A Daughter of the Sioux: Clash at Elk Tooth Ridge
General Charles King depicts a tense standoff as Ray and his troopers confront Stabber and the Sioux under Red Fox and Lame Wolf. A fierce mounted assault unfolds with a defensive fire, signals, and a strategic prairie fire barrier, foreshadowing a second Sioux push.
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Stabber
Lame Wolf
Red Cloud
Ray
Elk Tooth Ridge
Moccasin Ridge
Winsor
Middle Tooth
Old Winsor
Crazy Horse
Virginia
Field
Mimy
Red Fox
Middle Knob
The American Beauty Composite of Society Women
A Kansas City Star feature discusses a composite photograph of twenty well known New York women, presenting the American beauty ideal. It contrasts American faces with English French and Teutonic types, noting variety, independence, and distinctive character among the pictured women including Mrs Chauncey M Depew and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
America
New York
Helen Morton
Chauncey M. Depew
Payne Whitney
Alice Roosevelt
Nathalie Schenck
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
John Jacob Astor
Kansas City Star
Plucky Little Girl Runs Family Truck Farm for Seven
Eleanor Keefauver, twelve, operates a door to door truck farm on 110 North Fifty-seventh Street West Philadelphia. She earns about $20 weekly in summer and supplies vegetables year round for her family while her paralytic father and mother work occasional jobs. Her farm is loaned by the Philadelphia Vacant Lot Cultivation Association which provides patches on two hundred acres of donated land to help impoverished residents sustain themselves.
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Little Eleanor Keefauver
North Fifty-seventh Street
West
Philadelphia
America
Eleanor
Keefauver
Keefauvers
Squelched Ben Butler in Salem Trial Vivid Courtroom Exchange
In Salem Massachusetts Ben Butler cross examined a key prosecution witness who testified she inferred guilt from assembling facts. He pressed her and she vowed to answer only by putting together clues, then angrily warned him of a physical blemish on his lip and a similar mark on her hand prompting laughter and the judge’s amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
Ben Butler
Philadelphia Ledger
England's oldest couple twins: Baxter pair in Yorkshire
In Laughton-en-le-Morthen England John Baxter 96 and Ellen 98 have been married 75 years. They live in one cottage over 60 years and Baxter helped dress stone from Anston quarries used in Parliament roofs. They receive ten shillings weekly relief and the husband walks to the relieving officer for bounty.
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Yorkshire
Laughton-en-le-Morthen
Worksop
John
Ellen Baxter
England
Baxter
Anston
Fragrance and Color in Flowers by Season
The text notes white blossomed plants hold the highest proportion of fragrant flowers, followed by red then yellow. It ranks violet, green, orange and brown in sequence. Spring blooms carry the most white and thus are generally most fragrant, while reds and yellows prevail in summer.
Raisins and Dried Fruits Recommended For Energy
Raisins provide nourishment and stimulus during sustained exercise, comparable to wine. Figs and dates are useful but require thorough washing and inspection before eating. Green figs are an excellent food.
Sleep and Fat: Morning Nap and Fat Loss
A Chicago American piece explains a scientist’s claim that an extra hour of sleep daily could save fat, but a rival table shows different fat usage for sleeping waking standing and walking. It highlights the morning nap as a physical necessity and counters the idea that laziness is moral obliquity.
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Chicago
Develop the Chest and Breath Control in Three Months
A Chicago Inter Ocean item instructs in three months chest and neck development through shoulder-raising drills and chest expansion while breathing. It advises keeping the chest out, drawing in the abdomen, and breathing through the nose to sustain long passages, promising about two inches growth.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Wonderful fire horse Prince the city’s eager alarmist
Prince a 1650 pound fire horse in Olath e Kansas city service uses a gong to summon attention and control delays for meals training and exercise. His antics include pulling alarms, breaking stall pins, and defying authority when the chief is away.
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Prince
Olathe
Fred Garwood
Prince’s Stall
Chief Garwood
Mr. Garwood
Garwood
Kansas City Star
Mysterious Bottle Trick Promises Upright Stunt
A Brooklyn Eagle report describes a clever magic trick to make a bottle stand upright for one minute and then fall. A hidden metal wire is inserted during the setup to tilt the bottle at the word lie down, creating a baffling display that relies on concealed weight and deft handling.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Rain Bath for Pillows and Quilts
Feather pillows benefit from a summer rain if their covers are clean, then sunning on the clothesline for several days. Down quilts may be treated the same with some shrinkage possible and no danger of injury.
Great Loss by Friction on World Railways
The article notes that friction losses on global railways are vast, with Dr. Haarman, a German, estimating about 247000 tons of steel wasted annually.
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Dr. Haarman
Ordinary house moths cause thousands in UK losses yearly
It is estimated that the ordinary house moth destroys clothing, furniture and other properties to the yearly value of thousands of pounds in the United Kingdom alone.
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United Kingdom
My Lad Do Not Let Others Bear Your Burden
A published poem from Union Signal urges self reliance in service to God. It counsels the reader to bear their own load now, not delay duties for stronger or wiser moments, and to trust divine judgment for rewards.
Samson and the elephant on his hands
A Omaha Sunday school class tale ends with a boy claiming his father is stronger than Samson. The teacher asks for proof and the boy reiterates his father's immense strength, noting his mother once said he had a elephant on his hands.
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Omaha
Samson
Jimmy
James
Morning to Night I Ask What Shall I Do
Poem lines urge choosing joy from dawn to dusk and to remain the happiest child in town. The verse reflects a playful upbeat outlook with a simple daily refrain.
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Philadelphia
Dan Beard and the Pocket Anaconda on a Ferry
The article recounts Dan Beard the animal painter and naturalist describing a ferry trip with a baby anaconda tucked in his overcoat pocket. A neighbor’s startled reaction led to a prank reveal as crayfish in Beard’s other pocket drew a comical bite.
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Dan Beard
Guy T. Wiskinski
Mr. Beard
New York City
Long Island
Eastman Barn and Self-Feeder Corn Crib Description
A detailed description of the Eastman barn with an 80 by 12 foot corn crib running through its center. The crib lowers for self feeding shelled corn, hogs sleep beneath, hayracks run 80 feet, and ends receive hay. Sliding doors use weights, with a four foot gap to exclude sides. North end closed in bad weather. south end open. Scales allow weigh cattle anytime. barn may hold 100 cattle. Currently feeding 101 head, 97 Herefords. The facility saves time and labor and stays dry with good bedding.
Unloading Watermelons On A City Street
A New York Sun report describes three men tossing watermelons from a truck to a store curb in a rapid unload. The wobbling trio transfer a full load to a pile outside the door, showing seasoned but dangerous teamwork. Even expert catchers can miss and leave broken fruit behind.
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New York Sun
Lightning Strikes Man Under Tree in Kentucky
A colored inmate of the county poorhouse in Lexington Kentucky sought shelter under a large tree during a storm. A bolt struck the top of his head and glanced off shattering a nearby tree. He was stunned briefly but recovered quickly asking if he had been struck with an ax.
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Lexington
Charles Messers
Rainbow trout caught by Lord Denbigh in Buckingham Palace grounds
Lord Denbigh displayed a rainbow trout captured in the Buckingham Palace lake during the London season. The 11 inch long, about ten ounce fish was in fine condition and fought gamely on a small Black Hackle fly.
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London
Lord Denbigh
Buckingham Palace
Increasing Swarms in Bees From Old Frames
J A Dean discusses methods to increase apiaries by shaking bees from brood frames and relocating swarms. He compares partial frame shaking and driven swarms, noting effects on brood, worker ages, and colony health, and shares drumming and watering tips.
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J. A. Dean
Select the Best for Breeding to Save the Farm
A Feather editorial warns that hucksters rob farms by buying only the best stock leaving farmers with poorer flocks and weeds. It urges farmers to keep the best for breeding, selling the surplus, and never selling their top birds or hens.
Log water troughs for farm use prove handy
Farmers can save effort by making water troughs from old logs. Many woodpiles contain logs too short for the sawmill and unused, but with simple home construction these logs can become sturdy, practical troughs for livestock.
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Across the Border
Fairyland
W. B. Yeats
Sophie Jewitt
Gen
Charles King
Hobart Company
Little Plains
Springfield
Clayton
Frayne
Omniscient Bureau
Fox
Webb
Sweetwater
THE
Plucky Little Girl
Gnd
Olanthe
Kan
His
Tom
Harry
Papa
JPRAL
Illinois
Eastman Bros
Hancock
County Il
Breeders’ Gazette
John Clark
Eastman Barn
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