The Courier Damien and the Last Ride for Freedom
In 1908 Macedonia under Turkish oppressors Damien, a Balkan courier, ferried revolutionary messages between towns aided by his horse Peter. Surrounded at night, Damien killed his horse to spare it pain, hid the dispatches under a ditch stone, then drank poison to die with his companion, the mission ending with Turkish searchers missing the papers.
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Damien
Balkan States
Macedonia
Peter
Hint
A Miser's Hoard Mysteriously Vanishes From Noblestown
In Noblestown a famed miser Moses Taylor aged over fifty lived frugally in a bare three room shack. After his death the town hunted for a hidden fortune near 200000 dollars, only to find nothing but 800 dollars in cash and a two dollar bill. Villagers called it a case of poor human nature.
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Moles ‘Taylor
Noblestown
Moses
Moses Taylor
Rev. Barnes
Barnes
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Remedies and foot ease noted for mothers and shoes
This Will Interest Mothers presents FRED. Olmsted LeRoy New York advertise Sweet Powders for Children to relieve feverishness head ache and teething disorders and to regulate bowels while destroying worms. It claims 24 hour cold relief and notes a 25 cent price sample available. Also Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder helps break in new shoes and prevent pinch with 25 cent price sample and LeRoy New York address.
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Gray
Olmsted
LeRoy
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
N. Y
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Pierce Golden
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
M.D
Buffalo
N.Y
Pella
Pella City Roller Mills
Che Shubert
Shubert
Sumerigan
Red River Valley
Bank of
Gilby
North Dakota
R. KA
Hamilton
Pelle
Iowa
S. H. Viersen Sr
Iowa City
Chicago
Record-Herald
Tecord-Herald
America
Associated Press
East
Central West
New York
Washington
New York City
Chicago Record-Herald
Spella Chronicle
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