Raiders, Romance and River Rescue in Wisconsin Tales
A bearded narrator recalls a brutal winter on the Washahoora with Old Reiley and a river crossing tale. Two rivals Bob Gillis and Tom Jimgon duel fate on ice and rapids. friends save them as Jane Bowson’s love ties two paths. Jane later becomes Bob’s wife. Tom remains near the wood yard life in Missouri.
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Charly
Bob Gillis
Tom Jimgon
Washahoora
John Reiley
Jack Hammon
Old Reily
Allus
Reiley
Causa
Old Reiley
Jake Keckles
Tom Jimson
Bob Gullis
Bob
Keesaumee
Jane
Jane Bowson
Chug Bowson
Holt
Tom
Bowson
Janelle
Jerg
Kleg
Andy
St Louis
Hammon
Buck
Len Red
Nor
Lom
Han
Rapida
Altoona
McFlyster
Turkel Daves
Alius
Missouri
St. Louis
Cap'n
Charley
From cottage to mansion and back a tale of vanity
A story traces Mabel and Harry Vincents rise from a humble cottage to a grand mansion and back as Mrs Vincent aches for status. A blue silk dress promises happiness but reveals vanity. a sudden crime threat and dreamlike reversal restore love and truth in their modest home.
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Lawrences
Mabel
Harry
Darling
Mrs. Vincent
Fang
Vincents
Harry Vincent
Mr. Vincent
Lengh
Vincent
Mabel Vincent
Anindel
Mrs Vincent
Ross
Tlae
Mr. Lawrence
John
Amandman
Parry Fincent
Mabel Vicent
Officers of Justice
Darlin
Mabel Atill
Jear Harry
Thos
Soldier's remedy from Sweet Gum tree for bowel disease
A Civil War era letter extols sweet gum bark tea as a safe, immediate cure for bowel complaints from mild to Asiatic cholera. The writer, Sam Rosixson, asserts personal cures and urges soldiers in the South to use the prepare- tion, attributing efficacy to Mississippi and Louisiana knowledge and an old negro squaw. He claims a Cincinnati cure in 1832 and offers his name as testament. New York, June 20, 1862.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Indiana
Cincinnati
Sam
Sorew Rosixsox
New York
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