Terrifying trek through the wilderness to a Yukon romance
Hazel Weir, a stenographer from Gaercastle Ontario, seeks work in western Canada. She wanders the woods at night where Roaring Bil lures her to a mountain cabin and restraint, promises marriage, and her escape is postponed till spring. They marry after a long ordeal and seek gold in the mountains.
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Hazel Weir
Gaercastle
Ontario
Bettish Columbia
Hazel
Bell
Wanderioz
Roaring Bil
Roadag Bri
Tres
Bella Coola
Vancouver
Granville
Hudson Bay
Marriee
Bil
Bill
Fire Claims Stable as Mountain Winter Tests Hazel and Bill
Hazel and Bill endure a harsh Yukon winter as their mountain cabin progress, hunt for meat, stock the larder, and battle an early-near disaster when a stable fire consumes the blaze and five horses. Bill's stoic resolve meets Hazel's fear as they confront loss, hunger, and the merciless North while planning a wary escape.
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RM Himhself
Hagel
Bill
Hazel
Hazel's Rich Strike Atonement Tale Continues
A fragmented note hints at Hazel confronting past missteps and seeking redemption through a bold new strike. The ominous tone suggests a dramatic continuation titled How It Happened, promising further revelations about consequences and character choices.
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Hazel
Makea
Freesone Promises Quick Relief for Corn Pain
An ad touts Freesone a cheap Cincinnati invention that quickly relieves hard and soft corns and callouses with a drop on the corn followed by lifting it off. The copy claims zero pain or irritation and notes the druggist sells a tiny bottle.
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Cincinnati
Get New Kidneys Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules Ad
Advertisement urges immediate kidney and urinary trouble treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules. Claims quick relief and money back guarantee. Warns delaying care is fatal and promotes buying from drug stores as the original remedy used for generations. Also notes Shad fishermen in New Castle Delaware sell entire remaining season catch to Francois Tsominho at $1 per fish with bond backing by a Philadelphia surety firm.
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Haarlem
Shad
New Castle
Francois Tsominho
Philadelphia
Foot Ease and other items in old ad snippets
A collage of verbose antique ads notes Aben's Foot Ease for workers to reduce friction and prevent foot fatigue, Allen's Foot Ease promoted by women, and a rice staple claim about nutrition. Also includes free Cuticura samples and various trivial quips about bonnets and pelleted liver tonics, reflecting period advertising and humor.
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Aben
Allen
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Sinclair
Little Brown
Rowrie
Paul
Frey
Rocky Slope
Mazel
Billy Boy
Carttoo
Sitk
Pine River
Vol
North
Bowring Bill
Haick
Woshoaf
Terrble
Silk
Atm
Dane
Seok
Park
Sideswipe
Wood
Young Town Telegram
Europe
America
Fon Perial Institute
Dept. X
Boston
Pierce
Clumey
St. Edith
Fred
Marie
Boston Transcript
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