Liberty Horton in Mexico Shhv an Loan
Liberty Horton, heiress, is captured by Mexican insurrecto Juan Lopes. She overhears a plot to attack an American town, escapes with Pedro, and warns Americans. Major Winston and Rutledge lead a rescue, but Liberty marries Manuel to save the Major’s honor as conflict and pursuit unfold.
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Liberty Horton
Juan Lopes
Pedro
Winston
U. S. Army
Rutledge
Texan Rangers
Manuel Leon
Pancho Leon
Major Winston
Liberty
Manuel
Bne
Therese
Cere Liberty
Pancho
Lopes
Lopez
Escaped Mexican Plot Ends With Dynamite Blaze
Liberty and Therese escape a deadly trap at the hacienda as Lopez plans to blow the place. A violent chase follows with Rutledge and the rangers pursuing toward Las Alamos. An aviator delivers a Washington telegram halting invasion pending talks, leaving the fate of the captives unresolved.
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Therese
Lopez
Liberty
Los Alamos
Rutledge
Pancho
Los—Alamos
Las Alamos
Major
Colonel Dalton
Major Winston
Winston
Washington
Richard Winston
D. A
A. J. Cranston
Div
Inconceivable remark on gender and fashion sparks debate
A quoted exchange questions if women enjoy unique privileges, prompting reactions about gender and attire. The dialogue cites summer furs and a man wearing a fur collar downtown, implying social expectations and potential stigma.
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Pala
Flags standardize as executive order set sizes
An executive order dated May 29 standardizes flags across government departments amid 60 plus varied flag forms. It prescribes hoist and fly proportions, outlines 12 sizes from 1.31 to 20 feet, with 19 feet the standard for national flags and includes union specifications for the stripes and stars. It notes historic flags from Paul Jones era through Fort McHenry.
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Army
Navy
National Museum
New England
Spain
Germany
Italy
United States
Congress
Paul Jones
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Key
Washington
Vermont
Kentucky
Flag History The Stars and Stripes through 1865
The article traces the flag's evolution from 1705 to 1865, noting the 1818 addition of a star per state, shift to 18 stripes, and wartime use. It lists notable flags and where they were seen, including the garrison flag at Fort Sumter, ships like Varuna, and headquarters flags of Union generals, with Civil War relics in museum collections.
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Monroe
Congress
United States
War Department
Taft
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Fort Sumter
Charless. Boggs
U. S. Navy
Varuna
Farragut
New Orleans
Benjamin F. Butler
U. S. Volunteers
Fortress Monroe
Virginia
Butler
Salem Heights
Uee
Ternate
Hazen
Fort McAllister
U. S
Kenrsarge
Alabama
National Museum
Herbert Winslow
Kearsarge
B. O. O. Ord
Richmond
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Capitol
Ord
Nation's Flag in History Adopting and Salutes
A Continental congress resolution dated June 14 1777 adopted the flag. The Columbia sailed the flag worldwide by 1787 and the Bedford Massachusetts ship saluted it at the British Downs on February 8 1788. John Paul Jones raised the first Navy flag with twelve stars on the Ranger as France recognized the new American government.
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Continental Congress
Achooner
Bedford
Massachusetts
British Downs
United States Navy
John Paul Jones
Ranger
France
American Lutheran Survey
Four Weeks in Hospital and a Cured Patient
Ohio woman recalls four weeks in hospital where fainting spells and pains continued after discharge until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was started. She urges others to try the remedy at the first drug store before going home. The clipping also includes a widow joke exchange.
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Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. C. Brown
W. 12Th St
Cleveland
Freckles vanish with ethine double strength treatment
Advertisement claims ethine double strength removes freckles and improves complexion. Instructions say apply a Hithe of ft night and morning, with an ounce usually sufficient. Guaranteed or money back if it fails to remove freckles.
Tender Hearts and Potatoes In A Curious Confession
A fragment shows a girl described as tenderhearted who avoids eye-cutting potato prep. The speaker notes her reluctance to plant potatoes if she must cut out their eyes. The lines hint at social pressures and gendered expectations in a period voice.
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Bunker Hill
Mrs. Brown
Daisy Fly Killer
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Taebri Sea
Elastic Paint & Mfg. CO
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Denver Photo Materials Co
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Quaker
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