Appleby Ford Escape and Morgan’s Camp Clash
In a midnight dash toward Appleby, Jennifer and I flee Tarleton’s pursuit after Morgan’s army evades a trap. We cross the river at Macgowan’s Ford with Davidson’s riflemen delaying the redcoat advance, then ride for the Manse as the British volley fires behind us. The chase ends with us securing refuge and plotting next steps while the January night fades.
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Jennifer
Sherrard’s Ford
Morgan
Charlottesville
Virginia
Greene
Lord Cornwallis
Ram~sour's Mill
Forney's Plantation
Gald
Ughthorne
Beattie
Macgowfin
Man
Seattie
Macgowan
Tarleton
Garrel
Davidson
Appleby Hundred
Joe Graham
Possetty
Macgowan's Ford
O'Hara
Appleby
Joe Grahim
Davinon
Ford-Head
Appleby House
Margery
How a High Salaried Manager Earns His Pay
A New York Interborough manager, Frank Hedley, devised a time clock device to track exact electric power use by motormen. Trials cut power consumption 10 to 40 percent, with a 15 percent overall reduction. Annual coal costs could drop by about $294,000, far surpassing Hedley's salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interborough
Frank Hedley
Blue Lime
Ma Elevation Discussed in Comet and Life on Mars Talk
In Chicago Record-Herald items Ma enjoys lectures over card games and visits a Harvard speaker at Woodruff's. Pa questions the talk while Ma recalls the subject as interesting though unclear. The speaker covered life on Mars with charts and thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Woodruff's
Mars
Chicago Record-Herald
Dselens Popularity and Frugal Talk at Home
Farmer Corntessel muses on living in ancient times when people carved messages on stone and dismisses the idea as impractical. His wife disagrees, saying she could build a house with the valentines their daughter Forushy has been giving away for four or five years, reflecting domestic humor from the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntessel
Feller
Washington Star
Not Adjancty of Mappiness
An exchange wonders how people got along without the telegraph and telephone and so on. They did get along and were as happy as those surrounded with these adjuncts of civilization.
Susur Scandal and Coastal Cranks Exchange Quips
A fragment from Harper's Magazine mocks sea shore diplomacy and greed as a grocer's wife laments beach plans derailed by hungry customers. The surface quip contrasts a playful scene with a deeper truism about greed, echoed by a Davier quotation on possession of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Magazine
Crowds Roosevelts Visit Sparks Cairo Protests
Nationalists in Cairo hissed at Colonel Roosevelt as he spoke at the University of Egypt hall. He refused to alter his address about self-government amid opposition from missionaries and officials. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt later tea with Prince Eitel. crowds gathered outside Shepherd's Hotel.
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Roosevelt
Shepherd’s Hotel
Cairo
University of Reypt
Colonel Roosevelt
Mra. Roosevelt
Prince Hitel
Savoy Hotel
Arabia
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Egypt
Everyffort
Lila
Cials
Chicago pie man poisoned by arsenic in hamburger steak
Coroner Hoffman states Alexander J Moody died from arsenic after consuming hamburger steak, not ptomaine. He inherited a fortune from Moody & Waters founder, owned Chicago home and Wisconsin summer estate, four farms, with his wife Anne Olson as beneficiary. Dr Haines analyzed the meat, finding lethal arsenic levels. Detectives search for suspects amid past poisoning scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander J. Moody
Chicago
Hoffman
Moody
Moody & Waters
Wisconsin
St. Charles
Walter Haines
Kansas City
Anne Olson
Bible Society Reaches $1 Million Fund Goal
The American Bible Society and Mrs. Russell Sage joined to secure an equal $500,000 gift completing the $1 million fund. Thousands worldwide contributed to the drive aimed at securing a balanced endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Society
American Bible Society
Russell Sage
Windsor fire destroys D M Ferry building worth 200000
A Windsor fire of unknown origin gutted the D M Ferry building causing an estimated 200000 in loss. Insurance partly covers the damage with several manufacturing firms sharing the impact.
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Windsor
Ont
D. M. Ferry
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement For Matilda Lindemann
Chicago reader Matilda Lindemann reports twelve years of kidney trouble with back pain poor appetite vision problems and dizziness eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She claims strength returned and frequent ailments vanished. The ad notes the product costs 60 cents per box and is sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Matilda Lindemann
Wentworth, Ave
Chicago
Til
Doan
Doan'd
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Beautiful Wall Coating for Momen Arrives at Home Decor
Alabastine offers a rich soft wall coating for walls and ceilings with adhesive qualities, easy application, insect and germ resistance, and color options. The package includes a color plan, stencils, a home decoration book, and color samples, mailed free by the Alabastine Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabastine Company
Grandville Avenue
Grand Rapids
Mich
Macduff Confronts Macbeth Head in Dramatic Stage Exit
Macduff recounts severing Macbeth's head and orders his soldiers to lay out the stage in the aftermath. He criticizes Macbeth’s profanity on stage while defending his own duty in a dramatic, tense scene reflecting guilt and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macduff
Macbeth
P Layout
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Caution against using mercurial catarrh ointments. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo is mercury free and taken internally. Buy genuine Hall's from reputable physicians or druggists. price 75 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amell
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Wall
Ball Game Ticket Left With Care Request
In a casual exchange a speaker asks for afternoon release to watch the house and baby, offering a ticket to the ball game as a trade. The other party agrees, noting the missed opportunity and expressing a mild regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alek
Bose
Cleveland
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Classic patent medicine notice touts Mother Gray's Powder for sickly children. Claims quick relief from feverishness, constipation, headaches, teething, and stomach troubles. Cites 10,000 testimonials and urges purchase at druggists for 2 cents with sample mailed on request to Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Martel’s Female Pills and Mars Signal Lamp Curiosities
A fragmentary note mentions Martel’s Female Pills claimed to aid women’s ailments with quick, permanent results, and a French scientist’s claim about needing a 350 million candlepower lamp to signal Mars. Also referenced are Pierce’s Pellets and electric street cars in New York powered by beneath-floor gas engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
New York
Murine Eye Remedies Ad Promotes Eye Care
An old advertisement invites readers to write Free to Our Readers to Marine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago for a 48 page illustrated Eye Hook Mrea. It touts Murine products like Murine Bellaves Sove Eyes and states they strengthen eyes, do not smart, and relieve eye pain while costing 60 cents. It claims benefits for both adults and babies and mentions Bell Hyelids and Granulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Aldo
Hefeat
Madge
Gilbert Starr
John Ireton
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Excellent Trade In Canada Buoyancy Extends to Western Provinces
Canada wide optimism dominates the harvest outlook with strong crop yields and rising prices. Seeding advances across districts, especially in Alberta and the west, point to a larger area under crop this spring. Prairie toil persists, fuelled by rapid breaking and long hours, while markets remain robust for grain in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lethbridge
Alberta
Hundrate
Western
Deep-Seated Colds and Elixirs From a Bygone Era
An OCR fragment touts a deep seated cold remedy by Allen and a “new” mechanism with jeweled sunbursts and clockwork. It mentions Brera, Alideslors, and a mysterious Englishwoman, plus a $1.00 bottle and older patent medicine phrasing.
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Allen
Ling Hitleam
Brera
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Roosa de Geer
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Dan Morgan
Lallow
Foot
Dragoons
Seventy-First
Gin'ral Cornwallis
Davier
Teddy
Prince Eitel
Germany
Mia
London
A. J. Moody
Chicago Record- Herald
Highmus
DPR
Martel
Dr. Pierce
Amesbury
Mags
Maine
Sloan
G. T. Roberts
Resaca
Ga. R.F
Sweeney
H. M. Gibbs
Lawrence, Kans
FD. No
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Bicon
Adares
Earl
Boston
Mass
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