Story of the Old Santa Fe Trail Fight and Rescue
In 1866 western Kansas a camp near a stream hosts two young men, Dick and Joe, traveling toward Colorado gold. A quarrel over strategy leads Joe to abandon Dick, who then discovers a band of Comanches pursuing Joe’s wagon. Dick battles fear, uses a dust-jet approach to reach Joe, and works a stealthy rescue despite the danger to both.
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Kansas
Colorado
Dick Henderson
Joe Crabtree
Pike’s Peak
Joe
Missouri
Arkansas River Valley
Indiana
Curried Chicken Prep Instructions
Cut chicken, remove skin, and prepare for curry. Rinse thoroughly, pat dry, and set aside until ready to marinate or cook.
Expedition endures Comanche siege and reunion
Dick Henderson crawls to Joe amid a desert siege. They tunnel to safety as Indians circle, then unleash a feint of two defenders rising from the trench to turn the tide. Dick reveals a trick learned in Council Grove, and the two bond as they plan to return to the creek and join the next train.
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Dick Henderson
Joe
Tam
Jetus
Council Grove
Home as a School of Manners by Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden describes a family famed for superior breeding and etiquette. Parents raise children to show deference to sisters, entertain guests with wit, and dress for dinner, fostering happiness, kindness, and genuine Southern hospitality without ostentation.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Indian Style Curry Meat Fry and Stew Method
A recipe describes frying onions until light brown then browning meat, combining with curry powder and flour, adding water, and simmering for two to three hours. Adjust water to reach desired thickness. The note humorously contrasts heavenly blessing with earthly boundaries.
Smoke Nuisance and Smokeless Coal Combustion Study
A United States Geological Survey bulletin reports on smoke studies in thirteen cities and at St Louis and Norfolk. Proper furnace and stoker installation is key to smokeless burning, with mechanical stokers outperforming hand firing for consistent results and lower labor.
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United States Geological Survey
D. T. Randall
J. W. Weeks
St. Louis
Norfolk
Cooperative contracting boosts worker pay in Spokane plan
Thomas Maloney led a cooperative production plan where a city union bid on contracts and split profits. Workers handle digging and piping, earning over eight dollars a day while city scales rise. The scheme, backed by mayoral figures and unions, ends the union business agent role for six months as members work on city projects.
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Spokane
Washington
Thomas Maloney
Moore
Pratt
Sporkane
Maloney
Joke Exchange About Abe the Doctor
A humorous exchange features Abe the doctor visiting patients in a hospital. The nurse asks how patients are faring and the nurse replies that all are well except one, prompting Abe to remark he had left medicine behind for ten.
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Abe
Hair Dye and the Forty Five Year Dilemma in Business
A columnist notes more men aged 45 in offices dye their hair, not for vanity but to stay employed as youth replaces them. Gray locks harm status, and layoffs follow as younger colleagues rise. The piece urges men to look and act young, shave facial hair, and manage finances to weather job insecurity.
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Jim
Bill
Dream Meanings and Omens From a 19th Century Curio
Collected dream interpretations from Jim Dandy describe angels as joy and luck, apples as weddings, donkeys as bad luck, and various signs like cloudy mornings, bright suns, barking dogs, wind, birds nests, clear water, bridges, and animals predicting fortune or misfortune. The tone resembles a quirky fortune telling column with broad, symbolic associations.
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Hells
Erasing Powder Recipe Proves Ink Can Be Removed
A mixed powder of alum sulfur amber and saltpeter allows erasing ink by dabbing a fresh ink spot with the powder and rubbing with a cloth. The ink vanishes completely, leaving no trace of writing.
Saving on a System: The First Years of Frugal Wealth
A training pamphlet argues for strict early savings to build wealth over ten years. It outlines saving $1000 in year one, $950 in year two, and gradual reductions as interest compounds, showing how $10,000 by year ten could yield $500 a year and grow to over $17,000 after another decade with continued investment. It emphasizes budget cuts, supportive family cooperation, and adapting for medical costs and unemployment.
Confiscation Under New Korea Publication Law
The Korea Daily News reports that a new law restricting book publication in Korea will soon take effect and is expected to lead to confiscation of about half the books currently in bookstores.
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Korea
Korea Daily News
Corn Starch Molasses Cakes from a Historic Recipe
A vintage recipe lists ingredients including butter sugar eggs molasses corn starch flour and baking powder. Instructions describe creaming butter and sugar, beating in eggs, adding molasses with water, then folding in dry ingredients and baking in loaf pans with a molasses wash.
Proply-LUniver salist Leader Questions Puppy Travel
A man leads a dog to a railroad station ticket desk and asks if a ticket is needed for a puppy. He is told he can travel as an ordinary passenger. The scene features a controversial figure posing the inquiry at the station.
Salmon Loaf Recipe Card from Historic Cookbook
One cup boiled salmon minced one cup stale bread crumbs two eggs well beaten one half cup milk salt and pepper one teaspoon lemon juice chopped parsley. Pour in buttered mold and steam half hour. Pare on hot dish and serve with white sauce.
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Dick and
Dirk
Guv’nor
Guy‘nor
Tie
Nut
Vick
Lelp
Jim Dandy
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