Overland Mail Saga in the Rocky Mountains
Alfred Vincent joins a perilous railroad mission after Uncle Billy’s crash and a massacre scene. Stella Anthony, widow of the station keeper, and Gideon support a secret romance amid conspirators allied to Central Pacific. Cadwallader’s opposition, wire tapping, and a dramatic rescue unfold as love and loyalty collide with plans to ruin the Flora and derail Railway progress.
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Overland Mail
Rocky i Mountains
Billy
Dodge
Alfred Vincent
Kirleas Cadwallader
Anthony
Stella Anthony
Saul HS
Vincent
Stella
Viola Bernard
Central Pacific Railroad
Phineas Cadwallader
Central Pacific
Cadwallader
Gideon
San Francisco
Washoe Road
Central Peana
Gov
Stanford
Phineas
Washoe
Alfred
Sally B Leads the Wagon Train in a Frontier Update
Sally B skillfully organizes a wagon train departure from a frontier hotel. Stella and Viola face homesickness as Sally B asserts driving leadership, with Wagon loads, telegraph orders, and corral housekeeping shaping the trek. The chapter follows busy preparations and goodbyes before the expedition moves eastward.
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Sally B
Mr. Crocker
Stella
Fairyland
Alfred
Saily B
Court of Appeal
Sade
Jinny Dart
Placer County
Consarn
Sacramento
Shack Newbegin
Shackelford Newbegin
Gideon
Girl's Apron Pattern No 2710 from Practical Fashions
Practical Fashions offers a pattern for a girl's apron Paris No 2710 in white Victoria lawn or thin cambric. The design features a body with front and back tucks, a wide flounced yoke, gathered sleeves with straight cuffs, deep hem, and wide sash ends tying in back. Pattern costs 10 cents. send name address size and number NO 2710 to Pattern Department of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Kidney Trouble Post Civil War Linked to Readily Sold Cure
James W. Clay of Baltimore reports chronic kidney pain since the Civil War. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills, purchased for 50c a box from Foster-Milburn Co., with a complete cure after three boxes and five years of symptom-free life. Also contains a humorous excerpt about a running bread jump from Everybody's Magazine.
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James W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Baltimore
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ladies Tucked Shirt Waist Paris Pattern No 2736
Pattern description for a morning wear shirt waist using Viyella flannel lilac and white stripe. Front has fullness via tusks, back box-plaited center, bias vest-like front, shoulder yoke, covered buttons, shaped cuffs, high collar cut on cross. Six sizes 32 to 42 inches bust.
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Paris
German chemist achieves first pure iron by Kreusler process
A German chemist, Dr. H. Kreusler, reports isolating chemically and electrically purified iron free of sulfur and other impurities. The resulting metal mirrors platinum in appearance and properties, marking a breakthrough from traditionally impure iron.
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H. Kreusler
Kreusler
Peruna advertised as cure for persistent catarrh
Testimonial excerpts claim Peruna from the Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio cured two long standing catarrh cases. William A Presser of Moline Illinois reports dramatic relief and lasting recovery after short use. A Thompson of Martel Ohio says eighteen years of catarrh ended after trying Peruna and urges others to try it. Free Peruna Almanac for 1909 offered through doctors.
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WM. A. Presser
William A. Presser
Third Ave
Moline
Til
Mr. A. Thompson
R. R
Martel
Ohio
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
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Romeo
Bill Humpin
Harry
Bill
Vic
al Vincent
Viola
Sally
Uncle Billy
Vic Wah
Grandma’am
Signdma
Lucullus
France
Louis
Denny
Jerry
Everybody's
Carters
Siz
Parker
Uty
ST. Louis
the Marquette
Laruest
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