Mysterious Hardy Draws Jim Saladine to Liberty Valley
In Liberty Maine Jim Saladine learns of the hostile Valley with its tales of tragedy and fishing. He travels for a day’s fishing hoping to see Hardy Ferrin wife of Will Ferrin, whose past ties and Jenny Pierce’s secret longing fuel a web of rumor and romance in a small community. Will returns from Augusta to face a crumbling domestic web as Hardy intrigues and gossip swirls.
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Liberty
Maine
Jim Saladine
Hardy
Will Ferrin
Hardy Ferrin
Marm” Pierce
Jenny
Will
Augusta
Pierces
Bart
Amy Carey
Huldy
Seth Humphreys
Will Ferrin Shot in Mill Fight Ends Up Leg Amputated
Jenny tends the wounded Will Ferrin after a violent confrontation with Seth Humphreys at the steam mill. Seth is killed, Will’s leg is amputated, Huldy shows scant concern, and Jenny wrestles with anger, guilt, and loyalties as Bart Carey and Marm Pierce respond.
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Will
Seth
Humphreys
Bart
Denver
Will Ferrin
Wil Ferrin
Luke Hills
Marm Pierce
Jenny
Luke
Marin Pierce
Bart Carey
Luke Hillis
Seth Humphreys
Hardy
Huldy
Haldy
Brook
Amy
Baldy
Independent Republics Tejas and California History
The text recalls Tejas as the only independent republic within current U S borders, its 1836 independence from Mexico, and its 1845 annexation by the United States, plus Fremont's failed 1845 California bid and 1846 U S territory status. It also notes timber wolves being snared using scent lures.
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United States
Tejas
Mexico
John G Fremont
California
Good Ladders Aimed At Cutting Rural Fire Loss
United States Department of Agriculture expert David J. Price urges ladders on every farm to speed roof access and fire control. He stresses simple steps like careful handling of fuels, ash disposal, and regular inspection of stoves and wiring to reduce rural fire losses.
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David J. Price
United States Department of Agriculture
Doctor Price
Postum Free Week Offer From the Postum Company
Readers are invited to request a full week’s supply of Postum free as healthful nourishment. The offer promises a complete week’s provision to anyone who writes for it, an advertisement describing the giveaway and its terms.
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Postum Company
Royalty Learns to Box In London High Society
The prince of Wales and his nephews Lord Lascelles and the Honorable Gerald Lascelles have taken up boxing, inspiring both boys and girls from prominent London families to learn pugilism.
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Prince of Wales
Lord Lascelles
Gerald Lascelles
London
Campaign to Save Bergues Windmills Protests French Mills
The Municipal Council of Bergues in French Flanders launches an energetic effort to petition the French state to protect the windmills. The mills are described as sentimental wealth that is hard to replace.
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France
Bergues
Flanders
Milnesia Wafers Offer Quick Pleasant Elimination
Advertising copy promises fast pleasant relief from digestion discomfort. Milnesia Wafers provide milk of magnesia in tablets, aligning with directions on bottle, claiming to correct acidity and improve bowel movement. Sold in bottles for 35c or 60c and tins for 20c, recommended by physicians and available at druggists.
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