The Devil's Own Romance of the Black Hawk War
A sweeping frontier romance set during the Black Hawk War of the early 1830s. Judge Beaucaire, his daughter Kirby, and the river frontier figure Knox meet intrigue, love, and conflict as Lincoln and Taylor era figures loom, with Keokuk and Black Hawk central to the conflict.
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Middle West
Mississippi River
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Jefferson Davia
Black Hawk
Keokuk
Knox
Beaucaire
Kirby
Dasperade
Randall Parrieh
Romance of the Black Hawk War tale of Beaucaire saga
The narrative centers on Lucius Beaucaire and his volatile life in Missouri. A vanished son Adelbert, a creole first wife, and Beaucaire’s troubled second marriage to Mademoiselle Menard frame a history of misfortune. Legends of a cliffside estate Besucaire and a brooding plantation house surface amid drinking and gambling tales in St. Louis.
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Marie
St. Louis
Carver
McAfre
Beaucaires
Kirby
Throckmorton
House of Beauraire
Diherville
Louis
Alphonse de Beaucaire
Mississippi
France
Beaucaire
America
New Orleans
Felipe
Telipe
Lucius
Missouri
Menard
Cape Virartesy
Besucaire
Haines
Hines
Beauesire
Lucius Beauesire
Crete
Meath
Tid
Adelbert
Beau+culre
Mademoiselle Menard
Hert
Honest Man Versus Card Sharps Ends In Tragedy At Poker Game
An honest man faces skilled card sharps in a tense poker game that ends with a tragic outcome. Details on players and location are sparse, but the narrative centers on risk, deception, and loss in a high stakes contest.
Power of Imagination and Laws of Motion
The piece blends quotes about disagreement and imagination with brief science notes. It covers how to handle conflict, a doctor’s misstep with a fever patient, Newtons laws, horse coat markings, and a missionary’s Tahiti work, concluding with cautions about ambition and steady progress.
English sportswear drives knitted suits in Paris fashions
The New York Sun notes that knitted suits and Jersey coats, favored in Paris and Geneva, become essential in sports wardrobes. English tweeds, hats, and jersey fabrics are praised for color, comfort, and practicality, with green, yellow, and scarlet tones shaping summer dress trends.
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Paris
Switzerland
St. Moritz
New York Sun
Sash Popularity Boosted By New Fashion Revival
The sash gains renewed popularity signaling a revival in fall fashion. Fringe, satin banding appears on satin capes, camel hair coats, and taffeta gowns. Banding sewn on satin strips mimics insertion with colors like blue or black showing through, while trings see wider use in all garments.
Handy shopping bag from strong material sketch
The diagram outlines a roomy bag made from remnant carpet or other sturdy fabric. It shows a fold point and a simple shape to fit different sizes, suitable for daily shopping and matching outfits with straw brims and coordinating fabrics.
Dotted tie bag with eyelet drawstring and pocket
Description of a shopping bag sewn with sides and dotted tie. The bag opening is bound with braid and eyelets hold a blind cord for drawing shut and carrying. A small pocket is affixed on the front for a slip labeled Obilis.
Two Fancies in Millinery Hat Styles
The Leghorn hat dominates summer fashion with wreaths garlands and long streamers. A black ribbon touch is recommended for a flattering effect. A current trend features hats made from large-figured fabric.
In Fashion Land Fall Styles and New Tunics
Small beads ornament many outfits while deep yoke effects appear in fur coats and regular hems in smart frocks. Light frocks feature cotton floral sprinkles and bold striped trimmings. Many sleeves end below the elbow and chambray frocks pair with gingham hems. Separate pleated skirts, belt and waistcoat combos, and tailored hats shape the look. Mothers welcome guimpes for children, washable and fashionable for school ages. Tunics resembling coat of mail, in silver and gold fabrics, pair with colored skirts and short sleeves. A white batiste blouse with Grecian scallops rounds out the ensemble.
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Wallace
Straight Lines Hold Sway In Fall Suits And Trimmed Details
Fashion notes state straight line silhouettes dominate fall suits with semifitted coats thirty to forty five inches long and narrow shoulders. Skirts stay shorter yet slightly fuller, fur trims on collars revers and cuffs common, while embroidery and braidings appear on many outfits. Also advice on skin care and coordinating a smock with hat band using lavender blanket stitch and leaf motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mit
Evi
The Joy of Motherhood Returns to Ellensburg Woman
After marriage she suffered long illness but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought relief and health. She credits the remedy with enabling her to perform housework and having a child. The ad urges other women with similar troubles to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Ellensburg
Web
Lydis E. Pinkhem
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. Jonson
R. No
Wash
Pinkham
Fiat
Birds Claim Right of Way and Flight Law Debate
The article notes a political stance by a military service director asserting birds have priority on air space and cites a surge of dead bird showers along Atlantic towns. It mentions aviators firing at birds, a citizen wounded by a bird, and a federal migratory bird law review between the United States and Great Britain deeming plane shooting birds unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
August Flow and Memorial Day Reflected in Newfoundland
In summer imagery an old remedy for digestive woes named August Flow is advertised, promising relief for stomach upset and indigestion. The piece notes Newfoundland’s Memorial Day on July 1, honoring war fallen, with plans to move commemorations earlier next year.
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Newfoundland
Canada
Hughout
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Devil’s Own
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Teckteland
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Lafantey
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Cheetare Commanister
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Mack Tawi
Hrirish Bend
Firth
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Dave Ge
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Meruse
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Crpala
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Aire, Front Missouri
Tim
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Tmjer
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Koos
Binders
Riley
St Bis Offee
Ence
Bliss
Armstrong
Heutenant
General Games
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Reynolds
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Juffern Terracks
Ewrvice, Ltd
Ghodhy
Coturee
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Sam
Judge Beaucaire
Fort Armstrong
Judge Beaucare of
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Ohio
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Upper River
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D'Iberville
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Benn Cule
Condeceeus
Monsieur Kirby
Port Armassanet
Tom
Steven Knox
Geom
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Randall Parrish
Shea
Irish Brigade
Jernena
Irwin Myers
Ohio State Journal
Tenne Newton
Giana
Tahiti
Henry Nott
South Seas
England
London Missionary Society
Duff
James Wilson
Mataval Bay
Kamakura
Egypt
Jamin
Kemakura
Tricolette
Fashion
Batiste
Lydia
Des
Berten
Absorbine, JR
W. F.young
Teke
Mana
Red Cross
United Pharmacal Products Co
Knox, Ind
Uncle Sam
Marine Eye Ready Company
Chicago
U.S
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