Sailor of Silver Spur Chapter XIV to XVI
In a rugged Cornwall setting, a wounded rider named Jack flees with Joan to marshal aid for Royalist forces. Joan aids, patches his wounds, and rides to warn Sir Ralph Hopton’s army. The tale follows escape, loyalty, battlefield deeds, and evolving affection amid war and exile.
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Braddock
Sly Ralph Hopton
Quihon
Liskeamt
Liskeard
Mohun
Ralph Hopton
Godolphin
Battash
Ruthen
John Berkeley
Ashburnham
Bevill Greuville
Nich
Slunning
Trevaulon
Liunceston
Tavistock
Stamford
Plymouth
Joxeter
Joan
Stanford
A Dreaded Luxury for English Public Schools
A fragment from a historical piece contrasts English public schools like Uppingham with luxury and comfort. It recalls dormitory conditions, cold rooms, and a ritual of cleanliness that amused or horrified boys, alongside a brief note of a Prussian in Tilsit jailed for two months for derogatory remarks about the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Uppingham
Thelng
Alwys
Tilsit
The Patriot's Death Ode by Fitz-Groene Halleck
Fragmented OCR of a poem wishing a hero who fought for freedom a victorious afterlife. It references distant lands, storms, and bells, with lines about laurel, blood-bought triumph, and welcome for a fallen hero. The passage blends solemn ritual with grand imagery of nations, seas, and stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shen
Indian Isles
Fitz-Groene Halleck
My Lady's Portrait and the Dinwiddie Mystery
Jermyn, a Wall Street veteran, discovers a portrait of a young eighteenth century girl in the Dinwiddie mansion on the James River. He falls into a romance with the portrait and meets Elizabeth Dinwindle, a real descendant, who resembles the sitter. He remembers his love as he contemplates marriage and a future with Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Dinwidhie Manson
James Buyer
Virginia
Dinwiddie
Jermyn
Dinwiddin
Familly
Marey
Limedek
Wall Street
Eld Dinwidddie
Mr. Jermyn
Elizabeth Dinwindle
San Francisco
Cure for rheumatism touted by Mrs Dinsmore in Massachusetts
A patient recounts years of rheumatism in hands and knees, failed treatments, and eventual relief after four months of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She remains mostly free since, with only rare minor recurrence. The ad-like narrative urges keeping blood sound with the pills, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinamore
Lince
F. A. Dinsmore
Woburn
Maas
Williams
Heart Disease Declared Curable by Dr Miles Treatments
Series of testimonials claim heart disease can be relieved and cured with Dr Miles special treatment. The ad promises $2.50 worth of free treatment to prove its power, citing numerous patient recoveries and endorsements from clergy, bankers, and farmers. Free chart, pamphlet, and treatment offered from the Grand Dispensary in Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mules
John Gates
di Miles
Mary A. Krudean
Lupids
Philp Betz
Jackson Center
August Kronek
Huntington
Ind
Flora Graster
Britolville
Mra. R. Parkyr
Misiiwake
Dad
J. F. Cole
Pittsburg
Bh. Norcia
Windsor
Franklin Miles
LL. B
Dept. H
Elkhart
Wisconsin Central maps offer farm and industrial opportunities
Northern Wisconsin offers the finest opportunities for farmers settlers and manufacturers. Maps and illustrated booklets issued by the Wisconsin Central Ry giving valuable information can be obtained free by writing W H Killen Land & Industrial Commissioner or Jas C Pond G P A Wis Den Ry Milwaukee Wis. You serious heart trouble? Write Dr Franklin Miles 70 to 80 Main St Elkhart Ind for $2.50 worth of treatment free. The National Casket Co makes The Best funeral goods, ask your undertaker. The Wau emperor of Austria fate cited with battles defeats and royal tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central Ry
W. H. Killen
Land & Industrial Commissioner
Jas. C. Pond
G. P
Elkhart
Ind
Miles
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Advertised
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinrine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. It cites testimonials including W Grave and Mrs Morgan of Berkeley California dated September 2, 1901, and mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a valued remedy.
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W. Grave
Morgan
Berkeley
Cal
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Silver Spur
Molly
Rothea
Dion
Jon
Hughde
Jonn
Anid
Joon
Atpude
Hopton
Rod- Min
Porenyon
Cornwall
Lord Stameord
Lanncestony
Tisbeard
Kanda
Mygonl
Joni
Bristol
Jan Tergagle
Dus
Jack
Daven Ad
Delia
Ott
Bodaun Alt
Jos
John
Hannibal Mngcombs
Glegs
Ytoviel
Deakin Killigrow
Gleys
Sisenay Fotini
Prom ‘Temple
Gleysx
Donia
Beast
Lesaon
Carl Peters
King Solomon's
Africa
London
Peters
Dr. Peters
Jerome
Mediterranean
M. Ph. Negris
Academy of Sciences
Bay of Amphissa
Rhones
National Casket Co
Wauperor
Austria
Agsnasingted
Cantor
Sociae
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