Three Thousand Mile Wal eport Hardship and Adventure From Ohio to the Pacific
A diaristic travel narrative recounts peril and resilience crossing deserts and mountains from Ohio toward the Pacific. The narrator, joined by Shadow, endures blizzards, hunger, and near death, finds a gold nugget near Isleta, and recalls meals amid hardship. He travels via Albuquerque and Isleta, facing prejudices and dangers, and recalls Christmas eve in El Rito before continuing toward Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The piece evokes frontier exploration, brutal weather, and the lure of gold while tracking a perilous journey and the allure of distant horizons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Civilization
Carnoc
Rio Grande
Albuquerque
Isleta
Adobe
Atlantic & Iavite
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
America
el Rito
The Magic Lycanation Chapter XL Cont'd Surprises
Goucha-Nichin offers Maurice a choice to leave with Leila and a servant if he submits to memory loss ceremony. Leila volunteers, the ritual begins, hypnotic rite awakens a blinding sun of gems, then all fall into a deep sleep as the mobed flees with Leila. The lieutenant and Hassan descend toward Goul-Hek seeking their friends, finding a hidden passage and a dawn-lit chamber where Catherine Maurice and Gargaridh lie asleep near the diamond sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gueber
Goucha-Nichin
Maurice
Feranghi
Mithra
Gargaridh
Leila
Catherine
Sequeber
Ila
Gargaridi
Goul-Hek
Hassan
Weil
Feranghis
Sahib
Sahib Maurice
Oreign
Leutenant
Ueber
Hasselfratz
Fieutqnant
Monsieur
Hardy
Haurice
Gararidh
Dr. Ardy
McClure
Baldeye's Revenge The Indian Trap and Rescue
Two boys chase a wary Indian through southern Colorado frontier, trap a buckskin outlaw Baldeye, are captured, then rescued when approaching army officers arrive. After unseen danger and a tense escape, the youths return to Greenville with a warning that not all Indians deserve mercy.
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Fred
Harry
Red Man
Aldeye
Savage
Eunicees
Belaere
Baldeye
Saparent
Enon
Baldey
Greenville
Irene
Uper
Senator Palmer And The Baby
President Palmer of the World Columbian Commission is polite and joking says Ford Starling. During a Chicago trip he tells of a farm visit in which Palmer helped a woman with a baby, lifting the bundle and joking about the child while Starling toted it a mile and a half in mud.
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Detroit Free Press
Palmer
World’s Columbian Commission
Ford Starling
Chicago
Evening Post
Detroit
Mr. Starling
Elect Elect
Falmer
Shepard
Washington
Inichigan
Diamon Lake
Senate
Shep
A Flat and a Half. Brooklyn Woman Solves a Perplexity
A Brooklyn woman describes a clever arrangement to combine a house and flat. She shares how she and a doctor tenant transformed two flats into a shared living space with separate offices, creating room for the bride and her preserves, jellies, and a large pantry. The plan reduces clutter, lowers costs, and avoids constant stair climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
John
Bridget
Significance of Flashing Lights and Train Signals
A historical overview explains why railroad signaling matters for safety. It notes past beliefs about train crews, cites a major 1860s accident, and praises progress through cooperation, uniform rules, color signals, torpedoes, whistle signals, and rear brakeman duties observed by travelers.
Train signals and whistle codes from 19th century rail rules
The article details the evolution of day and night signals, whistle codes, and flagman duties under the General Time Convention. It notes 171 roads and 121,612 miles represented, the 1887 train rules, and the widespread use of signals, torpedoes, fusees, and color codes to prevent rear and oncoming collisions, with provisions for rear brakemen and obstruction handling.
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Gramic
Nnl
Grand Army
Boston
Pupeseee
The Professor's Excavations Collapse Amidst Desertions
Sunburnt laborers dig on Hamaden plains as German professor elfratz pushes excavations at the Kerdic mission. Rumors of Feranghis abductions swirl while Maurice and colleagues arrive with a French guard and native troops. The professor learns the Kerdics vanished for days as their camp empties.
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Hamaden
Tse
Maurice
Kerdic
Elfratz
Abdoul-Azim
Feranghis
Chitan
Satan
Rhat
Lieut
Guyon
Harry
Kerdics
Teeran
Lieut. Guyon
Tegie Sevant
How to Garnish Coffee With Egg White Foam
The guide advises whipping egg whites with powdered sugar until stiff and placing a large spoonful on top of coffee or chocolate to improve appearance. It notes adjusting sugar by taste and using the foam as a finish before serving.
Gown of White Flannel at Long Branch Described
A World noted white flannel gown seen at Long Branch features a plain gathered skirt with back fan plaits and a slight train. The blazer style waist has a white china silk front, pale yellow silk braid trim, and a matching yellow straw sailor hat with gauze bows.
Spirits at a Christening in San Francisco Hall
San Francisco Chronicle reports a Spiritualistic christening at St George's Hall. Baby Lottie Renforth was dedicated to the spirit world as mediums claimed graves opened and promised future greatness. Dr M Rines presided with Dr Robbins, amid trance prayers and songs, predicting vast future influence for the child.
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San Francisco Chronicle
St. George's Hall
M. Rines
Pr. Robbins
Dr. Rines
Christian Church
Lottie Augusta Renforth
Lottie
Adelaide Neilson
Lottie Renforth
Rooster Spur Transplantation Tale From Osceola Politician
Hon J T Younger relates a strange veterinary tale about grafting a chicken spur. He recalls a newspaper report of a head spur graft procedure, claiming the spur can be moved and affixed to another bone and grow normally. The anecdote credits Squire Berry of St Clair county as an expert and hints at demonstrations.
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St. Louis Republic
J. T. Younger
Osceola
Missouri
Thomas Jefferson Younger
St. Louis
Pesches
Squire Berry
Near Ji Dity
St. Clair County
End Nail Sciences
Bean Salad for Tea or Dinner
One of our best salads for tea or dinner is made from string beans. Wash a quart of beans, string them without breaking, and cook two hours until tender. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, lay aside to cool, then mix with parsley, vinegar, oil, and pepper, and serve at once.
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Wport
Ohio
Pacific
Charles F. Lummie
Sandia
Red
Allen
Will
San Antonito
Fijeras
Shadow
Senor Armera
Arrera
Senor
Peter Peck
Berger
Bidar
Colorado
Phillips
The
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A. C. Townsend
Chapter
Maden
Feneal
E. H. Lewis
Sycamore
Jed
Interior
Senator Palmer and the Baby
New York Recorder
New England
Carson
Long Branch
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