Stories of Bat Masterson and Serenity Voice
An Oklahoma sheriff recalls a Bat Masterson era posse ambush ending with a wounded outlaw who curses and collapses. The excerpt shifts to The Value of Serenity praising temper control as essential to mental health and calm under life’s irritations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Tilghmann
Oklahoma
Bat Masterson
Kansas
New York
Bat
Masterson
New York Times
Chicago News
Secret service man exposes silver dollar counterfeiting method
A government secret service man explains counterfeit dollars are partly minted outside mints. He notes counterfeit coins weigh and look like legitimate silver dollars, costing only about 50 cents to produce, granting a margin to makers. Detectives point to differences in striking quality between government and molded coins.
Willing to Humor Her Lamp Night Advice
A doctor considers a sleeping aid for a woman who cannot sleep without a lamp. He offers a simple chemical mixture that releases a sleep inducing gas equal to a lamp but with less trouble and risk of blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Gat
His Ignorance and Farewell at the Ferry
Fragmentary text recalls a young man named Style preparing to depart for Europe as friends gather at the ferry to bid him adieu. A woman murmurs a soft farewell line in an incomplete exchange, evoking a quiet boarding scene from a San Francisco era source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Waal
Rye Beach
Mr. Style
Europe
Anes Bys
de Jones
Fishermen Grievance and King’s Lapse in Offices
A dispatch notes Newfoundland tensions as imperial action overrides local laws affecting American fishermen. It compares the issue to the San Francisco school question and warns treaty power could threaten colony autonomy. The King Investigated reports Signor Prinetti’s plea for more foreign office staff and the king’s quip about office hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Great Britain
Signor Prinetti
Foreign Office
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S.S.S
Flint River
Umbes Co
Bainbridge, Georgia
Hich
Water Street
W. W. Clinton & Son
Millan Bros
Savannah
M. E. O'Neal
E. J. Morgan
Bainbridge Ga
Willis Drug Store
Wilfred C. Lane
Valdosta, GA
Tutt
Gangee Pure Food Coy
le Ray
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Second t.North
Minneapolis, Mini
Dr. Hathaway
Sioux City
DR. Hathaway & 60
Bank Boliding
GBA
Gi Is
Iearisten
Gor
Ayers
Buckie
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