Washingtons retreat and Franklin Howe conference in 1776
In the Harlem hospital and on Staten Island the American leaders and Jack Irons endure wounds and doubt. John Adams, Franklin, and Howe clash over peace, while Washington prepares a secret crossing aided by fog. Franklin argues Britain must acknowledge its error as independence holds.
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Washington
Franklin
Sir Henry Clinton
Smallwood
Jack Irons
Jack
Brooklyn
Lord Howe
Sir Henry
East River
Marblehead Sea Dogs
Glover
Army Hospital
Harlem
John Adams
Philadelphia
Staten Island
Mr. Adams
Doctor Franklin
Amboy
Adams
New Brunswick
God of Israel
Solomon Shifted the Skeet in a New York Campaign
In spring a large British force prepares to descend on New York via Lake Champlain as frontier Tryon county settlers face Indian massacres. Generals Herkimer and Schuyler seek Solomon Binkus for his intimate knowledge of the Indian and bush to aid the campaign. Washington offers funds, but Solomon insists he fights for himself and not for pay. The tale continues in the next installment.
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Solomon
Canada
New York
Lake Champlain
Tryon County
Herkimer
Schuyler
Washington
Solomon Binkus
Jack
Big Bush
Ol’ Marler
Exiles Find Peace in Canadian City
A Toronto colony of Russian aristocrats exiled from their homeland includes 30 to 40 members. The piece profiles Baroness Lozina Lysinisky, a sales girl, and Mme Zola Stasenka, a former Korniloff regiment gunner, along with Mme Valentina Gloushkova and Baron Nicola Ropp. It sketches their pasts in Russia and battles, and their present lives in leisure and work at local factories and museums.
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Toronto
Boston
Lozina Losinsky
Russia
Mme
Zola Stasenka
Madame Stasenka
Baron Wrangel
Constantinople
Valentina Gloushkova
Crimea
Odessa
Madame Stasenko
Russia Keeps Christmas Delayed by Postal Delays
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a joke about Russia celebrating Christmas fourteen days after others due to slow mail delivery. The quip highlights postal challenges affecting holiday timing and general perceptions of Russia.
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Russia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Two Standards In Fairness Toward Women
The piece notes a gender bias where a man seen enjoying himself is “a sad whelp” while a woman acting the same is called “a peach” in a Milwaukee Journal commentary. It highlights double standards in social judgment.
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Milwaukee Journal
Expert Coaching Remark Sparks Involving Marriage Question
A terse dialogue unfolds as a man and a woman discuss her father’s view of their match. She hints at presenting him as a suitable husband while preserving hope of companionship. The exchange hints at underlying family expectations and social maneuvering.
Salton Roads Use Salt to Control Gravel Road Dust
The Bureau of Public Roads says common table salt sodium chloride is used on gravel roads to absorb night moisture to keep roads packed and flat and prevent daytime dust.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Boobs There are Oceans of boobs but you notice that they differ
The text comments on how people with opposing opinions stand out as different. It emphasizes social friction and the perception that others’ views contrast with one’s own beliefs. The tone is reflective and provocative about discourse.
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Howe
Franklin
America
Britain
Irons
Jack
London
England
Lord Howe
Mgh
Architect Rejects Modern Plaster for Echoless Halls
A California architect favors old soft plaster over modern hard varieties to reduce echoes in auditoriums. The change aims to improve acoustics by using traditional material and technique.
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California
Unsigned health plea from Texas reader brimming with distress
Fragmentary letter from Mrs. B. F. Brannon of Texas describes illness and weight loss and requests medical help. The OCR text shows garbled phrases about feeling weak and seeking remedy, with no clear date or full context. The piece reads like a personal health inquiry published in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
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B. F. Brannon
Texas
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