Turner and His Gun: The Devil May Care Cowboy of Dodge City
Eck Turner known as Double-L Eck rose in Dodge City legends for violent humor and pistol pranks on trotting riders. His spree began with random shots, injuring a rider, and continued through Colorado Springs La Veta Fort Wingate and Arizona, until a milder private at Fort Wingate crippled him. He later settled in San Francisco boarding seamen after a life of shootings and escapes, with five confirmed kills and a reputation for wit and danger.
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Kansas
Dodge City
Eck Turner
Eck
Leonard & Longbrain
Turner
Bek Turner
Main Street
Jeck
Colorado Springs
la Veta
Arizona
Fort Wingate
Flagstaff
Fure
San Francisco
New York Herald
Distinction Without a Difference
A dialogue from Detroit Free Press features Jinklets demanding his wife think before speaking and Plunkett noting a bachelor status in a concise exchange. The humor stems from contrasts in thinking and social expectations.
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Jinklets
Plunkett
Detroit Free Press
Our Incomparable Ice Cream Footnotes From New York
European imitators struggle to equal American ice cream as transatlantic liners stock it for three week voyages. The piece argues American ice cream surpasses European varieties, noting Venice’s tsorbette near St Mark's as a rare exception and recounts American travelers’ delight in Madison Square offerings.
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Europe
New York
England
Switzerland
St. Mark’s
Venice
America
Madison Square
London
Daudet describes his slow meticulous writing process
The piece quotes Alphonse Daudet on writing slowly and revising often, noting his notebooks, memory, and three full manuscript rewrites assisted by his wife. It contrasts his irregular hours with the effort to achieve satisfaction in every work. The Buffalo Enquirer also reports on missing bluebirds yellow birds and blackbirds in western New York, with ornithologists noting their absence this spring.
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Alphonse Daudet
Napoleon
Rockland
Tribune
New York
Walter Burke
Batavia
Livingston Republican
Buffalo Enquirer
Reserve In Death Notices and Private Details
The text discusses increasing brevity in obituaries as individuals keep private matters private amid rising press notices. It cites social changes and a comic anecdote about charity requests and a club manager, illustrating public exposure versus private affairs.
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Philadelphia
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Climax Plug
Lorillard
Climax
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United States
Annals of Medicine
J. H. McLean
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St. Louis
YON Mohl CO
Cincinnati
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ELY Brothers
Warren Street
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Iowa
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Illinois
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Merry
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