Confession Motive and Flight in Montview Mill Plot
Thayer sues for credit after a tangled confession reveals a scheme to loot a mill, implicating Houston, Jierdan, Renaud, and Blackburn. The killer tale covers forged papers, perjury, arson, and a plan to frame Houston as the culprit while securing a future for Miss Jierdan and himself. Houston contemplates a final offer as Blackburn seeks protection for his mill investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Thayer
Houston
Corbin G
Tome
Montview
Promis
Taber
Boston
Young
Langdon
Young Houston
Barry
Ward
Mali
Mr. Houston
Mill
Ted
Denver
Renaud
Miss Jierdon
Mise Jierdan
Miss Jierdan
Fred Thayer
Henry
O. K
Batiste Renaud
Barry Houston
Dr Snuffies visits Chirk Chipmunk over rent
Dr Snuffies and friends confront Chirk Chipmunk about unpaid rent to fairy landlord Mr Tingaling. Chirk pretends illness to avoid payment as Dr Snuffies offers a cure and requests entry for a discussion. The scene ends with a prompt to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Snuffles
Nancy
Nick
Chirk Chipmunk
Chirk
Mr. Tingaling
Dr. Snuffies
Mr. Chipmunk
Tingaling
Freckles and His Friends Ends With Happy Lake Vignette
Batiste Renaud watches his son and daughter in law enjoy a peaceful camp scene by Empire lake. A father’s pride frames a rustic tableau of mills, logs, and trout fishing as a first monthiversary marks a quiet foreground to a broader life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Houston
Ba'dlate Renaud
Batiste Renaud
Empire Lake
Dog
Tabernacle
Itn
Baptiste Renaud
Barry
Modern Girl Seeks Equality Yet Chooses Love in Stalemate
In a candid exchange, Mrs. Herrod explains the modern female ideal of shared power in marriage while acknowledging a pull toward emotional dependence. The narrator notes the tension between independence and love, concluding their married life has reached stalemate as Jack’s needs and social norms collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia. Herrod
Jack
Camphor Bottle Tales From Pioneer Days
The tale follows William Newby and Sarah McGary who wed and joined a 1843 wagon train from Independence to the Oregon country. Mrs. Martin Bean recalls her mother’s camphor bottle and its role on long journeys, linking family memory to rugged pioneer peril along the Columbia route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
William
William Newby
Sarah McGary
Kentucky
Independence
Sarah
David and Peery
Pioneer Plcnioc
Olympia
Martin Bean
Centralia
Mrs. Bean
Mr. Boatman
Mother
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Sjuster
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Stanley
Otey Walkes
Main ST
Mil
TIN Smiy
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Tom
Doris
Freckles
BY Blosser
Bole
Alming
Pegey
Dama
Ito
Columbia
Everett True
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