Ride That Killed Gen Miles Black Horse
A 120 mile ride in 22 hours by Gen Nelson A Miles during the 1874 Indian Campaign is recounted. Lieutenant and scout Prairie Dog Dave traverse the Wichita and Canadian rivers under a full moon facing 300 pursuing Indians before reaching Adobe Walls. The feat is described with frontier vividness and danger.
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Rabbitfoot Darky
Nelson A. Miles
Fifth United States Infantry
Indian Territory
Indias
Forts Sill
Reno
Cheyenne Agency
Wichita River
100Th Meridian
Tliano Estacado
Great Staked Plains
Texas
Micawber
Buell
United States
Big Pass
Wichita
Mount Popocatapetl
Miles
Adobe Walls
Canadian River
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Prairie Dog
Dave
Dave Campbell
Heutenant
Col. Buell
Col. Compton
Leutenant
Elk Creek
Paradise
Hunter’s Paradise
Dickens
Hkden
Panhandle
Loren Fiver
Sand Creek
Compadre
Red Sea
River Styx
Avenuo
Antelope Hills
Herbert M. Bristol
Fifth
United States Infantry
Gen
Northwest
Chicago Herald
Wood Fairy Traps and Aunty Candace Show Grateful Help
Aunty Candace crafts a clever trap to thank visiting wood fairies who bring relief to her rheumatism. The scene features two fairies, generous doughnuts and a gaucer pie, with the stout playful wood fairy tasting treats as the grateful woman observes his appetite.
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Aunty Canface
Aunty
Ace
Candace
Canace
Orange Judd Farmer
Night Ride and Candy Makers Ate The Great Figure
A night expedition with Col Buell’s Ninth Cavalry follows a pursuit near Adobe Walls and Antelope Hills, ending after 120 miles with a daylight arrival. A separate visit to a candy factory describes sugar plums made by precision, with workers in caps coating nuts and almonds, using sugar pastes, moulds, and wire loops for finishing.
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Col. Buell
Ninth United States Cavalry
Prairie Dog” Cave
Adobe Walls
Botedd
Harper
Round Table
Carrier Pigeons and Their Wartime Messenger Role
The article discusses the long interest in carrier pigeons valued for delivering important messages in war and peace. It notes methods of writing on tissue sheets, attaching messages to legs or wings, and dispels a popular image of pigeons carrying large envelopes.
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Europe
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York, W.yv
Two Air Ye Sightings Reported Over Berlin Canal Bridge
Passengers on a Berlin canal bridge recently noted a sudden appearance of two aircraft overhead. Eyewitnesses describe the unusual sight and possible morning activity. Authorities have not confirmed any official air traffic, leaving locals curious about the event.
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Berlin
A Wildcat Adventure Ends as Coonskin Tale
A February morning sled ride leads siblings and their dog Jack to a wildcat sighting. The confrontation ends with the animal killed by the dog, though the father later reveals the creature was only a raccoon, not a wildcat.
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Jack
Pais
Father
Teething Advice With Man WixsLow’s Soorabia Staur
Readers are urged to use Man WixsLow's Soorabia Staur for teething babies. The old remedy is promoted as a trusted solution for infant teething discomfort.
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Man WixsLow
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