Prairie Duel of Blue Jem and White Feather
Dramatic tale set on the plains where Pretty Hair saves Blue Jem from the Arapaho. After a doomed escape attempt, White Feather betrays him. they duel. Blue Jem is captured, escapes, and returns with White Feather killing Pretty Hair in despair.
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Odd Items of Expense in Uncle Sam's Budget
A St Louis Globe article highlights strange government outlays including $4800 to guard Casa Grande ruin, $85,000 for repatriating diplomats' remains, and $10,000 for diplomatic mortality. It notes Indian vaccination budgets, long running annuities to tribes, and persistent payments to the Potawatomi, Creeks, Chickasaws, and others since the 18th and 19th centuries. The piece critiques paternalistic government spending and perpetual obligations.
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St Louis Globe- Democrat
Arizona
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Casa Grande
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Josiah Quincy
Grestam
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New York State
Italiana
Michigan
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Pottawatomies
Proper Letter Writing for Queen Victoria
Guidance on using thick glossy white paper for correspondence to Queen Victoria to avoid creases. It emphasizes that folded or creased letters will not reach her hands and advises on presentation standards for royal communications.
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Queen Victoria
Evolution of Dress Among Brazilian Blacks Across the Coast
The observer notes coastal differences in dress among Black populations in Brazil from Para to Bahia. He traces a progression from naked or minimal coverings to tailored outfits in port towns, and describes women hawkers as strikingly athletic and graceful. With education and status, Black and mixed-race attire increasingly mirrors Portuguese and native Brazilian styles.
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Brazil
Struck the Wrong Family Folktale at a Doorstep
A weary wanderer knocks at a door noting horseshoes and a warm welcome. The hard woman accuses superstition yet accuses the wanderer of bad origins, claiming a thief may be nearby. He decides to leave as she calls after him, suggesting he take the horseshoes if needed.
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Imum
Fotken
Bisepine
Boston Journal
Oysters and Thirteen at Table Note Hidden Jests
A diner recalls ordering a dozen oysters but receiving eleven each time, the waiter quipping that thirteen would be unlucky at his table. The humorous aside ends with a remark on Stan’s world fading after a new marriage.
Jilted Apron Strings and a Mother’s Safe Snow Slide
A mother of three fatherless boys builds a shared winter project a homemade winter slide. She sets two rules no swearing and no starting until clear. The mother floods from a bathroom window guides and consoles, fostering courtesy and neighborhood order as she plans a summer safe coast.
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Roya
Bng
Agae
Becoming Extinct and the Mermaid Legend of the Dugong
The article links the dugong to mermaid myths, noting its whale-like features, lack of hind feet, and a broad horizontal tail. It describes the dugong’s size range of eight to twelve feet, elephant-like snout, and maternal behavior that may have inspired mermaid fables, concluding with a claim the dugong is rapidly becoming extinct.
Great Luck and a City Address Mix Up
A humorous tale describes Monsieur Casino upset by a street number change from 21 to 438 and later pleased by news of a fire destruction at No 316. Madame Calvin Why wonders how the change saved him from homelessness as readers see the irony of misnumbered houses and a poet seeking cash and credit for his lime offerings.
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