On Back of a Bull and a Frontier Indian Raid Tale
Special Correspondence recalls Capt. Ike Jackson on his Texas ranch life and frontier experiences. He recounts an Indian raid during a frontier dance when arrows struck a girl and settlers defended the cabin. Ike is captured but escapes, later witnessing a drunken chief and a caravan of livestock ready for a feast near San Gabriel prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Jackson
Southwest
Nowes
Ecos River
Texas
Rontier
Ike
Old Thrisman
Jones
John
San Gabriel
Sanel
Frightful Indian Torture Tale From Frontier Camp
A survivor recounts capture by Indians who tied him and a girl to a bull for a brutal display. The girl, daughter of Col. Munroe, endures fear and siege as the bull is driven and wolves circle. rescue comes when a pursuing column spots Sallie’s scream, the bull is captured, and the couple later marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Munroe
Austin
Sallie
First Umbrella Linked to Varennes Auctioned in Paris
A historic umbrella, first noted by French writers, was sold at auction in Paris. It supposedly fell from the royal carriage during Varennes, was recovered by a villager, and housed in a new mayoralty for years. Royal blue with a China rose border, gilt bronze whalebone ribs and a corkscrew ornamented handle reflect elite craftsmanship. Louis XVI era light reports mention it, and Louis Philippe in England popularized umbrellas, earning him the nickname Le Roi Parapluie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Varennes
Louis the Sixteenth
Louis Philippe
England
le Roi
Public Eye highlights new City election and boom for Oklahoma
In Chicago Public Eye, Democrats back Mayor Carter Harrison for another term while Graeme Stewart seeks the Republican nomination, both natives of Chicago with long party service. Separately, Oklahoma faces a coming land boom as President McKinley will open 2.5 million acres for settlement, including a large strip of reserved and allotted lands, with extensive grazing potential. Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens is re elected president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, a Dover native who rose from Maine treasurer to national leader through years of temperance work and leadership following Miss Willard’s death.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Graeme Stewart
Illinois
National Committee
Harrison
Oklahoma
McKinley
Jas Yoogls
Texas
Chickasaw Nation
Srout
Fort Sill
Secretary of the Interior
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Dover
Stevens
Portland
Rural Free Delivery Gains Noted Post Office Progress
The postmaster general reports substantial expansion of Rural Free Delivery over the past two years. He states the service has moved beyond experimental status and shown clear, positive effects from its operation.
Roosevelt Not Rich Yet Vice President Elect Plans Work
The vice president elect Roosevelt will reside in a rented Washington house and does not appear wealthy. His New York inheritance yields about 8000 to 10000 dollars annually, while he will still pursue extensive literary work to boost income beyond 16000 or 18000 dollars yearly. Pope Leo XIII is noted as a frugal eater. His breakfast is a biscuit with black coffee, a small soup and chicken with fruit for dinner, and leftovers as supper. The late Arthur Sewall’s sons supported a free bed in Bath, Maine, memorializing their father.
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Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Leo XIII
Arthur Sewall
Degenerate London Draws Seductive Picture Of English
Dr. Roberts of Brompton London and an American evangelist visited Whitechapel and Mile End pubs to study English degeneracy. A saloon keeper reported sixty percent of receipts from women and children. He warned that smoking and drinking habits undermine physique, noting Londoners are shorter and less proportioned than Americans, with many women undersized and curved spines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Dwight J. Roberts
Brompton Chest
London
Whitechapel
Mile End
Chicago
Piccadilly
The
Strand
America
Notable Heroism at Pekin Legation Defense Report
General James H. Wilson sends a Washington note praising the defense at Pekin. He highlights Mr. Squiers secretary of legation and ex-cavalryman for pluck and military judgment. Captain Myers of the marine corps is commended as his heroic assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julers
James H. Wilson
Army
Washington
Pekin
Squiers
Legation
Cavalry
Grande Macdonald
Myers
Marine Corps
Wonderful Memory Feat Of Pillsbury Astonishes Professors
Henry N. Pillsbury, a chess expert, memorized and recalled thirty words after a single reading while blindfolded during a Northam pton club event in South Bethlehem. He repeated the list in order and reverse, with nine of ten chess games won and one drawn, showing remarkable mental capacity per Lehigh University professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury
Lehigh
Henry N. Pillsbury
Northampton
South Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Mercham
Lehigh University
Trelkeld Edwards
Bethlehem
Mississippi
Prosperity for 1901 and Health Advice
Indications point to great prosperity for the coming year as a sign of healthy living. Health success for a country or person hinges on health. If stomach trouble occurs, try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion and biliousness. Also notes on long and short miles, insurance agent recruitment, Canadian exports, Garfield Tea as a blood purifier, and quack lines about cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Colorado State Insurance Department
E. W. Reed
Cooper Building
Denver
Colo
Best remedies and curiosities in a market of old ads
A collage of vintage advertisements and odd notices touts Cascar ets candy laxative and Garfield Tea health quackery, Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward, diverse product pitches from Carter's Ink to Putnam dyes, a turtle collection, and travel ads for the Union Pacific line to Salt Lake with stock meeting info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Deaver
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
17Th Street
Discoverer of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Arrives
An old public notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the top woman’s remedy. It claims unrivaled cures of female troubles and urges readers to buy only this medicine, warning against weaker substitutes and urging contact with Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Philippines
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Walter Rothschild
Wantland
Carter
Primley
California
Columbus
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Kime
Lad
Philadelphia
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Piso
John F Borg
Trinity Springs
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Crabtree
Des Moines
Jaws
Gladiator
Dinah Moore
Batr
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Good Reads
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Rene
Silveswaren
Ta Express
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Broadway and Locust &St
ST. Louis
Mann
Aeanencaaaaar
Solid Stiver
Breoch, Soc
Wester Repeating Arms CO
Clara
J.D. Best Wholesale ¢ Distributing Agents
Denver Directory
Fred
Larimer Street
Colorado
Conver Tent Tons Stine Co
Arapahoe Street
Sivee
Suor
Morpaioe
Jam Bolinger
E. Burlingame & CQ
NSSAY
Ae Exisences Laboratory
eMad
Lawrence St
Poe
AMAS
L. RUSCHENBERG @ CO
Om Pti
Pei Metall
1900
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