Irving Bacheller Celebrates Americanism in Franklin Novel
Irving Bacheller portrays Benjamin Franklin and founding era figures with clear Americanist vision. The novel centers on Franklin and a double love story, highlighting liberty, endurance, and courage amid trials. The author draws from Washington Adams and others to dramatize democracy and rural New Jersey heritage.
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Edmund Burke
Benjamin Franklin
Irving Bacheller
Republic
Benjamin Frankin
Franklin
Jack Irona
Margaret Hare
Washington
Adams
Irving Bachellor
Horse Valley Adventure introduces Jack Irons and scout Solomon Binkus
Benjamin Franklin letters frame Jack Irons nicknamed Boiling Water and Happy Face as a lively boy of seventeen joins Solomon Binkus in September 1768. They trek toward Horse Valley to aid Colonel Hare's captured family amid an Mohawk frontier conflict in Tryon County New York.
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Jack Irons
Sir William Johnson
Alleany
Jack
John Irons, Jr
Benjamin Franklin
Old Solomon Binkus
Old Solomons Binkus
White Sea
Marter Jane
Vnd
Holt O
York State
Solomon Binkus
Mr. Binkus
Jeffrey Amherst
Fort William Henry
Johnson
Putnam
Binkus
Fort Stanwix
Tryon County
New York
Lake Ontario
Horse Valley
Solomon
Hare
Duncan
Fifty-fifth Regiment
Oswego
Moose
Big Deer Creek
Horze Valley
Swegadie
Sir Bill
Bear Face
Bill
Bin
Alga
John Irons
New Hampshire
Near Brook
Isjonas
the Devil
Tom Walker
Peter Boneses
Scout and frontier family outwit a band of Hurons
Solomon the scout and John Irons shelter solomons family from a large Indian party. A clash of deception and alliance unfolds as Solomon negotiates with Splitnose and feeds the visitors, while warning them to abandon hostile aims. The scene ends with the feast and a promise of further events next week.
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Solomon
Irons
Red
Great Splitnose
John Irons
Ohio Country
Community Notes From Bunker Hill And Vicinity
Mrs Theo Boreher and son visited Glen Bales Tuesday evening while Mrs Fred Beyer and family called on Frank Beyer Tuesday afternoon. The I H C met Wednesday afternoon for sewing quilt blocks and a health demonstration. Several from the area attended graduation exercises in Sidney. Busy Bee Girls sewing club met at Paul Meyer’s with new officers Esther Borcher, Adel aide Meyer, and Hazel Bales elected. Families visited and shopped locally, with a hospital stay ending for Mrs Walter Fappel who has returned from Omaha. The week’s crops benefited from favorable weather and plans for more sunshine.
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Theo Boreher
Glen Bales
Fred Beyer
Frank Beyer
I. H.C
August Gross
Ash Scott
Sidney
Curt Scott
The
Academy
Will, Meyer
Paul Meyer
Theo Borcher
Wu. Borcher
John Borcher
Walter Fappel
Omaha
Fter
Frances Gross
Busy Bee
Esther Borcher
Adel
Aide Meyer
Tazel Bales
Hilbert V Borcher
P. J. Beyer
Mms
Wm. Borcher
Terman Wittrock’s
Fasternan
Two Good Rules Told In Henry Van Dyke Style
A quotable reminder emphasizes two rules for daily life. Do not believe anything bad about anyone unless certain. Do not share it unless absolutely necessary and only when you feel it is needed and justified.
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God
Henry van Dyke
Old Nurse Tips to Clear Nasal Obstruction
A historical note suggests squirting cayenne pepper on a child’s upper lip to induce sneezing and expel a nasal obstruction like a pea or bean. The informal remedy reflects period beliefs on children's ailments and home care.
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Kratz Abstract Company
Grand Canyon
Great Fall
Earth
Cody Road
Buffalo Bill Country
Burlington
Glacier National Park
M. A. Shipman
Buick
Ford
Nebr
A. S. Hardy
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