Governor’s feud sparks frontier intrigue at Ardsley
Ardmore and Griswold pursue a power struggle over Appleweight influence in North and South Carolina. Ardmore captures a suspected timber thief and holds him as the two governors’ circles maneuver amid a haunted Raccoon creek setting and militia scrutiny.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Griswold
Barbara Osborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
North Carolina
Gris
Applewsight
Ardsley
Barbara
Jerry
Appleweight
Raccoon Creek
Col. Givingwater
Grissy
Big Paul
Paul
Mr. Ardmore
Siam
Petosky
Osborne
Bill Appleweight
Poteet
Georgia Constable's Dilemma Over One-Wheel Buggy
Cap Carroll, town stable master in Dahlonega, faces a snag as a blind old horse and a two wheel claim complicate seizure. A negro man and woman contend wheels of the buggy, until Bill Anderson offers to sign an appearance bond, resolving the matter and letting Carroll drive away with the lone wheel.
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Georgia
Cap. Carroll
Bill Anderson
Dahlone Ga
A Mighty Massachusetts Hunter
Roland Smith of Sheffield is reputed to be a leading musk rat hunter in the area. Each January thaw he works with a partner to shoot rats on warm days, skinning them for pelts worth 50 to 75 cents. He uses a rifle to spare pelts, occasionally a shotgun when needed.
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Massachusetts
Roland Smith
Sheffield
Springfield Republican
Itch Epidemic in Dowlais Wales and a Cure Claim
In Dowlais, South Wales, fifteen years ago a severe itch afflicted many families causing sleepless nights and misery. Doctors offered remedies, a famed quack’s cures failed, but Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent were credited with complete recoveries after a few days. The letter from Thomas Hugh Chicago dated June 29 1909 supports long term usage.
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Dowlais
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West Huron St
Chicago
A Dreamer Refuses to Rise Until Eight
A narrator and a literary lady discuss a boy named Josh. The farmer Comtessél explains Josh does not write poetry or romances but merely refuses to get up before eight each morning. The exchange highlights a humorous character trait.
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Josh
Farmer Comtessél
Why He Believes Her Exaggeration and Truth in a Banter
A brief exchange contrasts Evangeline and Rachel on truth and exaggeration. John jokes his belief in her when she states her age, while a line warns that the one who buries the hatchet may still hold a knife up his sleeve.
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Evangeline
Rachel
John
Grape-Nuts and Cream Breakfast Description
A food expert extols Grape-Nuts with cream as a breakfast that offers vitality and snap. The paragraph notes the cereal’s base in wheat and barley and highlights potassium phosphate as nourishing brain and nerves.
There's a Reason Postum Cereal Ad from Battle Creek
The Postum Cereal Company of Battle Creek Michigan promotes their cereal product with a claim that it retains a valuable element in food. The advertisement emphasizes health benefits and a distinctive branding message.
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Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
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