Indiana Progress and World News Snippet
Sixty three percent of all lavans cannot read or write says the Statistical Institute of Tome. An English firm plans a cable to Florida if subsidized. Nebraska beet sugar factory at Grand Island proves a promising new industry for the state and dairy districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistical Institute of
Tome
Island of
Nassau
Florida
Nebraska
Grand Island
Sturur
Japan
Maybe Land and the Mystic Path Revealed
Fragmentary verse describes Maybe Land a dreamlike realm with dank marshes and shifting clouds. A dreamer uses a pencil and brash to travel the mystic path, seeking treasures in a fantastical land beyond mists and storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beronil
Yaalaider
Red
Phiwaer Folinsen
Frontier Raid and a Woman's Vengeance in Indian Trouble
A Kansas pioneer family endures a brutal Indian raid on Salomon Liver Kane aus. Cherry dies after defending his home, while Mrs. Cherry and son Johnny escape capture. The widow kills two attackers and helps rally to safety with Lawton, then a rescue mission by a husband-and-companion pursues the retreating party across the frontier amid forts and hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jov
Salomon
Kaneaus
Cherry
Onng
John
Johnny
Rescue account of clash with Native warriors at post
The speaker recalls being hit in the arm, Tom in the shoulder, and Mrs Cherry in the cheek, with a boy losing two fingers to a bullet. They claim to have killed three warriors, wounded two or three more, and toppled four ponies, driving the Indians away from the post. Captive fate remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cherry
Johnnie
Mother
Son
Cherry
Juliane
Robinson
Solomon
Ano
Hascall
Deering
Lawton
Thomas
Tom
New Zealand
Australia
New Guinea
Washington Star
Chicago Herald
How the Russians Eat and Other Oddities
A collage of colonial era curiosities. lavish Moscow dining rooms with a fish aquarium and flowered tables. a tale of animal death premonitions. a caterpillar salad incident. a London dinner mishap involving a funeral procession and a quick-witted driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Europe
St. Petersburg
Cogard
Lynnce Narishkine
Kansas City
Ticketless Tramp Bouts at the Station
In a brisk exchange a conductor demands twenty cents from a tramp who has no ticket and is told to alight at the next station. The tramp coolly claims no money and plans to go to the next stop as the conductor imposes the next station departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Craig
Ifere
New Orleans Picayune
The Point of Resemblance
A brief exchange compares a voice to a brook, as he notes the melody of nature in her speech and she responds with flattered curiosity. The humor hinges on a likening of sound to flowing water and its endless motion.
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Brook
Seedless fruits and farm notes from the farm and garden
A survey of seedless fruit varieties discusses how cross breeding and selection influence seed production and fruit quality. It notes examples like bananas and citrus, plus implications for propagation. Also included are farm and garden tips on winter prep, feeding, fencing, pruning, and practical notes on livestock, beekeeping, and hedges drawing from various sources.
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Corinth
California
Washington Naval
Riverside
Gould
E. L. Sturtevant
American Agriculturist
Not Easily Discouraged. De Dude and the Prince’s Cane Misfit
A comic exchange shows De Dude buying a cane with a handle too large for his mouth. The dealer insists the handle matches the Prince of Wales. De Dude jokes about having his mouth stretched by a surgeon. A note on a regular caller at eight each night follows.
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Prince of Wales
Pine baths and fashion notes from New York society
The column surveys upper class women adopting pine baths three times weekly and notes fashion trends. It contrasts historic headpieces with today’s jewelry, nails, and dresses, criticizing artificial perfection while describing outfits, belts, pockets, and accessories favored by fashionable women.
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New York
New
Jean~ Picayune
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Wyoming
Ameican
China
Flowery Kingdom
London
Atlantic
Germany
Queen’s Navy
Wasulkhey
Dandrears” Southern
Cirease Herald
San Francisco
Congress
United States
Thad
Reid
Mink Creek
Smoky Hill Ford
Indians Cme
Thestrider
Mia
Smoky Hill Fork
Col. Cody
Chicago Tribune
Weeds
New York World
Meyer Idie
Ben Davis
Florists
Bonnelli
Turin
Edison
PINE
Wiite Bridesmaids
New York Commercial Bulletin
Mary Wells
Duchess of
Orleans
Louis le Grand
Mme. d’Egremont
Duc de Richelieu
Port Mahon
New York Sun
East India
New York Journal
Chialz
Terpreter
Lewisville
Ford Hall
Dew
Duke of Norfolk
Church of Our Land and the Martyrs
Kieyt Bakin
Cmldres Ecomeayr
Tascker —Et
Wolf's Agree
Os & Neue Pew Wits
Sadieighitin
Craig
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