Cole Younger Past Criminal Trail Told in Northfield Raid
In a detailed account from Stillwater Prison Warden Walter the Younger brothers Cole and James describe the Northfield bank raid of Sept 7 1876. They claim no intent to kill, blame whiskey for the misstep, and seek mercy and public support for a pardon aided by Missouri and Southern state leaders.
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Stillwater
T. Colonial Younger
James Younger
Ifesentoccea
Sillswater
Minn
Northfield
Heywood
Misuri
United States
Missouri
Cole
James
Walter
Board of
Lundrets
Elders
Learing
Northfeld
Coleman Younger
Warded Waller
Colg Younger
Henry Welter
State Prison
Ming
War
Mankato
Ames
Missisaippi
Ganeral
Benjamin Butler
Massachusette
Ae National Bank
Bank of Northfield
Genrel Butiar
Bel Younger
Jim Youager
Miyesis
Die Othat
Janesville
Rome
Janeslile
Idi
Phree
Clell Millar
Pridge Jeading
Chali Miller
Jim Younger
Esse
Jonesville Road
No edits to the bank tale from Cole Younger
Cole Younger of Stillwater recounts events around a 1876 Madeiras capture, disputing Sheriff McDonald’s 130 man raid and naming Sheriff Gillespie Captain W W Murphy and Captain B G Yates as leaders. He notes wounds, deaths of Pitts and Hob, and twenty years as a prisoner. He praises the captors as kind and speaks of friendships formed. He asserts the account is true from personal knowledge.
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Alstrista
Lisome
Do André
Fairvault
Blue Marsh
Pitts
Brothers
Madeiras
Sherif McDonald
Gloux City
Iowa
Watenwan
Gillespie
W. W. Murphy
B. G. Yates
St. Paul
Yates
Coly
Cole Younger
Stillwater
Cum
Handling Diseases and Home Remedies in 19th Century Text
A guide describing early medical care for ailments including diphtheria and earache. It advises throat treatments with iodine or lemon, gargles with chloride of potash or alcohol water, and ear relief with olive oil and tinctures. Also covers eye debris removal, lime particle care, sprained ankle care, and insect stings with ammonia or baking soda.
Glorified feather boas praised for style and warmth
Chiffon and feather boas from Madame La Mode are extolled as light, warm, and color rich. Paris imports include mauve tipped white ostrich, sulphur yellow, and white marabou blends. Promised low neck fashions push these trims as essential for health and beauty, with tulle and chiffon versions rioting into satin ribbons.
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Madame la Mode
Paris
Ino
St. James
Means and politics clash in early 20th century debate
A fragment argues about extremity in politics versus practical funding. It questions why using money to win office is treated as extreme while rejecting wealth as a path remains a political choice. The line pivots on the idea of golden means and ethics in public life.
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Plana
Dundas Road
Milter
Tysell
Miller
Keep the House Cool in Summer Says Ladies' Home Journal
Mrs. 8. T. Rover advises readers to cut artificial heat by using early mornings for cooking, keeping floors bare, sprinkling grounds, and allowing fresh air to circulate. Cool sleeping rooms with tubs of ice water, keep cellars clean and dry, and whitewash with lime to beat the heat.
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T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Importance of Salads for Health and Appetite
The article extols salads as wholesome for Americans, arguing olive oil dressing with lemon juice and light seasoning. It urges daily vegetable salads to aid digestion, energy, and fat intake, noting fats aid health for consumptives and tubercular conditions, with practical tips for serving and substitution.
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S. T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
New Household and Industrial Innovations Preview
A survey of inventive devices includes a desk ink well bracket to prevent spills, a safety razor using the blade and thinning back, roller bearings for railroad car wheels, improved photograph envelopes with four flaps, a cigarette box with a four-part partition, an ash street with a sliding top, a power chopper with a revolving tank wing and knives on eccentric mounts, and curved-bottom rocking chairs.
Inventions of the Era Include Wrench, Lamp, Stoppers
A stream of early 20th century device concepts is described, from a pipe wrench design with a hinged jaw and chain to a wind resistant bicycle lamp inner friction surface, a bottle stopper with a sealable collar and lever, and a device to age alcoholic liquors using oxygen cooling and current. Other notes cover a stereoscope setup to remove shadows and a wax reservoir threaded to feed thread on sewing machines.
Remarkable mixed marriage in Philadelphia shocks era norms
A Philadelphia wedding unites a daughter of Dr. KR Mackenzie a noted author and educator with John S. Durham the first Black Penn graduate. Durham had held a U S diplomatic post and faced public questions about his ancestry while the bride's family asserts race mixing remains a social issue of the time.
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Philadelphia
KR. Shelton Mackenzie
Press
Mackenzie
University of Glasgow
Charles Dickens
Phladelphia
International Kindergarten Union
Episcopal Church
John S. Durham
University of Pennsylvania
San Domingo
Morrison
Fred Douglass
United States
Hayt
Cleveland
Durham
Fred
Detriot News Storm Round Mystery of Missing Bingley
News item notes stir as police and a dean search for Bingley over two days. Locals speculate he vanished during a country tour. Authorities pursue leads while friends report no word from him.
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Bingley
Beating It Quote Sparks Detroit News Snippet
A terse Detroit News fragment notes a "solid looking citizen" beating his way through life while a witty remark about a carpet cleaner accompanies the quote. The item reads as a brief, ephemeral newspaper snippet with no clear event, date, or full context.
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Detroit News
Change of Methods and Civic Perception Mentioned
A Detroit News excerpt notes Mia Stooper and Seema in a social context, describing Seema as independent and high spirited while referencing changing methods in neighborhood interactions. The fragment hints at shifts in community perception linked to social dynamics.
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Mia
Detroit News
Detroit News Quotation Sparks Confusion Over Henningan’s Wife
A Detroit News item quotes remarks about meeting Henningan’s wife that cause surprise and questions about past puzzling matters. The exchange hints at new understanding of a subject linked to blro, with emphasis on reaction and clarification.
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Henningan
Blro
Detroit News
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