Island intrigue on Beaver Island pits Plum against Obadiah Price
Captain Nat Plum lands on Beaver Island to press Strang over loot from his sloop Typhoon. Obadiah Price, a Mormon councilor, confronts him and hides a dangerous plot involving a mysterious girl in lilacs, a package, and a secret king. Plum battles questions of loyalty as he awaits a confrontation with Strang and his seven wives.
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Nathaniel Plum
Phoon
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan
Obadiah Price
Plum
Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
St James
Rice
Strang
Burke
Poares
St. James
Trang
Nathaniel
Island
Obadiah
Captain Plum
Pait Tha Atowntrs Winn
Louers
Obediah
Finn
Casey
Man seeks audience with Strang on Mormon island
Nathaniel enters Strang's castle and encounters a pale woman as he aims to meet the king about the girl and the hidden misery tied to the Mormon settlement. He hopes to learn the truth, with the cradle and wailing children signaling life inside the hall. The scene ends with his request to see the king.
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Tames
Strang
Nathaniel
Strang’s Castle
How a Story Grew Met Thunderbolt Tales at Westminster
A Westminster chimney damaged by lightning sparked a chain of false reports about thunderbolts striking a Church Army garden and killing Prebendary Carlile. A daily paper offered £5 for the thunderbolt, then a learned society bid £50 for the meteorite that wrecked the headquarters, but the Prebendary remained safe and the headquarters intact.
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Horticultural Hall
Westminster
Church Army
The
Thunderbolt
Carlile
Society
Learned Society
London Globe
Senator Sorghum Speaks On Controversial Sides
Advertising quotes Senator Sorghum debating the value of arguing unpopular positions. He says the public hears many right side arguments, so originality comes from contradicting them to gain attention.
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Sorghum
What made you think he would propose to me
A fragmentary exchange recalls a suitor pressuring a woman after she rejected him. The dialogue hints at a shaky relationship and possible consequences of the man's insistence, reflecting social tensions in romantic agency and commitment.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for health
Milwaukee resident Mrs Hanna Ise reports suffering from female trouble and a tumor. Doctors urged operation, but she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and avoiding surgery. The Pinkham company in Massachusetts publishes grateful letters and offers free advice to sick women.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
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Vilage
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Sutton
Minard
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Earth
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Great Jones St
New York
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Elgin
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Vinegar Bend
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Washington, D.C
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Canton
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