Sergeant Hamlin and Molly Face Indian Peril on the Plains
In the Civil War era frontier, Sergeant Hamlin and Molly McDonald contend with Indian raids as they journey from Fort Dodge to Dodge. A detachment, travel hardships, and personal vows drive Hamlin toward confronting his past and seeking rightful status, while Molly clings to hope of reunion.
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McDonald
Fort Dodge
Molly
Brick” Hamlin
Fort Ripley
Bill’ Mowan
Gonzales
Hamlin
Moylan
Maxwell
Gaskins
Smiley
Hough
Miss McDonald
Sam
Wasson
Cimarron
Brick
Plains
Platte
Pawnee
Saline
Arkansas
Sheridan
Fort Wallace
Denver
Forsythe
Roman Nose
Governor Hunt
Hall
Crawford
Kansas
Hays
Pawnee Fork
Cimarron Crossing
Pecos
Devere
Major McDonald
Dodge
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Union
New Mexican
Santa Fe Trail
Sergeant Hamlin
Molly McDonald
le Fevre
Haversack
Fort Docse
Subscriptions and the Editor’s Hard Times
A Kansas editor recalls a Greek tale where poverty punishes the hopeful. Each resident thinks their small payment will go unnoticed, and together they let the editor suffer. The moral warns that collective neglect harms the publication.
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Kansas
Seamen Joke At Lighthouse Keeper In Dense Sea Fog
A lighthouse keeper at a cliffside beacon near Windivestock fires guns and foghorns as sea fog swirls around the tower while passing ships mock the signals from below. Seamen aboard ships respond with bells and winks, turning the scene into a rare lighthearted naval moment at sea.
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Windivestock
Rare bone disease strikes 12 year old Margaret Williams
Margaret Williams 12 daughter of a Medora Kansas area farmer endures a rare bone disease. The article notes her family wealth and rural home as context and records her ongoing struggle with the illness.
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Margaret Williams
Medora
Kan
Cuticura Cures Eczema on a Child’s Hands
Mrs. Lawrence Kiehl of Abbotsford Wisconsin credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing her son’s year long eczema on the hands. After six months of twice daily washing and ointment plus cloth wraps the sores healed and did not return. The ad notes Cuticura sales worldwide and offers free samples with a 32 page Skin Book.
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Abbotsford
Wis
Lawrence Kiehl
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Odd Bit of Prose Mixed with Vintage Ads
An assorted read mixing dialogue on restoring stolen goods with a request to reclaim a kiss, followed by old time advertisements for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and softex vacuums, plus lines praising industry and Mrs. Austin’s pancakes and a quip about politics as a game.
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