Adventures of David Balfour begins a sea voyage with foes
The tale follows David Balfour and Ebenezer Balfour as they travel to the Crown Covenant brig Covenant and meet Captain Hoseason. The inn scene shows Balfour's awe at the sea while a rough crew hints at danger and capture to come.
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Davie
Rankeil- Jer
Intland
Firth
Hoseason
Heaven
Earth
Brig Covenant
Dleaven
Laws
Dessay
North America
Firth of Forth
Ransome
Covenant Fur Sea
Queen's Ferry
Cval
Ebenezer
Mr. Balfour
Isle of May
Ring of Friendship and a Watch Story in a Snowy Afternoon
A tale of Jennie and Jim twins walking to school and sharing lessons, followed by a humorous remark about shared companionship with an umbrella. Also notes a Geneva watch valued at 700 dollars, with a 17000 dollar example, and a Duchess of York umbrella moment, plus a French philosophers edition subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie
Jim
Fellows
Puke
Duchess of
York
Salford
Institute
Descartes
France
Germany
Tornado devastates St Louis flooding the riverfront aftermath
A massive tornado hit St Louis late at night, lasting about thirty minutes and packing winds over eighty miles per hour. The disaster caused extensive damage across the city and East St Louis, with numerous deaths and missing persons, overwhelmed hospitals, and fires breaking out in multiple districts.
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St. Louis
Grand Republic
Associated Press
St. Touts
Eads Bridge
Fair Grounds
Dupples
Waters & Pierce Oil Works
East St. Louis
National Hotel
Tremont House
Martelle Houge
DeWolf Cafe
Hexel Milling Company
Horn’s Copper Shop
Vandalia Roundhouse
Vandalia
Baltimore & Ohio Roundhouse
Standard Oil Works
Crescent Elevator
Missouri
Winois
Pink Pills Propose Remedy For Dyspepsia Nervous Fatigue
Traveling salesman H P Owens witnesses to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People relieving his chronic constipation and stomach heaviness. He and his mother report rapid improvement and renewed vitality, praising the medicine as easy to take and effective for nerves. Pill box pricing listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dr. Williams
H. P. Owens
Central Avenue
Cintiimati
Ohio
Owens
Enquirer
Markets Report from Indianapolis and Eastern Cities
The Markets section lists grain and hay prices in Indianapolis including wheat at 66 1/2 to 68 1/2 cents, corn around 28 to 34 1/2 cents, oats 18 to 26 cents, and Timothy hay 13 to 14 dollars per ton. Live stock values cover shippers, stockers, heifers, cows, bulls, and milkers with varied price ranges, plus poultry and other produce prices for hens, springs, cocks, turkeys, ducks, geese, and feathers. City and regional quotes from Chicago, New York, Baltimore, and St Louis include several grain, corn, and oat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Bourrer
L&e
S. Hides
G. S. Hides
Consolation in a Kansas jail escape
A 10 year old recalls Sheriff father guarding a lone prisoner Joe Williams in a Kansas county jail. Deputy Stebbins brags of fights and misses the chance to recapture Williams who slips away, leaving Stebbins vowing he has removed the forty third man from his boots in five years.
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Brazil
Scott Jackson
Covington
Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
Dune
Francis Hermans
Iuren
Otters
Salt Lake City
Tdinhoa
Springfield Township
James G. Blaine
Oak Hil
Washington
Aucusta
Bonain
Kansas
Joe Williams
Joe
Stebbins
Steb
Williams
Wenry
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Robert Louis Stevenson
David Balfour
Alan Breck Stewart
Ebenezer Balfour
Shaws
Belgie
Dhether
Oine
Tikre
eWell
Heasy
Covenant
He Meant
Geneva
Cole J. J. Reynolds
Switzerland
A & Aa
Death
Mound City
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
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