Miles Narrowly Escapes Death From Lame Deer Looming Conflict
The account recalls General Nelson A Miles during the 1877 pursuit of the Sioux chief Lame Deer. A conciliatory handshake with the armed chieftain nearly sparked a fatal ambush when a trooper fired. Miles shifted his horse just in time, saving his life as a bullet killed a nearby trooper.
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Nelson A. Miles
Lame Deer
West
Miles
Wigwams
Wonders of Watchmaking and a Lasting Flower
A discussion of Swiss and American watch production cites Favre-Peret and the American Academy, noting high precision for screws, pallets, and balance wheels with minute measurements and numerous operations. Luther Burbank claims a flower that never fades, the Australian Star Flower, tested by a year-long display at his San Francisco home after breeding from a west central Australian annual.
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M. Favre-Peret
New England States
American Academy
Switzerland
America
San Francisco
Luther Burbank
Burbank
Australia
Carnegie Tech Plan To Erect Pittsburg Schools
Plans for Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburg outline a $5 million complex on a 32 acre site beside Schenley Park Andrew Carnegie pledges to erect equip and endow the institutions The program includes a School of Journeymen and Apprentices a School of Applied Science a School of Applied Design a Technical School for Women and programs for night and day study with practical instruction and advancement to skilled work for young people and women alike
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Carnegie Technical Schools
Pittsburg
Schenley Park
Andrew Carnegie
Applied Science
School of Applied Design
School of Applied Science
Technical School
Applied Design
School of Journeymen and Apprentices
Technical School For Women
Japanese Costume Dance in Syracuse Charms Guests
A Syracuse event recreates a Japanese teahouse interior with bamboo, lanterns, and cherry blossoms. Twelve debutantes open with a parasol dance, followed by a lantern polonaise. Dancers carry lit lanterns, and a real jinrikisha appears. guests in Japanese attire add to the festive, Tokyoesque atmosphere.
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Syracuse
New York
Kuwannou
New York Times
This a Democratic Dog in Jail Thriller
Albert Rhodes was arrested on Clinton avenue south and jailed. The Irish setter dog, ignored by officers at first, repeatedly reached the police precinct and patrol wagon. The animal leaped into Rhodes cell room and showed joyful loyalty when Rhodes entered the police court.
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Albert Rhodes
Clinton Avenue
Rochester Post-Express
Rhodes
Gibbons
Hazel
Klubertanz
Hart
Race death by own action in New Hampshire Legislature
The piece notes New Hampshire's 418 lawmakers including the governor's council. It cites demographics and family data from the Manchester Union, showing 355 married, 275 fathers and 684 children among them, with foreign-born fathers comprising a large share of those with six or more children. It argues removing foreign-born members worsens the picture.
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New Hampshire
New England
Manchester Union
The Children's Angel Aiding Irish Poor Children
Grace, now Lady Donoughmore of New York, is named the children's angel for her charity in western Ireland. She uses census data from poor law guardians to recruit women who take waifs to farm houses for respite, arguing recreation is vital to avoid future hardship. The piece blends her philanthropy with poetic interludes about nature and fate.
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Lady Donoughmore
Miss Grace
New York
Ireland
Do You Snore in Your Sleep Query
A light exchange from the Houston Post features a humorous dialogue on snoring. The pair discuss the act in a witty back and forth, reflecting a casual tone typical of letters or social notes.
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Houston Post
Macaroni Wheat Promises High Yields in Arid Lands
The catalog promotes Salter's strain of macaroni wheat as drought hardy and rust resistant. It claims 80 bushels per acre on good lands in states like Michigan Wisconsin Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri and 40 to 60 bushels on arid lands with no rust or insects and no failures.
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Salter
Mich
Wis
Catalog
Seed Co Offers Free Wheat Samples and Catalog
An advertisement invites readers to mail 100 and notice to John A Salter Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive two free samples of wheat and other farm seeds along with a catalog valued at 100 dollars for farmers.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Things He Had Done And A Self Confessed Regret
A Dallas News quotation recalls a man admitting a life regret, admitting a thirty day consequence as a lasting memory. The exchange frames a reflection on past actions and their enduring impact.
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Dallas News
Charm of living lies in the past for many men
The line suggests that for most men the appeal of life rests in memories and bygone times, framing nostalgia as a persistent lure.
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Tines
Te Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Pako Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets promising a quick cure for a cold and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Customers are instructed to return the jar with EB W. and a signature from each box for refunds.
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Ats
Woman commands notice with quiet assurance
An advertisement notes that some women know how to command attention without show. It then cites Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a trustworthy medicine for coughs and colds, attributed to N. W. Sawelta of Ocean Grove New Jersey, dated February 17, 1908.
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N. W. Sawelta
Ocean Grove
N. J
Woman Smiles At Enemy Yet Feels Deep Bitter Hostility
A brief reflection notes that a woman can show a pleasant exterior to an foe while harboring intense resentment inside. The contrast highlights complexity of emotion in social diplomacy.
Local Medical Tale Cited as Failure and Regret
A fragment claims a patient returned home to die after doctors failed. It mentions Dr. David Kennedy and an unnamed woman from Petersburg, N. T., as a factor in the troubling medical outcome.
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David Kennedy
Mra. CO. W. Brews
F Petersburg
N. T
Man’s Peculiarities Shine When He Tries to Hide Them
Observation notes that a person’s quirks become clearest under attempts to mask them. The remark highlights how behavior reveals true character when concealment is attempted.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claimed Curesfor Women
A testimonial feature extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female diseases. Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offers free advice to sick women and cites a Bradford Pennsylvania case of presumed womb tumor disappearance after guidance. The column promotes ongoing reader letters and free consultation.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Aiaan
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Ms. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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