Baby in the Battle Hero Lord Charles Hay Story
A dramatic Montreal Star tale recalls Lord Charles Hay of the First Life Guards risking life to rescue a frightened child during a fierce Belgian battle between French and English. He carried the girl to safety amid smoke and muskets, earning rare French praise before being wounded. he later became a renowned English figure.
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Salamander
Lord Charles Hay
First Life Guards
Belgium
Young Hay
Lord Charles
Charles Hay
Batlefield
Monsieur
England
Montreal Star
Lincoln and Grace Bedell Whiskers Tale and Home Love Advice
A narrative recalls how Abraham Lincoln grew whiskers after Grace Bedell urged it. It describes their meeting at Westfield and his inaugural shave choice. The piece ends with a Love and consideration for those at home advice for young girls and suitors.
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Lincoln
Washington
Westfield
Chautauqua County
Mr. Lincoln
Grace Bedell
Grace
Capitol
Ladies’ Home Journal
A Question in Physical Culture Cartoon Exchange
A comic exchange about strength in the family shows a child asking if mamma is dreadfully strong and Papa replying that he is the strong one. The snippet comes from the Pittsburg Bulletin and preserves a light domestic joke about parental roles.
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Mamma
L. D
What a Bucket Shop Is
Tom and Jack discuss a bucket shop with Jack joking that brokers use buckets to water stock as Lippincott's knowledge hints at a deflationary notion of stock manipulation.
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Tom
Jack
Ivory trade and African elephants linked to slave system
A Pall Mall Gazette analysis explains how ivory from African elephants sustains the slave system and European demand. It notes elephant destruction, uncertain extinction timelines, and trade routes from Zanzibar, Mozambique, and other ports to London, with annual imports around 60 000 tusks and vast elephant losses.
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Mayfair
Strand
East African
Germany
Europe
Africa
Asia
Zanzibar
Mozambique
Bombay
England
Burmah
Siam
Cochin China
Ceylon
Sumatra
Java
Seneswoobia
Guinea
Congo
Benguela
Sofala
Cape Town
Tunis
Tripoli
Alexandria
Cairo
London
Liverpool
West
Antwerp
Congo’ Free State
France
America
Pall Mall Gazette
Thas
Succulent Frog Trade Spurs Brassiest Lunchroom Sale
A bright boy visits hotels and restaurants twice monthly selling frogs. In a downtown lunch room he sold a dozen fat frogs for sixty cents a dozen. A Jersey-born German woman also sells frogs and stays mum when asked for exact sources. The frogs are cooked by frying in cracker dust or butter per gastronomic authorities.
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Jersey
Philadelphia Inquirer
Happy Meejum Echoes of Two Gentlemen's Favor
A dialect sketch shows Umele Peter praising a merry balance between two wealthy gentlemen, stating he is content with his lot and has landed a fortunate arrangement between them. The line reflects pride and humor in a social scene with Vanderbilts referenced indirectly.
Legal blanks on hand for orders at varying sheet sizes
A supplier advertises a full supply of legal blanks and invites distant customers to order by mail at 35c per dozen for quarter sheets, with pricing shown for half sheets and 75 for full sheets.
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Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison
Montana
Jefferson County
Madison County
R. Z. Tuomas
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The
Dillon Tribune
Peter
Vanderbilt
Job
Turkey
Dillon Lumber and Grain Company
Dillon, Montr
Noxon Mills
NOXON
W. H. Smead
Sec’y
Gen
T. W. Poindexter & Sons
Montana Street
Dillon, Montana
General Merchandise
Dillon Brewery
Jos
Tribune
Bucklen
N. M. White
City Drug Store
D. M. Ferry & CO
M. Ferry 4&Co
Detroit
Mich
TT Pacific
Utah & Northern Depot
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