Buffalo Bill Cody and the buffalo hunt legend in the West
Denver dispatch recounts Buffalo Bill Cody and Buffalo Bill as famed hunters in 19th century plains. It traces the epic slaughter of buffalo by hunters for railroad labor camps, notes Cody's 69 kills in one day, contrasts with hide hunters, and cites Brininstool and Dodge City figures on a near-extinction event from 1850s to 1884, ending with the buffalo era’s end.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Denver
Colo
Cooke Rhea
Rhea
Union Pacific
Rhen
William Frederick Cady
Kansas Pacific
Kansas
Goddard Brothers
Hickok
Hhe
Bill Cody
Cody
Fo Anid
Fort Wallace
Billy Comstock
Comstock
Sheridan
Kunouy
Hig
Uia
Old Brigham
Lucretia Borgia
Comatock
Buffalo
Hide Hanters
Arme”s
Wyatt Earp
Dodge City
Kan
Tombstone
Aziz
Plains
Tom Nixon
Cole
Billy Ilghman
B. A. Brininatool
Red Cloud
Manitoba
Texas
Onion Pacific
Richard Irving Dodge
Arkaneag
Walnut Creek
Pawnea
Phil Sheridan
Major Inman
Robert M. Wright
Dodger City
Camp Supply
Wrights
General Sheridan
Robert Wright
Charles Rath
Dodge
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Vyas
Santa ‘Fe
Ford County
Northern Pacific Railroad
Western Newspaper Union
The Fable of Adding Up Another Year
A self satisfying reminiscence recalls a prominent citizen who misreads his own faults as virtues. He praises family devotion while admitting flaws, justifies excesses, and rails at taxes and laws, but ends claiming he is a good citizen with a flawed but decent record. Moral invites self reflection.
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NCH
Hia
Tnsuranca
Deesaya
Emmia
Harold
Mather
Atlanticity
Saint Paul
Corinthians
Dea
Home Environment Language Sparked Patience Test
A Brooklyn teacher complained to a pupil's well-off parents about the boy Johnny's language. The father was astonished by the pupil's remark, "I ain't never went no where," highlighting gaps between home speech and broader experience.
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Ramsey Sherman
New York
America
Brooklyn
Gnally
Johnny
Toe
Ice Cream Sundae Origin Story From Wisconsin Town
A Wisconsin reporter traces the origin of the modern ice cream sundae to Bernes in a local ice cream parlor. George Hallover first added chocolate syrup to his sundae after Bernes refused to spoil the dish, prompting the town to crave ice cream with toppings. The Detroit Free Press later popularized the term sundae.
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Wisconsin
Tivers
George Hat
B. C. Bernes
Rivera
George Hallover
Bernes
Mr. Bernes
George
Detroit Free Prags
Self-Revelation and the Honest Life
Lucy Larcom argues that true self emerges in word and deed and that outward expressions hide insincerity. She contends a spiritual nature remains frank because its foundation rests on truth, while inner life cannot conceal itself when genuine.
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Lucy Larcom
Wood finishing tips from Emily Post on floors and walls
The article summarizes techniques for wood floors and walls from Emily Post. It covers sanding, filling pores with ork filler, staining with thinned varnish or shellac, wax finishing, and optional color adjustments. It notes debates on shellac use and offers methods for achieving a glossy or natural pine look.
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Trent
Planca and Pianes Spell Lesson Mix Up
A spelling lesson reveals John mistook plural forms when the teacher notes the sentence would require more than one item. He argues there is no use learning plural forms, insisting there will never be more than one.
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John
Jobo
Shooting Stars and Meteorites Explained in Simple Terms
A brief explanation describes a shooting star as a meteorite entering Earth's gravity and heating to incandescence. Most burn up in the atmosphere due to friction, while larger ones sometimes reach the surface as blackened stone or metal.
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Earth
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Peranty
Coote Dove
Eddie
AD Man
Eorge Applerges
Weatarn Newavihpor
Emily Post
Emily Poat
Balzac
Droge
Tums
Arid
Sele Dom
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Los Angeles
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