Voyage by Bull-Boat Down the Big Horn to Montana
In May 1878 the narrator travels from a Union Pacific station to Fort Laramie with Len Gaskett, building a bull boat from buffalo pelts. They ride the Bighorn past cloudburst floods, outpace a lone Blackfoot, and survive rapids while fending off danger. A final ruse reveals the Indian’s harmless pursuit, and they reach the Yellowstone and a headboat upriver.
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Union Pacific
Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Montana
Len Gaskett
Gaskett
Grey Bull River
Bighorn
Gallatin
Laramie
Gasket
Yellowstone
Len
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Wit and Whimsy Across Diverse Jokes and Quips
A collage of dated quips and cartoon captions from various papers reveals light humor on manners, townsfolk, and everyday life. Jests touch on old inhabitants, misunderstandings, marriage, medical advice, and social foibles with sharp wit and regional flavor.
The Mother and the Crucified Son
A lyrical scene at the gallows tests motherly grief and sacred exchange. Mary and Christ speak of shared sorrow while a crucified figure’s body endures, the speaker insisting only a mother of a son can truly understand such woe.
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Christ
Is marriage too expensive a fate for modern women
A London paper debate on marriage costs prompts a stronger look at female independence. The piece argues women may pursue dress and luxury, challenging traditional female subservience and suggesting bachelorhood is valued by some women as much as by men.
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London
F. Marion Crawford
Thistle emblem born from Danes’ battlefield pain
A barefoot Danish invader stepped on a thistle during a night assault, crying out in pain. The alarm sparked a Scottish counterattack that ended in a brutal rout, and the thistle has since become Scotland’s emblem.
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Scotland
Ould High Hat Joins Mockery in Irish Vein
A lyrical piece from the Catholic Standard and Times recalls the aging hat that carried a man and his bride through years of joy and grief. The speaker laments mockery from others while clinging to memories and the enduring symbol of the old hat beside him.
Medical Care of British Schools
Consul Frank W. Mahin notes that the British Board of Education has issued directions for medical inspection of school children. All elementary pupils must be examined three times during their school life, with inspections on school premises during hours, including 1908 arrivals.
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Frank W. Mahin
Nottingham
Board of Education
Dorothy praises militia father in uniform in witty teen remark
A Youngsters Companion anecdote shows Dorothy, daughter of a colonel, meeting him in brave array at a regiment head. She tells him he looks handsome and upright and notes her regret that he was not allowed a drum to play.
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Dorothy
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Sapleigh
Louisville Courier-Journal
Philadelphia Record
Panama
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Daily News
Washington Star
Mother Mary
Lord Christ
The
New York Times
High Hat
Manny
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