A Small Girl Shows Her Father That Daughters Are As Good As Sons
A girl named Sally hides her pride and fibs about her father’s rodeo dreams to shield herself from family disappointment. She recalls a bitter conversation with foreman Jake Rolfe revealing her father’s plans to leave for rodeo life, not staying to raise Sally.
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White School House
Sally
Jake Rolfe
Jake
Sal
Sall
Katie
Dad
Sheridan
Minnie Carter
Minnie
Ned Towne
Ned
Helena
Sheri
Sally Struggles With Father and Identity at Sheridan Rodeo
Sally, a tomboy in a rodeo family, hides her longing for her absent father Bill Sabin who rides in Sheridan while she contends with Katie Jake and Miss Crowell. Her heartbreak grows as she faces distance, yearning to prove herself as a boy and cope with loneliness.
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Dan
Jake
Katie
Dad
Cat
Sally
Sheridan
Bill Sabin
New York
San Francisco
Miss Crowell
Minnie Carter
Helena
Cay
Mandan Indians and their vanished villages
The article traces Mandan history from early settlements on the Missouri near present Washington North Dakota to their strategic role for traders and explorers. It notes popu- lation, decline due to warfare and smallpox, and their unique agricultural lifeway with summer and winter villages and how Lewis and Clark encountered them.
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Northwest Plains
Far West
Missouri
Washburn
N. D
Mandan
de la Verendrye
Red River
Lewis and Clark
George Catlin
Mississippi
Missouri River
Tropical Colors and Tales from Native North American Lore
The article describes a Kalmour designed dinner dress worn by Helen Shields with orange draped skirt and peacock blue blouse. It then shifts to historical notes on the Mandan and Crow tribes, Welsh origins theories, Prince Madoc’s voyage, Catlin’s investigations, and mentions women acting as stretcher-bearers in Eire due to a man shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Shields
Eire
My Partner a squaw in early Montana life
A Benton Record reprint recounts a white man’s 1880 tale of marrying an Indian woman in frontier Montana. He describes loneliness, adaptation to wilderness, domestic challenges, and a life with two sons who later joined a Sioux horse raid while he reflects on civilization and partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Northwest
Benton Weekly Record
Fort Benton
S. M
Montana Historical Library
State Capitol
Mounain
Velvet themed makeup technique illustrated by Ann Shepherd
The passage describes a beauty method using powder and rouge with a final light powder dusting. It notes Ann Shepherd demonstrating the soft velvet effect and references a Yolande slip with satin, Alencon lace border, and princess styling.
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Ann Shepherd
Prospects Question in Dowry Style Exchange
A father speaks of solid prospects before marriage while a suitor touts a town house two cars and lavish spending as proof of excellent prospects. The exchange reveals social expectations and matchmaking rhetoric.
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Tomboy
Marie de Nervaud
News’ Syndicate Co., Inc
Bill
Ferenak
Ann Bae
Toby Eli
Mystery Tribe
Ginger
Ted
Catlin
Madoc
Madawe
North Wales
North America
Wales
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Dakota
Prince Madawe
Cupid
Ene
Kentucky
George Benz Sons Inc
T. Paul, Minnesota
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