The Boy From Denver and the Lesson of Self Control
Dan of Denver faces discipline at a New England academy where Dr. Brace lectures on manners and Mr. Lamont tutors him in self control. A street fight with Macy and Munkittrick tests Dan’s temper, but Theseus’ tale from Greek legend inspires him to govern his anger and seek steady progress toward senior class eligibility.
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New England
Brace
The
Academy
Nick
Uffy
Boone
Fluffy
Chapel
Dan
Blair
Jim
Macy
Ace
Denver
Peeneverancs
Boones
Everyody
Otto
Mr. Rentz
Dr. Brace
Mr. Lamont
Colorado
Vgaila
Sands
Ont
Eseus
Bee
Pright Sea
Theseus
Athens
Spider Mountains
Crete
Lamont
Catcher
Munhattrick
Munkittrick
Ketchum
Paepatas
Mrs. Brace
Adies
Bold Dan
McClure
Tambolo and the Trader A Monkey’s Trick That Rescued Family
In 1891 tale set near Maliapo river, Tam the monkey aids Pedro Lara and Maria Deesanas in fending off Portuguese trader Mateo who tries to bind them with a bogus debt. Padre Luis intervenes, exposing the scheme, and Tam’s loyalty helps reveal the bond’s lack of validity.
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Maliapo
San Felipe
Rio Negro
Tambolo
Tam
Pedro Lara
Pedro
Maria
San Carlos Mission
Tom
Campana
Padre Luis
Alicia
Juancito
Mateo
Edro
Delude
Faily
Manaosha
Bee
Imperial
Brazil
Alcalde
San Carlos
Sancocho
Ateo
Amazon Valley
Manaos
Pepevena
Feds
Comuimissario
St. John
McClure
Lessons in Camping Out by Edmund Collins
Practical guide on keeping camps clean and safe with assigned chores. Advises tidy disposal of waste, dry clothing, outside cooking, and proper bedding with natural materials. Describes birch bark vessels and torches, lantern use, and cautious weather planning for comfortable camping.
Wilderness Camping Advice From Historic Supplier
Practical guidance on wilderness safety and first aid including wound care, splinters, and bandaging. Advice on arnica for bruises, citrate of magnesia for morning dullness, and cautious use of laxatives. Tips cover mosquito protection, canoeing cautions, and makeshift shelters like bark tents and lean-tos. Emphasizes natural substitutes when vegetables are scarce and warns against careless canoeing and weather exposure.
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McClure
Dan Boone and School Rivalry at Columbia Academy Fracas
The story depicts Dan Boone clashing with a doctor and other school figures over discipline and odds in a Columbia academy setting. Tensions rise as ball team rivalries provoke fights among juniors and seniors, with teachers stepping in during Latin class and the Latin text becoming a point of mockery and argument.
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Pat Coote
Boone
Notable Oil Town Names From Venango County Odds
Pittsburg Dispatch recounts curious oil town names in Venango County from the oil boom era. Cash Up arose around a rich five acre lease after an early strike yielded 110 barrels daily and later 800 barrels, netting the doctor over 250000. Stand Off Ball Town Red Hot Gas City and Petroleum Centre are noted, with Ben Hogan and Coal Oil Johnny figures linked to the era. many towns faded while Ball Town Oil Company remained active.
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Pittsburg
Shamburg
Cash Up
Venango County
Red Hot
Gas
Oi Guy
Oul Creek
Johnny
McClintonville
Ullion
Vault opener Sipp exposed as government safe expert
A New York Recorder report details a mechanic named Sipp who can open government vaults without tools or knowledge of combinations. He reportedly opened the sub-treasury vault containing 25,000,000 in minutes and later breached Washington vaults with a mallet. Authorities say he acted to demonstrate vault insecurity and was not arrested.
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New York Recorder
Sub
Washington
Little Queen Wilhelmina of Holland Revealed
A St Nicholas item outlines Queen Wilhelmina, age 11, crowned monarch while Emma acts as regent. Details cover her daily routine from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., schooling 9 to 12, pony rides, a cottage of about 240000 dollars for expenses, and a castle home Het Loo with tulip beds and an armory gallery.
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St. Nicholas
Holland
Wilhemina
Emma
Mamma
Wilhelmina
Miss Winter
Het Loo
Arthur's Home Magazine
Atlante Constitution
Peneeee
American Machinist
Eesdon Roc Agenta’ Herald
Seevee
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Agriculturist Art Adboore
Army&Navy Journal
Eee
Banner Weekly
Brainard
Orab Ured
Boos Luga Secosses
Boston
Chrissian Wilea
Cassell's Magazine of Art
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator and Furnisher
Demorest
Ee Prem
Donahoe's Magazine
Detroit Free Press
Parm
Field and Stockman
Parm Journal
Fireside Companion
Godey
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer
Deosounyoonses Loo Independent
Er Illustrated Companion
Town Homestead
Beeveress
Ad Trish World
Journal of Microscopy
Seasee
Ladies’ World
Locomotive Engineer
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal
Lippincott’s Magazine
Littell’s
American History Spaces
North Oman Review
Ssbavendress
N. Y
Ledpor
N.Y
Weekly Post
Weekly World
Weekly Sun
Weekly Herald
Mpieg
Seseevees
New Oeton Review
New York Witness
Our Little Men and Women
Ohio Farmer
Puck
Phrenological Journal
Practical Farmer
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady's Magasins
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Aes Presbyterian Review
M’y
Forest and Stream Gardner's Monthly
Home
Philadelphia Medical Times
Frank Lenke
Germantown Telegraph Green
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Philadelphia Pene Farmer
Rideout's Magazine
Saturday Evening Post Scientific American
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Magazine
Sunny South
Nicholas
San Francisco
Vick's Floral Magazine
Emperor and Prince Discuss Wives and Dominion in Paris Gossip
A Paris gossip tale from M. X recounts Emperor Napoleon and Prince discussing married life in the Tuileries. The Empress Eugenie is described as quarrelsome, with the suggestion that a king’s wife must be controlled, though Napoleon resists the idea of beating his spouse.
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New York Sun
Napoleon
Paris
Tuileries
M. Pierre 4Ano
M. X
Paigerce
Peror
Clotilde
Victor Emmanuel
Ae Perce
Eugenie
Emperor
Wonders of the Ear The Ear and Its Inner Workings
A Washington Star piece surveys the ear as an organ, noting it resists direct internal study while detailing the drum, three auditory bones, and the cochlea. It laments limited progress by medical science for deafness and questions the value of aural specialists.
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Washington Star
Helmholtz
The Early Miner in Century Prose A Glowing Portrait
A critic argues against savage caricatures of 1849 to 1854 mining camps. He defends pioneers as orderly, educated, and enterprising, noting their courage, generosity, and commitment to justice. The passage praises their peaceable dispute resolution and resilience amid frontier life.
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Waite
Daun Im
Enoch
Subscribing for Magazines via The Weekly Globe
A long list promotes combined subscriptions to The Weekly Globe with popular magazines and weekly papers. Readers may request any title not listed, with postage paid by the Globe. Orders require a yearly subscription, no single issue sending.
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Globe
The
Weekly Globe
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Adeline A. Knight
John Lamont
Harvard
Gesher
Wolfert Wayse
Edmund Collins
Yahoe
Nwo
Prince
Department of Human Anatomy
California
News Journal
Nou
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