Lost Bird Bidka Sails From Wounded Knee To All Saints College
From the Wounded Knee massacre survivor Bidka, known as Lidka, is sent by Dr. Colby to All Saints college Sioux Falls to study under Bishop Hare. The article recounts her narrow escape, foster care in Washington, and her status as a full-blood Sioux girl entering a white man's school.
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Wounded Knee
Dr. Colby
Washington
All Saints College
Sioux Falls
Bidka
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Custer
Joe Horn Cloud
Big Foot
Forby
United States
Port Yates
Standing Rock Mgeney
Old Warrior
Bull Head
Shave Head
Catch-the-Bear
Wounded Knee Creek
Little Bat
Lone Star
Horsythe
Worsythe
Walace
Captain Wallace
Forsythe
Lonetar
Lost Bird
All Saints’ School
South Dakota
Valley of Death
Colby
Bishop Hare
Plains
Love of a Child and Its Shifting Affections
Dr Barns challenges the common belief in a child’s unwavering love for its mother. He argues affection is tied to comfort and response, with a child’s loyalties shifting as needs and rewards change. He notes early generosity is unformed, and even kindness to pets may be cruel in action.
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New York Tribune
Ur] Barnes
Jennie Hunter
Presbyterian
God
Christ
Thieves Strike Texas Weekly Stealing All The Letters
A Texas editor reports an audacious break in at a weekly paper’s composing room. Thieves stole every letter in the establishment’s types and escaped unseen. Despite the setback the paper vows to print on time and promises to replace the stolen type with three times as many letters by Thursday.
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Texas
Streets of Dawson Lured by Gold Fever Myths
Salt Lake Tribune dispatch from Alaska features John Bigelow and H. Woolaver describing Dawson's gold fever. They note rich placer deposits, street washings of gold, and ongoing strikes while many prospectors cling to hope for “tomorrow” despite hunger and hardship.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Dawson
Alaska
John Bigelow
H. Woolaver
Bigelow
Denver
Woolaver
Klondike
The
Wlondike
Mrs Cleveland Joke From Lippincott Story Tells Of Pants
True story recounts Mrs Grover Cleveland Miss Frankie Folsom at Wells College where English teacher Myra Reynolds crossed out pants and wrote gents wear parts a later note from the White House carried a clipping reading Mamma Emerson asks about summer plans and pants.
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Gertrude L. Cobb
Lippincott’s
Grover Cleveland
Frankie Folsom
Wells College
Myra Reynolds
University of Chicago
Folsom
Miss Reynolds
Emerson Highlife
Boston
Gordon- Brownes
de Whitneys
Burne-Smithsons
A Million in Bulbs A New West Coast Bulb Boom
A country life note argues that American bulb demand is huge and largely met by imports from France Bermuda England and Holland. It highlights Puget Sound regions in Washington Oregon and British Columbia as promising bulb producing areas with potential to surpass Dutch stock. It concludes bulb farming could become a major outdoor industry in the United States.
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America
France
Bermuda
England
Holland
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Going Courting. A humorous look at a young man’s courtship rituals
The piece playfully contrasts male and female courting by describing a young man nervously visiting Mary Jane. It details his prep, a clock watching routine, bay rum scent, and fear of parental or sibling scrutiny as he awkwardly navigates doorways, parlor etiquette, and the thrill of first love.
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New York Weekly
Daddy Brown
Mary Jane
Miss Mary
Centenarian Hiram Warren Credits Fresh Air and Temperance
Springfield special reports centenarian Hiram Warren credits long life to temperate living and pure air. He advises avoiding liquor coffee and tobacco, eating simple foods, and staying active with nature. Warren, born in Ashfield, recently moved to live with his granddaughter in Springfield.
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Mr. Warren
Ashfield
George William Curtis
Charles A. Nash
Trolleys at Twenty Five Years of Electric Rail Progress
The article reviews 25 years of electric railway development from Siemens in 1879 to modern lines. It highlights key innovations such as the under running trolley and direct connected motor, and notes larger trains, longer routes in the Midwest, and high speeds on growing electric networks. It mentions expansion from small 250 yard lines to 200 to 600 mile stretches with sleeping cars and substantial road beds.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Fonda
Johnstown
Gloversville
New York Sun
Siemens Company
Berlin
van Depple
Baltimore and Ohio
Middle West
Indiana
Ohio
Indianaplis
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago Elgin
The American Girl Glowing in London Truth
Henry Labouchere praises the American girl while noting mixed views among British peers. He argues she eclipses other nationalities in charm and wit, though not in universal beauty, likening her appeal to a tempting apple in a Parisian choice context.
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Henry Labouchere
London
England
Porary
Nebuchadnezzar
B. C
Paris
Cat Breath Sucking Superstition Debunked by Medical Authorities
An old belief that cats can suck a baby’s breath is dismissed by doctors as a superstition. The piece notes no real basis for the claim, urges caution with cats around children, and argues the myth serves little purpose beyond old wives tales.
ButterFactory Advances in Trans Balkan Province
In Tsasarchue the cream butter was once made by hand using primitive methods. A new butter factory with separators now operates at 442 pounds daily capacity and is hand worked, with a proposal to switch to steam power.
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Trans-Balkan
Tsasarchue
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Kate Thorn
Weill
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