The Haunted Spring Ghost Tales at Melwyn Farm
In a June supper at Melwyn Farm Miss Prudence and her cousin Mabel recount a ghost sighting by the Haunted Spring. Hiram Melvyn laughs off the tale but later reveals a mistaken ghost, the white cow Bessie.
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Father
Hiram Melwyn
Melwyn Farm
Hiram Melvyn
Prudence Melwyn
Mabel
Prudence
Cousin Prudence
Chloe
Hiram
Prue
Little Bell
Melvyn Farm
Miss Prudence
Cousin Hiram
Thomas
Drusilla Pearson
Squire Hopkins
Miss Prudenes
Seeds for Congressmen Debate Sparks Mock Advice
The Argonaut reprints letters showing voters urging free seed handouts and suggesting alternative items like hair pins and jack knives. One note mocks Julia and her influence, while another suggests pausing seed distributions to avoid ridicule and poor germination of radish seeds.
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Henderson
Melaage
Julia
Two Legged Rat Killer Dog Impresses City Readers
A downtown flour and feed dealer keeps Rixey, a two legged dog who can catch and kill rats as efficiently as four legged dogs. In a recent contest he killed seven rats in four minutes, about one rat every 38 seconds. Rixey is over thirteen years old and among five deformed siblings. Only his rear legs function. the front ones did not develop.
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Rixey
Philadelphia
Lincoln reminiscences and the early Logan county history
A nostalgic sketch explains Logan county's origin with Postville as the first county seat, its rise to Lincoln, and the era when Abraham Lincoln, then a practicing lawyer, frequented the area. The piece recalls a jail trap door, Col. R. B. Latham’s railway route, and Lincoln’s enduring humor and moral steadfastness.
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Lincoln
Middle West
Logan County
Postville
Russell Post
Chicago
St. Louis
Mt. Pulaski
City of
Col
R. B. Latham
Chicago & Alton Railway
Lincoln's Lawyer Abe Lincoln and the town of Lincoln
The piece recounts land purchases in 1853 forming Lincoln’s original town site name after Abraham Lincoln, then a Springfield attorney known as Honest Abe. It notes the grass covered streets, the old courthouse now remodeled, and Lincoln’s notable honesty in a Logan county case. The growing town of Lincoln now has 12000 residents, factories, rails, paved streets, and electric lines.
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Lincoln
John D. Gillet
Minois
Virgil Hickox
Springfield
Latham, Gillett and
Hickox
Capitol
Ilnois
Abe
Brown
Logan County
America
Postville
Sherman inquiry about daughter Katy at location
A brief quote records Cc. L. Sherman asking if the speaker’s daughter Katy is up there, reflecting a personal inquiry likely in a public or shared space. The fragment notes a family reference without broader context or confirmation.
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Katy
Cc. L. Sherman
Osage Smoke Dance Marked By Dances And Gifts
The Osage smoke dance at Pawhuska Oklahoma lasted a week with a night gathering on a creek bank lit by pine knots. About two hundred white visitors attended though pale faces are usually barred. Delegations from neighboring tribes joined on assigned days and gifts flowed. the Delawares received fifty ponies and 500 yards calico. Some dancers were disciplined by the chief for low energy. four drummers and five dancers were noted as Indian school graduates.
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Pawhuska
Oklahoma
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hair Fades Then Regrows After Fright
A Paris Progres report details a peasant whose hair fell out after he was frightened by his child being trampled. He became pale and distressed, and over eight days lost all hair on head beard and eyebrows. New hair growth appeared within weeks.
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Paris Progres
Trans-Atlantic Traffic Moves Thousands of Vessels Monthly
The Atlantic crossing hosts about one thousand ships monthly with some making two crossings per month, reflecting heavy maritime activity across the ocean.
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Atlantic Ocean
Paris Desire Shocks Woman as Preacher Wishes to Go
A woman is surprise struck when a preacher proclaims a wish to visit Paris instead of the Holy Land, reflecting a clash between sacred geography and worldly travel.
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Paris
Holy Land
Dry Dock Life at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The illustration shows a torpedo boat in a Brooklyn Navy Yard dry dock where torpedo craft pass through maintenance. The vessel rests on blocks with a caisson sealed skyward as water is pumped out, letting naval doctors inspect below the waterline for repairs.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Santiago Bay
Naval Dry Dock
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to Purify Blood
An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood to treat scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia nervousness catarrh rheumatism eruptions and other ailments. It urges readers to choose Hood's as the reliable remedy for all and both sexes with the claim Never Disappoints.
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Hood
Honolulu Belles and their languishing beauty in prose
A Soldier rhymes about Honolulu belles praising the native women as graceful and alluring. He notes dark features, white teeth, and flowing gowns, with flower wreaths and tropical attire, while claiming innocence and purity amid rumors and stories.
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Honolulu
Through Tourist Car to California Excerpt
Through Tourist Car for San Francisco leaves Chicago nightly at 10 35 p m. This first and second class service travels via Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City with stopover privileges. Berths from Chicago to San Francisco priced at 6 00 sleeping car reservations urged in advance. Tickets available from agents or at Chicago depot city offices. Send for free California folders from Geo Heafford GM Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
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San Francisco
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union
Chicago
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
East
H. Heafford
Chicago, Ill
Studied Blight Reflected in Street Gossip
A Detroit Free Press snippet captures overheard snatches of opinion about a woman who appears pleasant yet harbors dislike. The exchange notes social performance, noting the speaker’s new suit and hat as a visible assertion of status.
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Detroit Free Press
Allen's Foot-Ease marketed as cure for foot troubles
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen or burning feet and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents with free sample offers. Mail order address given to Allen S. Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
One Lesson on Opinion Rights from the Satur day Evening Post
The Satur day Evening Post urges a key lesson in civic courtesy admitting every person deserves equal right to their opinion. The piece frames disagreement as a societal good and calls for tolerant dialogue among readers.
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Saturday Evening Post
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