Hamlin's Redemption at Fort Dodge in Civil War Saga
Major Hamlin of the Fourth Texas Infantry faces a false court-martial stain and pursues Molly McDonald across frontier camps. He uncovers Dupont and LeFevre as linked conspirators, clears his name with General Sheridan, and reunites with Molly as Custer’s command advances against the tribes.
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Gaskins
Molly
Hamlin
Fort Dodge
Dupont
LeFevre
Ham- In
Climmaron
Wasson
Cimmaron
Bamilin
Hughes
la Fevre
Sheridan
Custer
General Sheridan
Black Kettle
Washita
Hamfin
ElLott
Little Rock
Little Raven
Santanta
Fourth
Texas Infantry
Fisher's Hill
Shultz
Shenandoah
Himmel
Eugene le Fevre
Kansas
Lieutenant Gaskins
Dodge
Punished Punster Returns From War Camp Life
A wartime correspondent recalls camp life with grim humor as meals were missed and pay docked. He jokes about hot shot on the half shell and limited deck space on transport ships while the editor punishes him by transferring him to the Wall Street office.
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Wall Street
Ways of Serving Lettuce in Many Everyday Forms
The article outlines diverse lettuce preparations from seed stalks boiled tender in cream sauce to greens boiled like spinach and stirred with butter flour and cream. It emphasizes selecting fresh tender lettuce and describes methods to create creamy sauces and chopped preparations.
Folding step ladder makes handy home furniture
The article describes a four foot high folding step ladder that doubles as a seat. It can be home built by skilled family members using oak or chestnut and can serve as shelves when closed. Proper hinges and secure joints are needed for safe use as a ladder.
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Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
P.O.F
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Oyster Rabbit Cheese Toast in Chafing Dish
A recipe advises parboiling oysters in their own liquor then combining them with butter and crumbled cheese in a chafing dish. Add salt paprika and mustard, mix with oyster liquor, melt into a sauce, and fold in oysters then serve over hot toast.
Gooseberry Compote with Lemon Peel Syrup
Prepare one quart of gooseberries by trimming and blanching two minutes then cooling in water with a teaspoon of vinegar to restore color. Drain dry and simmer in a syrup made from one pint sugar and one pint water for about ten minutes. Add gooseberries and cook gently until tender, ten minutes. Serve in a glass dish with lemon peel shreds boiled in the syrup.
Cream Tea Biscuita Biscuits Recipe
Lift one quart of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one teaspoonful of salt. Mix to a soft dough with sweet cream, roll thin, cut into tiny biscuits and bake in a quick oven.
English Seed Cakes Delayed Recipe Note
A rough fragment shows a baking instruction for English seed cakes with dry three cups of flour and a cup of sugar. It mentions half a cup of milk half teaspoon of poda large spoon of butter melted one egg and a spoonful of caraway seeds. The text ends mid-sentence.
When Your Shoes Wear Out You Get New Ones
The passage asks a playful question about footwear and reinforces a simple truth: worn shoes are replaced with new ones, highlighting the idea that even the best lands lie along the path of progress and activity.
Union Pacific Land Offer Across Western States
A recruitment pitch from Union Pacific invites settlers in Idaho Washington Oregon California Colorado Utah and Nevada to write R A Smith Colonization Agent Omaha Nebraska to request acreage and learn soil yields best apple and truck farming regions and pricing information.
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
R. A. Smith
Union Pacific
Omaha
Nebraska
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B.V.D
Richmond
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