Prodigal Rail Rivalry and a Lethal Dispatch
In a frontier railroad saga, Stella Anthony learns of a vindictive cipher dispatch tied to the Virginia and Truckee Railroad scheme. Phineas Cadwallader uses secret codes to manipulate investors and traffics in copper while Alfred Vincent and Alvin race to expose the plot before a ship leaves San Francisco. The tension builds as wire taps, staged detonations, and a race against time threaten the Central Pacific project and Uncle Billy’s perilous drives.
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Phineas Cadwallader
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Anthony
Fedskins
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Stat
Anthony Hag Bi
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Stella
Viola Bernard
Betel
Cnies
Central Pacific Railroad
Ely
Central Pacffc
Slit
Alfred Vinent
San Francison
Washie
Overnor
Central Pacifin
CPO
Brelit
Dremler
Gideon
Alvin
Virginia & Truckee
Virginia
Reno
Uncle Billy
O. K
Mr. Vincent
Alfred
D. B. San Francisco
Cad
Dad
Here
Sacramento
Nasl
San Francisco
Mora
P. Q
C. P
Flora
Plaza
Cadwallader
Stanford
Eipher
Sally B
Jupiter
Hecate
Gregory
Bennett
Mr. Gregory
Dutch Flat
Phineas
Ineman
Alred
P. C
Duten
Tiv
Auburn
Sheriff's Office
Do Hornets Guard A Nest Like Sleepy Watchmen
The article notes hornets respond to disturbances near their nest with a defensive display. Workers flood the gate and walls when the window or shutter is jarred, and a nearby squad remains alert at night like sleepy guards, ready to defend the home.
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Observer
Dever Iscking
Harper's Magasing
Kentucky case on kidney pain turned cure by pills
Mrs Della Meanes of Maysville Kentucky describes years of kidney pain and swelling with dropsy and back hip pressure. She found relief using Dean's Kidney Pills, buying from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 50 cents a box. She claims complete cure after continued use.
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Della Meanes
Maysville
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Labor-Saving Device Boosts Dad's Ingenuity
A humorous tale shows a father inventing a device to shine his shoes and dust his pants without effort. He attaches a shoe brush and whisk broom to his dog Bowser's tail, prompting the coffee-mill agent to acknowledge the dad’s cleverness and diplomacy.
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Sonny
Bowser
Margie Chooses Lent Sacrifice Over Candy
A Montreal Herald snippet notes six year old Margie, praised for faith by Presbyterians, considers Lent pledges. After declaring a 40 day no candy fast on Ash Wednesday, she retracts to confess she will give up profane language instead.
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Stella
Alvin
Misa Stella
O. K
Sacramento
Viale
Grandma’am
Vie Wah
Iampelitax Press
Jearn
Uncle Riley
Margie
Montreal Herald
Hezekiah and Cyclone Tales in the Local Paper
A Kansas matron notes a woman carried two miles by a cyclone and silent for three weeks as a sun tanned farmer searches for such storms. A folk-tinged exchange recalls a spring chicken purchase and a jealous neighbor lampooning Mr Green’s store.
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Hezekiah
Kansas
Lucy
My. Green
Philadelphia Press
First Taste of Coffee and Postum Promotion
A reader recounts early coffee use, nervous symptoms from coffee, and a switch to Postum. He credits Postum with better sleep and reduced headaches, noting his wife’s initial reluctance but eventual approval and urging others to try Postum as a coffee alternative. The message appears as a promotional letter from Postum Co. and invites readers to send in similar testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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