Wharton Escapes From German Troops in Rebel Cavalry Action
Major Dunwoodie’s force clashes with Hessian and Cowboy troops around the Locusts Cottage. Henry Wharton seizes a chance, frees himself from a guard, mounts a Virginia horse, and meets Colonel Wellmere after a rapid escape with Harv Birch’s aid and the warning of a stout ally.
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Lasten
Wharton
Tle
Tunwoodie
Tharvey Birch
Dunwoolie
Dunwoodie
Law
Lwa
Lwa Coowboys
Eveun
Piagza
Casar
Henry Wharton
Lees
Cresar
Cesar
Wharton Escape Alters Dunwoodie Plan in Battle
In the skirmish Franklin era scene Captain Lawton spots a blue coat among scarlet troops, revealing Captain Wharton's escape. Dunwoodie, sensing his own reputation at stake, gathers his men for a reprise, and a chaotic dragoon pursuit unfolds as Wharton is recaptured amid wounded allies and shifting loyalties.
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Dunwoodie
Lawton
Virginia
Captain Wharton
Dunwoodle
Henry Wharton
John Dull
Wharton
Dried Punwoodie
Wellmere
Tenry Wharton
Cal Ain Lawton
Relics of Disaster in Port Royal and San Francisco
Readable fragments describe Port Royal relics from ship figureheads including Admiral Nelson and the Megara, set in a park near the dockyard. The piece shifts to San Francisco rebuilding after the 1906 fire, noting 146 fireproof structures in progress near Kearny and Market, over 100 million spent, and material shortages due to railway blockades. It ends with a patent note on an ash based fuel idea by Elmore.
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Port Royal
Jumanien
Hakver
Mitbheat
Jose
Lord Nelxon
Imaum
Megaera
Urgent
Danmaica
Admiralty House
King’s Yard
Frisco Rises Again After Earthquake and Fire
San Francisco marks the first anniversary of the 1906 catastrophe with a progress report. Over $100,000,000 spent on reconstruction, 50,000 workers busy, utilities back in operation, and much rebuilt in the heart of the city. The banquet at the Fairmount Hotel celebrated recovery with governors and mayors present. The city had 14 city blocks leveled and 60 miles of streets blocked while 200,000 people were homeless during the disaster.
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Sicken City
San Francisco
San Trancixcolas
Fairmount Hotel
Fairmount
Poison in Chicago: Mette family faces repeated deadly suspect
A Chicago family, the Mettes, faced multiple poisonings over three weeks. Arsenic found in food and desserts. Frank Mette and later his son died. Mary Sladek questioned. police chase a mysterious twentieth century poisoner amid ongoing vigilance.
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Chicago
Mette
Marehne
Frank Mette
Gauchier
Mary Sladek
Joseph
Rudolph
Charlies
Ash Fuel Secret Out Discoverer Kilmore Sparks Interest
Altoona cobbler John Kilmore claims to have solved how to obtain heat from ashes. Chemists quickly tested his approach and reportedly found a working formula. The announcement has drawn wide attention as researchers begin to verify and replicate the method.
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John Kllmore
Altoona
Kilmore
Texas Supreme Court Allows Christian Science Testimony in Damages Case
A Texas Supreme Court ruling reverses a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway verdict by allowing Christian Science belief evidence. The plaintiff claimed mental and physical suffering from a train removal. the defense sought to prove her faith denied suffering. The decision opens a new cross examination line in damage suits where plaintiffs are Christian Scientists.
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Supreme Court of
State of Texas
Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company
Christian Science Cult
Supreme Court
Fire razes Hastings business block in Ontario
Fire destroyed the principal business section of Hastings Ontario causing losses estimated at 80009 dollars. Elijah Smith, a defaulting cashier of the Bank of Matta in Helena Montana, was arrested in Seattle. First Lieut Louis F Buck was dropped from the army rolls for desertion. The American National Red Cross provided 5000 dollars to the Russian Red Cross via the State Department for famine relief.
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Hastings
Elijah Smith
Bank of Matta
Helena
Mont
Seattle
Louis F. Buck
Artillery Corps
American National Red Cross
State Department
Russian Red Cross
Peruna Promises Relief From Spring Catarrh
Letters praise Peruna as a great relief for catarrh with one writer urging friends to try the medicine. Notes by Isa Dora Handen and Mrs. N. P. Lawler describe rapid improvement after starting Peruna. A side story recounts Sir James Simpson’s dangerous chloroform experiment and Playfair’s caution with animal testing.
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Peruna
Isa Dora Handen
6Th St
Washington, D.C
Sir James Simpson
Lyon Playfair
Simpson
Wayfair
Phayfair
Playfair
The Marrying Squire of Brazil Indiana
Justice Geo E Las has married 100 couples and Justice Geo E Law has married about 1400 couples earning him the title The Marrying Squire. Law credits Deans Kidney Pills for relief from kidney trouble and backache after a decade of suffering. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Geo. E. Las
Brazil
Ind
Geo. E. Law
Justice Law
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Professor and the Cast of a Toledo Catarrh Ad
A Chicago Tribune style spoof recounts a professor facing an appendicitis operation and a boastful oath from Frank J. Cheney a Toledo firm partner promising one hundred dollars for incurable catarrh. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure dissolves sickness by acting on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Chicago Tribune
State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Fr. J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Garfield Tea and Patent Remedies Featured in Odd Mix
The column mixes advertising and quirky dialogue about Druggists selling Trall's Family Pills for constipation and Garfield Tea as a natural laxative. It notes herbal ingredients and Pure Food and Drag Law guarantees. The piece also mentions Akmar Netherlands planning a steam tramway project.
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