The Wild West Career of Bill McDonald Paragon of the Lawless Range
In 19th century Texas and beyond, Bill McDonald known as Bill Jess drives cattle across unforgiving prairies. He battles outlaws, disarms rail raiders, and earns ranger and marshal appointments while pursuing justice in Hardeman and nearby counties.
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McDonald
Wichita Falls
Baylor County
Texas
Baylor
Melvin
Bill Jess
Hardeman County
No-man’s Land
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Bill McDonald
Wanderer
Harrold
Sam Platt
Platt
Cedar Brakes
Boll Broaken
Bood
Brookens
Bull Turner
Turner
Brooken
Hfe
Lazarus
Alleny
Pat Wolforth
Stardeman
Quanah
Quanah Parker
Cynthia
Davidson
Willbarger
Office of Justice
Jtjo
Williams
Wiliams
Bill
Willams
Rangers
Bil
A. McMurray
Ross
Capt. Knight
Knight
U. 8S
Kansas
Bood Brooken
Bill Brooken
Mexico
Barbers Who Became Toted Notables in History
Notable barbers rose to eminence including Arkwright the spinner innovator, Jeremy Taylor from Cambridge, and Edward Sugden later Baron Saint Leonard's. Sugden recalled his barber origin when addressing voters for parliament. Baron Tenterden, a barber's son, told his son of the shop where forebears shared wares. Poet William Falconer was a poor Edinburgh barber whose Shipwreck fame earned him naval commission.
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Arkwright
Jeremy Taylor
Cambridge
Edward Sugden
Saint Leonard's
Lincoln’s Inn
London
Sugden
Sir Edward
Charles Abbott
Baron
Tenterden
England
Westminster
William Falconer
Edinburgh
Royal Navy
China Eyes Metric System And Decimal Counting
The Chinese government plans to adopt the metric system and count in tens, though the transition will take many years. The note highlights the country’s effort to modernize while acknowledging the remaining confusion amid the change.
Old French Weights and Measures Persist in Trade
The London Chronicle notes Europe clings to ancient measurements after a hundred years. It cites France resisting old units, with wine in barriques and chopines, beer in canettes, milk in piates, and wine and fuel sold by cordes and the livre, while small shops use the livre as the unit.
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London Chronicle
Europe
France
New York Social Set Seeks Elite Assembly of 1000 Families
Washington hosts report of the Assembly Set forged after Mrs. Astor’s death. Aims to fuse New York Philadelphia Washington elites into a thousand-family body. Outsiders may join via marriage. wealth, rank, birth weighed, with money as a factor.
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Washinngton
Assembly
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
William H. ‘Taft
Astor
Alvorco
New Yorker
Forts Aiance
Boston
Cincinatti
White House
Henry Clay Sword Presented to Miss Clay in Lexington
The diplomatic sword used at the Ghent treaty signing, passed through Gen Godley to Charles Bodley, then to his daughter Mrs Mor ence Davenport of St Paul. Davenport traveled to Lexington to present it to Henry Clay’s great granddaughter Miss Anna Gratz Clay, a descendant of the Gratz and Bodley families.
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Henry Clay
Ghent
Anna Gratz Clay
Gen. Godley
Charles Bodley
iMorence Davenport
St. Paul
Minn
Lexington
Louisville Courier-Journal
Jokeley sketches vanish as editor jokes about extinction
Jokeley asks if his humorous sketches were killed by the editor. The editor replies he passed on them, but they died of old age, delivering a wry newsroom quip from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Jokeley
Catholic Standard and Times
Still the Same Meets Dunkey After Years
The Catholic Standard and Times notes a reunion where T meets Dunkey after years. Jie remarks Dunkey seems unchanged, while Dunkey still reminisces about past foolishness and his former self.
Well Posted Man Knows Nicaragua Trouble
Quote notes a man’s keen understanding of Nicaragua issues as cited in the Detroit Free Press. Context suggests commentary on well connected or informed individuals. The brief implies familiarity with political matters without detailing events or figures.
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Nicaragua
Detroit Free Press
Waiting for the planes in early aviation times
A quoted wartime exchange shows a man describing his work opening cab doors and car doors, then awaiting the readiness of aeroplanes. The dialogue captures a transitioning job scene as air travel nears operation.
Itch Epidemic in a Welsh Village
In Dowlhs, South Wales, about fifteen years ago families suffered an illness known as the itch. The disease caused intense itching, sleepless nights, and misery. A local doctor’s remedies failed, a famed curesman’s medicine worsened matters, then Cutleura Remedies finally brought complete relief after a few days of treatment. The writer, Thomas Hugh of Chicago, notes his family’s long use of Cutleura products.
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Dowlhs
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West Huron
Chicago
God Must Be Having a Party City Church Inference
A young child curiously views a large church and declares God’s house. On a Sunday service she sees bright windows and proclaims God must be having a party, reflecting a child's literal readings of religious spaces.
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Julia
Whiskers and beard fashion in wildwood hillbillies
A New York Press snippet describes oversized facial hair among rustic men with long beards, braids tied around the neck or waist, and nightly grooming to keep tangled hair from a wife and large feet.
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Wildwood Hill
Mae
New York Press
A Real Catastrophe The milk crisis and a child’s wit
Philip a four year old neighbor milk visitor reports no more milk as the cow dried up. He concludes with a practical wry remark that they doubt the cow will thaw out in spring. The line captures a child’s humorous take on a farm problem from The Denverator.
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Philip
Postum Cures Insomnia Says Topeka Woman
A Topeka woman credits coffee abstinence and Postum with ending five years of insomnia and nervous debility. She notes rapid improvement after switching to Postum and says sleep and digestion improved, with no medicine needed. The letter promotes Read the little book The Road to Wellville and asserts There’s a Reason.
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Topeka
Postum
Wellville
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Buck Holly
Calaboose
Holly
Indian Territory
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Margaret
Jim Alley
Toted
Taft
Great Britain
Newcastle
Scotland
Quaker Oats Company
William H. Taft
Dunkey
Jie
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