Son of Kit Carson Builds A Hidden Canyon Home
In Santa Monica Canyon, Sam Carson, son of the famed scout, and his Indian wife settle in a cedar shelter under a giant live oak. A visitor recalls their life among Sierras foothills, with wildcat encounters and family lore, as Sam narrates tales of Baldy the dog and frontier days.
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Kit Carson
California
Santa Monica
Pins
Sam Carson
Sierras
Santa Pilanies
Pacific
Mme. Orron
Amanion Field
Gmd
Sam
Baldy
Baldry
Sand
Coray
New York
Why People Blush The True Cause and Theories
The Atlanta Constitution discusses why people blush detailing physiological flares in the heart and blood flow, Darwinian self‑awareness, and Melinard’s theory. It notes modesty fear and unmasking as triggers with age differences and objections, including children and old people.
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Melinard
Humao
Noc
M. Melinard
Atlanta Constitution
Fencing fad sparks latest fashion for young belles
The New York World notes fencing as a rising craze among young girls, with older sisters already famed as weepers in the ar. Young maids are training with knives en garde and practicing poses, promising a lively effect on their future development.
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Aeths
New York World
Mathematical Wonder Answers Quick With Simple Trick
A Warrensburg reader known as 4 Mathematical Wonder is mocked yet praised for solving a calico problem instantly. The trick yields the correct result after a quick calculation, noting the style and tone of a local newspaper reminiscence.
How to Compare Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes
Garrett P. Serviss explains a simple at home demonstration to compare the two telescope types. By using a lens and a mirror with a wall and paper setup, one forms images at the focal lengths, showing how refractors project distant scenes inverted and reflectors produce adjustable images of nearby and far objects.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Popular Science Monthly
Mules Delirious With Pleasure In Luzerne County Sunlight
Eckley B. Coxe recalls six work mules that hauled coal in a flooded shaft for four years. Brought to the surface they refused food and gazed at fields and sky for days, then joyous braying and jumping ensued as they adjusted to daylight. Philadelphia Times.
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Luzerne
Eckley B. Coxe
Taules
Philadelphia
Slave Catching in Tonquin and Emergence of a Trade
The piece notes ongoing slave catching in Tonquin despite French anti slavery efforts. It describes 1885 Chinese troops in Tonquin shipping male prisoners to China and selling women and children to emigration agents for toil and servitude on Chilean islands, with later demand for these women in western China.
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Tonquin
Africa
China
Suane
Chile
Western
Eschanse
Lavender fashions in France spark new color trend
The article notes lavender as a notable fashion color, with references to French influence and evolving styles. It mentions trade, novelty items, and mentions of individuals such as Michaeleas Daisy, hinting at designers or personalities shaping color trends.
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Michaeleas
Westminster Gazette
Son
Ion
Indian Girl Orator Wins Demarest Gold Medal
At the Methodist church contest for the Demarest gold medal Muss Emma Vanderhaden a young Sioux girl from Sisseton agency won the prize. Six contestants had previously won silver medals in similar contests. Also a note from the Sd Globe correspondent mentions coal oil daily use estimates at least 50,000 barrels for illumination and fuel.
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Muss Emma Vanderhaden
Sisseton Agency
Bank
Globe
Ant Eal
A Problem In Wizardry and Racist Beliefs
The excerpt questions why believers in wizards favor those of inferior race or misfortune, noting historical wizards like Paracelsus and Cagliostro as exceptions. It argues that letters on country superstitions show the “wise” man or woman marked by blood or appearance, with Indis’ naked savage contrasted against civilized clients. The piece cites whites’ reverence for black Obeah practitioners in the West Indies as a recurring theme in Spectator narratives.
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Paracelsus
Roger Bacon
Michael Scott
Cagliostro
Indis
West Indies
London Spectator
Possibilities of Surgery and Human Endurance
An excerpt from the St Louis Globe-Democrat discusses the limits of surgical mutilation and body resilience. It asserts that major limbs can be removed with little fatal consequence and even terminal organs may be extirpated in war. The text mentions money as a factor and suggests the body can compensate with doubled effort.
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St Louis Globe-Democrat
Popes Beards Through the Ages A Curious Forteana Note
A note cites St Peter to 1153 papal beards all great. then four centuries clean shaven. two centuries with beards in Asia. since 1700 present papal line shows smooth faces. A child asks why her eyes are green, answered by a stately woman.
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St Peter
Ther Asya
St. Louis Republic
Gambling devices and sharpers described in Electric Review
An article discusses ingenious gambling devices and sharpers, detailing methods using electromagnets, hidden springs, and suspended balls to cheat players. It cites dramatic police revelations, device designs, and a case tied to a Seymour farm water analysis by Yale professors.
The First Hoopskirts Emerged in 1530
The Yankee Blade describes hoopskirts appearing in 1530 with an iron cage system. A cage was tipped for the wearer to crawl beneath, then fastened to the waist by a leather belt. The contraption could weigh up to 20 pounds.
Lou Parks and the Red Ring of Courage
A Washington Star account recalls Lou Parks, a Missouri-born man scarred from a Blackfoot scalping attempt in Idaho. It details his head wound, the scalp restoration, and his survival over years while he sought why the attacker chose him. The tale ends noting Parks now lives in Missouri and avoids public posts.
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Tecine
Saintsberdt
Arlington
Louis Parks
Lou Parks
Pocatello
Ida
Lou
Lon
Len
Lfe
Missouri
Washington Star
Artificial petroleum from animal fats sparks question
A historic note claims petroleum can be made artificially by distilling animal fats and oils in four iron vessels at 300 degrees and 25 atmospheres. Under favorable conditions 70 percent of the fats convert to petroleum, reaching 90 percent of theoretical yield, identical to natural petroleum. The author speculates on future commercial impact but calls it premature.
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China
Sole Woman Delegate at National Textile Union Meet
Miss Annie Lincedd, sole woman among 50 delegates at the fourth annual National Textile union convention in Philadelphia, heads Providence union No 42 and is a main worker of the Knights of Labor assembly No 4047. A cousin of Miss Mary O Reilly, a Pennsylvan ia depair factory inspector, Lincedd is a keen labor student and bright speaker. The union covers cotton and Lamb mills, lace curtain operatives, square weavers and dressers, with delegates representing about 40,000 workers. Martha Moore Avery of Boston spoke at the event.
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Annie Lincedd
National Textile Union
Philadelphia
Miss Lincedd
Providence Union
Knights of Labor Assembly
Providence
Mary O'Reilly
Pennsylvania
Lingham
Martha Moore Avery
Boston
The Art of Governing a Wife and a Void Marriage Rule
A Radcliffe library volume titled The Art of Governing a Wife outlines absurd rules to keep a wife in check. An English judge ruled that a marriage ceremony is void if church doors are closed or a witness is missing.
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Radcliffe
Sandrie
Fighting Quaker Milo Boore and the Winslow sheriff tale
Indianan guard Perry Owens, once sheriff of Apache county and Winslow city marshal, recalls frontier days in Arizona. He discusses Quaker upbringing, past killings, and a dramatic Winslow confrontation where he shot two men and wounded another, aided by quick revolver work and a final calm deathbed gesture from a fallen comrade.
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Mila Boore
Cotet Menten
Perry Owens
Apache County
Winslow
Walle- Fargo Express
Arizona
Imutder
Hendricks County
Bun
Williams
Sauch
Dan
Indianapolis
Cruikshank Reminiscences and Quips at Cheshire Cheese
A collection of anecdotal memories from the 1840s to 1860s recount Cruikshank’s eccentric stage manner at the Cheshire Cheese Fleet Street and later reflections by Frederick Locker. The piece includes mentions of songs Lord Bateman and Billy Taylor, a dated inscription, and a note on Crumshank’s enduring spirits in old age.
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Cruikshank
Lord Pateman
Percival Leigh
Fleet Street
G C
G. G
Billy Taylor
Lord Bateman
Frederick Locker
Qssi
Eleanor Locker
George Crermsaaye
Gentlemaan’s Magazine
Rambler Bicycles Promised Safer Ride and Healthful Joy
The Rambler bicycle offers brighter eyes and rosy cheeks as a healthful recreation. Promoted as stronger, safer, and easier to ride due to corrugated G. and J. pneumatic tires, the 15 year development claim backs its quality. Visit Naw ca to see and try.
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Rambler
The Lady Baneh and a Barber Quest
A fragmentary verse tale about a barber and the ideal not being male alone. It contrasts shaving charm with love and contemplates a barbershop romance in a mock heroic tone. The second item describes a Chicago street sermon projecting a world mission chart with color-coded religious groups and a stark image of the Christian minority amid a vast heathen world.
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Madison Street
Salle
Clark Streets
Chicago
Chicago News
Too Competent Duchess Interview With Lady’s Maid
A duchess discusses hiring a lady’s maid and tests her hairdressing speed. The maid boasts half an hour to dress a lady’s hair, prompting the duchess to exclaim that she has the rest of the morning to fill with nothing but preparation.
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London
Pointer on paying a lady's fare sparks etiquette debate
A columnist argues that a gentleman should not offer to pay a lady's car fare as it creates obligation she may not want. The writer notes the gesture is well meant but intrusive, warning that even a small sum like five cents can exert influence.
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