Major Hamlin's Bold Rescue and Unmasking of Dupont
In a dramatic pursuit near Cimarron Hamlin, aided by two troopers, tracks Lefevre and Molly to an Indian camp. A fierce fight leads to Dupont’s exposure as Lefevre, the missing officer, and Sheridan vows to clear Hamlin’s name after learning of a Confederate court martial misstep.
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Major McDonald
Ihe
Paecast i Pa
Pat Neadsd
Ron
Pie Fat Ayal
Hey Ara
Hamat
Hamty
Mély
Mab
Suny
Molla
Ira
Aweetheart
Lory
Rgney
Dupont Conners
Dunont
Flamy
Cimmaron
Min
Wroegson
Heme
Slughes
Hughes
LeFevre
Hamlin
Intier
Haten
Molly
Custer
Hamiln
Hit Uints
Sheridat
Addler
Sheridan
Jim
Hamilt
Pan Osage
Black Kettle
Washita
Black Kettie
Eliott
Little Nock
Little Raven
Santanta
Canter
Tam
Hamlint Hamlin
Fourth Texas Infantry
Fisher's Hill
Jamtin
Solsiry
Shultz
Himmel
Sharidan
Black Kettle's
Kansas
Dupont
Gaeldina
Dodge
Tortoise Sets Church A Fire At St Mark's Denver
A peculiar report from Denver claims a tortoise caused a church fire at St Mark's in Denver, with authorities noting the incident followed by the near- successful containment of the blaze. The story suggests possible motivations tied to religious events and disturbances there.
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Athens
St. Mark's Church
Denver
Cole
Punished Camp Fire Ends War Correspondent's Tale
A returned war correspondent recalls grim camp life with harsh humor. He cites cooks failing to know the range, meals of hot shot on the half shell, and wages docked upon landing. The editor, unimpressed, moved him to the Wall Street office to curb his pun stock.
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Wall Street
Tortoise Upsets Lamp Causing Fire in Quiet Reading Hall
A tortoise allegedly disrupted a lamp reading event by tipping over a lamp, sparking a small blaze during a hymn singing and Psalter responses. No injuries reported. fire followed by swift containment. Local authorities investigating cause of accident.
What Puzzled Him Vaudeville Sketch Sparks Political Wit
A vaudeville comic frets over material for a sketch about the current political situation. He explains he has plenty of good material but cannot decide what to include, highlighting a busy supply of topical humor and the challenge of selection.
Awakening of Aleppo and Its Rapid Railway Growth
Aleppo emerges as a bustling railway hub with bulldozers pushing east to the Euphrates and north toward Osmaniyeh on the route to Adana. Daily trains bring 20 to 25 carloads of railway material from Tripoli as a permanent steel bridge replaces a temporary wood structure over the Euphrates.
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Aleppo
Huphrates
Maniyeh
Adana
Tripoli
Moselmich
Euphrates
Mosul
Alexandretta
Mediterranean
Bagdad
Osmaniyeh
Militant suffragists form large London army
Miss Zelle Emerson leads the East London division of the Women's Suffrage Political Association and says a militant army is forming to protect protestors from police brutality. She notes both men and women will drill in self defense, with Sir Francis Vane commanding units of twenty five. The aim is to outnumber police three to one and even imprison cabinet members in their homes.
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London
Zelle’ Emerson
East London
Women’s Suffrage Political Association
Francis Vane
Elk Kill in Seven Mountains Sparks 200 Dollar Fine
A 700 pound elk was killed near Siglerville by Dayton Alkens after mistaking it for a deer. Five hunters fired, Alkens the sole hit, and he posted 200 dollar bond. his father notified authorities and kept half the fine. The elk, rare in Mifflin county, was likely driven by other hunters and the carcass was given to Lewistown Hospital for patients.
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Lewiston
Seven Mountains
Siglerville
Dayton Alkens
Alken
Alkand
Mifflin County
Lewistown Hospital
Jilted Italian bites off nose in revenge tale
Gaetano Sangiori, an Italian, avenges a jilt by biting the tip of a young woman's nose after a dinner invitation. He was sentenced to six years in prison for the barbarous act.
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Gaetano Sangiori
Adaomantine
Hut
Sangieri
Agricultural Education in Western Canada
Canadian farming gains are tied to strong government backed education. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta build agricultural colleges and demonstration farms amid wide federal support. Dean Curtiss of Ames notes Canadians invest heavily in vocational training and cooperative marketing, with government funding covering up to 85 percent of cooperative creameries and elevators costs.
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Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Agricultural College
Alberta
Edmonton
Dean Curtiss
Ames Agricultural College
Iowa
United States
University and Agricultural College
Kor
Grain yields and livestock breeds advertised at cost
The notice discusses dairy, Shorthorn and Special dairy breeds offered at cost with long payment terms. It notes Western Canada grain yields in 1918 were excellent though not abnormal, with wheat producing 30 to 45 bushels per acre and other small grains showing strong averages.
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Canada
Prayer Succeeds For Town Butcher After Threatened Closure
A struggling butcher, facing decline due to rival across the street, is advised by a minister to try prayer. After starting to pray, he reports a dramatic turn: the beggar over the road is found dead the next morning, and the butcher attributes his renewed success to prayer.
Case of Man's Ingratitude in Atlantic City Thanksgiving
George B. McClellan recalls a Thanksgiving in Atlantic City where an overdressed couple quarrels on the Boardwalk. A man pushes a woman who falls, and she angrily shouts that her pawned screens financed his day off, highlighting the stark social contrast of the holiday.
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George B. McClellan
Ormer
New York
Atlantic City
He Was Real Nasty: Office Boy Altercation
An office boy Henry comes to work with a battered face after a confrontation with a Black person. He recounts the night argument, a fight that left him with black eyes, a swollen jaw, and a brutal stomping, expressing deep sickness about Black people.
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Henry
The Knocker from God and the Rotten Ten Rules
A bizarre verse describes God shaping a knocker from leftovers after creating a rattle snake toad and vampire. The knocker is a two legged creature with a corkscrew soul and jelly backbone, carrying a rot of ten principles where a heart should be. As the knocker approaches, honest men avert, angels hide behind harps, and hell gates seal.
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Hell
Missouri
Misread Signals Spark Troubles in Hallway Encounter
A man boasts of kissing Miss Sweet in a dark hallway and acts surprised when she reacts. He admits misjudging her reaction, then tries to downplay it as a mistake, only to worsen the situation with her anger escalating.
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Eles
Short Division Quip Prompts Clever Riff on Fractions
The Boy from Mash humorously extends a division joke as Pupil LHaricot answers with quarter, halves, eighths, sixteenths, and finally thirty seconds. The playful exchange showcases quick math wit and classroom banter.
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L'Haricot
Insubordinate Drill and Weather Jokes Echo Zany Line
A corporal scolds a squad for poor drill and threatens long hours with field practice. A rank voice asks for rain as a twist to the punishment. A separate oddly phrased line about a woman’s satisfaction and search for the best follows, adding confusion to the scene.
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Cimarron
Pet
Colo
Lamp
Neenle
Old Syrian City
Zelle Emerson TeHs
Plan of Women
Rayton Alkens
Lewiston, Pa
Barbarova
Western
Butcher
Pdor
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