Old-Timer Recalls Harsh 1888 South Dakota Blizzard
James B. Lazear of Umata Nevada recalls the 1888 blizzard in South Dakota. He describes eight days of 15 to 45 below, solid snow to the second story, tunnels under sidewalks, 40 feet deep cuts, and trains running through the snow for a month. He says he traveled nearly 100 miles from Pukwana to Mitchell atop the crust with two horses.
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South Dakota
James B. Lazear
Umata
Nev
Kansas City Star
Me Bau
Pukwam
Freman
Lazear
Pukwina
Mitchell
Rather Pretty Story Told of Great Orator
An Evening Post fragment recounts a humorous anecdote about William Jennings Bryan. Joseph Cummings relates Bryan’s private banter and romance during courtship, noting Bryan’s playful reply about ears and a streetcar, ending with the line that the romance is still ongoing.
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William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mn Ute
Joseph Cummings
Future Day Evening Post
Haunting From Automobile Coyotes Shot From Car at Speed
A northern hunter recently back from Texas describes hunting coyotes from a high powered gun while driving at fifty miles per hour on the prairie. He says the sport is thrilling as coyotes run to the timber but cannot outrun the vehicle.
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Lone Star State
Joke Conversation About Cure and Golf
A banker humorously pleads for a cure to his mind wandering during work. A doctor prescribes golf to fix his mindset, while remarks compare cowardice to discretion in a man’s self view.
Some women Have Eyes and See Yet
Mrs Knage declares some women possess eyes and see but ears are silent, while another voice retorts about tongues and thinking. The fragment hints at gendered perception and wit in a murky period piece with clipped dialogue.
You Know That Kind Politician No Stranger Exchange
A brief street conversation unfolds around a politician. A stranger challenges recognition and election-time favors, prompting the politician to awkwardly acknowledge possible prior contact.
Quotable exchange on diets ends with diploma rumor
A fragmentary dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes a witty exchange about a wife changing her diet after hearing about Mrs. Smith. The snippets hint at a gad ending and a figure named Gordon discussing death by degrees as diplomas were signed.
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Gordonu
Dan
Gordon
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