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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1895
Page
6
In a suspenseful escape tale, Brigadier Gerard plans a daring exodus from a fortress yard. He weighs risk, outwits guards, and relies on his own resourcefulness and a trusted comrade to breach the bristling inner wall and flee.
An ad claims Gilmore's Aromatic Wine cures female weakness and exhaustion, while a narrator recounts a tense night escape attempt from a fortress cell. A comrade slips during a covert wall breach as a sentry’s watch and stormy weather test their nerve.
The piece warns of rising use of headache powders among women across the country and their danger due to morphine and other drugs. It praises Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a safe remedy and shares testimonials of relief, contrasting with a violent prison escape excerpt included in the text.
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