Mr Sillitoe Insurance Scheme Unmasked in London
In London the plot to murder Rev. Sherwood Sillitoe and claim a £15,000 insurance unfolds. Randall Haigh, once fortune’s heir, collaborates with insurance broker Bauer in a scheme to lure Sillitoe to the Highlands, but a detective twist reveals Bauer’s treachery and haigh’s turn from crime to cooperation with Sillitoe, ending in recovery and reform.
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Haigh
X—— Insurance Company
Bauer
Sillitoe
London
Ite
Strange War Duel Ended in Union of Rivals
In Greene county Tennessee on June 12 1863 Capt Jones commanding a federal scout and Capt Fry commanding a confederate scout dueled at twenty yards over a bridge on Lick Creek. Both survived and later became partners in a wholesale grocery business.
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Jones
Fry
Greene County
East
Tennessee
Lick Creek
Thad
Ald
Byron
Mosby Refutes Guerrilla Disguise Tale and War Encounters
The Washington Star quotes Col. John S. Mosby denying rumors he entered Alexandria in disguise and recounting wartime exploits. He describes near Washington sorties, a coffee-queried ride with Mrs. Barlow, and a Lincoln hair token, insisting he was never a general and detailing his small cavalry command and capture of arms. A Tennessee North Carolina dialect letter from Chickamauga adds local color.
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John &. Mosby
Confederacy
Department of the Interior
Washington Star
Alexandria
Col. Mosby
War Department
Washington
Wilken Booth
Lincoln
Potomac
Virginia
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Tee
Virginia Cavalry
Progress of Egypt Compared With Other States
Progress of Egy pt is quite proximic that other states may have made as great prog ress as Egypt has during the last 20 years. It is, however, doubtful if in any valler country the good results of constructive statesmanship can be so accurately measured in bushels of produce, in pounds and pence of revenue, in decreasing percentages of illiteracy ,and in increasing num bers of righteous instead of corrupt court decisions.
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Egypt
Valler
International
Proftable Quip About Fines From Reckless Chauffeur
A Chicago Daily News quip quotes a county sheriff recounting catching three reckless chauffeurs. He says the fines paid enough to paint his dwelling and buy a piano, highlighting a humorous take on local law enforcement revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Missing the Crops and Rye Mixed in oats
A brief wartime era note from Chicago Daily News highlights how many young men face shortages as rye appears mixed with oats. The piece hints at agricultural supply strains impacting daily bread and morale.
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Chicago
Daily Newa
HORSES IN THEIR KNAPSACKS Tale from Army Humor
A Boston lecturer Peter Mac recalls a World War II style humor amid campaigns with Roose and Lawton in the Philippines. The story centers on a fourth cavalry unit retreating by native boats causing confusion when asked for horses. The Idaho boys jeer at the cavaliers, who reply their horses are carried in their knapsacks.
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Boston
Peter Macs
Mora
Roose- Santiago
Lawton
Philippines
Santa Cruz
Idaho
Anton
Kine
Remedy Claims Wide Cure for Rheumatism in St Jacobs Oil
A Philadelphia Record excerpt touts St Jacobs Oil as a miraculous rheumatism remedy with numerous certificates of cures. Readers are told doctors and the public are amazed by its alleged effectiveness and the rapid relief reported by users across various locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs Oil
George Scleyer
Chilton
Win
Volksbote
St. Jacobs Oi
Fred Eberle
Bellaire
B. Pick
Rochester
Tom
St. Jacobs
F. Radder
Cleveland
Ohio
Brundage and Son
Kel
East Poestists
Muskegon
Mich
Bobs
Louten
Lerman
St. Geo
Palestine
Otto Fuls
Reading
Free medical advice for working girls from Lydia E Pinkham
A period piece advertises free medical guidance from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It includes a testimonial from Miss Janet Parse praising relief from back pain scanty painful menses and restored sleep after using the remedy. The ad urges readers to write to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts for advice and warns against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Parse
West Otee
New York City
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N. Dak
Bauer & Middleweek, Brokers, Fm
Randal Haigh
Mr. Bauer
Strand
Sherwood Sillitoe
Maigh
Highlands
Glasgow
Finigh
Mangh
Sillitoe FE Law
Mosby
North Carolina
Chickamauga
Gatey
Thirty
American Tribune
Awton
Muabeez
Sillicus
Philadelphia Record
Sawyer
Poterive
SRIF
Shoul der Eeers
Uary Buying
Montgomery Ward & CO
German &Ros
First St
Minneapolis
Minn
Peerless
Libby
Denslow's
W. W. Denslow
St. Nicholas
W. Dilurghal Company, Publishers
How York
Aidrem Soo Dallding
York
Mirant Cole
Winchester
Fess
Prexztedy
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Wer Haven
Conn
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