Zigzag Trail Leads to Hidden Love in Canyon
In a Twin Star ranch camp tale, Hamp Tetlow recalls a mysterious girl near Zigzag trail. Bob Deering tracks a missing steer, meets the unnamed beauty who guards a fugitive father, and aids her plan to avoid capture. Their bond grows as a future together beckons.
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Cox's
the Crick
Hamp Tetlow
Vouk
Twin Star Ranch
Jink Prate
Jink
Ehles
Dan Cot
Dan
Hamp
Bob Deering
Jink Prole
Bencfe
Bob
Scarler
Hetle
Conner
Paather
Fercely
James Greyson
Mob
Aelen
Cupid
Strong Influence and Aide Tails
A humorous exchange where a wife explains her husband stayed by her side all day by "eating firmly on the tails of his coat" to keep him close. The gag hinges on visual metaphor and domestic wit.
Veteran educator Dr S B Robins retires after long Ontario Quebec career
Dr S B Robins, possibly Canada’s oldest active educationist, retires after a career starting in 1848 near Cobourg Ontario. He led Montreal Normal schools for decades and served on the Protestant Committee of Public Instruction for over thirty years, citing advanced age. He recalls pre Confederation Toronto days, his meetings with Eger ton Ryerson, and historic events from riots to 1868 mill burning. He remains vigorous at nearly 80, cherishing two life rules: never seek wealth and never seek political preferment.
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Ontario
Quebec
Canada
S. B. Robins
Cobourg
Ont
Protestant Committee of Public Instruction
Robins
Toronto
Dummer
Western Canada
Egerton Ryerson
Barney Devlin- D'Arcy McGee
Douglas Planing Mill
Labouchere’s Labby Comes to Life in New Biography
The Life of Henry Labouchere by Al gar Labouchere Thorold reveals Labouchere as a world traveler wit. He faced two career disappointments yet maintained a philosophic edge and French outlook. The book recalls his Cambridge stint, escapades in Europe and America, and sharp diplomatic service.
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Labby
Joved Tetas
Henry Labouchere
Algar Labouchere Thorold
Gladstone
Lord Rosebery
Washington
Cambridge
Europe
Truth
Republic of
Pana- Toa
Italy
Republic of Panama
Old Palace Yard
Babylon
Stockholm
Queen Victoria
Labouchere
Foreign Office
London
Lord Tourton
Henry
House of Lords
Mr. Labouchere
Me Was No Scot at Biarrite Golf Exhibition
The tale recounts Sir Henry Campbell, Annerman and Taylor the golf champion at Biarrite. A Scotch relative pressed a claim of birth. another guest noted Taylor was a fine man and was hired for an exhibition with a fixed fee. Weather prevented play and Taylor refused payment, deeming the situation fatal to their discussion.
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Henry Campbell
Annerman
Taylor
Biarrite
Sir Henry
Henry
Fragmentary plea for writ of habeas corpus in old dialogue
A confused historical snippet imitates a sheriff exchange with a plea for habeas corpus. The garbled text suggests a jurist or detainee seeking legal relief, but the fragmentary lines obscure clear facts, names, dates, or places.
Napoleon Bourassa the Patriarch of Quebec Art and Letters
The aging Napoleon Bourassa, father of Henri Bourassa, is celebrated as the archetype of cultured French Canadian life in Quebec. A painter, architect, decorator, and novelist, he studied in Quebec, Toronto, Florence, and Rome, assisted by Theophille Hamel and Overbeck. He helped found the Royal Academy of Arts and designed churches in Canada and the United States. He married Papineau’s youngest daughter, whose death in 1869 preceded his literary and artistic pursuits.
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Napoleon Bourassa
Canada
Papineau
Yenri Bourassa
Quebec
Napoleon Boutassa
Napoleon Fourasea
Bourassa
Theophille Hamel
Toronto
Florence
Rome
Overleck
Marquis of Lorne
Royal Academy of Arts
United States
Marie
Hale and Beaty
Gibbon Described by a Contemporary Visitor
A contemporary recounts Gibbon the historian with a small face and strong features. He meets Mme da Def fand, a blind sitter who feels faces to imagine appearance, and Gibbon offers his face for her tactile inspection with frankness.
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Gibbon
M. de Lausen
Mme. da Deffand
Gibbons
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Hanes
B. Robins
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