A Mississippi House Intrigue Ends In Night Vigil
Esther confronts Henry Beyer about a stolen horse and a planned lynching plot as she guards Colonel Mansley’s home. Surveillance tightens with three watchers along the road and swamp edges while Beyer seeks escape and truth amidst a perilous confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldine
Fitzroy Mansley
Black Man's Swamp
Jim Dungan
Tom Bulfinch
Sam
Jake
Colonel Mansley
Remarkable interview changes Hank Beyer’s fate with Miss Mangley
The narrator recalls a tense encounter between his double and Miss Mangley. Beyer leaves the southern home convinced a decisive end to his bond with the admired woman is near. The speaker reveals gratitude to Miss Mansley for saving him from a deadly trap and wrestles with uneasy thoughts about her motive and belief.
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Fitzroy Mansley
Hank Beyer
Miss Mangley
Miss Mansley
Paderewski Autograph Plea Sparks Witty Reply
A New Anecdote recalls Paderewski provoking fan ardor in the United States. A society lady's lavish request for a lock of hair prompts a secretary’s humorous reply detailing samples from staff and even a Pullman mattress. The playful exchange highlights the pianist’s celebrity during a western tour.
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Paderewski
M. Paderewski
M. Pullman
Nurse’s Twenty Years Service Sparks Kidney Pill Discovery
Miles Wisconsin February 6 Louis Hughes a nurse of twenty years recounts how Dodd's Kidney Pills eased his kidney pain and strengthened his back within days. He claims the medicine acts as a tonic, aiding urine flow. The ad cites cures for Dropsy heart disease diabetes rheumatism lumbago neuralgia gravel bladder stone paralysis and heart failure and offers 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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Miles
Wis
Louis Hughes
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Children warned about constipation and health ties
An old time health notice promotes a harmless gun with hollow rubber ammunition for children and warns that constipation disrupts the body, urging Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure and offering a medical adviser book for 21 cents.
All Fights or None Chicago Boxing Show Sparks City Battle
Sol Van Praag saloonkeeper and backer of the Corbett Sharkey match says he will seek an injunction to stop six round bouts at the Chicago Athletic Club after Mayor Harrison barred the fight. He vows no more boxing if the event is blocked and will petition courts if needed.
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Fontil
Mer
Esther
Edward Kenmore
New York City
Hank Beyer
Henry
Mapleton
Ron
New Orleans
Southfield Landing
Aldine
Hotfoot
Beyer
Colonel Mansley
Misa Mansley
Tam
Fedo
Southfield
Mississippi
Erastus
Ame
Chicago
Sol van Praag
Chicago Athletic Club
van Praag
Harrison
New York
Athletic Club
Cardus
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Creensburg
Ind
Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Ofa
aHeon
Ara Snorer
Gion
Kenmore
Corbett
Sharkey
Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Imlint & Pere Marquette Railway
Tudington
State Court of Mediation and Arbitration
Senate
Wisconsin
Madison
House
Milwaukee Street Car Company
State University
Board of Control
Commissioners of Fisheries
Milwaukee
Milwaukeen
Beaver Dam Junction
Cowper
Crawley
Yeasdale
LaCrosse
Mississippi River
California
Oregon
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Chattanooga Medicine CQ
Chattanooga
Tenn
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