The Chickasaw Bandit and the Wolf Burrow Escape
Colonel Bailey commands a Guthrie district pursuit of Ocie an elusive Chickasaw bandit. In a Washita Hills camp the group fights a growing prairie fire and a desperate escape via a wolf burrow Ocie uses to spirit away with handcuffs rope and broncos. The bandit’s ruse ends with the sheriff and comrades scrambling to safety as Ocie vanishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Bailey
Guthrie
Lehigh
Bailey
Pete
Tor
Washita Hills
Oklaoma
Ocie
Odie
Contrrave
Washita River
Ohe
Campera
Oche
Til Tilford
Curios of the Philippines in Penn Museum Display
Curios from the Philippines attract attention at the University of Pennsylvania museum. A five-piece collection from Rastrow Madrid showcases primitive weapons and idols by Visayas craftsmen, with iron swords and a Malay creese among the highlights.
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University of Pennsylvania
Philippine Islands
Madrid
Spain
University Museum
Visayas
Luzon
Milwaukee Sentinel
Coronation of Holland's Queen Wilhelmina Explored
A detailed look at Queen Wilhelmina's upcoming coronation and reign as Netherlands sovereign. The piece highlights her independence in marriage decisions, public welcomes, civic processions through Amsterdam, and idealized portrayal as a modern Dutch ruler loved by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Hague
the Hague
Jordan
Netherlands Choral Society
House of Orange
Ryx Museum
Jaya
Empire
Wilhelmina
Elizabeth
England
How to Make a Home Filter for Water Purification
A New York Herald description outlines a simple home made water filter using ordinary lamp glass, sand, cotton wool or sponge, and animal charcoal. The article details assembly, operation, and upkeep, noting it can rival patent filters in performance and cost. It also includes a discussion of Queen Wilhelmina, Canada’s southern boundary, and cicada biology.
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New York Sun
The
New York Herald
Herald
Dismal Dawson
Mrs. McCall
Ethel
Mamma
Louisa
Willow Bower Dreamsong in May Belle Willis Verse
A Boston Transerry reprint presents May Belle Willis's poem Willow Bower. It depicts a willow shade retreat by calm waters where a narrator drifts in a boat dreaming of weary men and idle hours. The verse contrasts peace within the bower with a world outside filled with care and strife, ending at twilight with departure from the tranquil haunt.
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Indy
Borin
Belle Willis
Boston
Witty quips and colonial echoes in a mixed era jumble
A collage of humorous exchanges and social asides contrasts with a brisk colonial history sketch. Quips about fate, mining stocks, family life, and everyday mistakes sit alongside a sweeping Appletons overview of pioneers, privateers, and empire builders from ancient to modern times.
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South America
Dutch East Indies
Texel
Acadia
la Tours
de Castin
Forest Rangers
Canada
Kipling
Gentlemen Rovers
Cecil Rhodes
Matabeleland
Jamieson
Appletons
Popular Science Monthly
Making Steel Pens by Machinery
Describes how steel pens are produced from cutting ribbons to blanks and shaping tips, stamping, and adding maker names. Details the annealing step, counting and boxing, and mentions a novel machine capable of performing multiple operations in one pass.
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Goldenrod
Frank Dempster Sherman
Curios OF the
Philippines
Jerusalem
Palestine
Trinidad
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Morocco
Simla
India
Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland
A S
Atte
Quee
Omega
Prince Bernhard of
Saxe-Weimar
Lance
Wilaclu
Xaeu
Doyot
Victoria
George IV
Europe
William Oii
Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marin
Ontario
Italy
Manitoba
Vancouver
Germany
New Zealand
Pho
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington Stane
Sharcoal
Wimtlelmina
Bob
Tom
Harry
Slam
Hugband
John
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