Family in peril as Mildred resists Tyrrel's bid
In the Dove Cote the Lindsay family faces tensions over Tyrrel a loyalist suitor whose motives Mildred doubts. Lindsay presses Mildred about Tyrrel while fearing a fate tied to Arthur Butler. Henry plans recon and Mildred vows to watch Tyrrel closely as Butler's letters warn of danger.
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Henry
Lindsay
Stephen Foster
Stephen
Amherst Rangers
Washington
Mildred
Arthur Butler
Bauer
England
Tyrrel
Curry
Father
Mr. Tyrrel
Venton
Friends of Peace and Order
Butler
Arthur
Tony
Robinson
Gates
Dimock
Brother
Cotton root bark buyers set price at ten cents a pound
The editor is urged to set a floor of ten cents per pound for cotton root bark. Instructions outline harvesting bark from roots, cleaning, drying, and packing, plus sample mailings to buyers in Baltimore New York and Detroit. The list of buyers includes Sharpe & Dome Huth Bros. & Co. Higgins & Walters Davis & Davis Hopkins Schieffiin Parke Davis Stearns and North Carolina Agriculture official Gerald McCartur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Courier
Sharpe & Dome
Baltimore
Huth Bros. & Co
Baltimore, Md
Higgins & Walters
Davis & Davis
J. L. Hopkins & Co
New York
Schieffiin & Co
N. Y
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit, Mich
Frederick Stearns & Co
Plott bear dogs and a famed Cherokee hunt on Graham county hills
A Cherokee County attorney recalls the Plott bear hounds in the Unaka mountains near the Great Smokies. He describes Jude the bear hound’s brave fight and the Pack led by Watch and Jolly, noting fierce chases on Santeetla and Snowbird creeks and a lethal hunt that ended with a hunter killing a 500-pound bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall W. Bell
Cherokee County
Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Unaka Mountains
Great Smokies
Ile
Tellico River
Santeetla
Snowbird
Mr. Bell
J. H. Dillard
Bruin
Graham County
Mississippi River
Plott
Jack Dillard
Murphy
Jude
Old Jude
John Denton
Denton
Steel Trap Ridge
Snowbird Creek
Graham
Brain
Jolly
Cherokee
Roosevelt
Dillard and
Bell
Preachers Amusing Blunders From the Pulpit
Clerical jests and mishaps from ministers doctors and judges showcase humorous slips heard in sermons. Tales include a bishop in the morning and the Lord with the congregation in the forenoon, plus a Scotsman’s silver bazaar quip and a curate misreading hymn lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cehurénh
Chambers Journal
Zulka the tiger queen turns on trainer in McClure tale
In a McClure's Magazine story, Sterrett judges a prominent lioness named Zulka as a threat. When the Tiger Princess tries to retire her rival, Zulka attacks during a performance, injuring the trainer and freeing the woman protected by guardians nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterrett
Zulka
Sterret
Honess
McClure
Wellington on Parliament Site and Public Safety
The St James Palace site was rejected for the rebuilt Parliament as Wellington argued the Houses must sit on the river to allow safe ingress and egress with a growing population. Fraser recalled the remark to Napoleon II, noting the wisdom of guarding against crowding and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
William IV
Palace of
Westminster
St. James’ Palace
London
William Fraser
Napoleon II
France
St. James
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Upper Carolina
John P. Kennedy
Brutus
Tell
Daugh
Gerald McCartur
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
River Bank
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