Ransomed Senora Lenore Watriss in Mexican War
Captain Juan Watriss married Senora Lenore Herrera in New Orleans just before the Mexican War. She led partisan rangers who captured and executed prisoners, then saved her husband by agreeing to a ransom paid by the Mexican commander. After the ransom, she continued command briefly before leaving for Mexico City after its fall.
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United States
Mexico
Juan Watrisa
New Orleans
Con¢ig Herrera
Senora Wattiss
Captain Watriss
Vera Cruz
Gulf Coast
Benora Watriss
Leat
Lenore Watriss
Rangers
Wenera
Lenora Watriss
Watriss
Senora
Hhis
Genora Watriss
Welcome Home to Rawal Pindi Mission Field
Hearty welcome at Slalkedt and Rawal Pindi as W T Anderson returns from a long journey. Delegates from home churches and Mrs Campbell and Mrs Hill testify to the work, while locals praise village schools and medical work. Anderson outlines field challenges, the move from Zafarwal, and a wedding tied to his mission. He plans to assist the Montgomery district A R P church and continues preaching in nearby villages. The First National Bank of Indiana remains a steady note of interest.
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Rawal Pind
India
Editora of
Indiana Progress
Slalkedt
Zafowel
H. C. Campbell
J. B. Hill
Pittsburg
Campbell
Anderson
Robert Stewart
Marnburgh Mission Conference
Universal
Rawal Pindi
Zafarwal
Mohammed Dans
Siaitkot
Bro
Ransom
A. R. P. Church of the South
Montgomery
A. R. P Church
W. T. Anderson
First National Bank of Indiana
Teas of Tung Po and the boiling water ritual
The piece quotes Suing Bo on making tea with precise steps. Use hot teapot water, scalding heat, and pour on leaves to keep them submerged. It advises drinking water from running streams or springs, boiled over a lively charcoal fire, and warns against boiling too fast.
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Suing Bo
Touch Not the Queen
A Paris journal recounts the tragic death of the Queen of Siam during a boating accident in Bangkok. The queen could not swim and, surrounded by courtiers, was left to drown as the king was absent, and the court did not intervene to save her.
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Paris
Siam
Bangkok
Chippendale’s Own Mocked in London Punch Quip
A London Punch quip questions Chippendale and his men after a union dispute. It suggests the performer acted in anger, claiming the act was done by Chippendale himself in a fit of rage when hearing the men had unionized.
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Chippendale
London
The Other Was Important
A fragmentary reminiscence contrasts two great desires: worship and returning safely to earth, reflecting a mood of reflective longing and change. The quoted lines hint at personal aspiration and a shift toward renewal.
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Earth
A Real Pretty Excuse from Bessies Exchange
A humorous fragment recalls Bessie and her mother discussing a kiss from Mr. Snuggle. The exchange, framed as a shop ad aside, ends with a quip about a buyer always getting more than his money’s worth from advertisements in the Florida Times-Union.
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Bessie
Park
Florida Times- Union
Special Tailored Suits Offer For Women at $55 and $60
Special price for women suits using Black Diagonal, Black or Blue Serge, Scotch Mixtures or French Pailorings at $55. Imported Black Broadcloth or White Serge at $60. Prices valid until January 21. Expert tailoring quality matches peak season work. January usually quiet for tailoring. Fabrics are new Spring weight with superior tailoring.
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Jane Pinckney Bennet
Astociation
Sis
Rev. Atutorion
Hla Redien
Tung Po
Vaiwe
Boggs & Buhl North Side
Pittsburgh, PA
Water St
Indiana
Progress
Procress
New Idea
Woman's Magazine
Procrcess
Pittsburg Daily Dispatch
Daily Post
Pittsburg Daily Gazette
Times
Dispatch
Ohio Farmer
Progress and
Youth's Companion
Gm Progress
National Stockman
Prey
SLOAN
Coats
Colgate
Sloan Bros. Dive
He Oou
Sloan Brothers
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