Sioux Courage and a Senator Marksman Legend
South Dakota Senator Pettgrew lauds Sioux bravery as unmatched in history while recounting personal trials and memories from the Black Hills. He cites a famed antelope shot near Deadwood and a dramatic fire that engulfed Deadwood, noting a shift from frontier roughness to settled prosperity and temperance in Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Bally” Jones
Senator Pettgrew
Washington Star
Miles
Dakota
Jones
Montana
Deadwood
Reno
Major Reno
Judge
G. C. Moody
Black Hills
Congress
Hills
Saorae
Judge Blank
Barkeeper
Lince
Sioux Walls
Dinelu
Promised Land
Modern Fable of the Melancholy Bull Calf and Persecuted Swan
George Ade presents a satirical fable about a melancholy bull calf a trick dog and a Lohengrin swan sharing a rail car on a tour. They discuss realism in drama, stage syndicates, and audience tastes in Pulaski Great Falls and Prairie du Chien. The trio laments lack of artistic integrity and hints at the fragile life of touring acts in a changing American stage.
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George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
Pulaski
Great Falls
Prairie du Chien
Art
Upper
Sandusky
Bud
Pinero
Momral
Wide cattle trail six miles wide near Evarts
Advices from Pierre report final arrangements for a cattle trail six miles wide along the north boundary of the Cheyenne river reservation. Cattle from northwestern South Dakota would reach Mvarts where the G M and St P line will establish a river ferry. Posts a mile apart to mark the route, tolls financed by cattle crossing to fund Indian police guarding the trail, with surplus aiding Indians. Some discuss church comparisons.
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Evarts
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader
Cheyenne River Reservation
Mvarts
Yar
The Modern Fable of the Kind Citizen and the Dealer in Tamales
Brief tale by George Ade from 1901 explores a benevolent citizen and a hot tamale dealer. The satire centers on social manners and honest exchange in a bustling street scene.
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George Ade
Robert Howard
Tillable Moral in a Tamale Tale of Trade and Woe
A Merchant Prince buys a tie from a shivering Tamale vendor on the open street. The exchange turns into a meditation on poverty and compensation, as the vendor lists hardships and freedoms of street life while the prince laments his own missed venture into tamales. The tale ends with a MORAL about appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan Pool
Emerson
Johnny Fresh
Flo Perkins
Gagello
Fencing, Fame, and Morgan Echo in a Washington Tale
A tale set in Washington blends stage star Francis Wilson besting a boastful army lieutenant at the Army and Navy Club swordplay. It recalls Wilson's Paris and West Point training, his U S amateur title, and contrasts aging magnates like J P Morgan with youth’s vigor, ending with Montague’s reflective note on envy and fortune.
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Francis
West Point
Washington
Francis Wilson
Parvenus
Army
Army and Navy Club
Professon
Wilson
Leutenant
Mr. Wilson
Paris
United States
Los of Gs
Breeding Buffalo for Market in Texas Cattle Firm
The article discusses the Goodnight Cattle Company in Texas pursuing buffalo propagation as a commercial endeavor. Sheriff Taylor notes a single Texas herd owned by Mrs Mary Goodnight, descended from the plains, now about seventy strong. The plan envisions expanding to 5,000 head in twenty-five years, with other herds such as Buffalo Jones in Kansas and a potential government pasture to support breeding stock.
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Texas Cattle Company
Memphis
Texas
Mary Goodnight
Goodnight Cattle Company
Panhandle
Goodnight Pastures
Goodnight Range
Goodnight
Tam
United States
Jones
Kansas
A Gunner's Story From Colenso Courage Under Fire
Bombardier Stephenson of the Sixty sixth battery recalls guiding a gun detachment under heavy shellfire at Colenso. He describes losing drivers and horses, using a donga for cover, Buller’s arrival, and a perilous effort to free remaining guns, with several comrades wounded or killed before reaching safety.
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Long
Colenso
London
Bombardier Stephenson
Manchester
Stephenson
Buller
Bear’s Unrecognized Joke in Beard Bear’s Oil Label
A Kansas City Journal note recalls William H. Beard the animal painter who designed a bear hugging a hog with lard oil pouring into a trough labeled bear’s oil. The bear’s oil producer failed to recognize the artist’s joke.
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Kansas City Journal
William H. Beard
Bear
Head of the Herd Selection of a Bull for Dairy or Beef
Samuel A. Shook discusses three key criteria in bull selection for dairymen and stockmen: breed, pedigree, and individual merit. He warns against constant breed changes, notes the influence of strong ancestry on offspring, and emphasizes choosing a breed suited to purpose, climate, and feeding, with emphasis on starting with a solid pedigree and prudent judgment in initial breeding choices.
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Jerseys
Samuel A. Shook
Making the Most of Cream in Dairy Work
A Rural World article stresses immediate cream processing after milking to preserve butter fat. It notes warming milk before separator yields better fat recovery and warns that delaying separation lets skim milk carry less fat, while some dairymen skip a second pass.
Census of Iowa Dairy Cows Count Report
The Iowa livestock census tallies 1 295 950 cows statewide with 631 529 raised for milk production. The density is about 22 cows per square mile and major county totals include Winneshick 17 509 Kossuth 19 846 Clayton 20 850 Fayette 2 Bremen 17 671 Blackhawk Buchanan 17 254 Delaware 20 501 Dubuque 17 844 Jones 18 454 Kinn 20 616 Jenton 17 407 Ama 17 028 Johnson 17 190.
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Iowa
Winneshick
Kossuth
Clayton
Fayette
Bremer
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones
Kinn
Jenton
Ama
Johnson
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Pettigrew
Dakotas
Dr. Eastman
Eastman
Jim Jones
Injun
Ole Eastman
Gismarck
Buffalo Bill
Dead Wood
Astman
Yanton
Fir Jones
Wb Merel
Jerrian
Sam
Eile
J. P
Morgan
J. J. Montague
The
Oregonian
Viscount Rupert
Chicago
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