A Shrewd Deception of Colonel Atlantus Pindergrass
A comic tale observes how Colonel Atlantus Pindergrass hides his drunkenness with politeness and charm. An evening with guests Mr Martinhead and Miss Sallie Pummel leads to mistaken introductions and awkward revelations, ending with the colonel waking up with no memory of last night.
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Atlantus Ergrass
Prince of Orange
Bentinck
Atlantus Pindergrass
Miss Pummel
Mr. Martinhead
Pammal
Senasen
Martinhead
Useless Weapons in Soudan Campaign Explain Bayonet Flaws
London Telegraph notes the English triangular and sword bayonets bend or twist under combat at Tamai and Abu Klea. The blade quality proves poor as wounds are shallow, hindering quick combat effectiveness. Soldiers improvise by straightening or seizing another’s weapon.
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el Ten
Tamai
Soudan
Hadendowns
Black Watch
Nile
Abu Klea
London Telegraph
Mrs Logan and the Cranks Visit on Iowa Circle
Mrs Logan hosts a stranger claiming to be Jesus Christ at General Logan's Iowa Circle home. A policeman later takes the man away. A separate letter from New York promises Texas land riches and millions, but Mrs Logan dismisses it as a crankish fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Logan
Iowa Circle
Jesus Christ
Texas
All Comes Eveun in the Enel
A humorous column notes how prices and tricks swing in cycles from medicine ads to funeral expenses. It cites quirks like one hundred doses for a dollar and the cost of a single dose after an undertaker visit, with wry observations on seasonal price shifts and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Burdette
Difficulties in fighting Indians and Apache raids
An interview with Oliver Sumner Teall of a ranching firm critiques sensational telegraph reports on Apache raids in New Mexico and Arizona. He argues violence is limited, Indian raids are driven by regulation fear, and that immunity and weak border policy prolongs conflict with few battlefield losses.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Oliver Sumner Teall
Mexico
United States
Teall
Essa
Mough
New Mexicao
Indiana
New York Tribune
A Prevalent Idea and Its Elusive Newspaper Dream
A remark that nine out of ten men believe they can write for and run a newspaper, yet most take this idea with them as they depart the world.
Insects as Food A Bold Leap in Food Supply
The essay touts Professor Riley's discovery that grasshoppers and locusts can be eaten to bolster the world’s food supply. It argues edible insects could replace scarce staples, easing hunger yet posing social and ecological questions about abundance and survival of the fittest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kochend Pasteur
Spain
Riley
Ike
Epicure
Social Science
Detroit Free
The Eternal Baby Carriage Parade Critique
A Springfield Sunday News column condemns the nonstop parade with the eternal baby carriage, noting it pokes through crowds and shins, while questioning why a prudent public would tolerate such a nuisance during the event.
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Springfield Sunday News
Royal gifts and vast ocean depths loom in reports
Munich reports state the late Prince of Thurn and Taxisz bequeathed 8,000,000 marks to the King of Bavaria to help offset royal deficits from the new palace. In Cambridgeshire land of the Earl of Hardwicke is let to prevent ruin, with a top price previously £70,000 but a bid of only £22,500. The Manchester Canal bill again moves through Parliament as Lords approve. In the Pacific, depths near 4,575 to 4,600 fathoms are recorded as explorers note the greatest ocean depths align with mountain heights.
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Munich
Prince of
Cambridgeshire
England
Earl
Hardwicke
Rothschild
Pacific Ocean
Japan
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Mrs. Logan and the Cranks
Eveun
Ance
Manchester Canal
House of Commons
Lords
Commons
Prickly Ash Sitters CO
St Louis
Kansas City
Baron von Liebig
Arthur Hill Bassall
F.R.S
London
Erasmus Wilson
Colden
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