Escape of Tom Hemper from the Comanches
The New York Sun recounts Tom Hemper a hunter guide who was captured by Comanches while guiding a scouting party along the Canadian River. After torture threats and a gauntlet near death he survived aided by a sudden cyclone and a later rescue by the tribe. Hemper later returned to his camp and Indian chiefs confirmed his story to a government commission the following year.
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Old Tom Hemper
Old Tom
Santa Fe
Texas
Comaches
Tom
Ime
Spotted Horse
Herce Battery
New York Sun
The Rattlesnake's Eye: A Scientific Conundrum
A farmer recalls watching a prairie dog frozen by the gaze of a rattlesnake and asks if this proves mesmerism. The writer, Pomeroy, claims the eye carries a malignant expression both in life and death and urges scientists to weigh the phenomenon.
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Harris Remedy CO
N. Tenth Street
St.louis
Abilene
John Irving McClure
Truth in a New York courtroom A child's oath
A nine year old girl testifies in a New York court on a felony case at her father's house. The judge guides her through the oath and she affirms belief in God and truth. Her mother prayed with her to tell the truth, and the child’s simple, direct words convict the defendant against cross examination. The scene emphasizes honesty, religion, and the judge's compassion.
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H. Hammond
Albany “State Register
New York
Emily
Herror
Lodger of Top Floor Hall Hoards Vast Wealth in Plain Living
A venerable New York lodger, thirty years in a single upper hotel room, holds 10 to 12 million dollars mainly in real estate. He shuns luxury, drives a fine pair of horses daily, and preserves his late bachelor brother's vast estates on Fifth Avenue and Staten Island while keeping his own modest room.
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The
New York Times
Globe
Fifth Avenue
Staten Island
Who is Jim in the beach photo joke
A man recalls a humorous moment when he shows his wife a beach photo claiming it is a picture of a man who loves her. She blushes and misidentifies the man, asking where she saw him, leaving him unable to identify Jim.
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Buffalo
Cap
Jack Sloan
Elk Street
Johnson
Jones
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