Highland courage and a father's plea amid a Mongold trial
Norman McLeod recounts Celtic strength moral resolve and a dramatic Highland tale. McDonald’s feats include walking ninety miles and testifying in Edinburgh after a Saturday journey, while Allister, hunted by pursuit, surrenders to his father’s plea for justice, ending with a not proven verdict and a fatal quarry blast a year later.
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Peter
Veter
Satant
Mike Wiinan
John McDonald
Petey
Desiger
Ghost
Exame
Ileaven
Proettion
Ant
McTavish
McDonald
Peter McTavish
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Malcolm Cameron
David
Absalom
Allister
Hige
Officers of Justice
Nike
Roar aMy ’ Iba
Tin
Tam
Malcolm
Hafr
Anid
Alister
Fifeshire
Blalcolm
Norman McLeod
TWO STRONG HIGHLANDERS.
In a reflective fishing chat, the speaker and Peter McTavish discuss who qualifies as a strong man. They note strength as firmness in conviction, yet acknowledge even the firm man should defend being wrong. The dialogue pivots on character and moral courage amid rough banter.
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Highlands
Peter McTavish
Peter
Hal
Luke
John McDonald
Hox
Newspaper Landscape in Iowa on January 1 1872
On that date Iowa boasted 20 daily papers and a mix of 234 weeklies plus various periodicals. Seven German language titles, one Norwegian, one Bohemian and one Holland paper served diverse communities. Politically 167 were Republican and 42 Democratic with remaining titles neutral or focused on education agriculture or religion.
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Iowa
Bohemian
Holland
Death of the Mad Biaphass of Miandla
The infamous terror of Central India known as the Mad Biaphass of Miandla has been killed. For months he ravaged the region tearing down houses trampling crops and is credited with at least fifty three deaths.
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Biaphass
Miandla
India
Fragments of 19th Century Notes on Society and Railways
Miscellaneous items note social life, women in Washington, railway interests, debt imprisonment in Suffolk, a large wine-tank dance in Folsom, trade in old hats, graded wages for married men, Canadian oatmeal, a Newark smoker, and crime penalties. Includes prison sentences in Utica and Maine asylum bed counts, Prussian vaccination data, pseudo religious banknotes, and Cincinnati seating ordinances for theaters.
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Suffolk County
Massachusetts
B. N. Bughey
Folsom
Cal
Philadelphia
Madras
Tennessee
Newark
N. J
Utica
Auburn
Insane Asylum of
Maine
H. C. L. Dorsey
Hartford
New Greenbacks
Dorsey
Board of Aldermen of
Cincinnati
Vice President Colfax Declines Presidential Nomination
A February 7 1872 letter from Vice President Colfax denies any bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He reiterates support for President Grant’s renomination, says he would accept if the National Convention chooses him, and pledges wholehearted backing for the chosen candidate. It notes strained rumors from Indianapolis and asserts no personal or political rift with Grant.
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Waanington City
Chicago Tribune
Bth
Indianapolis
Friends of
Colfax
President Grant
Indiana
Indjang
Nationa Convention
United States
Fragmented journal note on renominated official inquiry
A garbled inscription from the Indianapolis Journal editor references a renominated official and a broad political inquiry. It mentions trust, suspicion, and a large majority, with unclear names and dates, leaving the exact event and participants unreadable.
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Iran
Omi
United States
Sonvyier
Conyax
Iimiix
Indianapolis Jou Journal
Care of Horses in the London Horse-Book 1878 Guidance
The text argues against uniform feed for all horses, urging age, constitution, and work level to guide rations. It warns against bad hay and damaged corn, endorses chaff and mixed feeds, and notes oats for hard work while favoring hay for rest periods. It recommends chopped hay, salt water rinse, and bruised oats for older horses.
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London
Agricultural Book Keeping for Farmers Profit and Loss
The Western Rural argues farmers should keep simple farm ledgers to track each crop and animal cost, proving book-keeping costs are offset by clarity of profit. It urges a basic inventory led by separate pages for assets and outputs to reveal true farm profitability.
Critic Faults Poem Over Horse Riding Details
A reader criticizes Joaquin Mitler's Kit Carson's Ride for a bareback ride and rising in stirrups. It is explained that Onarson never used stirrups on his horses and wore them over his shoulders. Rising involved placing feet in the straps while the rider stood, weight on himself, leaving the horse untouched.
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Joaquin Mitler
Kit Carson
Mr. Onarson
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Atlantic Monthly
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Washington Life
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