The Evening Prayer Poem Fragment From Ram's Horn
Tired eyes close as twilight falls and children murmur I lay me down to sleep. A mother fears the night while a benevolent presence guides dreams and the Saviour takes the final whispered prayer in Ettie Gilbert McNeill's Ram's Horn piece.
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Dale
Ettie Gilbert ‘McNeill
Mystery Drugs the Sioux War Relies on Secret Shortage Plot
In a tense late evening scene at Fort Folsom Captain Pecksniff uncovers a plot hinting Burleigh engineered a bogus cargo to cover a $10,000 shortage. Lieut Dean’s fate and a mass casualty at Warrior Gap spark fear of further Sioux actions and a scramble to stabilize the post.
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Emory
Garri‘gon
Cheyenne
Burleigh
Lieut
Dean
Dissie
Marshall
Coronel
Warrior Gap
Jess
Loomis
Col. Stevens
Platte
Pecksniff
Folsom
Pappoose
Elinor
Canyon Springs
Sweetwater
Birdsall
Inter
Loring
Fort Emory
Old Pecksniff
Capt. Newhall
Jessie
Frayne
Red Cloud
Bureau
Big Horn
War Department
Marshall Dean
Burleigh vanishes as Cheyenne chase fails at dawn
Tension mounts in Gate City as Maj Burleigh flees with funds after a bogus stockpile scare. Folsom and Stevens race dispatches toward Cheyenne, while Sheriff deputies pursue the rig westward. Rumors swirl of Capt Newhall and Red Cloud as Loring investigates clues and Marshall Dean gains support.
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Red Cloud
Laramie
Powder River
Folsom
Platte
Stevens
Russell
Maj. Burleigh
Cheyenne
Eral
Fort Russell
Lodge Pole
Lieut. Loring
Sloan
Black Hills
Burleigh
Newhall
Loring
Gate City
Emory
Fort Emory
Warrior Gap
Quartermaster’s Depot
Ostrich Eggs Trek in Sahara Hunt
An English traveler in the Sahara recounts pursuing ostriches to their nest and uncovering four fresh eggs buried about a foot deep. He notes egg freshness, shell strength, and that ostrich eggs make a portable desert staple, with eggs keeping well for weeks.
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Sahara
H. B. Tristram
Nero Threatens Captives In Colosseum Fiddle Tale
A humorous, hyperbolic anecdote places Nero on a throne with captives before him offering a choice between hearing cadenzas on the E string or being burned alive. The tale recalls his later notorious acts and cheeky remarks about warm scenes in Quo Vadis. An old bachelor quote about marriage adds a comic aside.
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Nero
Baltimore American
Dr. Greene's Nervura Spring Medicine Praise
An advertisement extols Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as the best spring medicine for toning nerves and enriching blood. It claims health benefits across organs, cites patient testimonials, and notes the physician behind the remedy at 35 W. 14th St New York City offering free consultation.
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Gustave Lelbach
First St
Jersey City
N. J
Dr. Greene
14Th St
New York City
Oil Creek Mining strikes 3 foot vein in Pike's Peak tunnel
Cincinnati based Oil Creek Mining company drills 900 feet into Pike's Peak opening a three foot vein of ore worth lavishly while early work in 1896 yielded no ore. Directors include George H. Bohrer president of German National Bank Cincinnati secretary George Kreis and treasurer J R Pictou. News notes from Yonkers Statesman quote a beggar and a woman in a street exchange.
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Pike's Peak
Oil Creek Mining Company
Cincinnati
Cripple Creek
Oil Creek Company
Pike’s Peak
George H. Bohrer
German National Bank of Cincinnati
George Kreis
J. R. Pictou
Passed the Age Limit Miss Oldgirle Oh Croquette Coquette
Confusing exchange quoted from the Baltimore American features a playful dialogue about age limits and a mistaken identity with croquette and coquette. The remarks pivot on a joke about how croquettes are not made from spring chickens.
Curved Stripes Trouble Tailor Says Cloth Meant For Bow Legged Men
Philadelphia Press notes a tailor lamenting that stripes curve outward on a fabric designed for bow legged genta. In the exchange a seller quips about the fabric and fashion quirks while other snippets show terse, humorous exchanges about ossified manners and clingy gowns from various papers.
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Philadelphia Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Anecdotes from Philadelphia Times
An 1880s advertisement features Frank J. Cheney and J and Cheney Co of Toledo offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure, plus testimonials and a note from notary A W Gleason. The column weaves in a joke about a pig's feet and references Hall's Family Pills as a remedy, with promotional copy aimed at druggists.
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Frank J."cheney
A. W.gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo,co
Hall
Kemp's Bal Sam and Grain-O Ads in Town Topics Remnants
A collage of vintage drug ads and quips. Kemp's Balsam touted as a grip remedy with free sample bottles and 25 to 60 cent sizes. Grain-O promoted as a coffee substitute. claims include stomach gentleness and affordability 15 to 25 cents. Included are quotes and social commentary from Town Topics.
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Stuart Mill
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mrs Rice
Chelsea Wisconsin resident Mrs Ella Rice reports two years of bearing down pains headaches and backache from womb inflammation cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other women to seek her advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
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