Noted Indian Scout Major William F Drannan
A veteran plainsman and hunter of fifty years Major William F Drannan is highlighted as a famed Indian scout and hunter who captured Captain Jack of the Modocs in 1873. The piece recounts his pursuit feats across Idaho and his early start with Kit Carson in 1847.
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Rocky Mountains
William F. Drannan
Nez Perces
Idaho
Major Drannan
Captain Jack
United States
Drannan
Jacksonville
Black Bess
Scott
Jacksonville and Told the Sheriff To Gather A Strong Posse, As Captain Jack
General Wheaton
Jack
Clear Creek
Davis
Plains
Jackson
St. Louis
Kit Carson
Major Drannan Ends Captain Jack Siege Under Canby
Maj Drannan organized a scouting force near Linkville to trap Captain Jack and his band in a lava cave. After storm assaults failed, a treacherous council led to Canby and aides being killed in the field. Drannan surrounded the cave, captured Indians attempting escape, and noted tracks of three warriors in the night.
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Linkville
Drannan
Jack
Wheaton
Captain Jack
Canby
General Canby
Colonel Thomas
Miller
Thomas
George Meacham
Spelling Challenge Words in a Classic Verse List
A Louisville Courier-Journal poem tests spelling with a long list of challenging terms. It gathers names of rivers and places like the Dnieper Seine Guadalquiver and Tennessee along with technical words such as metempsychosis synchronism and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
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Behring Straits
Michaelmas
Dnieper
Seine
Guadalquiver
Louisville Courier-Journal
Germany’s Lady and Gentleman Address Controversy
The New Orleans Picayune reports a debate in Germany over how to address married women. Proposals would assign terms from four social grades: consort for generals’ wives, spouse for lower official ranks, lady for the middle class, and wife for working-class partners.
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Germany
Gemablin
Gattin
Frau
Weib
New Orleans Picayune
Tobacco Yields Shift From Virginia to Kentucky
Before 1859 Virginia led tobacco output with about 122 million pounds yearly. Current Virginia production drops to around 50 million pounds annually while Kentucky surpasses, producing about 225 million pounds each year since the Civil War.
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Virginia
America
Kentucky
Great Grandfather of Man Tarsier Declared Ancestor
In a playful piece, the tarsier is described as Monsieur Tarsier a new acquisition in the Philippine Islands. The note links the tarsier as the grandfather of man tracing a lineage from tarsier to monkey to anthropoid ape to human. The article blends satire with names like Tagals and Ygorettes.
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Monsieur Tarsier
Philippine Islands
Uncle Sam
Enormous Tarsier Described As Night Vision Monster
The tarsier has oversized eyes and webbed pads on fingers and toes enabling to grip surfaces. Professor Hubrecht classifies it as a link between grand father monkey and humans, placing tarsier high on the evolutionary scale. It basks in owl like features, nocturnal, insect diet, and emits a bat like odor.
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Professor Hubrecht
University of Utrecht
Monsieur Tarsier
Tarsier
Wordplay and legal lore in a flood of names and cases
A jurors foreman laments juror deadlock while defenses spar over letters and promises. The piece catalogs whimsical and telling names from old cases such as Shallcross, Ron Hannah, Euthanasia, Dr Physick, and title pairings like Kaiser vs Lackey, Winter vs Protected Home Circle, ending with a quip about a Dr Bolus buried alive.
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Kaiser
Priest
Lackey
Merry
Home Circle
Winter
Grant
Lookout Mountain Company
Pruyu
Old Stiffe
Bolus
Factory for Cake Walkers in Chicago Public Walkway
The Chicago Chronicle reports a unique factory for cake walkers in the city. At a State street lunchroom about fifty colored waiters in white uniforms perform a daily cake walk march after lunch, drawing remarks from patrons. Some men are noted as the citys most expert cake walkers.
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Chicago
State Street
Chicago Chronicle
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful feet and bunions, reduces stinging from coins, and eases tight or new shoes. It fights sweating and callouses, making tired feet comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
The Savage Bachelor Dialogue in Enquirer Quip
A letter to the Enquirer mocks wedding customs with a clash over tossing rice. The savage bachelor defends the practice while another commentator calls it idiotic, suggesting mushy alternatives.
There Is No Telling With Rheumatism Pain
A warning style note urges readers to relieve rheumatism quickly by using St Jacobs Oil to end suffering. The blurb emphasizes unpredictable effects and potential misery if treatment is delayed.
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St. Jacobs
Court rules mistaken poison drinking not an accident under policy
The Federal Court of Kansas City held that drinking poison by mistake does not constitute an accident as defined by an insurance policy, affecting coverage status. The ruling clarifies how mental intent and peril are interpreted in policy exclusions and payout eligibility.
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Federal Court of
Kansas City
Nickel Plate Road Offers Low Rates and Through Service
The Nickel Plate Road advertises the lowest rates east or west with through trains to New York through sleeping cars to Boston and direct Chicago connections for all points west. Modern coaches and luxurious sleeping cars ensure comfort while dining cars meet high dining standards.
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Nickel Plate Road
New York
Boston
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Through Pure Blood
An herbal remedy advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood disorders and strengthens health by supplying pure blood and sunshine to the body. Testimonies from Susie E. Brown N B Sugey and Mrs J S McMara claim relief from dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism and related ailments after use.
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Hood
Susie E. Brown
Astor Hill
Lynn
Mass
N. B. Sugey
Denver
Col
J. S. McMara
Stamford
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Maj
William M. Drannan
Man
Indiana
Shallcross
Ron Hannah
California
DSU Papin
FucSiale
Wraefer
Jesse Mead Cycle
Chicago, Il
Halper
Prsalon Luther
East
Troy
Mion
H. Lov
Iahele Baianr
Feat Ods, Wo. O.au
Free Grant Land
Western
Canada
Ohio
Michigan
Ottawa
Jas.Grieve
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
D. L. Caven
Bad Axe
Detroit
Bears
Guemioa
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