Escape through the Red Pass and Sioux backdrop
As Bertram Leroy and companions lead a breakout from a fort under siege, blazing arrows and improvised breastworks fend off attackers. Guides Whitman is captured for exchange as Greyson’s party and Unea pah pah warriors clash toward a canyon escape.
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Bertram Leroy
Guide Whitman
Col. Leroy
Bertram
Castillo Brothers
Whirlwind
Red Cloud
Cinnamon
St. Armand
Whitman
Lt. Armand
Greyson
Armand
Captain Richmond
Richmond
Red Pass
Ned
Mike Castillo
Mariel Fleming
Jennie Greyson
Agall
Charlotte Brontë Manuscripts Tiny Pages Reveal Early Work
Reader notes in Mrs Gaskell life mention miniature manuscripts by Charlotte Brontë. Books measuring one and a half by two inches show minute writing that strained her eyes. Hy Smith, an American bibliophile, collected several of these small works she wrote at age 14 with a final inscription promising to write all in four hours.
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Charlotte Bronte
PL Smith
Health authorities crack down on alum baking powders
Condemned in Missouri and confiscated in New York, authorities warn against alum based baking powders. The Heart Department seized goods sold for baking powder after finding alum mixed with rock powder, dumping the suspected mixture into a river. Health officials urge consumers to demand trusted brands and note easy detection by price and incentives.
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Missouri
New York
Clarke
St. Louis
Quand
Ao Onoither
Wrocers
Heart Department of
Hungry minister scorns steward over meager pay
Georgia representative Adamson tells of a Methodist preacher who lived on a tiny salary and often could not obtain his quarterly funds. When pressed, the steward asked if preaching was for money, to which the minister replied that souls cannot feed a family and would need many such souls for a single meal.
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Adamson
Georgia
Lfe
Postmaster's Recovery Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills
Lancaster New York April 21 John Remers postmaster suffered diabetes for four years after trying doctors and specialists he stopped medicines and used ten boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He is now well and urges diabetes sufferers to use the pills and seeks letters from sick people seeking relief.
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Lancaster
N. Y
John Remers
Buffalo
Dodd
Ife
Real Estate Quip Highlights One Death Per Person Rule
A sharp exchange frames a buyer asking about local death rates and a real estate agent replying with a strict one death per person policy. The brief captures the ironic edge of negotiating during a housing discussion.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising and Endorsements
A 19th century advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for in cures of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists endorsements from West & Truax C Walding Kinnan Marvin and Kulasale Drug gists Toledo Ohio and claims the medicine works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Price per bottle is 75 cents with testimonials available.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
West & Truax
C. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Kulasale
Ohio
Hai
Mohammedans Worldwide Population Figures Misleading Claim
A dubious statistic asserts 196.5 million Muslims exist globally with 18 million in Turkey, followed by a stray advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soorntya for Childrens Wething claiming gum soothing, anti inflammatory, and wind colic relief at 2 cents a bottle.
Repulsive Rattler hunts photographed in California
A Country Life in America article describes hunters seeking the mettler rattlesnake in southern California to study and photograph its poses. The image features the snake’s enlarged head, visible fangs, and the complex venom delivery system with fangs, glands, and reserves, illustrating the deadly anatomy in detail.
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California
Americ
Mettler
All Fornia
Preacher Denounces King Edward VII For Sabbath Violation
Rev Joseph Parker denounces King Edward VII for attending a Sunday concert claiming royal acts set a bad example, sparking applause from listeners. Parker, a London pastor at City Temple, notes his sermons and efforts shaping public life with a popular Bible commentary series.
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Edward VII
England
Joseph Parker
Lenton
Seroton
Parkits
Teosepl Pveker
J D
London
Ap Eust
Parker
Brother Revealed in Biograph Scene Mystery
A Western city biograph show depicting the occupation of Pekin by foreign troops triggers a shocking moment when a spectator cries out for her missing brother Allen. The fleeing figure in the Fourteenth Infantry frame is identified as her brother, once believed dead, after she contacts the War Department for confirmation.
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Popular Science
Pekin
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Allen
War Department
Lev
Ajax and Achilles Argue Over Wireless Telegraphy
In a short, humorous exchange Ajax protests defying a lightning display while Achilles reveals the real threat is IMHman heading to New York by wireless telegraphy. Ajax withdraws in embarrassment as the scene closes.
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Ajax
Jax
Achilles
Imh
New York
Portland
Oregonian
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Nancy
Mary
Mr. Castillo
Gen
Mabel Fleming
Gen. Greyson
Teonvot
Salina
Jte
Hertram Leroy
Myred Rechefon
Robert Beas
Turkey
Rattler
RA Pylews
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