The Trapper Griffin and the Sioux War Party
Grint Griffin, a seasoned trapper, spares a Sioux he once nursed and later escapes a pursuing war party. While racing toward timber, a young brave signals peace, returning the favor as Griffin keeps to the woods to avoid the mounted band.
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Jin
Griffin
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Pomme de Terre
Ottertall Woods
Dalcott Prairie
Gritfin
Tigger
Lidian
Injun
Gaye
Igo
Min
Trapper Griffin's Narrow Escape From Sioux Chase
A hunted trapper hides as an Indian pursuit breaks into the forest. Griffin contemplates drastic action, but restraint wins. After a tense council, he slips away, loads his canoe, and travels downstream to safety, reflecting that some Indians are rough yet others show humanity.
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Tajan
Griffin
Ife
Ants Under Hypnotic Treatment Described as Seance
An observer reports a remarkable scene where weak ants, escorted by healthy conspecifics, approach a mound. A dominant ant physician administers a head and body examination with feelers akin to hypnotic therapy, after which treated ants return to their colony and the healer departs.
Navy Posters Aid Recruitment Drive Nationwide
The Navy Department distributes over 150000 large lithography posters in major cities to draw able-bodied men into naval service. Posters feature the battleship Kenarsarge and vivid imagery with bold red text detailing ratings pay and benefits to attract recruits.
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Navy
Navy Department
Wavy
Kenarsarge
Jackie
Kerate
Washington Star
Opportunity for Sonl One in Italian Newspapers Ad
An advertisement offers a match between a well-born, serious young man and a wise father’s daughter. The suitor promises a profitable plan if the dowry exceeds 100,000 live-Alfa, dated 1444 in Florence. The note appears in late Italian newspaper pages.
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Alfa
Posta
Flrenze
Gostou Jouroul
Foghorn at Palmer's Island Drowns Church Hymn
A large Connecticut foghorn with a four megaphone setup disturbed services at Stony Creek's Hi Ule stone church when tested over twenty seven second intervals. Chas A Hamilton of Interna Horn Silver and BR I Wes ter witnessed the final test, prompting a humorous congregational response.
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Dossful
Tamb
Palmer's Island
Connecticut
Chas. A. Hamilton
Interna- Horn Silver Company
BR. I. Wester
Mr. Hamilton
Stony Creek
Lily Lotuses and Water Spirits in Siam Ceremonies
Thousands of real and artificial lotuses float on Siamese rivers as offerings to water spirits. The lotus is the national flower, woven into religion and poetry. A new pure white variety with golden heart was recently found. The flower appears in cremation rites and royal ceremonies.
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Siam
Bangkok
Queen of Siam
Invocation of the Vendor in Carman's Dusty Bin
Poet William Carman laments the undervalued reader and defends the vendor who preserves enduring worth. The verse conjures spring memories and distant harbors through worn pages, seeking grace in a quiet, overlooked book chest, praising resilience in taste and trust.
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Ané
Biles Carman
Desperate Man Fails For White Ribbon In Crowded Shop
In a bustling store a man fights for space at the ribbon counter and asks for five yards of broad white ribbon. The clerk replies no white is kept, offering five yards of any other color instead. He pockets a light blue ribbon and exits while other shoppers watch in pity.
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New York Sun
It Was Doubtful About Fish In The Lake
A summer guest asks the landlord if fish are in the lake after hours of fishing. The landlord recalls draining and refilling the lake last spring and stocking a single fish. It may be alive or dead. if alive, it can be caught with patience, if dead, relax on the veranda and complain about the beds and table. Rates are $2.50 per day with scenery included.
Telephone girls never invite you to tall again
A fragmented line notes a social miscue about telephone girls and invitations, suggesting a distant or awkward engagement with social norms. The remark hints at lingering attitudes toward contact and propriety in a past era.
Doukhobors Begin Pilgrimage to Christianize the World
The Doukhobors left Manitoba for a northwest pilgrimage through Canada, settling briefly in Yorkton under Northwest Mounted Police oversight. Authorities plan to confine them to a village and watch for trouble while noting no violent acts. women and children stay in town under guard as men pursue their religious mission. The group has raised funds, and some members advocate Colombia-style colonies abroad, while Yorkton residents assist with Christian support.
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Java
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
Yorkton
Mr. Crearer
Jesus
South America
Northwest Mounted Police
Lost Esquimaux tribe found on Southampton Island
The remnant of a remarkable Esquimaux tribe has been discovered at Hudson Bay’s north end on Southampton Island. About sixteen individuals remain, living in whale jaw huts with a central stone lamp of whale oil. They use whale bones for utensils and sledges, walrus tusks for sledges, and deer antlers for cross pieces while preserving a unique dialect and famed hunting daring.
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Esquimaux
Southampton Island
Hudson Bay
Night maneuvers in German war planning
German experts foresee future wars fought mainly at night due to smokeless powder. Balloons with powerful searchlights sweep vast areas to reveal foes at four miles while crews maintain telegraphic contact with the army, guiding maneuvers and enemy movement.
Hanged on Slight Evidence in Durham Ghost Trial
Centuries past, two men were tried at Durham England and hanged on a ghostly confession. A midnight specter described a woman’s death, her hair around her head and five bloody wounds, naming the mill and the men who acted on the curse. The tale notes the crime details and verdict echoed by a supernatural witness.
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Durham
England
Cda
Native Customs in Japan Primal Life Abroad
A traveler notes Chu senji as a fashionable summer resort with white soft waters and a bathhouse scene where natives bathe openly. He observes babies dining in baths and families nude at the edge of enclosures, contrasting with authorities who, in passing from traditional robes, become prudish and curtail old customs.
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Mikado
Japan
Chusenji
Sewell's Term Is Fixed for Guam Governor Role
Capt. William KE Sewell of the U S Navy will govern Guam for three years and reside aboard his ship with his family following his recent voyage to the island.
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Sewell
Guam
William KE. Sewell
U. S
New York
Cavite
Lesson of the Boer War Cost in England Finances
The Financial Newspaper explains why the Boer War cost in money, estimating Britain spent about 230 million pounds. The Statist argues this exceeds Germany’s war indemnity from France and shows unpreparedness costly, despite planned military reform.
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England
Great Britain
Germany
France
Boston Transcript
Seventeenth Century Silver Ornament in Rome
A seventeenth century bonuier of silver recently found in Rome features an angel in high relief holding the chains of a holy water vase. The charming design invites admiration for its natural expression of art and questions how many hands blessed the water and guided the delicate touch of devotion.
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Rome
Factory Bulletin on Visitors Angers Local Readers
Owners of a large New York area factory posted a sarcastic schedule listing hours for different caller types. Commercial travelers 7 to 11, church subscription solicitors 11 to 1, book agents 1 to 3, stationery peddlers and insurers all play, with a postscript: the firm attends to its own business between sunset and sunrise.
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New York
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Steen
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Wade
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