Washington Spy Gingerbread Plot At Springfield Inn
During a spring 1776 ride between Hartford and Boston a courier Caleb transports a secret packet for Captain John Day. Polly Dar at Boatman’s Tavern hides a note to her brother while two disguised riders plot to obtain Washington’s message. A thief is foiled, a forged sleeve repair is uncovered, and a Washington token is later sent to Polly.
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Horthin
Boston
Caleb
Hartford Beide
Hepfeivber
Lumpkin
Iied Ench
Washington
Crane
Rascal
Springfield
Great River
Polly Dar
James Daggett
Meraet Squarm
John
Trestie River
Oh! River
Polly
Nancy
Foukr
Jobe
James Dagget
Market Square
Aunt Nancy
Catie
Lunt
Brother Jobar
Morrow
Dana
Johu
Sox
Jexra
Polls
Herrercher
Anot Naner
Watiny
Heston
Warr
John Dar
Major
Boston Common
James
Withour
Oliver
Newport
Disdoon
Verity
Boatman's Tavern
Managing Timber Lands Co operative Work In Which National Forest Service Is Engaged
The forest service cooperates with private woodland owners and states to study forest conditions and works with war department on military reservations. At Fort Wingate New Mexico the plan aims to supply annual wood while preserving the forest. Fort Willcite New Mexico sells 25 million feet of western yellow pine under strict forestry terms. The sale spans five years with careful marking, size limits, and penalties for unmarked cutting. A forest officer oversees access and safeguards against friction between buyer and seller.
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National Forest Service
Caoole Sam
Privat
Ten
Uauel Sti. Forest Service
Wisu
War Department
West Point
Fort Wingate
N.om
Rock Island
Pleatinny Arsenals
Fort Willcite
N. M
Asro
Caowle Sam
Leap Year Proposal From East St. Louis Women
A group of St Louis women led by Miss Betty Sharpe Norfolk Va asks City Comptroller Frank B Hanna to marry. They and six others drew straws to decide who would propose to the bachelor official who recently said he would marry the first good looking girl who proposes.
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Blanche, Hazeler
Maude Skinner
Virginia Avenue
St. Louis
Sharpe
Commiroller Hanna
Aiter
Letine
The New Disease and Insolvency Joke
A humorous exchange notes a “new disease” as Bor asks about his father’s illness and the response reveals “insolvency” as the punchline. The cartoonish dialogue captures a Victorian era gag common in Harper’s Weekly.
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Harper's Weekly
Delicious New Desserts and Mince Meat From London Chef
The article lists several dessert recipes and a mince meat formula. It includes Apple Charlotte with apples suet breadcrumbs currants and lemon, Gateau Cream with currants and claret, Currant Blancmange with milk and currants, Apple Rally Poly with apples currants lemon rind nutmeg and rich crust, and a New Mince Meat recipe with raisins dried currants beef suet sugar spices lemon rind and wine. It cites a London chef as the source for the mince meat.
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Apple Charlotte
London
Value of Dried Fruits Highlighted by Physician
Sir Francis Lleary Laing, King's College physician, writes in Scientific American about the nutritional value of dried fruits. He notes currants and raisins as highly usable foods, with analysis showing inversion of dextrose and levulose aiding digestion.
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Francis Lleary Laing
King Edwards
Scientific American
Hesse
Germany
Hovland
Don's Kidney Pills Help Frederick Resident
A Frederick man recalls years of kidney pain and backache worsened by weather. He attributes his relief to Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Citman Main's drug store, praising Foster-Milburn as US sole agents and noting no further illness since.
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Frederick Peopla
Daso
Doan
Frederick
Patrick Strest
Kraderick
Dean
Shere
Prios
Santa Foster-Milborn
Getato
New York
United Staten
Trike
Frederick Market Prices and Merchant News Highlights
Quotations furnished by Frederick Scanty Farmers Exchange list grain and hay values with Red and White Oats, cornmeal, wheat, rye, clover, timothy seed, and animal feeds. The page also includes a short poem about love and a didactic note on steady advertising returns.
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Frederick Scanty Farmers Exchange
Corsecrap Jaxcany
Watlow
Timothy
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Ty Frank H. Sweet
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Ban
Wright
Poly
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Centsin
Appeari
Worcester
Tim
Dal
Zouxis
Qthar
Lenis
National Biscuit Company
Tien
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Trust
Agust
South
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Weathel
Great Southern Pts, Co
Frederich, MD
Martha
Lipprncorr
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Phsbia
Draes Panera Ae
Medics
Stam
Great Southern Pig
Mig. Co
Prederick, WD
Nepwepar
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