Defended Himself How Clay Clement Became an Expert Swordsman
Clay Clement trained under Daniel Bandmann to learn the throat sword after receiving a letter and a $25 payment to study with Colonel Monstery. In Chicago he endured 26 lessons with Bandmann, who supposedly fought real battles on stage. On opening night he finally defeated Bandmann in a dramatic Bosworth field duel.
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Clay Clement
Clement
Daniel Bandmann
Bandmann
Richard
Richmond
Checken
Inspectation
Baundmann
Colonel Monstery
Chicago
Monstery
Bandimann
Bosworth Field
Gloster
Chicago Times-Herald
The Corsican Vendetta Described by The Times Story
The article explains the Corsican vendetta as private retaliation for blood guilt, tracing its origins to Genoese rule in Corsica. It notes public opinion pressures vengeance, women’s songs of revenge, blood stained garments, and families living in constant fear for years until vengeance is carried out or the killer is found.
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Corsica
Philadelphia Times
Dublin church choir startled by organ blower’s busted bellows
In a Dublin church the choir was startled when the organ blower shouted Sing like blazes The bellows is busted amid the psalm. Separately experiments on plant evapotranspiration show night evaporation in clear weather far exceeds day rates in a ratio of one to five.
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Dublin
Price of noble titles in Bavaria an old catalog note
In Bavaria the text states prices for titles of nobility with a prince at 5000 dollars a lord at 2500 dollars and a simple title offered for 375 dollars as part of an old catalog notation.
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Bavaria
Breathing Exercises Promised to Improve Lung Health
A New York Ledger piece urges heavy breathing drills for numerous ailments noting the weather and posture influence health. It prescribes rapid two second inhalations on open porches or windows and repeated sessions through the day to strengthen lungs and expand chest.
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New York Ledger
Tobacco Twists Turned by Skilled Hands in Factory
The article describes how raw leaf tobacco is prepared at the factory. Workers strip stems, dampen wrappers, and roll twists weighing small amounts with precise scales. Top artisans produce 1,800 to 2,000 twists daily at the plant cited by Kansas City Star.
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Dily
Kansas City Star
Baseball terms fade as fashions change in sport speech
The New York Sun notes baseball language shifts with time. Goose egg redhot grounder and daisy cutter fall out of use while balls grow hotter. Giants live shorter lives than tall people, and horseradish scent is claimed to cure headaches.
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New York Sun
The Veteran and the Flag on Independence Day
A veteran prepares a rose garden home for Independence Day with his wife and grandson George. As dawn breaks and the flag is raised, a cannon booms and the old man collapses, uttering his final words to raise the banner.
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Lake Shore
The
Willows
Earth
George
John
Lanner
Fourth of July in Gotham and London Celebrations
The piece recalls New York's deserted streets on the Fourth as firemen and responders stay busy amid fireworks mishaps. It notes anecdotes from notable New Yorkers including H. C. Du Val and Oliver Sumner Teall, plus Delmonico and D. O. Mills praising the day. It also reports Americans abroad in London at Waldorf Astor’s Thames dinner and the embassy celebration in London.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Gotham
H. C. du Val
Chauncey M. Depew
du Val
Avas
Oliver Sumner Tell
Mr. Teall
Amy
Delmonico
D. O. Mills
Benjamin F. Tracy
Abe Hummel
Central Park
Richard Croker
Lannon
England
London
Waldorf Astor
Astor
Thames Bank
United States
Cliveden
Mr. Astor
Prince of Wales
Harrison Ayres
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Colt Bandmann
Tle
W. H. Peeex
Wasoe
Tedar St
Tribune Publishing CO
Dillon, Montana
Tribune Pub. CO
Dillon
Mont
Allodelphia
Washington
D. C
Montana
Nala
Mining and Scientific Press
Market ST
San Francisco, Cal
Cushman
J. Lennox Browne
Central London
Throat and Ear Hospital
Coshman
Browne
J. H. Salisbury
5. S. Bishop
Thinols Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boia Eta Ba Rere Tea
Price
Cushman Drug Co
Vinternes, Ind
Dearborn St
Carthage
Roy Rada
Salem
Ale
DD. W. Florp
Cushman Co.aviocennes
Indiana
Sayy Law Office
Missoula
Jose F. Sonindier
Hamby
Township
South Range
Weet
Inverhead County
L. J. Price
Clerk District Court
Register and
United States Land Office
John M. Evans
Register
Mon
Gettler
Clara E. Dizon
D. L. No
Martin Sorenson
Fox
John Oleenberg
Samuel Peterson
Peter Jensen
John M. Evang
Missoula Mont
Jesse Jackson
Beaverhead County
New
W. Francis
U. S. Circuit Court
Gaid
John Peterson
Wisdom
John O Berg
Chas. Warren
Joan M. Evans
Man
Nonce
W. A. Francis
U. S
District of Montana
Liza A. Buxton
James Gurg
W.moran
Nels Johnson
Frank Dixon
Birch Creek
Walter Bannoun
Minneapolis Penny Press
Twin Cities
Trin- Une
Triponz Pus. Co
Tripunn
Tribune Pub CO
Dunton, Montana
America
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Broadway
Poin Oesch & UK
Dillon, Besserteld Co
Brand—Catti
Square
Crineuke
Breck
Wales
Miles
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