Plainsman Keith Pursues War Parties in Savage West
Virginian Jack Keith hunts roaming war parties after a wagon massacre. He is jailed in Carson City for murder, then escapes with Neb and a young woman named Hope. They travel to Fort Larned and Sheridan meeting Gen Waite, Black Bart, and Hawley in a tangled plot of mistaken identities and pursuit.
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Jack Keith
Keith
Carson City
Black Bart
Neb
Keiths
Virginia
John Sibley
Willis Waite
Plainsman
Ned
Hawley
Sheridan
Dr Tairbain
Hope Waite
Fred Wilponephy
Hope
Gen Waite
Christie Maclaire
The Marshal and the Lady at Sheridan Hotel
Hope seeks to meet Captain Keith after a tense night in Sheridan as the famed Western gunfighter known as Hickock, the marshal, protects a lady. The crowd roars at the Metropolitan Dance Hall while Red Haggerty shoots Ned, leaving Keith in the story and Miss Maclaire requesting a visit from him.
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Hope
Fairbain
Bill
Bain
Red
Haggerty
Pony Joe’s
Ned
Boots Hill
Doc
Dodge
Jack Keith
Keith
Sheridan
Tommy
Nglishman
Walter Spotteswood Montgomery
Jake Montgomery
Montgomery
Hickock
Interrupted Interview in a Town Hotel Romance
In chapter twenty two Miss Christie Maclaire laments a wrongful apartment swap after a Fort Hays visit. A rival occupant tempts a chaotic scene as officers endure her ire and a wary clerk cites the misbooking. The piece ends with a tease of continuing trouble. Uplift In Russia notes savings bank growth and returning Russian bonds.
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Christie Maclaire
Slash
Miss Christie
Miss Maclaire
Fort Hays
Fort
Miss Maclairy
Christie
Tommy
Russia
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna For Ladies and Children
An advertising note extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative for ladies and children, claiming quick relief from colds indigestion and constipation. It warns against imitations and urges buyers to seek the California Fig Syrup Co. name on the package with a 50 cent price.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Einar of
Senna
Garfield Tea Promises Mild Relief for Liver and Kidney Trouble
A humorous ad style line compares a man in a dry goods store to a woman in a tobacco shop. It touts Garfield Tea as mild pleasant and effective for liver and kidney troubles, while noting a man’s future is hindered by a burdensome past.
Castoria Advertisement Warns Parents to Check Signatures
A vintage notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the Ly signature and assures safety for infants and children. It claims Castoria has been used for over 30 years and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Human Dynamo Earns the Break of Day Leap
A quoted exchange describes a person as a human dynamo. It notes the subject’s boundless energy and instant morning vigor, with remarks praising his rapid, unhesitating action regardless of cold starts.
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Tackbitters
Papa's Past from Lippincotts Magazine
A fragment from Lippincotts Magazine recounts a child overhearing a mother and visitor discuss drinking and habits. Helen asks what her father used to do, prompting a restrained, moral-toned exchange about past behavior.
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Papa
Helén
Helen
A Beautiful Decline in Kentucky Politics
Ollie James, the congressman and senator-elect from Kentucky, chats with a Washingtonian about their mutual friend Col Prescott. James notes Prescott’s declining years are spent with a fine farm, a string of trotting horses, a 16 year old barrel of whisky, and a wife of the same age.
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Ollie James
Kentucky
Col Prescott
James
Woman Doctor Identifies Postum Relief for Coffee Poisoning
A woman recounts a long history of neuralgic headaches lessened after switching from coffee to Postum. She gained weight, then saw headaches fade within weeks and regained confidence and clarity. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, notes continued reader endorsements and the pamphlet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Eve
Dearborn Menvins
A. C. McClurg & Con
Quealin
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