Roping Buffalo Tales At El Reno Livestock Meet
A Kansas City Star Oklahoma correspondence recalls R E Ward Sr of Higgins Texas sharing a wild texan memory from youth. He roped a herd of buffalo on the Little Arkansas River near Wichita Kansas, describing how the animal plunged and his rope work saved him from a turn into the water.
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el Reno
Oklshoma
R. E. Ward, Sr
Higgins
Tex
Oklahoma
The
Kansas City Star
Arkansas River
Wichita
Ken
Gil
Arkansas
Arkanaus
Household Bits on Drapery Care and Tableware
Practical notes on doorway portieres and sheer fabrics to heighten effect, brass cleaning with ammonia, fur cleaning with flour or warm water, finger bowls usage trends, and remarks on new classed glassware and cost considerations for housekeepers with moderate budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samme
Poison Proof Potato Bugs In Modern Farm Fight
A fragmented 19th century-tinged piece discusses potato beetles and Paris green as a pesticide. It recounts farmers debating reliance on Paris green and the deadly impact on bugs, with hints of evolving resistance and dangers to crops and handlers. The tone imitates period prose.
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Ivan
Henery
Mr. Davis
Warbinser
Helton
Ald
St. Louis
Webster
Prsan
Paris
Bern Paris
Paris Green
Isan
Sweetbread Recipe and a Family Feud Quip
Sweetbread dish details parboil peel simmer then mix with chopped celery and mayonnaise served cold on lettuce. A courtroom quip follows about a family fight being only a family feud or enjuement, attributed to a judge.
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Dean Aml Parboil
Elopement Sparks Family Tension in Collier's Weekly
Report notes an elopement and asks if the mother has forgiven the couple. Collier's Weekly mentions she has gone to live with them, reflecting ongoing family conflict and unresolved forgiveness.
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Collier’s Weekly
Costly Umbrellas From Practical to Priceless Mountings
A survey of umbrella prices shows options from 680 cents and $50 to hundreds of dollars. Stocks include silk umbrellas with wood handles and women’s models priced up to $12.50, with mountings of gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, jade, and other materials. Some rarer pieces feature amethyst, garnet, and ruby decorations, while most buyers spend under $3 for daily use. Even costly pieces are often purchased as gifts, and new designs continually enter stock.
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New York Sun
Japanese Paper Frog Toy From Japan
An eastern exchange describes a green paper frog craft. Start with a large square, fold along diagonals and side lines to form cones and diamonds, then shape to create fore and hind legs. Finish by attaching a thread so the frog can leap with careful jerks.
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Japan
Dean
Sleep Changes the Verdict
A jury reached a unanimous verdict after a night of deliberation and returned to their homes. The text extols sleep as strengthening the mind and recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for insomnia and digestive issues, claiming benefits for kidney liver and blood disorders.
Ireland Fans Cheer and Doubt in Home Rule Tale
A touring actor recalls a Dublin hotel waiter who jokes that home rule for Ireland depends on France Russia Germany Austria and perhaps Italy uniting against England. The waiter then quips that even they could not match Ireland's strength, praising the navy with a sly smile. The remark reflects mixed Irish sentiment toward the dominant partner.
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Ireland
Dublin
John
Sorr
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad and assorted notes
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements of F. J. Cheney and firm credit from West Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin. Product claims and price per bottle. Also includes testimonials, Hell's Family Pills, a quip about a Boston parent and Emerson, a Chicago Union Pacific & Northwestern Line note, and a Colorado Special train schedule with dining cars and a request for a color book. Forty-five trumpeters accompany the king of Abyssinia, per the San Francisco Bulletin.
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Hall
Toledo
O. Hall
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Chicago & North-Western R
Abyssinia
San Francisco Bulletin
Grain-O coffee substitute and assorted ads
A jumble of vintage advertisements touts Grain-O as a grain based coffee substitute, Allen's Foot-Ease for new shoes, Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement, Putnam Fad dyes, Poultry Mixture sales, Ram's Horn quip, and Glenn's Sulphur Soap plus Hil's Hair and Whisker Dye.
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Gienn
Famous Authors Recalled In Quaker Meeting House Tale
The piece recounts Whittier planning a Quaker meeting house at Amesbury Massachusetts and a missing silver tablet in his memory. It mentions John Keats stories by Mrs Gratty and Browning’s refusal to provide a poem for a price. It notes Grant Allen’s Hilda Wade and Conan Doyle completing final Strand chapters after Allen’s death.
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Whittier
Amesbury
Mass
John Keats
Gratty
Browning
Grant Alen
Hilda Wade
Strand
Dr. Conan Doyle
Notable Dates in Chicago Histories
A compact list highlights key Chicago milestones from 1812 to 1873 including the Fort Dearborn garrison massacre in 1812, Fort Dearborn rebuilt in 1816, the first Fort Dearborn in 1904, Chicago's charter as a city in 1837, incorporation as a village in 1833, the first white resident Father Marquette in 1673, and Chicago’s boom beginning in 1830.
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Chicago
Fort Dearborn
Father Marquette
Special Inside Price on Binder Twine Offer
Mail this Sears notice from Chicago to bind er twine department with needed quantity and timing to receive quoted prices that may secure your order or force supplier to lower the price. Newspaper style ad urges customers to cut out and mail for savings on Sisal Standard or Manila twine.
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Manila
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Binder Twine Department
Chicago
Cat that fled from a kitten now roams alley alone
Local reminiscence recalls an old tom cat famous for fleeing whenever a kitten appeared. Now the cat supposedly roams the alley by himself, with Denny noting someone tied a grain ribbon around his neck in a humorous aside from the Chicago Evening News.
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Larry
Will
Denny
Chicago Evening News
Coughing Leads to Consumption Warns of Kemp's Balsam
Coughing is said to lead to consumption and Kemp's Balsam is advertised as stopping the cough at once. Citizens are urged to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle and to purchase large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Summer Resorts in Lake Country News Appeal 1900
The Lake Country region lists Fox Lake Delavan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Madison and distant Minocqua Star Lake Fron tenac White Bear Minnetonka and Mar quette inviting tourists. For pamphlets and a summer book titled In The Lake Country send four cents postage to the nearest ticket agent Geo. H. Heafford, Old Colony Building Chicago.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Fox Lake
Delavan
Lauderdale
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
the Dells
Kilbourn
Elkhart
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Lake Superior
Lake Country
Geo. H. Heafford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
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Homan Belin
He Gun Hind
Pest
Stlestan
Kitchener
Roberta
eMeer
Roberts
Khartoum
Lord Kitchener
Kewa
Casey
Clancy's
Costigan
Phwat
Shure
Boston
Emerson
Puck
Baby
Grandma
Philadelphia Press
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Buffalo News
Lane
Excelsior Mig. Co
Parsons, Kan
Venison
Yale Record
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Waltham Watches
Waltham Watch Company
Waltham
Aa News
Queen City Printing Ink Co
Indana
East
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
White Mountains
Atlantic Coast
F. M. Byron
van Buren Street
Rootbeer
Chiarles E. Hires Co
Malvers, Pa
Leia
Omaha
Rockford
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Counceil Bluffs
I. C. BA. KE
H. Hanson
L. Douglas
Were ET
Storkae
Alton
Geo
Wabash Ave
Auditorium
Dewey
Hong Kong
Manila Bay
Bay of Manila
Cavite
M.tolpa
Madulla Revn Ce
Atlanta
International Manure Co
Parsons
Kansan
Cereau
Antonio
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