Saving the Paymaster On a Cimarron Trail Cash Heist
A paymaster escort on a two month cycle through Arizona forts faces bandits and a trusted sergeant who secretly moves the safe. In atense May night at Spanish Pete's inn, Sgt Britt quietly orders the crew to steal and move the safe ahead, ahead of a planned high stakes game, risking a clash with Major Whitcomb.
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Whitconthead
Arizona
Britt
Buzzard's Springs
Spanish Pete
Cimarron
Pete
Fete
Tom Howard
Howard
Anita
Sergeant Britt
Major Whitcomb
Tures Lake
Jackson
Thomas
Tii
Major Entrapped in a Dice Game at Britt
A military major at Britt hosts a high stakes card game where locals bait him with mockery and whisky. The sergeant and his companions gradually trap the major, who fights to stay in for one last round while others press for his downfall.
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Britt
Gambier
Howard
Howart
What Will Be the Awakening It Will Be in Heaven
A Westminster Review excerpt recalls witty morals from Harriet Martineau Florence Nightingale and Galileo. It notes playful quips about heaven unexpected meetings on judgment day and a critique of selfishness with the phrase after me the deluge cited as honesty.
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Harriet Martineau
Florence Nightingale
Galilei
Westminster Review
Too Much Muscle in Highland Plowboy Tale
A Scottish American tale recounts a young Highland plowboy pressuring a female servant in a field. She defends herself with a stick, prompting him to flee. He confesses he cannot marry while his mother lives, promising to return when she dies.
Young's Impromptu at Welwyn Rectory
Edward Young, author of Night Thoughts and rector at Welwyn, composed impromptu verses in the rectory garden. He was walking with two ladies when summoned to the house, and the lines reflect unfinished exchanges as he departed with poetic humor.
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Young
Edward Young
St. Mary's Church
Welwyn
Adam
Bard
Hig
Dress Hints From A Past Era
Practical tips on stocking care and dress upkeep. Recommends rotating stockings, cleaning with boiled potato water, avoiding tight clothing, securing fasteners to protect bands, saving lace scraps, and choosing brown tones to flatter red hair.
Graceful walking and posture guidance for women
This excerpt offers tips on graceful walking and posture for women. It discourages looking at feet, shuffling, bending the waist, pigeon toes, and awkward arm positions. It suggests natural hand positions, carrying items like a parasol, and practical beauty advice for tired women, including postluncheon facial baths and neck warmth for fatigue.
Popcorn For Children Cooks Recommend This Snack
A cooking teacher praises popcorn as a valuable food for children. She notes its oil content, high caloric power, and mostly starch when thoroughly steamed. She explains popcorn forms steam inside its envelope until the kernels burst, and adds corn balls are good with slight salt.
Shed Your Troubles Don’t Let Worries Age Women
The essay argues that many women over thirty are pessimistic and anxious, with furrowed brows and tight mouths. It suggests these worries prematurely age them and jokes about the triviality of their concerns, urging them to stop worrying.
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George
Handkerchief Bag and Home Craft Tips
A DIY guide describes making a bag for soiled handkerchiefs from pasteboard, a fabric cover, and a hanging opening. It also advises a damp wall cure using shellac varnish mixed with naphtha to seal moisture, and notes cretonne cushions with edge finishes or fringe for rich color effects.
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Life Saving Cure
A citizen testimony from Mr Solomon Keck recounts severe grip related kidney distress. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from Hetrick Bros prog store, his pain lessened in two days and kidney function normalized, credited to the remedy. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foaster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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Solomon Keck
Second
Chestnut Streets
Hetrick Bros
Dean
Doan
Price
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Porch Materials Fall Supply Deal at Local Market
Local supplier advertises a fall stock of porch materials including columns spindles brackets rails and more. Also offers a large yellow pine ceiling supply at pre rise prices with delivery available.
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Wood Clare
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Watson
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Atbon & Keener
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Trando
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Elkin
Philadelphia
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J. M. Cunningham
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Sutton
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Todiana
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Ativenen
Langham
OHN L. Getty
Jane
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Ian
Seong Flcor
E. Eisel
Miller & Riehl
Surveyors and Civil Engineers
Godina, Pa
Cunningham's
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Ehrenfeld
Offee, No
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Progress
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