The Custard Cup Chapter XIX Continued
In a tense scene Mrs. Weatherstone visits the Penfields and sees their frugal life as she offers help while the Penfields gather to prepare for a new year. Crink and Lettie defend the family’s dignity as Thad goes missing sparking a frantic search across the Custard Cup neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ra. Weatherstone
Mrs. Penfield
Crink
Prewdly
Penzie
Germline
Mrs. Weatherstone
Garrett
Pune
Lettie
Mrs Weatherstone
Erie
Penfield
Gussie Bailey
Mark Ruin
Thad
Penzle
Timmy
Catterbox
Drink
Timmy Catterbox
Rand
Catterbur
Rescue and Romance on the Olio River
In spring 1774 Rebecca Martin brave girl paddled a birch bark canoe down the Olio River toward Grave Creek. A war party spotted her. bullets hissed, her paddle shattered, and flames lit the cabin. Capt. Isaac Williams fished her from the river with a swivel gun aboard a larger boat, ending in their later marriage aboard a nearby farmstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Martin
Olio
Grave Creek
Coull
Pinuily
Rebecca
Reteccn
Isaac Wllams
Rehecrs Willams
Tim Murphy the original Leatherstocking pioneer of riflemen
Tim Murphy, a Virginian and premier sharpshooter of Gen. Daniel Morgan’s riflemen, fought Burgoyne and earned fame as an Indian fighter after Saratoga. His double barreled rifle and remarkable marksmanship made him both feared and admired among Iroquois warriors, with a legend growing from his feats at Tryin county.
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Tim Murphy
Leatherstocking
Fennimore Cooper
Anyshing
Cooper
Daniel Morgan
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Murphy
Frazer
Tin Murphy
Tryin
Aueces
Tenny
Alabama Mayor Endorses Tanlac Treatment Claim
Judge G W Thomason, mayor of Tarrant City Alabama, touts Tanlac as a cure for chronic indigestion and fatigue. He says the first bottle improved him markedly and six bottles restored strength, making him feel ten years younger. Tanlac sold by druggists.
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G. W. Thomason
Tarrant City
Alabama
Judge Thomason
Hfe
Taniac
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad and Political Exchange
An old newspaper fragment promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root kidney remedy claiming benefits for kidney and bladder issues and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail. It includes a brief political exchange where Senator Sorghum cautions against defeat while adhering to cautious political phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Comfort of Pride and Weather Notes
The item blends social quips about marriage and travel with a joking remark on rain and farming. It notes a gulf course’s drought concerns and mentions gold leaf used on tombs and monuments at Karp, reflecting local culture and current affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karp
Still Same Age in Boston Transcript Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue notes Dorothy speaking of a five year old girl and a mother saying her lit girl was five yesterday. Dorothy comments she is five too. A driver asks for motive and mentions an engine missing, with a quip about miss and Slissas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Penfield
Mrs. Weatherstone
Adon
X Sont
Boston Transcript
Helen
John
Dubbleizh
Puther
Dorothy
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Scholl
W. F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
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Mss
Salt Lake City
Slissas
J. BR. Hume
America
Omin Registrar of Minds
Ser Economical Transportation
Chevrolet
Chevrotes Perens Company
Dearnut
Desters and Derwies
Staviana Beerwaters
Uperson
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