Sport Hardship and Adventure from Ohio to the Pacific
Charles F. Lummis recounts a trek from Ohio to California with Phillips, detailing a coyotes trap hunt, pole-planting trip to Laguna Pueblo during their holiday dances, rough conditions, and grim weather as they push toward Grant's. The tale blends survival, native festivity, and evolving resolve amid hardship.
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Ohio
Pacific
Charles F. Lummis
Californy
Phillips
Coyote
Goodby
Laguna
Cubero
California
McCarty’s
Acoma Sky City Travel and peril on the plains
The narrator recalls a perilous trek across the Continental Divide toward Acoma the Sky City of the Queres Pueblos. He describes a cliffside rock table town, Navajo encounters, and a harsh crossing with sudden storms, hunger, and a dramatic rescue at a remote Mexican ranch before continuing toward Arizona. The tale blends travel hardship with encounters with Manuelito and Klah the Left-Handed as it nears its end.
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Phillip
California
Acoma
Queres Pueblos
Grant
Shadow
Phillips
Pennsylvania
Lock
Continental Divide
Chaves
Locke
Tootish
Joan Arragon
Manuelito
Klah
Arizona
Billings
Jimmy Holden and the New Mexico Rug Tale
In a remote New Mexico valley near Sierra Blanca, the Holden family lives off the Eagle River. Jimmy Holden, son of Stephen Holden, keeps a Winchester 44-40 and hunts with seven Texan hounds led by Old Spot and Simoy. A distant Post party arrives offering money to join them on a bear hunt, signaling a turning moment in their frontier life.
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Jimmy Holden
Green Little
Sierra Blanca
New Mexico
Jimmy
State of
Texas
Stephen Holden
Old Spot
Muppy
Young Simoy
Jimmy Hold
Feck
P Seder
Valle
Jimmy Backs Down Cougar Fight and Brings Home Skins
In a mountain chase, Jimmy lets Brave the crippled dog pursue a cougar that has treed itself. The pack assaults the cat while Jimmy shoots twice, ending the hunt with Old Spot and others aiding in the takedown. The cougar dies, Jimmy claims credit for a near-killer shot, and the crager skin goes to the Holden household.
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Stephen Holden
Brave
Jimmy
Old Spot
Dox
Aes
Hayden
Holt
Spot
Don
Pap
Croger
Joey
Chapter XIV Conclusion of Lena Awakening Mystery
The pale dawn finds Lena still unconscious as Goucha Nichin battles to revive her with science and care. Wordat, weary and anxious, doubts the mission while Lena’s eyes flutter open briefly and she speaks faintly before slipping back into slumber. Grandfather Leila’s reunion hints at hope and a father’s tenderness.
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Catherine
Goucha-Nichin
Leila
Maurice
Guyon
Gueber
Lena
Spectacle Craft and Ophthalmic Advances Explained
The article outlines how oculists and opticians diagnose and treat eye trouble. It covers testing methods with test lenses and ophthalmoscopes, the rise of surgical options, and the cautious use of glasses for children and adults. It notes the evolution of anesthesia and artificial eyes, plus expert opinions on why glasses are prescribed.
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Springfield Republican
New England
Grandma
Pedler
Optician
R. Morgan
Capa
Gardner
Donders
Marriage in queer life in Wisconsin parade wedding tale
Spectator recounts a curious wedding in Dane County Wisconsin where a short fat bride and tall thin groom marry at a Methodist parsonage after a comical procession in a two wheel cart. The tale ends as the couple depart with a splintered coat and a slain horse.
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Nirgiia
Dane County
Wis
Methodist Episcopal
Sam
Sal
Parsons Willows
Parson Willows
Aterim
Tom
Tors
Monkey becomes mascot of the Clampers in San Francisco
In a humorous scene at the Palace, W. T. Ellis Jr., a Marysville magnate, explains he bought a monkey to replace the goat in the initiation rites of the Clampers after a goat incident caused injuries. The order plans to use the monkey henceforth, reshaping its traditions.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Clerk Rucker
The
Palace
W. T. Ellis, Jr
Marysville
Mr. Ellis
Clampers
Masons
Odd Fellows
Magazine subscription offer from The Weekly Globe list
A long catalog lists numerous magazines and journals with annual prices and a paste list. The Weekly Globe promotes bundle deals, requests readers specify desired issues, and notes one magazine per address per order.
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GLOBE
Weekly Globe
Boston
Mass
Not That I Know Of A Sinecure Joke at National Museum
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a rural man visiting Washington working a vague museum post. In a talk with locals he jokes he may have a sinecure since new animals appear daily after he left. The group laughs at the quip about his political service and a rumored job.
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Phillips
Los Angeles
Grant
Arthur's Home Magazine
Atlanta Constitution
American Machinist
Gepetas
Herald
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
Army&Navy Journal
OUR
UNEP
Feakss Sdedsbekees
Banner Woeekly
Brainard's Musical World
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballou's Magazine
Bee-keeper’s Magasins
Vesccereus Dbs
Boston Pilot
Sade
Boston Medical Journal
Vyaecadpeiy
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Ee Journal
Phresological Journa
Arnal
Practical Farmer
Eiopaesense Anary Ee
Peterson's Lady's Magasine
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Critic Literary Reviews
Cleveland Weekly Plaindeal
Weekly Times
Christian Coen
Cassell’s Magazine of Art
Christian Herald
Eve Vedusd
ROD Courier-Journal
Rabudaade
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator and Furnisher
Parm
Field and Stockman
Parm Journal
Fireside Companion
Forney's Progress
Frank Leslie
Illustrated
M'y
Popular Monthly
Forest and Stream
Germantown Telegraph
Stoeinuesseve
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Young People
Herald of Health
Boga Gsaets
Home Journal
Journal of Microscopy
Ladies’ World
Life
Locomotive Engineer
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal
Lippincott's Magazine
Littell’s
Auelon History
North Samuen Review
POM Oeat Sachs
N. Y. Fashion Bazar
Wusigt Es
Boa Pears
N.Y
N. Y
TROBE
Sun
Mega
Rideout's Magazine
Rural A Yorker
Pos
Scientific American Ai Aal
Scribner's Magazine
New
Sunnee Des Cous Seees
Southern Bites
Geneash- Suk Shale
Sanene Chronicle
Init O Times
Lonemanaaig Youth's Companion
Detroit Free Press
National Museum
Washington
The People Don’t Think So Life
A fragmentary dialogue mentions Mrs Froughne George and a question about why the ocean is blue. The exchange implies a social observation about embracing many objectionable people, preserving a light reflective mood.
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Mrs. Froughne
George
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