De Spain Captures Sassoon In Morgan Gap Hideout
In the Sleepy Oat mining country, Henry de Spain leads John Lefevre and Bob Scott to Morgan Gap to seize Sassoon of the Morgan gang. After a dawn ambush inside a hidden valley they overpower Sassoon in a ramshackle cabin and force him toward Sleepy Cat for trial. Nan Morgan’s distant influence centers the capture as tension rises in the canyon fortress.
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Sleepy Oat
Rocky Mountain
Morgan
Henry de Spain
de Spain
Calabasas
John Lefevre
Sassoon
Lefevre
Scott
Morgan Gap
Nan Morgan
Nan
Bob Scott
el Capitan
Poinot
Beatt
Duke Moren
Thief River
John Rebatock
Williams Cache
Saasoon
Spain
Tie
Night chase over Sleepy Cat trail ends at Sleepy Cat
De Spain abducts Sassoon on the Sleepy Cat trail but Nan Morgan confronts them in the gap. A tense standoff ensues as Nan suspects a setup and a posse closes in, forcing a quick escape toward Calabasas and the rail line with Lefever Scott and Duke in pursuit.
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de Spain
Ander
Sassoon
Sleepy Cat
Nan
Duke
Aspens
Lefever
Scott
el Capitan
Walla
Calabasas
Lofever
Gudmman & Darrow
Pursuit Near Morgan Ranch Ends As Rider Encounters Hidden Threat
Two men push along a trail toward the Morgan ranch while one prisoner is warned against making a sound. As they pass the gap strong hold, the pursuer closes in on Sas Soon and sights a motionless horseman just ahead.
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Hind
Scott
Lefever
Sassoon
Duke
Gale
de Spain
Morgan Ranch
Maintaining a Reputation Amid Stage Line Feud
The Sassoon abduction sparks a sensational clash as De Spain faces Morgan faction anger. Gale Duke and Satterlee vow to shoot on sight while Sassoon breaks jail and roams Calabasas. Lefever notes stage authorities gained little from Sassoon capture.
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Sassoon
de Spain
Gale
Duke
Satterlee
Gap
Scott
Medicine Bend
Duke Morgan
Sleepy Cat
Calabasas
Morgan
Lefever
de Spains
Henry
Jeffries
John
De Spain’s bold plan in Morgan gang showdown
The reader asks if De Spain should shoot first at any Morgan gang member he encounters. The question hinges on whether he should act without hesitation or wait to gauge the foe’s moves.
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de Spain
Morgan Gang
Wart and Corn Treatment in Historical Formula
An old pharmacy preparation describes removing warts or corns using balycinic acid twenty grains, alcohol a small amount, flexible colloid one ounce. Mix and apply with camel hair brush three times on the hardened surface, soak in hot water, peel away a skin layer, then repeat until removal.
Woman Recovers After Two Years With Pinkham's Aid
Mrs Jos O Bryan of 1755 Newport Ave Chicago reports two years of sickness from a female trouble left her unable to walk or work. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gained strength and weight and says the product is worth the cost. The advertisement promotes the compound as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration and related female ailments.
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jos. O’ Bryan
Perseverance and the Boozer Tale at Phoenix Banquet
Sheriff Wheeler of Bisbane the Arizona patriot who deported 1200 anti war agitators spoke in Phoenix praising perseverance. A long anecdote follows about a drunken man named Boozer repeating a confession and then denying memory of it the next day in a smoky setting.
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Wheeler
Bisbane
Arizona
Phoenix
Speedy Crocheter Sets College Record Pace
Lois claims she is the fastest crocheter on the college team and can reach about thirty knots an hour, boasting her speed compared with Marx and Zasso.
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Marx
Lois
Marx—Zasso
She Followed Rule 34 in Pearson's Weekly
Jack kissed her when she wasn’t looking and she kept her eyes averted for the rest of the evening. Public reaction or context not provided.
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Jack
Tom
Pearson's Weekly
Lacked Temptation and Conscience Voices Echo in Megaphone
A compact, satirical snippet contrasts moral struggle with public rhetoric. A speaker asks about arrests while the refrain suggests irony about ownership and temptation, reflecting a newspaper humor tone from a bygone era.
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Nan of
Frank H. Spearman
el Capiten
Purgatoire
Sleepy Cat Divide
Red Star
Shike
Bhike
Selther
John Rebstock
Cat
Denver
Calitok Browsey
Dever
Colorado
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