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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
3
Nathaniel and Marion’s brother Neil plot to break from a jail as the Mormon trial unfolds. They spy a jury room and a kingly figure press Winnsome to danger, stirring Nathaniel to a desperate cry as the scene ends with a threat and a cliffhanger.
In a charged scene Neil and Nathaniel discuss Marion's fate under Strang's tyranny. They fear retribution looms, Marion's bondage would break if she becomes Strang’s wife, and she may choose suicide to escape the king's control.
Captain Plum lands on Beaver Island to demand settlement from King Strang for looting his sloop. Obadiah Price bargains for ammunition and binds Plum to deliver a package to U S President. Marion and Neil face danger as escape plans unfold and a main battle erupts.
Nathaniel offers two hundred dollars to a jailer to deliver a note to Winnsome and Marion. He urges Neil to act now, claiming the note could save Winnsome and alter their doomed fate. The men face ruin if the message fails and seek one last chance at life.
A sailor describes using babies as bait to lure crocodiles in Sri Lanka. He claims rental payments up to two shillings daily and notes locals profit from renting their babies. He insists the practice harms no baby and keeps hunters ready near mid stream crocodile haunts.
In a humorous exchange Michael Dolan wagers he can swallow an egg whole without cracking the shell. He completes the feat but fears the rebound breaking him. He fears the egg will hatch and unleash a Shang hai rooster inside him if he moves.
A testimonial style advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure neutralizes catarrh through constitutional treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any case unresolved and urges readers to send for testimonials while noting the product is sold by druggists at 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A heated exchange in Belle-And Beulah features phrases about forcing someone to eat their words and a claim of making them “Fletcherize” the words. No clear outcome or participants beyond the mock threat appears in the fragment.
Pettit’s Fye Salve sold first box in 1807 marking a century old product. Drug stores including Howard Bros in Buffalo New York report yearly sales growth and wide distribution.
They say he has a swelled head. I must admit that he seems to appreciate himself very much.
Pure product advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup aimed at soothing teething pain in children. Lists benefits including softening gums reducing inflammation easing wind colic and claims 25 cents per bottle. Ends with unrelated ethical remark about worship service.
A playful exchange features Mrs. Farmer-Say and Boston Billings debating work for dinner. He defends himself against alleged reluctance, joking about language and double negatives.
A 50 cent case of Pape s Diapepsin is advertised as a quick cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. The ad claims relief from heartburn sour risings belching and stomach discomfort within five minutes and promises thorough digestion of meals as if the stomach were not there.
A humorous exchange features a milkman noting a French invention to transform water into milk and a customer urging adoption to replace the old method, reflecting comic skepticism about progress.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue in a large 2 oz package for five cents and warns against imitations. It also promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigar force with a patriotic slogan by A. Barton claiming true men and women are physicians to make us well.
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