March of the White Guard Begins Relief Mission
Jaspar Hume plans a noontime departure with Jeff Hyde Gaspe Toujours Late Carscallen and Cloud-in-the-Sky heading toward the Barren Grounds. The group leaves the fort after receiving Hudson Bay Company backing, aiming to find a missing man for his wife and to return within three months.
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Carscallen
Hume
Rose Lepage
Gaspe Toujours
Jeff Hyde
Jaspar Hume
Gaspe Toujour
Jaspar Fume
Sergeant Gosse
Gosse
Carscallion
Bebie
Este Carscallen
Subador
Cloud-in-the- Sky
H. B.C
Hudson Bay Company
London
Montreal
Mr. Field
Owever
Jacques
Field
Carscailen
White Guard
Jaspar
Cloud
Great Fish River
Gaspe*Toujours
Jas par Hume Presents Self at Chief Factor Office
At ten o'clock next morning Jas par Hume presented himself at the Chief Factor's office bearing documents and assertions related to a pending inquiry. The scene indicated an official proceeding or escalation in a colonial administrative matter.
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Jaspar Hume
Ghief Factor
Christmas Day In The White Guard Camp Diary
Jaspar Hume writes in his diary aboard the White Guard camp amid ice and snow. He notes a temporary grave of snow and pine fires at each end of a shelter, creating a rough refuge as they press on through harsher days.
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Island of
Pines
White Guard
Jaspar Hume
Question of Price on Early Maine Central Run
A tale recalls the first Maine Central railroad trip through the mountains from Center Conway to North Conway with a 25 cent fare. Conductor forgets fare. a passenger jokes about temptation at a prayer meeting saying Get behind me, Satan. An old man adds that if the fare had been 50 cents the devil would have won.
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Maine Central Railroad
Mountains
Burbank
Center Conway
North Conway
Mistaken for His Goods by a Sign
Concord grocer Joseph D. Murray greeted by a traveling salesman who calls him Mr Goods. Murray realizes the sign over his shop read W I Goods for West Indian goods, causing a mix up due to the abbreviation.
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Joseph D. Murray
Concord
Mr. Goods
W. I. Goods
A Helpful Little Boy
A lady on a drive meets a young acquaintance, invites him to ride, and they chat until the wagon stalls. The boy suggests jumping and swearing as men do, offering a humorous, naïve reaction to the stalled vehicle.
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Johnny
A Busy Woman and Her Prominent Son
A Mount Morris Illinois visitor recalls Mrs. Hitt busy with child cradle knitting and reading a folded newspaper. She is described as a model mother whose son, Robert R. Hitt, became a noted Illinois congressman.
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Hitt
Mount Morris
Frugal wit flares in cigars and plates tale
In a sharp exchange from the Chicago Daily News, Gunner mocks Bluffem as bluffing about luxury. His wife hoards expensive cigar bands then decorates plates, but she gives them to Bluffem who sticks them on his stogies to feign smoking a ten cent cigar.
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Gunner
Bluffem
Guyer
Chicago Daily News
Wanted Aid. "When Frank kissed me last night I screamed for help."
A Milwaukee Sentinel fragment portrays a plea for aid after a woman says Frank kissed her and she cried out for help. The quote implies fear of the assailant evading capture and calls for assistance or police intervention.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Questioning Bilkins Qualifications Sparks Debate
The Detroit Free Press quotes a back-and-forth on Bilkins abilities, with one side declaring no sign of genius and another challenging the claim. The exchange highlights opinions on Bilkins's qualifications without attributing definitive expertise.
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Bilkins
Detroit
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Christmas Presents How to wrap frames with cretonne and paste
Step by step guide for covering picture frames with cretonne using white photographer's paste. Align fabric slightly larger than the frame, stretch tight, cut openings carefully, fold edges neatly, insert back, apply paste to inner edges, weight under heavy books overnight to prevent warp, then finish and re-paste.
A Novel Pin Cushion For Mothers Darning Basket
Instructions describe making a pin cushion from a baby's white sock filled with bran and lined with blue or pink fabric. Sew the top, hide stitches with a ribbon bow, and optionally add a toe bow. Optional safety pins and assorted pins and needles may be placed inside before gifting.
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H. AB. C
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