Keith Pursues Raiders Along Santa Fe Trail
Virginian Jack Keith observes raiders pursuing a wagon on the Santa Fe trail. He identifies a murdered man as General Willis Waite after locating papers and a woman’s portrait, then travels through a crowded hotel dining room to pursue the case. A second man claims to have seen Waite alive in town yesterday.
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Jack
Keith
Santa Fe
Kei
Willis
Tres Plaineman
Ahd
Neb
Young
Carson City
Giriex
A Hawley
Waite
Pinneet
Primi
General Waite
Wale
Sibley
Fairbein
Cimmaron
Willis Waite
Doan's Pills Help Despairing Woman Find Relief
A distressed woman describes waning hope and fatigue from troubling symptoms. After trying female-care remedies and doctors, she starts using Doan's Pills and notices improvement, noting the issue may not be solely female trouble. The ad promotes 60 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo N Y.
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Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Grim view of a frontier town and its desolation
The passage paints a bleak scene of a desolate frontier town. Described are barren plains, a ravine, graves, unpainted shacks, grim tents, a garish station, rough stores, and a debased social setting with few virtuous women amid saloon lights.
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Vicenga
Uncertain Waite linked to Santa Fe caravan gamble
Keith questions a rugged man’s honesty while recalling Waite’s fifteen years and a risky trek to Santa Fe. Waite reportedly took eight thousand dollars to buy Mexican goods, gambled, fought, and faced arrest after a night of poker with his driver and friend as tension rises.
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Keith
Waite
Santa Fe Light
Cook
Spottsylvania
Carson
Unclear medical advice fragment from letter to doctor
Fragment shows a wife describing her husband’s low spirits and cold attack symptoms. She requests pills every four hours and mentions anxiety about costs if the dosage is high, indicating informal home remedy guidance rather than professional treatment.
The Bishop and the Bey We Must Do This on the Sly
A tale from Harper’s Magazine recounts Bishop Williams of Connecticut fond of children. His four year old son once asked to see a piggy book and, after returning, whispered that “Bishop, it’s Sunday. We must do this on ze sly,” awakening a family laugh.
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Wiliams
Connecticut
Harper's Magasine
Virginia Judge Walter Kelly mocks London’s dark streets
On the Strand Walter Kelly known as the Virginia Judge tells his English companion that London’s famed street is dark at nine while Broadway glows with 50 900 electric lights in The Chariot Race. The English friend calls the scene conspicuous and humorous.
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Walter Kelly
Strand
London
Broadway
Top
Fletcher's Castoria Patent Remedy for Infants
A historical ad promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes long use and bears a signature claim of being in use over 30 years, appealing to parents seeking a trusted product for childhood ailments.
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Fletcher
Autohypnosis in Medical Practice Mentioned
Fragmentary lines discuss a young doctor Curem using autohypnosis in his practice and comment on his specialization in motor nerves. Other quoted passages refer to a frontier scene, poems, and a 36c bottle of remedy with unrelated musings about progress and certainty.
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Curem
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