Kynaston Faces Last Gamble as Border Siege Unfolds
Lieutenant Kynaston prepares to cross the Mexican border with a small detachment to aid the Tipton family surrounded by Villistas after a siege erupts at a border camp near the New Stexico line. Dorothy Upton and Mrs Mane await at the camp as fate tests loyalties and sacrifice amid a jewel mystery and looming war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Upton
Mane
New Stexico
Kaynaston
Miss Upton
Villa
Tia
Kynaston
Dorothy
Mrs. Panest
Biind Mestean
Priest
Zapata
Tarranga
Tke
Jewel
Department
Up«iviie
Chearageouf
Jek
Tipton
Upton
Mynaston
W Rony
Mrs. Fane
Mr. Wilkes
Marion
Mr. Upton
Emerald Bell Saga Escalates as Kynaston Faces Court Martial
Kynaston is captured after a tense night as Upton and allies debate blame for the killing. A Mexican general announces a court martial while Odious press coverage in Ky naston’s camp spreads a garbled tale of the jewel rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kynaston
Mexico
Tarryville Argus
United States
Major Updyke
A Contest of Wits at Dusk in the Camp
Kynaston leaves the house as attackers in camp at dusk grow restless and scheme. He ponders small details that could shift the balance in his favor and foresees Upton guiding his party toward the cavalry’s border camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larlate
Senor
el General Obispo
Kynaston
Hera
Capitan
Upton
Kynaeton Faces Choice At Court Martial Siege
In a tense scene a prisoner weighs whether to shoot the general and others at a mock court martial and attempt escape or stay and endure tortures to protect besieged Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kynaeton
Daily Thought Motto from Lavater Quote
A reflective line urging caution before speaking ill of others, urging certainty, self-questioning, and restraint to reveal only facts you firmly know. The snippet presents moral advice rather than a news event, echoing a philosophical maxim from Lavater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavater
Liberty Bell Nobi Ode Echoes Nation Sings
Fragmentary poem style lines celebrate a symbol like the Liberty Bell and the flag with hopeful imagery. The text references singing and enduring pride, hinting at American patriotism and continuity through challenging times.
Bells Brought Near Capture in 1777 Rediscovered in Allentown
The Philadelphia Liberty Bell was moved in secrecy to Allentown during British occupation to shield it from seizure. John Jacob Mickley helped transport the state house bell amid Tory danger, and both bells were buried under Zion Reformed Church, Allentown, before being returned to Philadelphia in late 1778.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John A. Sheatz
Pennsylvania
Philadephia Press
Allentown
Howe
Independence Square
Executive Council
State House
Christ Church
Bethlehem
John Jacob Mickley
Johann Jacob Muecklis
Hope
Whitehall
Lehigh County
Mickley
Jacob Lester
Zion Reformed Church
Abraham Blummer
Lafayette Honored by Congress with Land and Money
Congress approved a grant of $200000 and a township of land to Lafayette. As the United States grew, Americans named many cities towns and countries for him and erected monuments and statues in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Congress
United States
Historic Minutemen Flag Recalled From Early America
The Lexington farmers carried a banner devised in Essex Suffolk and Middlesex counties Massachusetts in 1659. Nathaniel Page III of Bedford became color bearer during Minute Men drills and Captain Page bore the flag at Concord. The banner now rests in a fireproof cabinet under glass.
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Lexington
Essex
Suffolk
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Page
Nathaniel Page III
Bedford
Concord
Publile
Flag of Bedford’s Civil War banner to join museum display
Peleg D. Harrison notes in The Stars and Stripes and Other American Flags that a maroon satin banner, two by one and a half feet, features an arm with a sword, silver rounds, and a gold scroll with Vince aut Moriture. The fringe was removed by a Bedford girl to trim a dress for a military ball before the standard was borne by the embattled farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibrary
Bedford
Mass
Peleg D. Harrison
Tornadoes Fading From Middle West News
The piece notes fewer reports of destructive Middle West tornadoes while joking that politicians in the region use up all the wind, reflecting a lighter tone on weather disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Skin care ad and relationship musing in one item
An old advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for itchy skin pimples dandruff and rough hands with a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept in Boston. It also includes a brief reflective note on marriage noting men and women grow indifferent after years and the ease of breaking a promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
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Valley of the Shadow
Sao. Hib Noth
Iva
Noertles
Maryland
Eynaston
Wigain
Ky Baston
By Grif Alexander
Nobi
April
Hanford
G. C. Henford ME G. Co
Byracuse
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hunt
Gil Drug Stores
A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Tex
Allen
Frei
Olmsted
le Roy
N. C
Druggiata
THE
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
Daisy Fly Killer
Madeo Motel
Aildeolera
Wren
Oxpreas
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Chattanooga
Enn
Coms
Richmond Barber College
Richmond, Vic
Kodaks & Supplies
Galeski Optical Co
Richmond, Va
W. N. U. Charlotte
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