Poker Bluff and a Chase at Round Hole Camp
A gambler recounts a Round Hole scam during the 1849 gold rush in D. Dodson and Monger join a bluff in Big Strike saloon. A marked deck and a watchful stranger lead to a tense game and a dramatic pursuit as the gambler flees with 2600 dollars while a posse closes in.
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General Crook
West
Round Hole
Dodson
Mowger
Desperado
Monger
Pardiner
Mowyer
Stranger
Pardner
Monyer
Absentminded Professors in Ancient Greek Jokes
A humorous excerpt traces college style humor to fifth century Greece, recalling witty jests about professors from Herocles of Alexandria. The anecdotes feature professors nearly drowning, misreading truth, and exchanging sly quips about sailing, houses, and a barber’s shaving prank.
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Greece
University of Athens
University of Alexandria
Hherocles
Alexandria
Prisoner Charged After Fistfight Exchange in Court
The judge notes the prisoner is charged with striking the defendant. The prisoner admits poking him, but claims provocation as a defense. The exchange reflects a disputed incident and the court proceedings move forward.
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Pere Gee Race
Evel Jia
Sandford Wreck Claims Settled in Big Four Compromise
In Putnam County Indiana circuit court the Big Four Railroad settled the Sandford wreck case for 34000 with the Hendricks estate. Engineers not on duty were riding on a company pass, influencing the company to contest. Estimated total costs reach about 500000 in damages and defense. Plus a medical ad notes Dr King s New Life Pills for health.
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Big Four Railroad Company
Hendricks
Putnam County
Ind
Sandford
Hamill and Hickey
Terre Haute
F. O. Jones
Dr. King
Courage and paternal titles in verse and proverb
A poem fragment reflects on courage facing death and fear in life with lines by W. D. Nesbit about bravery. An aside asserts that once children reach 27 they should stop calling their father papa.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Adverts Neighbors
Tell your neighbors about Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for coughs. It is the best medicine to use when in need. Look for the bell on the bottle at all druggists.
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Dr Bell
Mountains measured by ordinary thermometer method
An article notes that mountain heights and airship altitudes can be gauged with an ordinary thermometer, as atmospheric pressure changes with elevation. It explains thermobarometer devices and the limitations of simple thermometers versus specialized instruments for precise surveying.
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Gunoat
Chicage Record-Herald
The Patent Medicine Business Declines for New Houses
The article notes only a few new proprietary medicine houses have earned real profits in twenty years while most fail. Publishers report many losses from bad debts as dealers stock unsalable goods. Old reliable firms persist and average steady, growing business despite uphill start for new entrants.
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