Roaring Cattle Camp Prank Scares 300 Braves in Oklahoma
A Kansas City Star recollection tells of John Rooney and 15 men who used Roman candles to frighten a group of about 300 Osage and other tribes while they danced near the Canadian river. The prank caused panicked flight into the woods and across the river, with several braves crossing to the Kansas side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooney
Jack
John
Christ
John Rooney
Nebraska
Ogallala
Platte
Colorado
Kansas City
Dodge City
Abilene
Hayes City
Ellis
Kansas
Cherokee Strip
North Fork
Canadian River
Old Fort Supply
Medicine Lodge
Kansas Line
Laush
Kansas City Star
Lunting You Hear Of Elf Mau Mien Not Self Made We
Fragmentary text mentions elf, self made, women, tailor, and press but lacks clear action, identifiers, or context to form a coherent news item. Readable elements point to names and roles but do not assemble into a complete report.
Lost trek amid peril as a father's call guides a climber
A lone climber teeters on a steep edge with snow and crevasse below. A distant herd bell and a familiar voice from a father break his fear, guiding him to move with renewed strength and find the way. Prescott Spofford commentary in Harper's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heipe Prescott Spofford
Harper's Magazine
Reporter and Chinaman in Newspaper Prank
A novice reporter is tricked into interviewing a Chinaman about immigration voting. The Chinaman politely declines, noting no immediate need for an opinion on suffrage. The scene highlights newsroom pranks and the depth of Chinese American intellect as remembered by Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Billings
United States
Chipamen
Reading at Breakfast and Its Effects on Digestion
A Cornhill Magazine note argues breakfast reading harms sociability and digestion. It contrasts fiction and newspapers at meals, praising catalogs and private letters as safer options while warning newspapers disrupt appetite and invite dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Hont
Indicator
Spectator
Tattler
Weill
Cornhill Magazine
Delicate Instruments Moved For Magnetic Observatory Security
Delicate instruments once part of the magnetic observatory to measure earth fluctuations were disturbed by electric currents from nearby trolley lines. They were relocated to a site nine miles from the city and two miles from any transit route. Records date back over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sersuin
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised for Childrens Cough
A Holton Mississippi father reports his two year old son cured of whooping cough after trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy. After several doctors prescribed relief with little effect, a 25 cent bottle produced rapid results with the child free from cough in forty eight hours. He calls the remedy the best in the market for children and recommends it. Available in 23 and 50 cent sizes from Moore Budd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
W.L. Furguson
Holton
Miss
Mr. Furguson
Chamberlain
Moore
If you can't call write we will treat you right in every instance
A short classified style notice invites correspondence by mail suggesting favorable terms for those who write instead of calling. It emphasizes courteous treatment and ongoing solicitation of inquiries.
Rates for a Comfort Absent Trip by Bur HE Reon
The text advertises travel options by Bur HE Reon agent in Helena Montana. It mentions quotes for rates to make the trip comfortably quickly and safely. General Ret. H. E. Segur of Billings is cited as the contact.
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Dreo Press
Budd
Jewrett and Other Pianos
Regina Music Boxes
Arthur P. Curtin
Helena
Montana
Lington
HE. Reon
Pass’r
Helena, Mont
H. E. Segur
Gen'l Ret
Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Points East
Hele
Spokane
Seattle
Tagoma
Portland LJ
Rni
Oars Gapan
Alaska Klondike
Chas
S. Fee
G. P
MINX
W. E. Bennett
Agt
Big Tiveyr
BIG Timber
Atlantic Mail
Vertves, No. & Breight
Ceamberg
Pullman
Hadpy Rover
Olmstead
Winchester
Jew Sven
Cmitllan & CO
Winneapolis
Minn
Barts
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