Jayhawkers of 1849 Desert Trek Endures Harsh Trial
The surviving members of the 1849 Mojave desert crossing gather at a Jayhawkers society dinner in Santa Cruz to recall 62 days of drought boiled hide meals and scarce water. Four remaining members attend, led by Juliet Brier, with John Grosscup absent due to health. They recount cattle eating, deaths from harsh conditions, and the long trek from Salt Lake to California under Mormon guidance.
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San Francisco
Death Valley
Tittle
Mojave Desert
Jaghbawhkers Society
Santa Clara River
Newhall
Prave
Juliet Brier
Myrtle Street
Santa Cruz
John B Colton
Galesburg II
Stephena
San Jose
John Grosscup
Laytonville
Jayhawkers
Mly
California
Urhnols
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Colton
Desert
Kit Carson
Denver
Sierras
Captain Hunt
Hev Mr .Brier
Gran
Music Saves a Man Life From Writhing Python Hug
James Harve Stenger, carnival manager, escaped a 26 foot python constriction when Mile La Reneto played a flageolet near the reptile. The snake loosened its grip, was forced into a glass cage, and Stenger revived without injury after collapsing briefly.
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James Harve Stenger
Mr Stenger
Stenger
Folda
Mile la Reneto
Predictive Death Foretells Parisian Prophetess Doom
In Europe, Maria Benita Frey who died near Rome after 62 years of bedrest is said to have made many accurate predictions. Her deathbed utterance to nuns warned that by late 1914 yellow invaders and negroes would gamble for the fate of the last American girl in Central Park amid ruins of a city worshiping the Golden Calf.
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Paris
Europe
Maria Benita Frey
Rome
Central Park
N. Y
Lightning Kills Mother in Titusville at Mystic Park
Mrs. L. G. Bradley, wife of a prominent local merchant, was instantly killed by a lightning bolt at the Bradley summer home in Mystic Park Titusville. A small baby she carried survived unharmed.
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Titusville
Mra
L. G. Bradley
Bradley
Mystic Park
Moving Around the Corner Vanishings in London
A veteran detective notes London hides disappearances as the city’s vastness aids evasion. He cites numerous cases including J W Martin and Antanas Vedegris, with hints of disguises, name changes, and relocation within the metropolis.
Veil Styles and Hat Trends for Motorist Fashion
The piece discusses light hat brims and minimal wires, favoring soft veils attached at the back or front. It describes stitched chiffon veils in varied lengths, elastic neck gathers, and ties. Bright colors dominate, with red, blue, green, white, and taupe fashions shaping the season's look.
Goose Returns Home After River Crossing Friendship Story
A Kentucky farmer sent a goose to a friend six miles away. The goose crossed the river in a bag, swam the water, and walked back to the former home by the next afternoon. The tale ends with the goose not being given away again.
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Kentucky Farmer
Louisville
Kentucky
A Girl Uses Scrapbook Tips To Host Better Club Nights
A noted host shares her method for lively gatherings. She collects newspaper ideas on games and amusements, pastes them in a notebook, and classifies items by game type. When friends visit, she consults the book to quickly pick a suitable activity.
Fashion trends sweep through Paris dress styles
Fashion notes describe new bracelet tones and mohair coats, with separate vests and waistcontato coats rising in popularity. Mandarin hues wane while serge returns for practical street dresses, plaid silks gain traction, and summer fabrics like chiffon, taffeta, and lace dominate. White mesh blouses and velvet trims also feature, as skirts show elaborate draping in Paris.
Boot Too Tight Snake Found In Boot At Farmhouse
Mra Grover Filby returned from feeding poultry to discover a snake inside a rubber boot left on the porch. She initially believed children had stuffed paper in the toe as a joke. After tending to the ducks she removed the boot and found the reptile, size and species not recalled.
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Junction City
Kan
Mia Filby
Fashion Spotlight: Shepherd Plaid Skirts with Satin Coats
A vogue centers on skirts in shepherd plaid paired with black satin coats. The ensembles feature decorative ruffles of net or shadow lace, reflecting a refined yet playful style prominent in current dress reportage.
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Net
Shadow Lane
Multiple Skire Designs Trend In Easter Fashions
Easter fashion notes describe a French white mousseline skirt with nine tiered sections, each plaited and edged, creating a rising front and trailing back. A dark blue velvet rose at the waist lifts the front, with a flat fichu waist and short sleeves finished with mousse line plaiting, signaling current vogue.
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Jacques Worth
M. Worth
Thia
Pretty Hot Weather Frock Design Preview
A dress drawing showcases a frock with a narrow Irish crochet sleeve insert and a yoke outlined by crochet. The bodice blouses over a girdle with a two-piece embroidery insert joining to create a broad effect, and the skirt is plaited. Suitable for lightweight silks or cottons like batiste or pongee.
New Tea Set Promises Elegant Wedding Gift
A beautful porcelain tea set called Hela le Wade of heavenported crea r porcelace combines with a decorative hand engraved motif. The six piece collection includes a teapot a sugar bowl and a creamer dish. The wedding gift stands out with cream tones and silver tracery, described as dainty and delicate.
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Hela le Wade
Fragmentary OCR note on textile craft terms and names
A garbled passage lists items and terms related to crochet and weaving. It mentions white crochet, dye, cotton, and possible names or places, but the text is largely indecipherable with many misspellings and fragmented phrases.
Decorative brocade fabrics featured in varied prices
A clipped article notes brocade fabrics sold to people for Waray Wedbet near Tt eon with prices varying by quality. It mentions several designs as appealing with open crawling figures woven on pique backgrounds.
Revival lace trims fashion with macrame adornments
The season's fashions showcase rich new trims led by coarse macrame lace dyed to match gowns. An rose crepe chiffon afternoon dress features lace circling the skirt and a net guimpe at the bodice, with black velvet buttons and a bow at the waistline.
330 ILLINOIS FIRST FIGHT AT PILOT KNOB AND DIARY OF
Illinois regiment engages guerrillas at Big River bridge and Mackwellen Station after relief party captured. Men retreat with prisoners and some hide in a cave. cavalry humor and camp life anecdotes punctuate the raid report and morale notes from October 1861.
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Camp Butler
Springfield
Ill
Pilot Knob
Thayer
Nebraska
Iron Mountain
Lippincott
Lawson's
Elliott
Big River Bridge
Lawson
Victoria
St Louis
William H Edgar
Chicago
National Tribune
Tppincott
Big Rover Bridge
Jom Thompson
Flulett
Thompsong
I Mackwellen
Johanisa
Marswaine Jnhiulier
Aloe
John Ples
Miles
Rae
Thompson
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