Courageous trek to Fort St. Louis Amid Iroquois Threat
Adele la Chesnayne and D Artigny, aiding Barbeau, learn of a massacre near Fort St. Louis and plot a perilous river and land escape to reinforce the rock fortress. They face the Iroquois war party and a harsh frontier.
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Adele la Chesnayne
Nance
Commissaire Carssion
la Barre
la Salle
St. Louis
Illinois River
Adele
Cassion
Fort St. Louis
Chary
Chevet
D’artigny
Barbeau
Indiana
de Jonty
Beferendet
Clita
D'Artigny
Madame
New France
de Tonty
The Soldiers Daughter and the Woodsman Secret
In a perilous forest trail, Adele and D Ar tigny plan escape across to the opposite shore with Barbeau guarding. He confesses love and a plan to confront Francois Cassion, seeking truth through a dangerous weapon—honest confession from Cassion. They bend toward a dramatic confrontation at the fort.
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Barbeau
D’artigny
D'Artigny
Adele
Monsieur
Francois Cassion
Allance
Monsileur
Jonger
Cassion
Caasion
Ottawa
Hermit Calls Himself Incarnation of Fire God Near Gardens
A reclusive man rents a coop by the botanical gardens for 2.25 monthly and proclaims himself the wood eating hermit worshiping a fire god. Reportedly about 55, he began his pious life by burning himself to save a sick child, fasts 21 days, practices water meditation, and for 80 years has avoided rice. He chews laurel leaves and subsists on a single sparse fare daily, with rumors of miraculous cures.
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Fudosama
Botanical Gardens
Ansewer
Deserted Wife Offers Reward For Husband Dead Or Alive
A deserted wife requests a five dollar reward for news of her husband dead or alive, then raises the offer to ten dollars if he is dead, prompting police to caution against a single figure for both outcomes.
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D. W
New Style Boss Replaces Old Political Power
A satirical note questions the fate of the old fashioned political boss as Senator Sorghum explains a shift to a new type of boss who demands control without paying cash for it.
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Senator Sorghum
Courteous Agreement Sparks Light Banter on Livestock Knowledge
In a playful exchange two speakers joke about their fathers farming expertise. He claims his father knew livestock, while she counters by praising her father’s expertise in raising mules, highlighting family pride and humorous boasting.
Unnamed Kansas Visitor Threatens Suit Over Eden Musee
A Kansas uncle visiting town was furious when the Eden Musee closed. He protested the ticket price and threatened a lawsuit against the railroad company for a refund. Local chatter notes the dispute as a comic swindle tale.
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Kansas
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NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
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Ernst Bischoff Co., Inc
West Broadway
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Pinsylvania Stath
TREAS
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Washington, D.C
Japan
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