Circumstance of Chin McGuire in Maine Woods Novel
Chin McGuire a sixteen year old girl living at Tim s place in the Maine woods is sold by her father to Pete Bolduc a half breed She runs away and reaches Martin Frisbie s camp where she is cared for by Mrs Frisbie The party ventures into the woods to visit Mrs Frisbie s father an old hermit They settle for a summer The romance between Chip and Ray surfaces but remains unspoken An outlaw McGuire is sought after strange canoe marks and smoke are seen in the woods Chip is kidnapped and rescued by Martin and Levi Old Cy and Ray consider winter trapping and Chip begins life in Greenvale with Aunt Comfort s family They later track the man sneaking around their cabin and learn his hiding place
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Chin McGuire
Tim
Maine Woods
Pete Bolduc
Martin Frigbie
Martin
Raymond Stetson
McGuire
Chip
Tomah
Ray
Levi
Bolduc
Old Cy
Amzi
Greenvale
Aunt Comfort
Hannah
McGuwre
Near Discovery of Chip McGuire Fortune Has Outlaws Near
Old Cy and Ray push through a swamp seeking the cave gateway to a fortune once tied to Chip McGuire. Fearful of the outlaw, they paddle without stopping for food and plan to reach Birch Camp while Pete Bolduc pursues McGuire along the same waterway.
Trappers Spy in Slate Cave Near Smoke Gate
Old Cy and Ray discover a hidden slate cave complex along a rugged shore where a trapper’s pelts hang and a claimant skulls a concealed den. They glimpse a man unseen, fear capture, and debate raiding the cave rumored to house Mc Guire’s knives.
Revenge and Murder on the Lake in the Swamp Chapter
Pete Bolduc stalks the lake shore to ambush McGuire, pausing from cliff ledges and a cave camp where the outlaw keeps gold and banknotes in a slate-lined inner chamber. A nighttime showdown ends with Bolduc killing McGuire as both plunge into the lake in a single fatal struggle.
Return to Greenvale Framing a Birch Camp Exit
Old Cy and Ray plan a two canoe trip to carry gum and firs to the settlement and toward Greenvale. Levi, Martin's old guide, arrives after winter, prompting a potential change to the plan. The scene shifts from winter hardships to spring preparations and renewed activity.
Prepared For Ordeal By College Girls
A clergyman extols college graduates as a boon to the race praising their ideas. He recounts christening a married college girl's baby which behaved perfectly after ten days of mock christenings with a pail of water. The wife jokes that rehearsing the ceremony aided the baby’s conduct.
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Ulate
Iceland Seeks Own Flag Amid Simple Local Pride
A Flag Role notes Iceland desires a distinct national flag design crafted locally to reflect heritage. The plan emphasizes a straightforward, self styled symbol rather than foreign influences.
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Iceland
Explosion Wrecks Town After Dynamite Fire at Store
A fire at the Hocking Supply store sparked a blast that wrecked three businesses and demolished twelve freight cars loaded with merchandise. Two men were seriously injured and thirty-one others hurt as dynamite in nearby cars exploded, shattering windows across the town and even two miles away.
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Hocking Supply Company
Lowa Central Railroad
Malcom Pilkington
Tim McCleod
Gary
J. I. Corbett
Joe Robinson
Albia
Armstrong & Simon
Ottumwa Jail Lynching Averted After Mob Gathered
A 200 strong mob stormed Ottumwa jail demanding Ray Edwards for alleged assault on Mrs. Erwin. Sheriff Jackson moved Edwards to Albia. a four man committee confirmed he was not at the jail, preventing a lynching as public concern grows over the assaults on women.
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Ottumwa
Jackson
Ray Edwards
Clara Wrwin
Edwards
Albia
Erwin
Hospital Tragedy Ends Life in Centerville
Ivan Beach of Lineville Iowa shot himself in the temple at Centerville Public Hospital in the presence of his wife who was visiting. He had been ill and was brought to the hospital for treatment. Beach was a prominent stock raiser and farmer in Wayne county near Lineville.
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Centerville
Centervile Public Hospital
Ivan Beach
Lineville
Towa
Centerville Hospital
Man Amputated By Portable Saw Dies Near Pomeroy
Antoine Erickson, 2 month newlywed, was fatally injured on J A Johnston farm five miles north of Pomeroy when his overcoat snagged on a portable gasoline wood saw. His leg was mangled and an amputation was performed. he died from shock and loss of blood before his wife could reach him in Ft Dodge.
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Pomeroy
Antoine Erickson
J. A. Johnston
Erickson
Ft. Dodge
Brakeman Frank Anderson Dies in Rockwell City
Frank Anderson, 27, a brakeman for the Milwaukee railway for two years, was killed at Rockwell City. He was the son of W. T. Anderson, Mail Clerk.
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Rockwell
Jefferson
Frank Anderson
W. T. Anderson
Rockwell City
Milwaukee Railway
Seven State Plan to Open Missouri River Navigation
The Missouri River Navigation Congress seeks a $40,000,009 appropriation to deepen a 12 foot channel from St Louis to Sioux City. Governors from seven river states attended the two day session with Yankton set to host the next meeting. Congressman J C Elis was elected president and George C Call the secretary treasurer.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
St. Louis
Congress
Missouri Rver Navigation Congress
Overnors
Mississippi
Great
Middle West
Mississippi River
Lower
Missouri
Nebraska
Coo I. Crawford
South Dakota
Jas. Burka
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Yankton
J. C. Elis
Kansas City
George C. Call
Heiress Fights For English Estate In District Court
Nellie Ingham of Sioux City seeks to prove her identity as heir to a Liverpool area estate valued over 100000. English solicitors urged the suit and a hearing this week will send evidence to England. Her life included near the Nepthaway murder scene and a Nebraska witness to the Grand Jamar case.
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Slohix City
Nellie Ingham
Ngieh
Missingham
Norfolk
Neb
Sioux City
Nellie Pegear
Au Mere Sane
United States
Pegears
Tak
John Ingham, Jr Sone
Anl
John Ingham
Liverpool
Wingland
Miss Ingham
Nelthaway
Grank Jamar
Nebraskan
Water Works Debt Reduced After Municipal Ownership
Dubuque water works trustees report paying over a quarter of a $40 000 debt, with a cash balance of 7311 01 and indebtedness of 2196 58. Prior private management era showed alleged improvements and a $14000 misappropriation by superintendent Arthur McArthur, prompting public investigation and shift to municipal control.
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Dubuque
Arthur McArthur
Sto C&ss
Safecrackers Foiled by Water Main at Plant Raid
In Mason City burglars raided the Decker & Sons packing plant but fled empty handed when a water main flooded the area. They used a ten pound sledge to attack the safe and the bolt knob. Police seek two well dressed men seen at nearby restaurants handling counterfeit lead coins.
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Mason City
Decker & Sons
Water Main Burst Threatens Basements in Ottumwa
A large water main serving Ottumwa’s business district ruptured at Market and Main, ripping up pavement and threatening nearby basements. Fire protection was lost for several hours until repairs halted the flooding and restored service.
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Ottumwa
Market
Grinnell Bank Receiver Distributes Additional Dividend
Receiver EB W Butler parts with $10,000 more in dividends to Grinnells first National Bank depositors, raising total paid to $255,000. The payout equals about 8 percent of the bank's indebtedness at failure, with a possible but small additional distribution anticipated.
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Crinnell
EB. W. Butler
First National Bank of Grinnell
Laugh and Grow Fat: Jokes and the Humorists’ Weights
A Home Magazine note lists humorists and their weights. F. P. Dunne at about 160 pounds tops a list including Mark Twain 150 pounds and George Ade 147 pounds while Jerome K. Jerome sits at 148 and W. W. Jacobs at 1382 pounds. O Henry is praised as a great humorist though in the 180-pound class.
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F. P. Dunne
Mark Twain
George Ade
Jerome K. Jerome
W. W. Jacobs
O, Henry
Home Magazine
Catarrh Cure Promises Prosperous Health Reform
An old Cala paper advertises a Constitutional Cure for catarrh claiming to affect the blood and system through internal use. It offers One Hundred Dollars for any case it cannot cure and directs readers to contact A T OHENNEY & CO in Toledo Ohio for testimonials and treatment. Takottaht's Paimatly Pisa is also advertised for constipation.
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Cala
Isara Thuc
Walla
Takottaht
Chickens In the Snowball Roars Through Chicken Coop
A snowball rolling from a hill in Tusten Sullivan County plowed through Farmer Schneider's coop carrying nine hens. It continued to the next farm’s barnyard where five more chickens perished as pies ate the birds on the return trip.
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Tusten
Sullivan County
Schneider
Port Jarvis Dispatch
N. Y
Sloan's Liniment touted as neuralgia remedy
An advertisement proclaims Sloan's Liniment as a powerful sedative nerve pain reliever and quick relief for neuralgia. It cites J. B. Stubbard of Marietta South Carolina who, after suffering three years, credits a 26 cent bottle with resolving his head and jaw neuralgia and endorses its use for insect bites and sore throat.
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Sloan
J. 2. Stubbard
Marietta
8. C
Price Demands For Calf Kill Stirring Quarrel
In a rural exchange Pa Llardapple and Mrs Llardapple vet the damages after a village doctor’s automobile allegedly harms a prize Holstein. The couple demand compensation, arguing the animal was valuable and the legal claim might be pursued for $500 with cash settlement.
Postum Compared With Coffee Improves Digestive Health
A doctor reports his wife observed families using Postum showed better wellbeing than coffee users. Since switching two years ago Postum became the pantry staple, replacing coffee and tea. the doctor credits Postum with resolving lifelong digestion issues.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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