Pioneer tale of the Duke of York and the vanished adventurer
An elder recounts a frontier legend in which a mysterious “Duke of York” purchases passage with gold coins, then vanishes. He recalls injuries, money exchanged, and a drifting canoe with a white man’s body found ashore, suggesting a pattern of robberies and murders among California-bound lone travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
David
Peggy
New York
Duke of York
Island
of York
Nika Hyas
California
Adventures of the Twins excerpt chaos with Field Mouse
Olive Roberts Barton recounts a chaotic scene where Flop Field Mouse and family confront fairy schoolmaster Scribble-Scratch. The tale centers on misread reports, spelling woes, and a storm that traps the characters while Muff, Mike Mole, and others face various comic predicaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adventures OF the Twins
Olive Roberts Barton
Flop
Mr. Scribble-Scratch
Nick
Meadow Grove
Muffy Mole
Mrs. Mouse
Mike Mole
Flop Field Mouse
Bobby Coon and the Thief on Green Meadows
Bobby Coon wakes amid daylight in a hollow log when a cry of thief alarmed him. Unc Billy Possum and a southern impostor imitate voices to fool others, while Bobby plots to confront Mistah Buzzard and uncover the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon
Bobby
Mr. Sun
Bobby Coon
Bobby Coons
Hooty Owl
Sammy Jay
Unc
Billy Possum
Billy
Green Meadows
Green Forest
Mistah Fpuzzard
Robby Coon
Hyomet claims quick relief for catarrh and cough
An advertisement touts Hyomet as a fast remedy for catarrh and nasal congestion claiming two minute relief and one day to end a cold. It markets an eucalyptus based inhaler system with a money back guarantee and promotes weight loss pills as easy and safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Bartell
Blood purity and the promise of S. S. S remedy
An old promotional piece urges that pure blood prevents serious diseases and promotes S. S. S as a long used remedy. It claims rheumatism eczema and other skin ailments arise from impurities and invites readers to obtain free medical literature from the Swit Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaa Swit Laboratory
Atlanta
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Peo
Abel Cleland
Floppy
K. A
Thornton
W. Burgess
Mistah Buzzard
Banish
Catarrh
Rman
By Allman
Peter
Leo
Qgut Wo
PON
Annie I
Freckles
By Blosser
Sd Arbre
BAER
Daddy Sumad
Joneses
POP Momand
Aloysius
Clarice
Otto Auto
Harvey
Howdua
Oretar
By Ahern
I. Gore
Ade
Walter
Karry
Barry Company
Beeok F Tacoma
Dreestets
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