Crow reservation diet and Kansas donor notes
The piece notes crow shipments to Cleveland in two years from a Crow reservation, details Major Morril’s generosity for an Hiawatha academy, and praises H. C. Speer’s Western School Journal sale to R. W. Turner. It recalls Captain Chester Thomas as a dynamic, unlettered Kansas organizer, and reflects on farming optimism, weather dependence, and progress toward a stronger state through settler effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Reservation
Dakota
Cleveland
Maz. Moniz
Hiawatha
Kansas
Western School Journal
Topeka
H. C. Speer
R. W. Turner
Jewell County
Speer
West
Chester Thomas
Arizona
Chet Thomas
Atchison
Territorial Council
Lawrence
Elly Reed
Farm and Household Tips and Harvest Notes
A compilation of practical household and farming hints from various sources. Includes wart treatment using carrot poultice, beet pricing and cultivation costs, a fruit cake and chocolate pudding recipes, roast veal preparation, soil liming guidance, papered wall cleaning with stale bread, scrambled eggs method, and thoughts on a horse’s value with age. Notable sources include Baptist Weekly Louisville Courier-Journal Montreal Witness Farm Field and Stockman Chicago Herald New England Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Weekly
Louisville Courier-Journal
Montreal
Field and Stockman
Chicago Herald
Fashionable Kinks and Timely Topics for Ladies
A survey of spring and summer fashion trends notes Brussels net ruching for necklines and sleeves, Indian silk with lace, and two dart jackets. It highlights Jubilee serges, novel spring bonnets with jet bead coronets, varied bead colors in trims, and rustic cutlery styles. Beaded and lace parasols rise in popularity, while sheer fabrics like net, tulle, and lace replace heavy fabrics for dresses and wedding settings. A custom tin autograph box for weddings gains favor, to be opened on milestone anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Ecru
The Criminal Career of Patty Cannon Revealed
The Atlanta Constitution describes Patty Cannon as a bloodthirsty woman who operated from a ruined Maryland Delaware border house. It recounts her schemes to trap and enslave Black victims, murder those who resisted, and bury bodies in her cellar vaults. After a long chase, she killed herself with poison to avoid capture, but locals still feared her return as a spectral menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Patty Cannon
Maryland and
Delaware
Canada
Maryland
Hand of Justice
Patty
Novel Statistics Incidenta In the Romantic Stories 1886
A learned professor summarizes 1886 romance trends from Wd-Bits, noting trends in heroines. It lists traits like brunettes, beautiful married women, elopements fading, and themes of dreamy eyes, dimples, watery rescues, and reshaped endings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Clemens
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Kas
Patty Gannon
Hood's
Hood
All Druggiste
C. J, Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Peoria
Rosenberg
Lastic
D. Rosemens & Sons
W. Avenas D., New Yor
Lawrence B. W. Woodward
Nogales
Slocum
Mitchell County
Beloit
Cawker City
P. UO
Vickery Angneta
Maine
Kaskine
St. Francis Hospital
N.Y
Jas. L. Hall
Albany Penitentiary
St. Joseph Hospital
N. Y
W. F. Holcombe
East Sith St
Ate
NW Y. Med College
Bork
Easkine CO
Warren St
New York
Yorth Dekobs
Nevota
Northern Pacific
Chas. B. Lamborn
Com
XNI. P. RR
St. Paul
Minn
General Grant
Parvoss Military Company
The
Amusement Republic
Moat
Ottawa
Massachusetta Street
National Bank
Hill
Mendenball
Chace & Sanborn
Japans
Formosa Oolong
Hyson
Japan
Whitcomb
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