True Gold in Thunder Valley
In Thunder Valley a frontier household faces war with Burgoyne's army marching east. Fidelia Buford tends the wounded Hessian Johann, fosters courage, and learns hardship and sacrifice amid mountain isolation. The tale tracks her growth from shy foster daughter to an educated woman, aided by Justin Goodrich and Mehetabel, ending with Fidelia’s hopeful future as she secures a chance for schooling and a promised marriage.
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Mehetabel
Bennington
Burgoyne
Delia
Fidelia
New England
Enoch Buford
Enoch
Putnam
Inunder Valley
Hetty
Cap'n Buford
Buford
Phineas Adam
Churchill Brothers
Justin Goodrich
Saul Dade
Fort Ti
Pat
Samme
Saul
Hess
Cade
Cap
Goodrich
Justin
Meletabel
Enoch Baford
Pidelia
Mebezabel
Father
Ganny Churchill
Churchill
Thunder Brook
Bufor
Churchills
Fiddelia
Mehetabei
John
Johann
Captain
Buford House
Cap’n Enoch
Saul Cade
Mebetabel
Thunder Valley
Fidelia Goodrich
Hceen
Lowmeadow
Miss Ross
Academy
Rantoul
Vermont
Fidelia Ross
William
Parmette’s Vegetable Pills Aid Stomach and Nerve Health
Relief for low spirits and mood due to stomach and liver derangement. The pills revive digestion, benefit the nerves, and restore spirits. They are cheap, simple, and promise lasting effects.
Endy Holloway's Corn Cure Offers Quick Relief
Uninformed endure foot discomfort while a known remedy, Endy Holloway's Corn Cure, promises fast relief for stubborn corns.
Putnam's Pain Less Corn Extractor Ad
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Pain Less Corn Extractor as easing removal of corns warts and callouses with two or three applications. It claims a painless process and markets through druggists at a price of 2ic.
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Putnam's
Putnam’s
I Love Thee To Eternity Shown In German Phrase
A schoolgirl whispers a five word German line to her aunt and reveals its meaning Ich liebe dich zur ewigkeit I love thee to eternity The moment changes Aunt Fidelia as she senses the message from the past and the happiness it brings
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Fidelia
Tantalum Writing Pens Outshine Steel and Gold
Tests in Berlin show tantalum pen points cut, formed, and hardened like steel. Hardened tantalum points bent and ground retain shape and durability, outperforming steel and gold in long use over six miles of paper.
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Berlin
Small Wastes On Railways Inspire Frugal Habits
Pere Marquette Rail road uses a table showing the cost of small wastes. Each postage stamp wastes a ton of freight hauled 3 1/2 miles. a lead pencil 2 miles. a track spike 2 miles. one pound waste 1044 miles. lamp chimney 1044 miles. a station broom 35 miles. a lantern 100 miles. track shovel 90 miles. 100 pounds coal 20 miles. one gallon engine oil 50 miles. one gallon signal oil 60 miles. dir hose 225 miles. drawbar knuckle 300 miles.
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Pere Marquette Railroad
Juries Through History From Durance Vile To Banquets
The text notes early jury origins in Plantagenet times and describes a jurors hung jury being kept in durance vile. It mentions Elizabethan practice of awarding a banquet to the jury by the winning litigant during that era.
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Durance Vile
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Prevention
A medical advertisement urges taking Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy early to stop incipient asthma from becoming chronic and to prevent worsening attacks, arguing waiting only increases danger and suffering.
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Mehezabel Buford
Mehbetabel
TRE Business Universy OF Canada Correspondence Dept
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