Samson South Seeks Pardon and Uses Law to Face Feud
In Frankfort, Governor weighs a pretrial pardon for Samson South as militia clashed with Hollmans. South meets Captain Callomb at the governor’s office then moves to seize the courthouse, declaring himself high sheriff while factions gather, tensions rise, and a first volley erupts.
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South
Samson
Purvy
Collomb
Callomb
Merriweather
Sid
Mr. South
Frankfort
Samson South
Hixon Conclave
Holliman
Judge Hellman
Sheriff Forbin
Hixon
Hollmans
Crippleshin
Hellmans
Jake Hollman
Dryhole Creek
McEwer
Captain Callomb
Miller
Sally
Uncle Spicer
Wile McCager
Lesecotts
New York
Sidney Callomb
Mab
Samson Callomb
Whiskers as Defense in War Satire by Monroe
A George W. Monroe wartime satire extols Russian whiskers as unbeatable armor. He mocks future battles decided by facial hair, predicting whiskers will outlast guns and determine national defense, with nurses removing shell fragments from beards.
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George W. Monroe
Red Cross
Prince Oscar’s Collapse Amid German Frontline Action
Historic note recalls Prince Oscar, fifth son of the Kaiser, returning to duty after an engagement where officers near him were slain by Turcos and he suffered a severe heart attack. The account links a later, ridiculing portrayal of Brig. Gen. Franklin Pierce during the Mexican War to his own fainting in battle.
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Prince Oscar
Kaiser
Turcos
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Pierce
Hartford Times
Left the City Man Thinking
A city man visits a farmer for business and stays for dinner. The dinner features a very tough chicken that frustrates everyone at the table including the farmer’s two young sons. Sam tells his brother softly that he wishes old Dick hadn’t died.
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Sam
Tom
Bluffton Express Car Service Rates and Schedules
Partial timetable details show multiple travel times in the morning and afternoon and a daily express car service. It mentions party rates for groups of five or more and directs readers to contact the Main Office in Bluffton for rates or to write.
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Neave
Bluffton
Tod
Croxone Promises Quick Relief for Kidney and Bladder Ailments
An advertisement touts Croxone as a total remedy for back pain kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and urinary disorders. It claims the product penetrates kidneys dissolves uric acid cleanses pores and filters poisons from blood with guaranteed money back if it fails.
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Swanson Rheumatic Care Co
Newark
Ohio
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Call of the ‘ Cumberlands
Charles Neville Buck
W. J. Watt & Co
Kentucky State Capitol
Kentucky River
Statehouse
Capitol
South Frankfort
Mebby
Sampson
Ty Judge
Lreckon
Marion & Bluffton Tr. Co
van Buren
The
New Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange, Mass
N. Johnson
Marion
Indiana
Seaven Pen
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