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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1888
Page
3
Published Daily Except Sunday in The Sun Building at 79 East Ohio Street. Entered at the Post Office as Second Class Matter, with subscription rates listed.
From the St Louis Globe this extended profile recalls Victor Trevit founder of Lewiston Idaho. A half breed of Nez Perce and French descent he rose to prominence among the Nez Perces and earned a famed tomb on a rocky Columbia River island. The piece recounts his dramatic duel for a bride Blushing Rose with Leaping Panther, a fatal mine accident ending his life, and his lasting legend in the Northwest.
Trevit, a bold but reckless poker player, marries Blushing Rose after a deadly duel with Leaping Panther. The lovers’ passions fuel gambling misadventures as Gooding the miner stakes Rose against him. Frictions with family leaders, wealth swings, and a grim end unfold as Rose and Leaping Panther die together at Snake River.
A collage of short phrases and jokes from various papers. It includes shouted puns about campaigns in Kentucky and dockside gossip, quips on honesty in office, a remark about Icelandic candles, jokes about electric execution and locusts, plus a classified style note offering small ads in a weekly issue.
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