The Indignant Colonel and The Peaceful Man Visscher Tale
A comic ballad page recounts a boastful colonel’s rants and a sly reporter by turns. It then shifts to Visscher’s fierce misadventures with the Missouri foreman and a Philadelphia amnesty piece. The piece closes with a wandering scene in which John Logan of Tuscarora resists interview and theater of bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pase
Bi Neve
Will L. Visscher
St. Jo
Missouri
Kansas City Journal
Visscher
Mr. Logan
Logan
Blaine
Insale
Cleveland
Tilden
John A. Logan
John Logan
Tuscarora
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill
Miner Fred P Brown Dies In Sheep Mountain Fall
Tuesday reports tell of Fred P Brown a pioneer prospector at Sheep Mountain killed in a fall while surveying the Homestake No 7 claim. He led the ascent along a dangerous gorge when he suddenly toppled backward rolling and then dropped from view as Cornwall failed to catch him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Brown
Sheep Mountain
Fred Johnson
Harry Cornwall
Mr. Brown
Mr. Cornwall
Fred
Cornwall
Sneezing as Omens Through History and Proverb
The piece surveys sneezing as omen across eras citing Famianus Strada and ancient custom. It notes two or three sneezes as wholesome and thrice sneezed as risky, with a shift from Aristotle era to modern times toward a triple sneeze. It closes with quirky weekday sneezing lore about outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famianus Strada
Fister Suburranu
Aristndle
The Shotgun Policy in Georgia
Two men stand at a country farm yard gate as a fiery redheaded woman and Melindy scold about flour and measles. A muzzle of a shotgun appears and the man complies, sending Zeke to the mill and ordering Melindy to stay inside. The scene ends with Zeke moving aside meekly while Melindy departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Zeke
Melindy
Leap Year Legend Ends In Rebuff And Threats
A party across the river ends with Lucy pressuring Charlie to marry. He refuses, citing affection as a brother, and she vows to die if denied. In a later scene Miss Julia rebukes Charles Augustus Tightbox for prying, then dismisses him with a sharp exit and a quip about bad luck.
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Charlie
Lucy
Charles
Darling
Julia
Charles Augustus Tightbox
Charles Augustus
A Cowboy on Skates Muldoon Explores New Wagon Style
Toll Caldwell recalls riding in wagons with double cinch gear, trying to steer them through a corral. He describes lurching, bucking leads, roping, and galloping around the herd for hours as the devices buck and weave, finishing with a cautious note to the boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Tan
Toll Caldwell
Man’s Long Courtship Ends in Uncertain Outcome
The readable fragments describe a man visiting a girl over many years from youth to adulthood, ending with a vague conclusion about his purpose or provider status and unresolved financial concerns amid a Sunday context. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or dates.
A Clever Squire and a Daughter’s Runaway Marriage
The Squire Patterson voices gloom over his daughter’s elopement with an ignorant hired man. He asks Farmer Glover if he would forgive the girl, then reveals he performed the ceremony and accepts the union as if it were his own daughter’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Patterson
Farmer Glover
Squire
Noble nerve and swift action save woman from venomous snake
The wife of the adjutant of the Thirtieth Madras infantry at Cannamora awakened thirsty, felt a snake coil around her ankle, stood firm as her husband lit a lamp and then used a razor to sever the snake's head, averting a bite.
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Madras
Cannamora
Boyz Accuses New Yorker Bootblack Over Change Dispute
A boy confronts a New Yorker at a post office bootblack stand accusing him of shortchanging a dollar change. The exchange quickens as the boy questions the man’s integrity and claims he would not swindle a child for a few pence.
GatRhte Chit Conqueror Sells by Halliburton & Weeme
The notice states GatRhte is for sale by Halliburton and Weeme. Details are limited in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GatRhte
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Official Directory
Post Office
Defianet
Cave
Jinks
Sik
Satin
Werald
Tam
Mr. Visscher
The
Herald
Ridgely
Society For the Prevention of Cruely
Villian
Ben
Grose
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
W. B
J. Dlenry
Carvall
Chas. Roerie
Henry Rentzel
Johan Sengel
Board of Aldermen
Pavia
Fr. McKenna
Ed. Hunt
Stephen Hight
Ft. Baker
Jas
H Reed
U. S. Court
Cvrecif Court
Ruthertons
Little
Sebastian
Crawford
Scott Counties
Sebastian County
Fortsmith
Logan County
Beott Couunts
Waldron
J. D. Aileaib
John Rawlings Sherif
Smith Bal
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Goliad
Axa Exyraess
Fort South Arives
Argenta
Tunoran
van Furen
Telieat
Ozark
Biley Expyras
Teaves
Murea
Fiewe
Fort Seaith
Hall
the Weekly Globe--Democrat
Wie
Globe Printing Co
St. Louis
Nike Gos Es
Elat Sc
Uali
Hanv
Hart
Buckingham's
R. P. Hall & CO
Nashua
Ayers
Marble Yard
Kiexer
Buro Times
Cowboy
Muldoon
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