Appleweight Intrigue Threads North and South
Ardmore and Griswold pursue rival factions tied to Appleweight as governors Dangerfield and Osborne are absent. Ardmore allies with North Carolina governor’s daughter, while Griswold backs South Carolina governor’s daughter. They map timber lands, track Appleweight’s gang, and plot a border jailbreak to seize the outlaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Cgriswold
Barbara Oeborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerticht
North Carolina
Griswold
Osborne
Atterney
Appleweblit
Jerry
Ardsley
Cooke
Missouri
Kildare
Ig Paul
Ile
Paul
Appleweight
Raccoon Creek
Mr. Ardmore
Mingo County
Adulterated Love and Land Deals Highlight Moral Quandaries
A rambling misquotation laden piece notes false prophets chasing profits and the clash of pure food laws with adulterated affection. It mentions an Ohio man, seventy, marrying a twenty year old and transferring 500 acres, suggesting grounds for divorce amid spurious philanthropy and questioned friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Honest weights ruin a shopkeeper's honest tale
Pat admits he cheated customers by filling weights with lead last year. He explains he lost money because every one-pound purchase yielded only twenty three ounces. A friend asks how he was found out, and Pat reveals the mistake in his deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Harper's Weekly
He Came by It Honestly and the Graft Accusation
A teacher corrects class work then forgets a pencil while Johnny eyes her with a accusing forefinger and proclaims graft. The tale notes Johnny's father writes for a current magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Dame Nature Hints When the Food Is Not Suited
An Arizona man reports chronic breakfast distress from toast and coffee and credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with eliminating stomach pain and headaches. He notes a 12 pound weight gain and improved well being after three months. The letter promotes the products and references a book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Wellville
Griswold Takes Field in Chapter X
Professor Griswold and Harbara at the telegraph office learn the Mingo sheriff rejects Grin ds Message. Griswold vows to stay in the field until Appleweight, governors, and Ellen Osborne are confronted, planning to tell Tommy Ardmore of the progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Harbara
Mingo
Bosworth
Appleweight
Barbara
Mr. Grinwold
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Misa Osborne
Tommy Ardmore
Ardmore
Ghika Family Receives Noted Information from Jassy
A London Telegraph report notes Roma nian Ghika family members in Vienna received details from Jassy about a police search uncovering several million kronen in gold silver jewelry and diamonds. Salta Bradmarin, a peasant woman, was arrested after admitting the cases had been hidden for 26 years in her house near Jassy. Her late daughter served Prince Nikolai Ghika who died after a Paris operation. Maria, the peasant’s daughter, moved sealed cases but feared disposal of the valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghika
Vienna
Jassy
London Telegraph
Salta Bradmarin
Nikolai Ghika
Paris
Maria
Club ambiance and masculine luxury as indoor appeal
John Kendrick Bangs argues in Suburban Life that clubs epitomize physical comfort for the male, not mere drink or aloofness. He suggests women would understand the indoor environment that most appeals to the average man when allowed inside on rare occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Cooke
Dilwell County
Elly Topers
Ardmore
John Kendrick Bangs
The Limit Elopement Sparks Family Fallout
A heated exchange reveals a father furious that his daughter eloped and then returned home. The dialogue shows tension between generations as he confronts the choice and its consequences.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meredith Nicholson
Ray Walters
Greensboro
Deer Park
Ardmere
Guilford House
Dangerfield
Raleigh
Dilwell
Caboose
W. L. Douglas
America
Hee
W.L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Pierce
Old Man
Remem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!