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Newspaper

Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1917

Page

12

De Spain Captures Sassoon In Morgan Gap Chase

Jeffries appoints Henry de Spain to break Morgan gang depredations in Sleepy Cat country. De Spain and Scott ambush Sassoon at a Morgan Gap cabin, seize him and escort him toward Sleepy Cat, with Nan Morgan’s looming presence in the backstory.

Sleepy Cat Railroa Rocky Mountain Morgan Gang Morgan Gap Calabasas Thief River Jeffries Mountain Division Henry de Spain de Spain John Lefevre Sassoon Lefevre Scott

Heels for It Ends in Surprising Night Chase

De Spain confronts Nan Morgan and Sassoon at a gap as a daylight escape turns into a tense standoff. Nan challenges the pair’s alibi then warns of pursuit. The trio flees toward Sleepy Cat with Lefever, Scott, and Duke in pursuit, while a sunrise glows over the trap-filled trail.

de Spain Sassoon Nan Morgan Nan Scott Bob Scott Spain Shike John Rebstock Williams Cache Thief River Cat Gale Duke Jlee Gap Medicine Bend Duke Morgan Sleepy Cat Calabasas Morgan Lefever de Spains Henry Jeffries John

Sleepy Cat pursuit tale ends with capture at Night Mountain

Fragmentary OCR recounts a pursuit as riders close in on an escapee party. De Spain, with two companions and a prisoner, halts at intervals to rest their weary mounts before riding into Sleepy Cat and locking Sassoon up. They then proceed to the Mountain house for sustenance.

Nan Scott de Spain Sassoon Shike Sleepy Cat Bound Dagger Morgan Ranch Fas

Maintaining a Reputation Abduction of Sassoon Stirs Stage Scene

Chapter VI discusses the abduction of Sassoon as a pivotal event signaling De Spain's entry into stage line management. The incident caused a sensation, likened to a bomb blast, dominating the month's discourse and crowding out other topics for a week.

Sassoon Spain

War's Convictions and the Redemptive Power of Brotherhood

A fragment from a broader narrative recalls a convulsive period where millions find a healing belief that brotherhood is real. It highlights courage, discipline, and loyalty as enduring human traits and asserts life has meaning beyond strife, drawing on Devine's echoed outlook.

If De Spain Decides to Shoot on Sight Morgan Gang

If De Spain is wise he would shoot on sight any Morgan gang member he encounters. He should not wait to question or assess the foe's actions.

de Spain Morgan Gang

To Remove Warts or Corns Instructions

An instructions describe a preparation using salicylic acid alcohol and flexible collodion to apply to warts or corns for three nights. Soaking in hot water loosens a skin layer, then repeat until removal is achieved. The method specifies amounts and steps for repeated applications and removal.

Sailor Pays Off Then Jumps Back To Sea Joke

A sailor, paid off after a long voyage, hails a cab and tosses his luggage inside then jumps out. The cabman calmly instructs him to get inside and put his chokes on top. The sailor retorts to steer the craft ahead and says passengers go on deck with luggage in the hold.

London

Danger in Artificial Eyes Ball Glass Risks

Explosion of their artificial eyesl¢ a risk patched up war victims should hardly expect. As the ball is made up of many grades, colors and thicknesses of glass, proper annealing is difficult, and it is found that one eye in a thousand flies to pieces even on the factory shelves.

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