Indian Drum Never Misses Count
A tale intertwines a thwarted engagement between Constance Sherrill and Henry Spearman with a fateful legend of the Indian drum near Mackinac. The drum, keeping count of lives lost at sea, allegedly missed once, then matched the grim tally when the freighter Miwaka sank in 1895 with twenty five souls aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spearman
Constance Sherrill
Constance
Alan Conrad
Lake Michigan
Straits of
Mackinac
Lake Superior
Straits
Mackinae
Detroit
Buffalo
Matitou
Grant
Susan Hart
Mfiwaka
The Man Whom the Storm Haunts
In a storm haunted lakeside world, Benjamin Corvet, a powerful ship magnate, quarrels with partner Spearman at the Fort Dearborn club and wanders into a cold night toward the lake. His niece Connie learns of a looming family mystery tied to a man named Alan Conrad of Blue Rapids as fear and tension mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dearborn
Lake Superior
Kos
Mackinac
North Peninsula
Benjamin Corvet
Corvet
Cleveland
Duluth
Chicago
Sherrill
Young Spearman
Softening Hardened Putty Methods From Historic Guide
A historical note explains softening putty hardened around window glass. Mix quicklime in water with pearlash to a paintlike consistency. Apply to both sides of the glass and leave about 12 hours. The glass can then be lifted out without trouble.
Immense Rich Asphaltic Sands Reported Along Athabasca
Fragmented OCR notes describe thick rich asphaltic deposits 150 200 feet deep along a 73 mile stretch of the Athabasca river, with sun exposure creating pools. Similar sands extend from 57 degrees north toward the Arctic Circle, possibly covering vast areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athabaska Wyer
Avetie Circle
Aston
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mothers
Kenosha Wisconsin reader letters tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helping after childbirth and other female troubles. A grateful mother says it aided her greatly and urges others to try it, noting nearly fifty years of use and endorsements from mothers and grandmothers, with neighbor referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E
Pinkham
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Picham
Tammy Wee
P. Hansen
Symmonds St
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Reason Enough Ginger's cough blamed on strong voice
An Irishman asks about Misther Jones and a singer's cough. A friend says he has a bad cough, blamed on his powerful singing voice. Mrs Cullubin and others hope for a town hall concert so they can hear more of his songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misther Jones
Mr. McIntyre
Philadelphia Ledger
Who titled off the dinosaurs in big game era
A short Courier-Journal snippet questions leadership of the times. It notes ambition and self made success, with a proverb about each man shaping his own fortune. The tone hints at sports and competitive spirit without detailing events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
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By William MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer
Rdw
Henry
Spearman
Shertill
Carvet
Michigan Avenue
Miss Sherrll
Constance Shertin
Uncle Benny
Connie
Denar
Benny
Spearmen
Father
Bin
Wade Beng
Astor Street
Sai
Iin
Duak
Wear
Arale
Kansas
Blue Rapids
Harry Spearman
Kangas
Penny Ro
Mr. Corvet
Allen
Ser
Vguy
Ous
Bright
Doan
J. C. Ninkell
Monona
St. Boone
Towa
Bays
Dean
Foster-Milburn ( Co
Buffalo, N.Y
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