Resolutions and Odd Vows Mark New Year Faiths
A New York man vows to swear off profanity with a monthly blue ribbon penalty and marriage pressure to quit swearing. A New Jersey man pledges to stop blowing his money and to rely on daily bank trips. Stories blend humor and caution as old year ends and new resolves begin, with tales of smoking and drinking abstinence and a man finding his pipe buried in snow.
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New York
New Jersey
East
Savings Ark
Savings Bank
Philadelphia
New Year’s resolutions and odd habits from 1900
A fragmented reminiscence catalogs quirky 1900 era vows and practices. A Philadelphia man shuns nicotine by burning nine clay pipes, then oddly reclaims them from ashes. Other resolutions include avoiding cards, dodging engagements, quarreling with a mother in law at the signal “sugar bowls,” and pledging steadiness in work.
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Mamma
Irishman an Indian chief in Winnebago tribe dispute
Chicago resident Thomas Roddy, about forty, aims to become White Buffalo chief of the Winnebago nation after the 1887 death of Black Hawk’s successor. Green Cloud disputes the whites’ succession, gathering 1900 supporters and appealing to Washington to block Roddy. Roddy plans to move to Winnebago country to lead the tribe.
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Thomas R. Roddy
Chicago
Sele
Ted
J. Fenimore Cooper
Leatherstocking
Prairies
West
Thomas R. Rotdy
Wisconsin
City Ife
Dontie
Roddy
Black Mawk
Green Cloud
White Buffalo
Washington
Department of the Interior
Winnebago
MR. Roddy
White Buffa
Roddy’s plan to reform Winnebago governance and schools
A 19th century reform outline describes Mr. Roddy aiming to modernize the Winnebago tribe with a white chief at the helm, introduce compulsory village schools, and reform council procedures. Mrs. Roddy would focus on women’s roles while Pack Hawk acknowledges the needed change and ensures tribal instructions are followed.
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Roddy
Winnebagos
Themen Elver
Pack Hawk
Mr. Roddy
Poston proposes probation remedy for drunkenness fines
A Baltimore American analysis argues current penalties for drunkenness waste police funds and punish the poor. It supports placing offenders under probation for longer terms with hard work until fines are earned and paid, reducing jail due to poverty while maintaining punishment and reform.
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Poston
Baltimore American
Power Of Imagination And Its Effect On Confidence
A Psychology Review note describes an experiment by Slosson where a bottled odor was presented during a lecture. Viewers in front detected the odor within 15 seconds, while those farther away did so within 40 seconds. Some claimed no odor, but the test ended within a minute, showing imagination’s influence on perception.
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Slosson
Len
Foreigner From Arkansas in Jury Duty Not Naturalized
Judge J J DuBose recalls a murder trial juror candidate labeled a foreigner. The man claimed Arkanean birth and ignorance of naturalization, causing laughter in court. The judge freed him, noting the juror was not rich but deemed unsuitable for his court’s panel.
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J. J. DuBose
Arkanaan
Notice of patent application for Summit Vale Mining Claim
Notice for publication of Kohra mining claim patent application in Silver Bow County Montana. Official survey details, boundary bearings, and the location in Summit Vale Mining District. Adjoining claims listed with Frank Shoviin and David Burt as applicants. George D. Greene Register. First publication November 11, 1999.
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United States Land Ofice
Helena
Kohra
Addres
Deer Lodge
Montana
Summit Vale
Jey
Silver Baw County
Porphyry
Wisich
Aarean
Bar
Appticens
Dar. A
Recorder of
Strv
Bow County
Bliver Lick Lode
Lot
Frank Shoviin
Tiger Lily
David Burt
Appiicart
Michael Carroll
Time Card Eraст No 12 Anacones to St Panassissade
Daily schedules list various trains serving Anaconda Butte and nearby depots. It covers routes to Portland, coast points, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, and connections to St Louis and Omaha. Through and local tickets available for all points.
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Portland
Butte
Union
Anaconda
Lgreat Northern
Ananda
Great Falle
Helena Tocal
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Great Northern Railway
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Northa Pacific Railway
Europe
Burlington
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Phil Daniels
East Broadway
Mont
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Ogden
Denver
St. Louisa
Galveston
Texas
City of Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Cc. F
Warren
Balt Lake
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Imagination
Arkansas
George D. Greene, Reglater
J. Baker
United States
Portland, Paul
St. Joseph
B. Merriman
G. A. Butte
W. Mont
Cab and Transfer Co
Salt Lake
Boston
Tigret Office
Wilson Gen
B. Burley
G. T
P. A
Utah
Vancouver
Victoria
Fairhaven
Puget Sound
Helens
Reree Phrowph
Masa
Great Pallg
BNE Webel
P.m
Ps Pau
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