Night Chase and Escape to Fort Harmar Fronts
Ensign Hayward and Rene flee pursuit after a treacherous ambush attempt by Girty. They reach St. Clair’s outposts and ship Rene toward the fortress while Hayward delivers news of a northwest Indian alliance and Hamilton’s suspected role to General St. Clair.
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Monsieur Brady
St. Clair's
St. Clair
Fort Harmar
Kentucky
Oldham
Colonel Oldham
St. Denis
Maumee
Northwest
Hamilton
Miami
Maumea
In the Woods Rene Urges Aboard Canoe
In this scene from Chapter XXIII, a tense push to get Rene into a canoe accelerates as one character insists there is no time to lose and resists further argument, warning against Hamilton's looming influence and danger.
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Rene
Brady
Lrady
Mademoiselle
Tustanuly
Monsieur
Monsieur Brady
Hamilton
Alum Is Snake Bite Remedy in Boise Letter
L C Post of Caldwell claims a rattlesnake bite need not cause death. He prescribes washing the wound with a solution of alum, applying a compress, keeping the area saturated, and taking two to three grains of alum internally every hour, while remaining calm.
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Boise
Idaho
L. C. Post
Caldwell
Blazing church saved after midnight lightning strike
In Pittafield Massachusetts Rev. William Merriam Crane, pastor of the Congregational church and reputed Berkshire County's wealthiest minister, extinguished a fire sparked by a bolt that struck the steeple. The bolt torn plaster and lathing, carved a six foot gash in the tower, and Crane rushed from Morningside to the church to stop the blaze in the belfry.
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Pittafield
Mass
William Merriam Crane
Congregational Church
Berkshire County
Crane
Morningside
Town Gone Cross Remains in Kirkbean Parish
London correspondent reports a free stone market cross that survives after Preston village vanished on the windswept Kirkbean parish coast near the Solway Firth. The cross, unearthed mid 19th century, re-erected by East Preston farmhouse, stands six feet four inches tall and two feet two inches wide with no inscription or carving.
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London
Preston
Kirkbean
Solway Firth
Tury
East Preston
Czar’s Guns Troubling Morrison Hotel Guests
An in junction petition filed by Moir Hotel Company in the superior court alleges that L. M. Czar, operator of a shooting gallery at 74 West Madison Street, causes disturbances at the Morrison hotel with late night shooting and a constant piano accompaniment.
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Chicago
Czar
Morrison Hotel
Moir Hotel Company
L. M. Czar
West Madison Street
Baby Menaced by a Rattlesnake in Maiden Rock
Mrs Buckner of Diamond Bluff spotted her two year old playing near a large rattler. She snatched the infant from the danger and rushed toward the house as a neighbor killed the serpent.
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Maiden Rock
Wia
Devotion of a High Order Storyteller Dawg Tax Tale
A country store gathering hears Abner Morgan boast of his collie’s genius. Job Perkins interrupts with a tale of another dog whose devotion to his owner led him to dive in for money before the dog tax deadline. The crowd reacts with awe at the loyalties demonstrated by dogs.
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Abner Morgan
Job Perkins
Bauer as Austria's Backbone in Old Social Order
A London Chronicle excerpt describes Austria's farmer class the Bauer as the empire’s social backbone. It compares Bauers to yeomen, noting land self-sufficiency, modest mixing with others, and pride in self-produced livelihoods including flax for homespun. An engagement view adds caution on marriage and beauty in harmony with outlook.
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Bauer
Austria
Yoonman
Loendon Chronicle
Health Boost From Coffee Switch Sparked by Postum
A Springfield Indiana woman credits years of heart and nerve issues to coffee. After stopping coffee and using Postum, she reports relief from nervousness and spells of heart trouble over six to eight months. Postum is promoted as a coffee alternative by the Postum Co. with Regular and Instant forms and pricing.
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Springfield
Wiys
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Tittle
Weilville
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Girty
Monseur
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Emerson
Rattler
Pastor Crane
Bolt
Cross
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Ft. Wayne, Ind
Cial
Xiying
Vruram
Roll Partlewhirs
Woney Fadkeers
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Electric Cleanser Company
Camtou
Obd
Watson B.coleman
Warrington
D.C
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