Dan Maitland Pursues Midnight Mystery on River Quest
In a moonlit New York crossing Maitland chases a gray clad, unnamed woman seen earlier in his rooms. A ferry, a speeding car, and a lone sleepless night propel him toward Greenfields as he discovers the driver stranded by a river bank and contemplates aiding her before a cliffhanger ending.
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Dan Maitland
New York
O'Hagan
Dan
Maitland
Bannerman
Greenfields
Sherry’s
Long Island City
Cabby
Madison Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Will
Brooklyn
Finis
Dan Anisty
Anisty
Muaitrand
Daniel Anisty
Maitland Manor
Mayannis River
Wade
Contutrera
Battle of Franklin remembered in veteran accounts
J K Merrifield of St. Louis recounts his Franklin battlefield experiences including rescuing a wounded officer, removing a flag, and presenting relics to the St. Louis Historical Society. A Confederate veteran writes from Washington describing the battle’s grim losses and calling for a monument to both blue and gray at Franklin.
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J. K. Merrifield
St. Louis
Franklin
Gen. Cockrill
Missouri
Mr. Merrifield
Historical Society
Gen. Harding
Jefferson City
Missouri Infantry
Chicago
Hugh Garland
Cockrell
Carter House
Col. Garland
Garland
Tenn
Lee
Appomattox
Battle of
J. M. Hickey
Sixth Infantry
S. A
Unstable Look at Gen Buffington Story About Gen Mahone
At a Madison New Jersey dinner Gen Adalbert Buffington recalled Civil War tales. He described Gen Mahone as very thin and recounted Uncle Davy toppling the general from a folding cot, sparking a chase on a cold December morning.
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Adalbert R. Buffington
Madison
N. J
Davy
Agonizing Itching Healed By Cuticura Trio
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes twelve months of severe eczema and intense itching. After two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment along with Cuticura Soap and Pills, he was relieved and fully cured. The firm Potter Drug & Chem Corp advertised as sole proprietors.
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Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Potter
Chick with the big eyes joke on Mohawk & Malone train
A Mohawk and Malone train tale in a woods siding features an Italian passenger groaning and saying he ate rata de chick with the big eyes after an owl he killed the night before upset his stomach. The incident is recounted by a trainman aboard the train.
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Mohawk & Malone
John
Dev
Utica Observer
Man interrupts wedding at Shawnee Court House
A probate judge begins ceremony for a couple when a man bursts in with a joke, offering each spouse an apple, a Grimes Golden, before the vows. The groom and bride react with fear as the interruption unfolds at the courthouse.
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Shawnee County Court House
Schoch
Grimes
Kansas City Journal
Prominent men endorse Postum as coffee alternative
A southern public school superintendent recalls his mother's long coffee habit and heart troubles. After trying Postum during a dinner, the family switched entirely, and the mother improved greatly with fewer headaches and better health. He notes others also benefited, though to a lesser degree. A newer letter appears periodically, described as genuine and human interest.
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Postum
Wellville
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Oa Meike
Oui Joseph Vance
James K. Merrifield
Mahone
Cutiura
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