Pursuit and Capture in the Winter Wilderness
In a bleak South Carolina forest during a winter night, a Confederate rider pursues a captured Englishwoman, Old Pat the mule aiding the chase. He binds her wrists, shelters her in a grove, shares warmth by a fire, and negotiates a meal while distrust and tension persist between them amid a harsh war-torn landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Old Pat
Migs
South Carolina
Tarleton
Sceerer
London
England
America
Wan
Benson's Plaster Ad Promotes Porous Plaster Benefits
An old advertisement extols Benson's Porous Plaster as the best curative for coughs chest troubles rheumatism neuralgia and other winter ailments. It warns against Capsicum Belladonna or Strengthening plasters and claims widespread expert endorsement with fifty five top awards and pre paid US postage for 25 cents. Seabury & Johnson Mfg. Chemists N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg
N.Y
Education in Porto Rico and evolving health ideas
Fragmentary remark discusses education in Porto Rico and imagined shifts toward American schooling. It notes medical beliefs in the 19th century about stomach issues, indigestion, and remedies, claiming Stomach Bitters offers prompt relief and long-term care as endorsed by many physicians over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Hestetter
Notary Public Promotes Protests and Pension Papers
A Indiana based notary advertises meticulous handling of protesting probating and acknowledgments of deeds with special attention to pension papers. It claims unique collection services and lists offices on the second floor of Farmers' Bank Building with contact by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofice
Farmers’ Bank
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Manhattan
Saratoga
Joseph Altsheler
Shai
George
Ladmit
Boston
Morgan
Perto Rico
Boyd
Geo. W. Gilbert
Indiana
Oo. C. Moore
Saltsburg
Penn
Clymer Manufacturing Co
McFarland’s Foundry
McFarland & Turner
I. McFarland, Smith & MacCartney
A. L. Smith
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Work & Son
Court House
Pennsylvania
Empfield’s Grocery T
Philadelphia Street
Ruth Empfield
Postoffice
Reliable
Axminster
John F. Steving
Vissel
Algo
Oakland Cemetery
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