A Man for the Ages Ailing Preacher and a Prairie Mission
Samson aids a feverish preacher Cartwright and confronts a rising crisis as Honey Creek settlers battle smallpox. He learns of Bim Kelso’s heartbreak over Garry’s mistaken death and suspects foul play tied to a banked theft and missing letters. Samson travels to Chicago to settle affairs with Lionel Davis.
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Cartwright
Mr. Dawkins
Honey Creek
Samson
Cawking
Mr. Cartwright
Bim Kelso
Bald Cartwright
Bim
Kelso
Cawkina
Samaon
Dea
Peter Cartwright
Crtwright
Samsdy
Tanewell County
Harry
Barry
Heresol
Boadly
Davis
Garry
Davin
Pioneers
Chicago
City
Lionel Davis
Eli Fredenberg
Mr. Davis
Discovery of Phosphorus by Brand in 1070
The article recalls Brand creating phosphorus from bones in 1070, a time when incendiary light without ignition sparked mysticism about life. It compares the impact to the later radium discovery 250 years afterward, noting the era’s astonishment and parallels in scientific awe.
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Brand
Wrong Scattered by Light and Dark Night
A reflective quotation attributed to James Garfield speaks of wrongs and abuses fading when light dispels darkness, comparing the unseen to owls and bats fleeing at daybreak. The tone suggests moral clarity triumphing over hidden harm.
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James Garfield
Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Medicine For Relief
Mrs. Margaret McCumber of Georgetown Illinois says she suffered backache sideache and nervousness with little relief from doctors yet Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her resume daily work. Her testimony follows a broader appeal to housewives to try the product for relief from common female ailments.
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Margaret McCumber
Frazier
Georgetown
Illinois
McCumber
Lydia Pinkham
Cadger’s Quip Sparks Talk of Local Job Hope
A fragmentary exchange shows Cadger prompting for work at the same place, while Stray Stories notes casual insistence and a reply that hints at unemployment or job search in a rough, streetwise exchange. The snippet preserves early 20th century colloquial tone and local flavor.
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Cadger
Soaker
Boschee's Syrup touted for cough and lung relief
The ad promotes Boschee's Syrup as a quick soother for throat irritation from coughing and a remedy for colds bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims decades of use in millions of homes and promises better sleep and easier morning expectoration with continued use. Also warns that bad habits cling as tightly as good ones.
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Roachee
Iaat
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Mra. Firimstead
Annnabel
Jack Keleo
Jim
Joe
Brimatead
Annabel
Jane
Robert
Josiah
el Dorado
Brimstead
Here
Mrs. Brimstead
Vermont
Sycamore Woods
Hell
Prairies
Tam
Eaddie
Rey
Orel
Boschee’s Syrup
Stearns
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