Frontier Desperado Walker Hanged After Confrontation
Gilbert and Charles Small of Colorado defend their frontier hotel against the outlaw Olate Walker. Lieutenant Forney of West Point helps corner and arrest him, then Walker is lynched by a mining camp posse at night. The tale highlights frontier law and courage in the Far West.
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New England
Plum
Tioys
Gilbert
Charles Small
Colorado
Alamosa
Peter Hergh
Jesse James
Olate Walker
Walker
Raton
New Mexico
Telegraph Post
Clare Walker
A. Desperado
Will
Clarion
Charles
Clare
Desperaido
Forney
Military Academy
West Point
West Pointer
Worhey
Charlie
Morney
Guaties
Bordex
Waverley Magazine
Words of Wisdom and Natural Observations Across Nations
A collage of aphorisms on virtue and folly contrasts with scientific notes on malaria in Italy, volcanic activity on Mt St Helens, insect color perception, a venom bite cure using alum, nail growth studies, and planetary gas escape theories. The piece mixes moral guidance with curiosities from science and nature.
Faery Tale Prompt Reveals Hidden Family Conflict
A Chicago Times-Herald page excerpt presents a garbled poem about a nobleman and a child. It features lines about a sought after gift, a boy, and a test of virtue, with imagery of lands, foiled plots, and a queenly court. The fragment hints at themes of trust, loyalty, and imagined adventures in Follyland.
Medieval Locks and a Trapdoor Key Tale from History
In medieval craft, metalworkers made intricate locks that baffled the uninitiated, such as Apostle Locks with front figures whose touch on a robe part released bolts. Elizabethan smith Mark Seniist made a tiny eleven-piece lock weighing two grains of gold with a pipe key. The Marquis of Worcester, under Charles I, allegedly created a lock with a harmless steel barb that sprang into the keyhole to trap intruders, a device said to have ensnared him when he tried it.
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Apostle
Mark Seniist
Marquis of
Worcester
Charles I
Philadelphia Times
Nevise
Philadelphia Record
Dolly
Polly
Indianapolis Journal
Samuel
Cass
Chicago Record
Small
Aira
Ainslee
Clara
Clarence
Gianopolis Journal
Philadelphia
Mandy
Antic
Bingo
Harper’s Bazar
Mr. Skinnerhorn
Birl Quills
Birl
Things to Forget and the Blues of Memory
The piece argues forgetting offers relief from pain and depression. It contrasts memory with defeat, urging focus on brighter moments to escape persistent blues. It warns dwelling on failures damages willpower and courage for new battles. It emphasizes maintaining optimism to avoid becoming a pessimist.
Salary Wars Between New York and London Police
The New York and London police pay scales are compared, noting NY officers receive far higher salaries though discontent remains. It cites Sir Henry Smith and Major Warehouse salaries in London, and contrasts with NY chief and deputy chief pay, inspector and sergeant wages, and rookie patrolman stipends, with a Nassau press quote on London rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Smith
New York Press
New Wao Vor Bagpipes Found By Highlanders In California Farm
A pair of Scottish Highlanders on a California sheep farm discover four new uses for the bagpipes. Daily pipe playing on rough ground unsettles eagles that prey on lambs and attack grown sheep. A separate note discusses the essentials of selecting a London footman, noting height leg form and artificial supports to improve appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
London
Iyry Jankers
Just a Little Nervous and American Shoes Tale
A New York woman on the Empire State express asks a brakeman about accidents. He jokes that every car has a brake and the outcome depends on the life she has led. A man abroad arrives in New York and buys American shoes that fit well and look right, remarking on different workmanship.
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New York
Buffalo
Tarrytown
Leslie
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Color and mood in infants and children observed
A Nursery writer notes infant matrons claim gray frocks make babies cross, while bright red gowns foster contentment. Children aged two to four show less color influenced mood. In gardens the youngest favor red playthings, while older children prefer blue.
Fragmented verse and quips from era humor pages
The passage compiles jesting dialog, verse fragments, cartoon captions, and brief jokes from late nineteenth to early twentieth century magazines. It features lovers, weddings, workers, and social scenes with sly wordplay and clipped punchlines, including exchanges about eloping, money, and domestic mishaps.
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Ateriean
Carnegie
Ibook Smia
Missouri
Tonos
North Pole
the Pole
Wuidt
Harvard
River ii Arg
Moder
de, Posta
Shotés Ayen
Thatsis
Trenaury
Admiralty
Holland
America
Bittiak Naval Suilealine Tea Saapaaia
Bal AL Beckwith
Olnte Walker
Leutenant
Hays
Europé
Florence Hall Winterburn
Woman's Home Companion
Europe
Words OF
Italy
Mt. St. Has
Wielix Plateau
W. F. Rightmire
Arizona
P. A. Minakoff
Johnstone Stoney
Jhus
Lars
Earth
Mars
Hadsgifta
Shula
Nerove
Dade Walla
Dolla
Rdens
Serena
Chicago Times-Herad
Borrotell
Harduppe
Brooklyn
Mium
Sarah
North American
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