Border plainsman Keith hunts murderers after raid on wagon
Jack Keith, a Virginian now living on the frontier, spots raiders near a wagon and finds two murdered men with papers and a locket. He vows to pursue the killers but is arrested in Carson City for the crime. In jail he learns one victim is John Sibley and Gen. Wills Waite, and he and Neb escape as they drift toward a remote cabin with a young girl seeking her brother. Hawley appears at the cabin.
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Jack Keith
Santa Fe
Keith
Carson City
Black Hart
Swift Border Justice
Neb
Virginia
John Sibley
Wills Waite
Plainsman
Hawley
Christie
Christie Maclaire
Mr. Hawley
Fred
Missouri
Pred Willoughby
Cahe
Samaritan
Willoughby
Doubdt
Willoughy
Fred Willoughby
Hawley Respects Christie in Lone Cabin Confrontation
In a tense scene, Christie confronts the man Hawley in a deserted cabin. Hawley reveals criminal leverage over Christie and Willoughby, taunts her with danger, and attempts to seize her, but she extinguishes the lamp and vanishes into darkness as he searches.
Fight in the Dark Ends In Uncertain Outcome
Keith corners the gambler Black Bart in a dim room protecting a frightened woman and a captive Ned. They clash fiercely, both sides exhausted and grappling for survival until a gunstock blast strikes the gambler unconscious, leaving a tense, unresolved moment. The scene shifts to securing the danger and tending the wounded as Hawley’s threat lingers.
Aunt Cally and the Portly Wardrobe Secret
Aunt Cally, an expert laundress with a 20 wide ironing board, guards her waxen “tasein” method to embolden embroidery on Mrs Portly’s skirts. After years of washing a formidable figure, she laments quitting and muses about traveling the world to freshen one of the heavy skirts.
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Cally
Red Cross Ball Bluing Ad Promises Pure Blue Quality
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Bluing as the best blue for laundry needs. It mocks competitors and claims other products are overpriced and weak. The copy urges readers to ask their grocer for this specific brand.
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RED Cross
Evil Eye theory linked to dominant eye power
Charles L. Smith claims the evil eye stems from a dominant eye with differing power. He says left or right dominance influences handedness and warns ambidexterity harms the nervous system. Restoring natural sway is the cure and ambidextrous men risk being blamed for the evil eye.
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Charles L. Smith
New York
Castoria Reminder for Mothers Signature of Inspector
Parents urged to examine Castoria bottles for the official signature as a trusted remedy for children. The ad notes Castoria has been in use for over 300 years and that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
And He Was the Man
Mrs. Benham discusses the changing value of literature as a man pays for a new dress and loses his love for books and poetry in a reflective dialogue. The piece contrasts material desire with literary passion, hinting at social expectations and personal costs.
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Mrs. Benham
Benham
Children Health Tonic and Skin Salve Ads
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to cure colds feverishness teething and bowel issues plus Cole's Carbol Salve for burns and skin diseases. It promotes free samples and lists U S Olmsted Jo W Cole Co and quoted proverbs as endorsements.
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Cole
Jo. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Pleasant Pellets Promote Stomachs Livers and Bowels
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets advertise a sugar coated candy like granule to regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels. The ad adds a quip about a man who never stole a kiss missing a chance.
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Dr. Pierce
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim
The ad promises Pazo Untment cures for itching and bleeding piles within 6 to 14 days. It offers a money refund if the treatment fails to cure any case. The copy adds a quip about time being a wound healer but not a wrinkle remover.
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Newport Vermont reader Mrs J Thompson thanks Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for helping her nervous condition after eight bottles. She promises to tell friends and endorses the product as a standard remedy for female ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston
Mass
Gorge Judy
Fifth Street
South
Etta Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Flast
Ezra Donovan
Main Street
Willimantic, Conn
Mrs. Winfield Dana
Augusta
Rf.d. No
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Tim
Black Bart
Brickleg
Feith
Seger
Randall Paprish
My Lady OF the
Dearborn Mein
A C. McClurg
Ned
Worm
Miss Portly
Phillips Brooks
Prof
James
American Pharmaceutical Corp
Sroad Street
Chrter
New England
Julia King
Phoenix
R.L
Alia Kave
Phenix
Miss Guacre
Bethlehem, N.H. - Ee
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