The Doctor and Sally in a village engagement
In a small town a revered doctor helps Sally Depford with love troubles. A drawn out engagement scheme leads to gossip and a staged romance. In a twist, Sally returns the ring and realizes the doctor is her expected partner at last, culminating in their homebound union.
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Wauchusetta
Sally Depford
Sam Barrett
Sam
Father
Mia
Davis
New York
Sally
Mary Depford
Mary
Widow Bigelow
Finer
Depford
Bally
Miss Depford
Port Byron Rail War in Osyngé County
In Port Byron, Osyngé county, farmers clash with New York Central Railroad crews over acquiring right of way for a double track. Landowners A A Armstrong, William Jones, Jonathan Myers, and William Graham confront workers with weapons as fence sections are torn down. One pistol fires accidentally, no deaths occur, and both sides retreat to await legal action and possible military aid.
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Rocheater Union
Port Byron
Osyngé
New York Central Railroad
Mentz
Burroughs
Thuraday
A. A. Armstrong
William Jones
Jonathan Myers
William Graham
Bull Ran
Barstow
Cayuga County
James O. Smith
Canandaigua
Comet Coggia's Tail Sparks Astronomical Debate and Observations
The article surveys theories about comets following Coggia and Biela, notes earth’s passage through a comet’s train with little danger, describes spectroscopic findings from the tail and nucleus, and reports on ongoing observations by Mr. Chapman and Prof. Rayet, including proximity estimates, tail growth, and orbital inclination.
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Coggia
Earth
Times
Biela
Gambert
Clausen
Mr. Payson
Madras
Schiaparelli
Europe
M. J. Rayet
Paris Observatory
Rutherford
Chapman
Venus
The Red Skins War News From Dodge City Area
Advices received by mail from Dodge City report Indians in earnest, uniting tribes for general warfare. A Dodge City transport man cites killings near Mulberry creek crossing, scalping, and loss of stock. Camp Supply soldiers wounded, settlers killed, and parties attacked as a civil defense effort forms. A Texas survey party and stock losses from the Canadian region are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Elgutéan Soldie Frotti
Indiana
Topeka
Kansas
Indian Territory
Fort Dod
Supp
Fort Dodge
Gny
Dodge City
Medicine Lodge
Kime
Cedar Creek
Mule Creek
Medicine Lodge Creek
Hutchingon
Collins
Reno County
Osborn
Leavenworth Times
Dodge
Warren
Mulberry Creek
Doby
Hanrahan
Riney
Camp Supply
Jack Council
James Hanrahan
J. Riney
J. Leonard
Red Clarke
W. Taylor
M. Hap
Texas
Sharp Creek
Dodgelty
Tom Wallace Dudley
Fruit and Forest Culture in Nebraska’s Prairie Lands
Nebraska’s prairie offers forest potential as trees grow well in prairie soil. State laws provide tax relief and a federal timber gift of 160 acres to anyone who plants forty acres to trees and cultivates for eight years. W C Uttley of Otoe County reports fruit trees thrive on bluffs and windbreaks protect crops, endorsing black walnut, maple, boxelder, cottonwood, honey locust, bullet nut, and various larches as suitable for settlers to plant in spring.
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Great Plains
Nebraska
Congress
W. C. Uttley
Nursery Hill
Otoe County
Ohio
Uttley
Braska
Tusan explodes theory on dress and relationships
An insider cites an expert arguing that women wear clothing to provoke rivals, not men, noting that even simple dress can wound a man’s heart while expensive outfits aim to mortify rivals. The piece reflects period views on gender, fashion, and social competition.
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Tusan
Neal
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Charles Barnard
Jimmy
Wood
Chicago White Stockings
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New York Times
Uncle Sam
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