Indian Boyes Bold Cavalry Run Heroic War Deed
An Indian boy named Tommy is taken to Fort R where a siege by about 2000 tribesmen threatens all. He volunteers to reveal a route to the cavalry, rides bound to a swift horse through the Indian circle, shoots a pursuer, and guides relief forces to Fort R rescuing soldiers and settlers. He later earns a government pension.
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Custer
Modoc
Canby
Missouri
Pacific
Atlantic
Fort R
Tommy
MacRae
Major MacRae
The Amateur as Bootmaker and Napoleonic Exile Tales
The reminiscence recalls Tolstoy learning bootmaking during winter and a humorous bet with Prince Obolenski over pegs. It shifts to a Strand Magazine note about Barrett and Booth in New York and a tale of Napoleon in exile, including England’s seizure of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to block escape plans.
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Tolstoy
Prince Obolenski
Obolenski
Lawrence Barrett
Romeo
Irving
Barrett
Eewin Booth
New York
Booth
Strand Magazine
Elba
Napoleon
Lord Bathurst
Norwood Young
St. Helena
O’meara
England
Ascension
Tristan d’Acunha
Thrifty Turks and Curious Wartime Anecdotes
Briefes compile curios on thrifty Turks and a wooden naval propeller theft tale from a German loan era, plus a selection of quips about writing, instruments, and in laws. Notable quotes come from London Mirror Pittsburgh Press New York American Detroit Free Press and Galveston News.
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London
Detroit Free Press
Sour Grapes and Witty Retorts in 19th Century Quips
A Denver Clarion note recalls a sharp exchange about marriage and common sense with a haughty remark and a bitter reply. A Johnson quip contrasts a cow’s value in a field with being kept out of a garden, illustrating folk wisdom and witty aphorisms.
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Denver Clarion
Johnson
Debating Society in Hopeville Ends in Bust
The Hopeville Debatin’ society founded by Square Joslyn soon hosts its first meeting with forty eager men. A heated debate on Does Honesty Pay? unfolds with tales of Caesar and moral tests, ending when Jim Yates reveals a missing half dollar everyone claims.
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Hopeville
Squar
Joslyn
Evenin
Tive
Puttin
Deacon Jackson
Square Joslyn
United States
B. C
Nero
Columbus
Washington
Enos Williams
Jonas Bebee
Aaron Bradshaw
Harper
Ebenezer White
Ebenezer
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Jonas Rebee
Jonas
Aaron
Philetus Johnson
Philetus
Deacon Spooner
Jim Yates
Jim
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DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
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W. FF. Whitney Lawyer
Wenatchee
B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Hughes & Adams Attorneys At Law
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatchee, Wash
Fred Kemp
E. L. Baker
Tra Thomas
G. H. Hannan
Thomas & Hannan Lawyers
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
B. J. Williams
A N. Corbin
Williams
Corbin
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
E. Hw. Fox
Fight St
Weeler
Leavenworth
John E. Porter
Columbi
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Wenatchee Wash
Ank
Knights of
Pythias
Firemen’s Hall
Harry Warner
C.C
A-R. Brown
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
E Mohler
W.M
A. G. McKeown
The
Echo
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Brother Cuddyhump
Pittsburgh Press
New York American
Galveston
McClure Newspaper
Ason
Thos. Nolan
Dental Service of Quality
P. A. Snyder
Leavenworth Market
Chas. Eckhart
Standard Oil Company
California
Mutual Mercantile Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Flaip
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