Barony Tale of Kidnap and Escape at Scratch Hill
In a tavern beside the Barony, Hannibal Wayne Hazard and allies confront Captain Murrell as Hannibal is hidden then abducted with Bob Yancy pursuing. The boy survives a night of danger, escapes by canoe after discovering his Uncle Bob is gone, and follows a dark trail toward Elk river.
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Unitards
Byonathan Crenshaw
Bladen
Bob Yancy
Hannibal Wayne Hazard
Familly
Yancy
Betty Malroy
Ferrises
Captain Murrell
Bruce Carrington
Betty
Tennessee
Carrington
Hannibal
Murrell
Slosaan
Mas’r Slosson
Brogson
Eph
Slasgow
Slosson
Scratch Hiller
Bob
Elk River
Uncle Bob
Aimost
River Journey Brings Betsy and Bruce Closer in Rain
Betty Malroy travels from Washington toward New Madrid aboard The Naiad with Bruce Carrington as he grapples with growing feelings. A sudden kiss sparks tension before Betty’s brother arrives, stirring questions of loyalty and ownership on the river voyage. Hannibal Wayne Hazard meets Judge Slocum Price in a sparsely settled river town as danger and secrecy gather.
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Washington
Georgetown
Bruce Carrington
Carrington
Betty
Wheeling
Memphis
New Madrid
Charley
SMALL CONCERN TO HIM IN A MISSISSIPPI TOWN
A New York Letter describes Robert H. Davia wandering into a Mississippi town and pausing at the county jail. An old man called Uncle Ephraim ignores a window prisoner and mutters a blunt racial remark as a limping negro inquired the time. The scene captures local color and social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Davia
Mississippi
Mr. Davis
Eph'm
Howdy
Showman recounts Iowa boy tale and Shakespeare quip
Useful Agent for Show organizer Al G Field tells of a show attache who handed out handbills to one boy in an Iowa town. The boy kept a quarter and soon cried after a man took one of his printed bills. The tale illustrates misreadings of common phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Field
Iowa
Buddhist Women’s College planned in Kyoto by Buddhist women
A Kyoto meeting at Nishi-Honganji temple reports unanimous decision to found a university for women’s higher education under the Women’s Association of the Buddhist sect. Project cost estimated at 280000 yen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s College For Buddhism
Nishi-Honganji
Kyoto
Women's Association
Kopp's Baby's Friend Promises Relief for Teething Babies
Mrs. Burton Gary of Toledo Ohio reports using Kopp's Baby's Friend to soothe teething infants without making them sleep. The remedy is offered in three sizes 10c 25c and 50c at druggists or by mail from Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pa. Sample available by request.
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Burton Gary
Toledo
Ohio
Kopp
York
Suffragist Speaker Heckled by Geese at County Fair
A humorous courtroom vignette features a suffragist speaker mocked by geese at a county fair. The exchange ends with a judge noting the geese oppose woman suffrage, commenting on the humorous twist.
Fragmentary dialogue from a vintage crime drama
A muffled exchange shows a girl named Norah on a policeman’s knee while invoking a protective line about resting against him. The scene suggests a domestic or police custody moment with implied mischief and familial tension.
Cole's Carboli salve advertises quick reliefs for skin diseases
An ad touts Cole's Carboli salve as a cure for burning itching and skin troubles with instant burn pain relief and scarless healing. It offers 210 and 50 cents at druggists and free samples from J W Cole Co Black River Falls Wis. The page blends other quoted lines and odd health claims with promotional copy.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falla
Wis
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Vaughan Kester
Daelvins
Chapter
Slosson's
Locum Price
Slocum Price
Militia
Congress
Pleasantville
Eben
RED Cross
Myrtle
George
Norah
Samuel Rutherford
Ree
Alabastine Company
Grandville
Grand Rapids
Mich
New York
Cty
Desh
Waker Street
Pyramid
Columbia Trust Co
Broadway
Rayo
Rayo Card Company CO
New York City
John Kentedy
Bamonton
Alperia
Canada
Spokane
Alberta
Askatchewan
Maniwba
Estern
Wile Ink
West Place
Beathers’ Low Railway Descriptiva Sustril
Opherinterni
Can
F. Y. Gross
Fort Wayne
Wayne Knitting Mills
Ind
P Belier
Alue
Olsroeets
Clement
Mterewe Rede
Sobaeai
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