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Newspaper

Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1889

Page

4

A Red Dog Tale of Peg Moffat and the Rockville hotel

In Calaveras era, Peggy Moffat inherits three million after the eccentric testator dies. She battles law, debts, and social judgment while investing heedlessly in ventures from a bankrupt mining stake to keeping a failing Rockville hotel open. Jack Hamlin probes her motives as she clings to wealth amid public scrutiny.

Red Dog Db Company Kite Rockville Wan Calaveras Rising Run Mining Company Humoriat Peggy MO Peggy Moffat Jack Hamlin Bill Wetherabee Frisco Wethersboe Hanlin Btlwer San Francisco Paris Market Street Jane Sue Hever Mrs. Stlver Peg New Presbyterian Church Union Rockville Vanguard Jack Folinsbes Graceles Peg Moffat Bower Vale Jack Peggy Thoes Sacramento Abe

A Wise Buy for Hard Times Ivory Soap Endorsed

A 1886 advertisement urges consumers to choose Ivory Soap over counterfeit white soaps during hard times. It extols Ivory’s value at sixteen cents per pound and warns buyers to insist on the genuine product, noting coast to coast availability and Procter & Gamble copyright.

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The Debt of a Gambler’s Love Ends in Tragedy

Peg Moffet faces pressure from Jack Folinsbee and Mr Hamlin over a fortune left by Jim Byways. Peg reveals she funded Folinsbee’s life with her earnings to keep him alive, violating a vow. Folinsbee dies, Peg laments breaking her promise, and Hamlin acts as executor while Folinsbee’s heir inherits most wealth.

Peg Red Dog Intelix Rockville Jack Hamlin Rockville Johnny Pog Moffat Rockville Hotel Hamlin Mr. Haimlin North Fork Jack Folinsbee Margaret Moffat Jack Mistress Moffat Frisco Mr. Hamlin Mr Stamlin Jim Mr. Hanlin Hadalin Mr. Hamity Hanlin Hamlin de Muiely Mr. Halla Folinsbee Jef Peg Moffet Iso

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