The Battle on the Wabash Chapter XXII Continues
Narrative of General St Clair and a young officer as they clash over the accuracy of a report. The speaker quits a trusted role, plans a private march with Kentucky militia, and recalls the march toward foreign mountains and Mintel towns amid warlike tension and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St .Clair
Hamilton
Maumese
Northwest
Brady
Wabash
Cervine
Oldham
Kentucky
Oldinn
Emlonel
Colump
Muttruing
Walsh
Massacre and Escape at St. Clair Campaign
A first person account describes a brutal frontier battle with Native forces, firefights in smoke, a chaotic retreat, and a desperate stride through a screaming mob to protect a companion. The narrator and regulars fight to hold a line amid confusion and fear, while a perilous search for escape and safety unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Ubt
St. Clair
Colonul
Simmona
Cauley
Simigsie
Be‘Mndus
We Escape by Horse Through Indian Pursuit to Ohio
A wounded horse, pursued by a mob, carries a man and an Indian woman named Rene through forest toward the Ohio River. They endure fatigue, hunger, and danger, finally declaring a future together as they approach safety.
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Rens
Walil
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Rene
Ohio
Henn
Manmee
France
Retreat Reverie in a Tent Meeting Rene
In a dim camp, the narrator finds Rene in a damaged tent. She stands with a Diauket wrapped about her, holding a rifle as she greets him with relief. She explains she stayed by monsieur's word, revealing a tense, uncertain moment in their wartime preservation.
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Rene
Monsieur
Too Much For Her Patience In Upper Broadway Car
A veteran suffragette and her mother confront a stranger on an Upper Broadway street car when she asks the elder for help with a canary. The daughter scolds the woman for seeking household advice from her mother, then laments the intrusion. A separate note discusses Dr Charles Huskerville describing lead plating on iron via a low amperage high voltage process in an engineering journal.
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Broadway
New York Times
Charles Huskerville
Engineering and Minine Journal
Vision of Coming Circus Delayed by Ulterior Plans
A misspelled letter from a boy describes a forthcoming circus as “the world famous” Roamin Hipperdream with sensational acts. He laments his aunt’s death, hints at Henry Begg’s worry, and mentions tickets costing eight cents for boys with fifty cents for an extra companion. The writer predicts two weeks from Wednesday for opening, citing Simmons & Sapp’s nickel-plated show.
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Hennry
Getten
Hennry Begg
Wensday
Hennory
Goostoo Alch
Sapp
Roamin Hipperdream
Wensdas
Saturday Evening Post
How the humming bird brought back the tobacco
New Indian Animal Stories recounts how Dagulku the goose stole the tobacco plant. Piret the rabbit and other animals fail to retrieve it until the swift humming bird sneaks to the plant, gathers seeds and leaves, and returns to save a tobacco-smoke deprived village. The tale ends with the humming bird celebrated for recovery and ingenuity.
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McClure News Paper Syndicate
Dagulku
Kanatt
Piret
Dagutka
Dagulka
Agai
Haverring
Mysterious Parlor Trick Described By Swett
William C. Swett of Chicago explains in Popular Mechanics a parlor stunt involving a wooden ball cut into two halves with a peg hidden inside. The trick allows the operator to stop the connected halves at any chosen point, creating a seemingly impossible control over the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Swett
Chicago
Use of Yes and Fables Then a Bird Talk In Adages
A compilation of dialect notes on American yes variants and polite forms. It cites Hollbrook on yes as a book word and outlines regional emphatic uses like yes sir and yes sire. It interweaves quick sketches from a bird trivia aside, a time management riff, and short humorous classroom quips.
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United States
Richard T. Hollbrook
North American Review
Yeha
Elrup
New England
String and Ball Trick with Half Sphere Construction
A historical note explains a string and ball illusion using two glued halves with a central hole for a string. The ball slides along the string and can be stopped by tautening the cord. It includes a method to pass the string by the peg and to reassemble after inspection, plus a brief classroom anecdote and jokes.
The Christian Finding His Place in Life and Mission
A compact study of Christ’s mission to exemplify holy life and to save, urging Christians to imitate Jesus by pursuing holiness, sharing the gospel, and embracing sacrifice. It discusses suffering, poverty of spirit, and the discipline of using all powers rightly for God’s service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Jess
Jets Christ
God
Christ
Samaria
Zaccheus
Bartimeus
Ein
Hilarius
Cirly
John the Baptist
Army Horses Learn Quick to Bugle Signals and Duty
A period account notes army horses quickly learning bugle calls and drill routines, preserving alignment with infantry and responding to feed and water calls. It recounts a stormy incident where horses scattered but thrived under commands, and a cavalry tale of a riderless charge at Murfreesboro.
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Hdar
Ullexymnen
Ian
Tim
Isle
Nimsol
Wade
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L Parris
D.J. Lavin
Red Devils
Lees Oldham
Iran
Demace
Willis
John M. Olkison
Boston Transcript
Willie
Teale
Ferber
John Tras
William Edward Hartpole Lecky
New York
Joseph Wilson
J. W. Ayres
Walker Street
Wilen
Ted
Wilson
R Crockett
Canada
Lowe
Leipad Man
Jock
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