Courage and shelter amid war in the Pedee frontier
Mildred Lindsay and her brother Henry, aided by the known sergeant Horse Shoe Robinson, reach General Marion's camp after a night of Tory raids. They seek refuge at Mrs. Markham's plantation, where Mildred recovers under hospitable care as Marion enacts a successful pursuit of marauders along the Pedee.
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Mildred
Henry
Isaac
Bloody Spur
Horse Shoe
Pedee
Marion
Dick Peyton
Frank Marion
Spur
Carolinas
Wingate
Horatio Gates
Camden
Lindsay
Robinson
Bob Wingate
Marlon
Peyton
Steve
Virginia
Carolina
Dove Cote
Horse Shoe Robinson
Stephen Foster
Henry Lindsay
Miss Lindsay
Rachel Markham
Mrs. Markham
Cheraw
Marior
Judith
Alfred
Prevost
Savannah
Hardihood
North Carolina
Wellman to attempt pole voyage in 160 foot airship
Walter Wellman, famed Arctic explorer and correspondent, spoke at a New York Motor Club smoker about plans for a Spitzbergen start on a 160 foot airship. He outlined design, fuel, dual motors, and motor sledges to reach the pole and return, with emphasis on safety and feasibility.
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Walter Wellman
North Pole
New York Motor Club
Hotel Wellington
New York Times
Wellman
Paris
Louis Godard
Pole
Spitzbergen
Mr. Welman
R. H. Johnston
Andree
Arctic
America
Europe
Siberia
Greenland
Franz Josef Land
Fortune in fish bait Maine man retires on earthworm wealth
A Maine florist in Bangor who reared and sold earthworms for bait grew rich and retired to Sweden after over ten years in the business. The article notes imports of Belgian and Indian worms, prices to Boston buyers and local customers, and Sidney Cooke’s diving-gear ventures inspired by Indian worm gathering methods. It ends with a quip about a taffy joke.
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Natal
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
Rhodesia
Swaziland
Basutoland
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Portugese
Transkeian
Bechuanaland
Zululand
Thaka
Swazi
Johannesburg
Rand
Africa
Kaffir
Kaffirs
London
Spectator
Maine
Carl Beers
Bangor
Boston
Belgium
India
Sweden
Sidney Cooke
Presque Isle
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Upper Carolina
John P. Kennedy
Peters
Chestnut Street
South America
Ceylon
Java
Philadelphia
England
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