Infernal River Escape in Knox and Rene Tale
Lieutenant Knox flees down the Mississippi aboard a boat piloted by Sam the enslaved man after Kirby and Carver seize his dispatches. Rene Beaucaire, coerced into danger, seeks escape with Knox as they head upstream toward Canada, while Knox hides her aboard the craft amid tense pursuit and moral peril.
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Bynopsta
Knox
Regular Army
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Ill
St. Louis
Warrior
Judge Beaucaire
Joe Kirby
Devil’s Own
Rene
Kirby
Jon Carver
Beaucaire
K Kirby
Carver
Pete
Haynes
Sam
Canada
Donaldson
Tinois
River theft plan unfolds near the Landing
A covert riverboat theft unfolds at Saunders creek mouth as a composite of plan and peril. The narrator and a confidante plot to seize an engine propelled keelboat from a mulatto engineer named Sam, under sheriff Donaldson’s perceived orders, to slip past the town and flee upriver.
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Donaldson
St. Lovee
Massa Donaldson
Sam
Escape Plan Up the Illinois Shore and a Slave Woman’s Trust
A white man plans a risky jailbreak for a slave woman on a river escape. He enlists a loyal black guide Sam to locate a hiding place and Amos Shrunk, a feared station chief, while avoiding pursuit as lights fade and the craft heads toward the Illinois coast.
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Dar
Illinois
Rassiter Creek
Dellinois
Amos
Donaldson
Kirby
Beaucaire
Rene
Ohio
Ilinois
New England
Amos Shrunk
Canada
Mississippi
Missouri
Removing Grease From Wallpaper With Soda Bursts
To lift grease marks from wallpaper lay two blotting papers on the spots. Sprinkle carbonate of soda on them and press with a moderately hot iron. The blotting papers absorb the grease while the soda preserves the color of the paper.
Embarrassing Moment at Ice Cream Parlor
A man recalls a dented moment when he dropped his dime behind him while waiting for ice cream. He had to ask the proprietor to charge the cones.
Pape's Cold Compound Offers Quick Relief From Grippe
An old ad claims Pape's Cold Compound eases a severe cold after the first dose. A dose every two hours until three doses are taken clears nasal congestion, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverish feelings, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Retrousse and He Good Day Exchange Farewell
A brief street dialogue follows with a playful exchange about direction and a lift. One character teases another about following their nose and going up in a lift.
Cheney firm offers reward for catarrh cure
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the Toledo firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Sworn December 6, 1886 before Refy Hall.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
J. Cheney & Co
Ta “J. Cheney & Co
Eyes Tested While You Wait Sign Echoes Dilemma
Downtown window advertises eye tests while you wait. A passerby jokes about choosing between immediate testing or leaving glasses to be called later, reflecting a lighthearted city moment reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis News
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertised at Grocers
A brief grocery ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product noting dresses will dazzle when used in the wash. The item is advertised as available at all good grocers for five cents.
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Baby
Most Distant Cepheids Reach 20 000 Light Years
The most distant cepheids known lie about 20 000 light years from the sun, nearly as distant as the nearest globular clusters at roughly 21 000 light years away.
A Lady of Distinction Uses Cuticura Goods
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and hot water for pore cleansing and Cuticura Talcum Powder for a clear healthy complexion as the mark of a refined woman.
Roman Eye Ball gam claimed to treat eye inflammations
An advertisement touts a single nightly application of Roman Eye Ball gum for external and internal eye inflammations. It also features a conversational aside about a classical player and Beethoven in jazz.
The Wrong Expert Dietitian or Architect in Joke Exchange
A humorous exchange questions professional fit as a doctor sends a patient to a dietitian while another quips about sending him to an architect. The brief joke plays on mismatch of expertise and expectations.
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Irwin Myers
Saunders’ Creek
Mr. Dunning
Dean’s
Geo. Dunning
U. S. Navy
Medford St
Somerville
Mass
Gould
Cree
Dean
Nce
Doan
George L. Doherty
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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