Ball-Torrey faction threatens jailhouse showdown in the hills
Caleb Moreland remains jailed on accusation while Bill Dale and the Moreland and Littleford families adjust to a looming trial. A rugged stranger arrives as tensions simmer, with Sheriff and militia on standby and rival factions muttering about rescue or riot. The plot thickens as motives, loyalties, and old grievances intertwine in the mountain town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moreland
Saul
John
Saul Littleford
Addie Moreland
Bill Dale
Cale
Caleb
Big Hillman
Moreland
Bill
Morelands
Adam
Dale
Heck
Yeself
Old Ball
Samuel Heck
Caleb Moreland
Hayes
Henderson Goff
Goff
Major Bradley
North Carolina
Littlefords
Mountain trap forms grim court for Dale
Sheriff Flowers orchestrates arrests of four suspects in the dynamiting case. Bill Dale faces a mock trial under walnut tree, with a jury of Ball and Torrey kin, harsh verdict, and a sunrise hanging order. Dale offers a barehanded duel to win freedom if he can defeat ten foes.
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Tom Flowers
Cartersville
Big Pine Mountain
Flowers
Adam
Dale
Gonnies
Bill Dale
Morelands
Littlefords
Ball
Thar
Date
Old Ball
Walt Turner
Kitty
Adam Ralls
Philadelphia
Walnut Tree Court
Torrey
Judge Ball
Cain
Black Adam Ball
Goliath
Woman Echoes Her Last Word in Hotel Room
A Portland Express and Advertiser anecdote tells of a woman staying alone in a hotel room whose loud speech triggered an echo that supposedly compelled her to speak one final word and die. The tale blends urban legend with cautionary humor about hotel acoustics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Express and Advertiser
His Only Ruth Gag Involves Boaz Babe Ruth Clash
A tired wife jokes about Ruth and Boaz to her husband but he mishears as Babe Ruth and a baseball field. She notes he ignored the pun while reading the sporting page. The New York Sun quote captures domestic humor with biblical and sports reference.
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Ruth
Henry
Boaz
Babe Ruth
New York Sun
Aspirin warning: look for Bayer on package or tablets
Beware that genuine Aspirin trusted by physicians for twenty one years carries the Bayer name. Do not take Aspirin unless Bayer is visible on the package or tablets. Bayer is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. Small tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets cost few cents.
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Bayer
Atomized coal fuels nationwide burn rate noted
About fifteen million tons of coal are burned annually in atomized form in the United States. Recent extensive reports from the British and Canadian governments discuss this fuel type and its use in the U S.
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United States
Ad for Red Cross Ball Blue cloth whitening
A brief advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for keeping cloths and towels white until worn out. The copy emphasizes whitening power and long wear.
New Jersey Man Fined for Hugging While Driving
A New Jersey magistrate fined a man who hugged a girl while operating a car. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Cupid and Bacchus would both fail as safety advocates for motorists.
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New Jersey
Cupid
Bacchus
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Eeery
Hapsburg Liebe
Ubleday
Page
Turner
Laurel
Madison County
Nawth Cainer
State Penitentiary
Ball Settlement
Moreland Coal Company
Laure
Sill Dale
Actiun Balls
Ball-Torrey
Jedge
Showed Wildcats
Balls
Torreys
Peruna
WSS Sterlily
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfeld, Moss
H. M. Joseph
Gunter
San Antonio
Texas
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