Jess and John Survive Despair on South African Plain
Amid dreary night winds Jess and John guard their horses on a bare plain then face a Boer patrol. After a tense arrest threat, Jess rides toward Moorfontein with John held by Boers. A Hotenten friend guides Jess to safety in a rocky hidden hut where she eats maas and rests.
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Jess
Mooifontein
Joh
Moorfontein
Om Crofts
Swart Dirk
Pretoria
Jacobus
Joss
Jens
Onig
Bill
Jay
Hans Coetzee
Jess Neant
South Africa
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Missie
Bessie
Missie Bessie
Hottentot
Misse
Jantje
Janije
Jantjo
Jeys
Wakkerstroom
Muller
Hans
Frank Muller
Ismeark
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Flight from Standerton Through Veldt and River Crossing
Jess and John flee Boer pursuit hoping to reach English garrison towns. They debate past sins and vow separation as they ride ten miles along the river bank, ford a Vaal crossing, and press across the desolate veldt guided by a compass toward Moorfontein while avoiding vigilant enemies.
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Ion
Beasia
Bessid
Sheam
John
Jess
Bessie
Standerton
Vaal
Thay
Moorfontein
Foun
Sarsaparilla Claim Cures Headache and Indigestion
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Piteous Appeal for Healers Eludes Modern Tonics
A reader laments low spirits and poor appetite and rejects stimulants. They seek a transformative remedy to purify blood, restore liver and kidney function, and renew vitality, touting Electric Hitters as the solution at Laubach & Boyd's drug store for 60 cents a bottle.
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Gilmore’s Magnetic Elixir Sold by Laubach & Boyd
A patent remedy, Gilmore’s Magnetic Elixir, advertised to cure coughs colds croup wheezing and hoarseness. Sold by Laubach & Boyd with claims of curing children and adults.
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Clarkson, N. Y Hiya
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Manor
Vtecline
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Gailmore
Laubach & Boyd
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