafness case cured by the product. The text also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as the makers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drunegista
Suitor Reasoning for Less Costly Son-In-Law
A youth asks for a father’s consent to marry his daughter. The suitor argues he is modest and economical in personal expenditure, claiming he would be cheaper to maintain than any other son-in-law. The old gentleman reacts with displeasure at the proposal.
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London
Not bad for a little place like Boggabri
An English traveler admires a sunset over the Black Soil plains from the veranda of a public house in a northwestern New South Wales town. A bushman on the post comments that the scene is not bad for Boggabri, conveying a quiet local pride.
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New South Wales
Boggabri
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