Remarkable Duel in La Junta Ends with Bratton Victory
A Colorado tale from La Junta recounts a gun duel between Big Divide Jim Bratton and George Gannon. Bratton outdraws and wounds Gannon, who loses his right hand. Bratton later reflects on fiddle playing with his left hand and bares a quiet bravado amid the town’s tense scene.
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Bratton
Colorado
la Junta
Brat
George Garman
Gannon
Jin' Bratton
Cannon
Jim
la Santa
Jim’ Bratton
George Gannon
Urattan
George
Jin’ Bratten
Creede
Fahl
Washington Post
Human nature study sparks comic quip exchange
The exchange features a friend noting Hin Study and Senator Sorghum replying that success stems from studying human nature. A wry remark asks if he ever contemplated a World the Lowest of Observations book, to which he replies he has solved the problem and would simply state that human nature loves money.
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Sorghum
Button mishap and old time farming tale blend
Dialogue jokes about buttons and a coat missewn then a Beecher anecdote about a priest blessing a field before planting. The farmer asks what prayers can do, implying practical action matters alongside faith.
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Traywne
Henry Ward Beecher
de Sime
Odd Fellows Lodge Finances and Future Plans
The article stresses treasury strength as vital to lodge longevity and mission, urging prudent handling of funds and avoidance of lavish spending. It notes Virginia Odd Fellows exploring an orphanage, Indianapolis preparing for a grand parade, and changes in officer election patterns since 1858. Pennsylvania reports 9,171 new initiates last year with 110,10? net gain 3,148.
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Lodge Linkires
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowshp
Brotherhood of Man
Virginia
Indianapolis
Bove Reign Grand Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Grand Lodge
G. W. Race
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Knights of Pythias Faces Internal Ranks Controversy
The Supreme Chancellor denounces side ranks as a violation of the order’s laws and warns against misleading statements. Worcester hosts four lodges with over 500 members. reports from the supreme recorder show a 1909 gain of more than 2,000 members across major domains. The Pythian Sisterhood is not an auxiliary, and Pythianism grows in North Carolina.
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Gliutn
Order of Knights of Pything
Order
Knights of Pythias
Worcester
Sisters of
Knights of Vythigs
Pythlanism
North Carolla
Modern Woodmen Society Membership and Disbursements
The April adjournment of the Modern Woodmen board reports $164,50 in death claims paid. Rockford is the largest camp with 1,554 members, and there are over 615,000 members in good standing. April saw 15,202 new benefit certificates issued. In Canada 6,200 Modern Woodmen are in good standing. State conventions cost the general fund £50,905.03.
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Modern Wottmen Society
Milwell
Rockford
Woodwen Society
Modern Woodmen Society
Cabsna
Jurla
Woodmen General Fund
Fraternal Notes from Nogal Neighbors of America
The Nogal Neighbors of America auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen body reports from its 1803 founding through January 7 101 to pay 475000 in health claims. Seventy three leading fraternal societies have disbursed by year end in a total of a grand sum in death claims. The piece notes growing popularity and the meaning of a fraternal badge as a sign of progressive class membership.
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Nogal
America
Wood Men Society
Hias
United States
Sigton Las
Chiss
Myritle Chain Elects Scribe At Roanoke Session
The annual meeting of the select castle of Virginia in Roanoke elected 3 B McMinn as elect scribe. The order imposes funeral benefit provisions for members aged fifty or more and notes the current member count at 3044.
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Myritle
Castle of Virginia
Roanoke
McMinn
Continental Lore and Domestic Uses Featured in 1900s Notes
The item surveys practical remedies against mice using foliage from walnut trees and notes on storage methods affecting rodent behavior. It also contains a customer letter praising GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute, and a probate court report about Dr. S. J. Jones declared insane in Dixon Missouri.
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S. J. Jones
Dixon, Mo
Laxative ad and local robberies headline late city page
A box claims cure all for cold in one day and urges Boschee German Syrup as the remedy. Near Dewey Oklahoma Territory A O Nickerson reports a country merchant robbed by two masked men. Also note death of Samuel Eisman French aged 109 in Olympia Washington. Chief Justice Andrews resigns Massachusetts high court amid ill health. South Bend carpenters strike over black dust ban.
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Dewey
O. T
A. O. Nickerson
Samuel Eisnan French
Pacific
Olympia
Washington
Boschee
Green’s Prize Almanac
C. B. Henderson
Jell O New Dessert Delights Family
Mrs W OW CorrMan aeda drops dead while dining near Springfield Missouri. Rough Riders schedule reunion at Coolorado Springs August 1 2 3.
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Rough Riders
Coolorado Springs
Seven Years in Bed and Promising Cure Advert
Mrs L Pease of Lawrence Kansas credits Electric Bitters for escaping seven years in bed due to kidney and liver trouble and general debility. In three months she walks again and feels like a new person. The ad touts relief for headache backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness with guaranteed satisfaction. Sold by W H McKee and 302 Lewis Lowe. Civil War veteran Lewis Lowe dies at his Chillicothe home. An electric line would connect Leavenworth and Platte City.
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W. H. McKee
Lewis Lowe
Chillicothe
Don’t Merry for Money and Dr King’s Life Pills
A Loston man who married a sickly rich young woman now glad as Dr King’s New Life Pills restored her to perfect health and cured jaundice fever malaria and liver troubles. The ad claims gentle but effective relief for various ailments and lists 2c at McKee’s drug store. In other notes Daniel was shot and killed by Byrd at Pioneer Tennessee and Wisseane, a Joe Jones died at His WUE.
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Dr. King
McKee
Short Cut Across Club Grounds Provokes Banter
Casey jokes about a shortcut to work with a pick and shovel. Bunker suggests crossing the Country club grounds as the only option. They debate being mistaken for a gold player. Philadelphia Press notes the exchange in a casual, humorous tone.
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Bunker
Casey
Philadelphia Presa
Proverbial Parson Quips on Weather and Life
A Boston Transcript quip portrays Bulger musing that life is full of uncertainties. He jokes about whether to wear an overcoat or carry an umbrella, reflecting a humorous exchange with Mrs. Bulger and a parish context.
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Bulger
Martha
James
Boston Transcript
Altogether Too Earnest in a Summer Resort Flirtation
A Chicago Past note describes a groom to be who is overly earnest and unsophisticated. A blue girl warns that his proposal within the first two weeks of the season could ruin a promising seaside flirtation for a summer resort.
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Girl In Blue
Chicago
Survival of the Flutest
A stranger questions local health, the native retorts that the climate is harsh. The exchange notes that people must be unusually healthy to endure the area, implying tough conditions for staying well.
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Washington Star
Enjoyed It and Sid Cow Laughs Crooklyn Eagle Note
The Crooklyn Eagle reports that First Artist recalls his father praising a painting titled The Sid Cow. The second artist recalls hearing laughter from the father for about five minutes, highlighting the scene in Crooklyn Eagle.
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Miss Peachblow
Sid Cow
Fragmented readers quotes mix in uneasy prose
A scrambled OCR snippet from several newspapers includes odd dialogue about soup and a play, plus stray lines about school life and poems. The garbled text features misread names and distorted phrases, with partial quotes and broken sentences from Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Bulletin and Tit-Bits.
Beary the Xoxd Yearn Teat Bought Biguatare
In a terse note from an Ogastofores district column, Beary the Xoxd Yea makes a bold purchase of a large aggregate asset. Local officialdom confirms the transfer, with details limited as the document remains partial.
Royal Arcanum council gains new members in New York City
The Royal Arcanum largest council in New York City reports 2,053 members with an annual class contest adding over 500 new members to the order. Undine council of Brooklyn witnesses a balance exceeding $17,000 over its beneficiary fund as of the latest figures.
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Royal Arcanum
New York
New York City
St. Tonis
Undine Council
Brooklyn
Up to Date Woman Reflects Modern Style Nods at Trends
In a Waldorf suite an Up to Date Western woman faces a friend and scouts new fashions. A French maid unpacks trunks while her writing table becomes a card table. The visitor notes shifting decor from palm trees to teacups and cards as the latest phase.
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St. Laws
London
Wales
New York
the Waldorf
Marie
Old settlement farm woes spark student indifference
In a dated schoolhouse vignette, a daughter named Elsven faces a blunt rebuke from a judge about absence and duty. The scene contrasts a parent's concern for chores with a college absence and a boy’s lack of interest in farm life, highlighting generational tension.
Ohio Central Lines Offer Expo Low Rate Excursion Tickets
Special low rate excursion tickets are on sale at all major ticket offices of the Ohio Central Lines to Buffalo and return for the Exposition. Through tickets east of Buffalo allow a ten day stop over at the Exposition, with routes via Buffalo advised.
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Ohio Central Lines
Buffalo
C M V Railroad Excursions Offer Low Rates
Low rates authorized for excursions with Epworth League Convention tickets sold July 6 to 12 with return by August 11 and stopovers at intermediate points. Buffalo Pan American Expo tickets available daily May 1 to November 1. Contact Colt M. VOIR ticket agents in San Francisco for details.
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Calton Colt M. Voir
San Francisco
Cal
Epworth League Covention
Buffalo
N.Y
8-W Excursions to San Francisco and Louisville Conclaves
Epworth League and Triennial Conclave travel notices announce round trip excursions from Louisville and other points to San Francisco in July and to Louisville in August with return in September. Rates, schedules, and agent contacts provided for discounted travel via BRB. and O. railroad and Knights of something phrasing suggests travel promotions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
Knights ‘Cemmar
BRB. & O. SW
Larrabee
Chillicothe
Ohio
Buffalo Exposition and Pan American Exposition Ad
During May the Hockage Valley i y offers round trip tickets to Buffalo at very low rates. The Pan American Exposition will surpass former enterprises with Niagara Falls power enabling magnificent electrical displays never attempted. Everyone should visit the Exposition to observe a decade of progress.
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Buffalo Exposition
Hockage Valley
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