At a dinner Brond is named a spy and escapes
In a Braddock tale Brond is denounced as an English spy at a Beauieu officer dinner. He is rescued by Round Paw and, with Elsie and the Indian, flees by the river after Elsie destroys nearby canoes to delay pursuers. They plan routes toward the fort while facing ambush risks as they seek safety and warning for the army.
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Beauieu
Brond
Benuvill
Round Paw
Elsie
Grand Senas
Turtle Creek
Miale
Round Law
Cromit
Brand
Braddock
Cabin siege in the woods with a brave girl ally
A frontier pair repels Indian assaults in a turtle creek cabin. The narrator and a resourceful woman defend with rifles and muskets as arrows and fire threaten their shelter. A violent storm forces retreat to the forest where they shelter, share food, and brace for pursuit by Delaware speaking scouts.
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Aide
Turtle Creek
Frazier
Orning
Delaware
Christopher Gist
Ningle
Gist
Black Brand
Duquesne
Simple Arithmetic at the Entrance of the Hall
A man with no wife and 11 grown children sought free admission for all at an entertainment hall. The doorkeeper offered two tickets, prompting the man to argue that some children are too old to be admitted free. The man quips that if 11 children aren’t under twelve, he is bent.
Force of Habit and Cheerful Thoughts
The text compares thought patterns to a dense forest and backwoods men blazing a trail. It argues that recurring thoughts create habit and that spreading cheerful thoughts strengthens a truthful mindset, making cheerfulness easier to achieve.
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R. P
Giraffe a Tight Fit at Harvard
Harvard University faced a four hour pause as professors and staff attempted to fit a 14 foot 6 inch giraffe through a 6 by 5 foot doorway. The dead stuffed animal could not bend its neck, so workers placed it on its side and used an improvised see-saw with 18 bearers to get it inside.
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Frazier
Ike
Heli
Harvard University
Kitchen Cupboard Everyday Foods Guide
Practical meal ideas from 1927 include Farina Dumplings served with stews, Veal Salad on lettuce with boiled dressing, and a Filled Cake Pudding using plum cake shells. Also suggests using leftover vegetables like peas and carrots and buttered breadcrumb toppings.
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Union
Feeble minded accusation sparks mother and son scene
An indigent mother confronts a school principal regarding her son Arthur's transfer to a better school. She responds with sharp defiance, declaring her son is not feeble minded and insisting he was born at the same time as others despite claims his brain runs behind his body.
Ostrich Dies After Postmortem Finds Unusual Ingested Items
A zoo ostrich died after a postmortem revealed it had swallowed a can opener, two staples, a cent, and a badge. The discovery showed the bird’s digestion could not handle such objects despite its strong gut.
Napoleon Not a Dwarf Reassessed By Measurement
Article notes Napoleon Bonaparte was not unusually short as commonly claimed. Final measurements at death indicated average to above average height, with earlier misperceptions arising from stance and leg proportions.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Iis Physican
Antommarehl
Mentor Magazine
Forests Act as Water Sponge to Mitigate Floods
Forests hold back water as leaf moss mats absorb hundreds of times their weight in water. The American Tree Association notes this sponge effect helps slow flood surges that threaten towns, farmland, and lives.
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Almerican Tree Association
Earliest Lord's Supper Record Cited by Davis
John D. Davis places St. Paul’s account as the earliest record of the institution of the Lord's Supper. In A Dictionary of the Bible he notes it was likely written around A D 87, about 27 years after the event.
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St. Paul’s
John D. Davis
Zinser
H. J. Tanner
South 26Th Street
Omaha
Neb
Auctioneer Frank L Story Offers Real Estate and Stock Sales
Frank L Story, auctioneer of Olin Iowa, announces sales of real estate merchandise and pedigreed stock. Write or phone for dates and details. Phone 166.
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Olin
Iowa
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