If You Can Swim Jump for Its
1832 Fort Armstrong dispatches tale of Lt Knox on a river trek amid slaveholding judge Beaucaire and foes Kirby and Carver. Knox aids enslaved women, hides with abolitionist Shrunk, recovers, and battles a keelboat pursuit ending in a dramatic river collision. Knox survives a wreck after being rammed aboard.
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Knox
Regular Army
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Ill
St. Louis
Werrior
Judge Beaucaire
Joe Kirby
Devil's Own
Gmbler
Amos
Kirby
Beaucaire Place
Rene Beaucaire
Pete
Sam
Chargia
Shrunk
Carver
Lost keelboat drama on the Mississippi river chase
Stranded narrator recounts a nighttime clash with Kirby who ambushed their boat as Rene Sam and the narrator flee toward Beardstown and the Illinois route. The wreck leaves Rene in peril while the narrator clings to a drifting craft and is rescued by a Memphis bound steamer crew led by Mapes and the captain.
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Rene
Kirby
Cabi
Illinois
Mississippi
Sam
St. Louis
Tlinois
Beardstown
Rene Beaucaire
Adventurer of
Memphis
Fate Intervenes in Gallery Visits Creatively
Museum officials note that visitors’ strong affection for art can lead to new complications. Some galleries restrict entry to couples or individuals who have fallen in love with certain pictures, shaping procedures for notable artworks.
Flu Causes President Wilson Sickness
Physicians say President Wilson suffers neurasthenia after influenza in Paris last year. The piece urges flu prevention this fall and promotes Turpo as a preventive germicide with instructions to use daily photos.
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Wilson
Paris
Man Delivers Surprising Speech On Slim Topic
Uncle Eben notes a man who keeps talking about himself can still lift a gathering with a well chosen speech on a barely explored subject. The observation highlights how personal focus can shape a party's mood and conversation.
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Uncle Eben
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound breaks a severe cold in hours with doses every two hours up to three. It supposedly clears nasal passages stops runny nose relieves headache feverishness sneezing and sore throat and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Better Little Talent and Much Purpose Proverb
A brief maxim contrasts talent and purpose, suggesting value of clear aims over sheer ability. The saying emphasizes intention guiding effort and success.
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Laxative For Children
An advertisement urges parents to use California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It touts the product’s fruity taste, warns to follow dosing on the bottle, and advises mothers to insist on the California name.
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California
Adv
Green's August Flower touted as global cure all
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a half century old household remedy for constipation dyspepsia and liver troubles. It claims gentle laxative action and relief after a few doses, urging readers to ask their druggist and noting its sale across civilized countries. Engineers from American oil interests are exploring northern Peru for petroleum.
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Peru
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Devil’s Own
A. G O. McClurg & Co
Randall Parrish
Shea
The
Irish Brigade
Irwin Myers
Haines Cabin
Mapes
Tllinois
Yellow Banks Furst
Yellow Banks
Illinoy
Black Hawk
St. Louce
New Orleans
Rock River
Fate
Dorothea Dix
Green
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