The Prisoners in a Frontier Town Saddle Wagon
Moll Hawk rides with sheriff and Cyrus Allen as Jasper Suggs lies slain in the wagon. Moll’s arrest shocks Martin Hawk who laments his own jail while Kenneth Gwynne agrees to defend Moll and confronts Barry Lapelle about a looming duel and hidden motives in Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moll Hawk
Cyrus Allen
Jasper Suggs
Martin Hawk
Rachel Carter
Moll
Martin Wawks
Gwyn
Martin
Barry Lapelle
Mr. Lapelle
Jack Trentman
Kenneth Gwynne
Kenneth
Viola
Suggs
Efe
Isaac Stain
Zachariah
Gwynne
Mr. Gwynne
Miss Hawk
Viola Gwyn
Vic
Undertaker’s
Jack
Trentman
Lapelle
Hawk
Lafayette
Mr. Trentman
Moll Hawnz
Revere
Arbiters of Form and Taste Defend the French Academy
In a Saturday Evening Post essay, Elizabeth Marbury lauds the French Academy as guardians of form and taste, noting their rigor, discretion, and resistance to flashy talent. Critics mock the body, yet fear admitting members and praise its austere tradition, including historic costume, which loses its charm outside its own setting.
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Frrench Academy
France
Elizabeth Marbury
Rue de Provence
London
Julius Clarette
Saturday Evening Post
Advice Came High in Lawyer Inquiry Over Judgment
A Texas justice of the peace received an inquiry about a judgment from a neighboring city. The reply card asked for a dollar to expedite the answer, citing hay cutting, hot politics, and automobiling as distracting. The card noted prior payment of two dollars to a lawyer for a simple "No" answer.
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Texas Justice of the Peace
Too Gay for a Widow Hat Line Stirs Laughter
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript features a hat saleswoman and a widow customer. The saleswoman teases that the hat would drive the widow’s husband wild, while the customer quips the bill would kill him before she could wear it.
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Boston Transcript
Mass Meetings Spark Fear in Adversary
Report notes that large gatherings aim to intimidate opponents by showing resolve and unity. Analysts suggest turnout signals morale, while officials caution against overreliance on rhetoric and emphasize strategic pressure impacts.
Pigeons Hold Key Role in Army Messaging
Pigeons remain trusted messengers for military orders with the US Signal Corps maintaining a vast fleet. In the recent war 470000 birds served overseas, supported by 8800 handlers. At Camp Vail New Jersey four hundred homing pigeons train for emergencies near New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Signal Corps
United States Signal Corps
Camp Vail
New Jersey
New York
Land Grants to Lafayette and Early Survey Notes
The text notes that Lafayette received ten land grants along the Mississippi River in 1803 and a single 11 520 acre township in west Florida in 1824. It states Tallahassee now sits on that site and explains that most grant locations are unknown due to lack of surveying, except for special surveys marked by landmarks.
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Lafayette
Mississippi River
Florida
Tallahassee
Not very happy was the ancient world about the tombs
The fragment notes a grim ancient world valuing tombs as major features. It implies widespread concern with mortality and memorial structures. No other names or dates appear in readable text.
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Trentiman
Martin Blank
Rtokt Lak Choy MK
Boschee
Haarlem
Spohn
Spohn’s
Spohn Medical CO. Goshen.inc
U.S.A
Bayer
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