The Call of the Cumberlands chapter on Misery Creek Feud
In a feud ridden Appalachia, Samson South faces deadly threats after Jesse Purry is shot. George Lescott, famed landscape painter, is cared for at Spicer South’s home as kinship factions clash. Sally Miller signals toward Samson while twilight hides trouble ahead.
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Misery Creek
Sally Miller
George Lescott
Gorr
Samson South
Lescott
Samson
Pious South
Jesse Purry
Hyar
Jesse
Jim
Spicer South
Jesse Purvy
Eas
F Sout
Misery
Souths
Jaspers
Spicers
Wileys
Millers
McCagers
Crippleshin
Hollmans
Old Spicer South
Times
New York
Sake
Seth Naa
Purry
Jim Asberry
Adron Hollis
Asberry
Sally
House of Spicer South
Tamarack Spicer
Pioneers of Crippleshin and Misery
In early days two Virginia settlers from Scotland carved paths through a mountain gap, naming streams Crippleshin and Misery after accidents and hardship. Their descendants, intertwined by migration and history, carried forward a disputed lineage and a lasting frontier story across fifty years.
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Virginia
Scotland
How Suckers Bite
A Sunday morning tale shows a boy fishing on the Sabbath and a deacon scolding him for cruelty. The boy explains the fish are fake lures and the deacon discovers the beetle imitated by the hook is not real, laughing at the misunderstanding.
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Deason
Scientist Patented Cholera Cure Then Gave It Free
Dr. Marion Dorset, bi chemist with the federal bureau of animal industry, first isolated the hog cholera germ and developed a serum. He protected his methods with patents and then made them public at no charge for farmers.
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Marion Dorset
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Real Source of Health and Digestive Barometer
A Real Source of Health states the stomach as key to condition and links poor appetite to overworked stomach liver and bowels impairing functions. It suggests symptoms guide further trial or action to restore balance.
Optimist and Pessimist War Time Chat
A cheerful man lighting a cigar is called a six months man while the sour-looking man is a two-year man. The six months man expects the war to end soon and the two-year man believes it will last longer.
Cardui Restored Weight and Relief for Womanly Troubles
Dallas, N C Mrs Thomas Davis recalls severe monthly pains and weight loss. After one bottle of Cardui the pains stopped and sleep returned. Four bottles brought full recovery, weight gain to 126 pounds, and renewed energy. She urges other women to try Cardui.
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Dallas
N. C
Thomas Davis
Cardus
Cardui
Maddy
Somber Outlook on War and Peace Talks
A dialogue questions whether the war will end soon and hopes negotiations do not trigger another conflict. The exchange reflects cautious mood about peace prospects and the risk of renewed hostilities.
Pimples Vanish After Resinol Cure
Mabell Ayres of Store Mountain Virginia says her lifelong facial pimples vanished after using Resinol ointment and soap. She spent two dollars on two jars and the products left her skin blemish free and with a beautiful complexion. All druggists sell Resinol products.
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Mabell Ayres
Store Mountain
Finis of the War Question Referenced
A brief exchange notes the speaker’s request for both sides of the war issue and replies that the finish of it is sought. The remark signals a desire to end discussion rather than broaden debate.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Balsam Advertisements
A compact facade of old ad lines tout Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Iron to ward malaria and boost the body. It mentions Hanford's Balsam for burns and sores and brushes on social quips about milkmen hydrants and honesty among creditors.
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GROVE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Call of the Cumberlands
Charles Neville Buck
W. J. Watt & Co
Micah Hellman
Micah Hollman
Hixon
Hollman
Mammoth
Judge Hollman
Bluegrass
Capital
Hellman
Heilmans
Holman
John South
Legion
Hellman-Purry
Hostetter
Hanford
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