Fort Phil Kearny siege and Red Cloud attack described
The account details Red Cloud's 1866 plan to overrun Fort Phil Kearny with 3000 warriors using bows and muzzle loaders, the fort’s defense with Breechloading Springfield rifles, and Captain Powell and Lieutenant Jenness orchestrating a staged corral defense that repelled the Indian assault. It notes Fetterman’s earlier defeat and Red Cloud’s rise among the Sioux.
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Springfield
Henry
Remington
Winchester
Fetterman
Red Cloud
Mr. Injun
Fort Phil Kearny
Red
James W. Powell
Jenness
Powell
Joe Meriville
Corral
Masa
Weak Woman Sitrone Case Report
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a woman named Sitrone and a person or place initialism Bick. The text is incomplete and does not provide a clear event, action, or outcome for a fuller newspaper card.
Desperate Battle as Cavalry Repels Indian Assault
Surviving defenders endure fierce fire at Creworks corral as Indians launch repeated charges led by skirmishers. Lieutenant Jenness slain, one soldier killed, two wounded, twenty eight at post. Indians suffer heavy losses, about 1127 dead, while Major Smith’s 100 men arrive with a distant howitzer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Phil Kearny
Red Cloud
Fetterman
Bingham
Carington
Stour
Carrington
Corral
Fettermmn
Brown
Plains
Phil Kearny
Jenness
Powell
Smith
Mrs M Reney's Experience Endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy
Mrs M McReney of Prentisa Mise describes three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble. After two doctors failed, she began Foley's Kidney Remedy and reports she felt like a new person after two bottles, urging suffering women to try it. D D Knosfel.
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M McReney
Prentisa, Mise
Foley
Chic Styles Push Fur Edges and Satin Jabots This Winter
A fashion note highlights fur edged skirts and jackets with small fur accents. Soutached sleeves show new braid work and long sleeves. Coral brooches, portrait stocks, jabots of black satin, and baby necklaces mix with black chiffon and colored silks for the season. A pattern for a seven size dress dressing sack is offered by mail. IUDIC CHOLLET.
Meeting an Emergency at Windom Dinner
Reprinted anecdotes recount the sudden death of Treasury Secretary William Windom at a New York chamber of commerce dinner and the rushed newspaper scramble to print his speech. Also notes ancient copper manufacture by Phoenicians and Syrians and a math joke about petals indicating love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Windom
Chamber of Commerce
Oeepo Ocr
Prermus
England
Ireland
Cornwall
Chambers Journal
Farm and kitchen hints and farming economics note
Practical advice on dairy and stock feeding using alfalfa as an adjunct, winter orchard care to protect trees from pests, snow plow construction, and home baking tips. It discusses market implications for feeding stock, corn prices, and suggests cautious feeding or selling stock to navigate high prices. A personal appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allo
Humor Ex Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
Duncan M Smith jokes about parental pride and marital taunts in a playful harsh tone. The piece contrasts a father's self‑consciousness with a mother's critique and mocks domestic science and marriage dynamics with sharp quips.
Modern Luck Without Money in a Dusty Lane
A reflective poem contrasts ancient signs of fortune with modern cash driven luck. It notes that horseshoes and tokens once promised luck but now wealth, not relics, supplies fate. The piece ends with a wry New World joke about holdup men treating crime as a religious ceremony.
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United States
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Easy Marks and a Halcyon City Tale
The reading traces a streetwise dialogue about deception and luxury living aboard a ship that touched Halifax. A town owner laments pride and a boarding house joke turns on oleomargarine, with an undercurrent of suspicion and social commentary.
Allen's Foot Base Relief for Heavily Stocked Shoes
Advice advertises Allen's Foot Base to ease pinching swelling and sweat in tight shoes. Claims instant relief and comfort with a note to buy everywhere. Warning against substitutes and a price of two cents.
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Allen
Fire Station Listings Amid City Streets
A fragmented street directory lists numerous intersections and landmarks around Vincennes, including fire stations near Seventh Street and Ohio, Reel House locations at multiple crossings, and references to City Hall, factories, and railroad streets. The garbled text preserves street pairs and place names such as Main, Market, Spring, Vincennes, Culberton, and East Ninth through East Thirteenth, with a Pantheon of cross streets and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Reel House
Lower Fourth
Market
City Hall
Spring
River
West Bight
Pearl
Main
East Fourth
Culbertson
Thirteenth
Fast Eighth St
Oulbertson Ave
Upper Sixth
River Glass Works
East Eleventh St
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Oak and Thomas
Pearl and
Oak
Weet Union
State and Green
Poplar
Stone
Eighteenth
State
Lower Fleet St
Southern K. Railroad
Chartrea
Cherry and
Constitution
East Ninth and Market
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culberteen Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Street
Robinson's Pants
East Third and Railroad
Exin Avenue
Chartres
Silver Street
R K. Silver
Willow Streets
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Buffalo Billy Y
E Plains
oTrel
Aodp
Thetio
Sitrone
Bick Uw'om
Indiana
Poley
C. D. Kuesfei
Duncan M. Smith
South Dakota
CiArce
Halifax
Jack
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Hoosier
Seymour
Columbus
Edinburg
Franklin
Greenwood
Indianapolis
1. & L. Traction Co
Louisville
Southern Indiana R. R
A. A. Anderson
Geo. Mgr
Columbes. Ind
Cumberland
Colonial Country Club Hotel
West Baden Springs, Ind
Ag New Albany
Chicago
West
Sudan
Taylor Rusts Moen
PSL
Denny Son Foon
Dally
W. A. Oo
Rod
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