Story of a Scout and the Poison Whisky Massacre
An old scout recounts a brutal 1840s frontier incident from Fort Lincoln to Fort Ransome along the Missouri. Abner Johnson, a scout, is found dead with nine Indian warriors nearby after whisky dosed with strychnine killed him and consumed the group, while Johnson’s killer, now identified as prows of vengeance, later escapes justice amid frontier cruelty and vengeance tales.
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Fort Abraham Lincuin
Foyt
Missouri
N.Y. Sun
Kort Lincoln
Kortincoln
Abner Johnson
Fort Lincoln
Fort Ransome
Wast
Johnson
Musting
Mitch
Gan
Oman
Indiana
Flower Users And The Economics Of Florals
A Victorian note on how community flower needs are met, contrasting city florists with small towns. It highlights social customs such as Sunday buttonhole bouquets for neighbors and brides, and laments the burden on individuals to supply flowers if local services lag.
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Sholee Nowers
Vick's
Woodcocks in Germany: spring flight and feeding behavior
A German paper describes migratory woodcocks in Germany, their brief spring and fall stay, twilight zigzag flights to feed on worms, and their unique bill mechanism that detects worms underground. The birds hide by day, emerge at dusk, and return to breeding areas as broods grow.
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Germany
What Kind of a Smack? Husband and Wife Exchange at Reception
In a humorous Epoch snippet a young husband recalls Gen Blank’s reception and asks what his wife would do if kissed. She replies she would smack him in the mouth. The husband reflects that that is exactly what he thought.
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Swife
Gen
Miss Mellen Courageous Daring Rescue at Chelsea Bridge
Nellie Louisa Mellen a 16 year old Boston girl earned praise for a 4 year old drowning rescue at Chelsea Bridge. She dove into fifteen foot river to save Nora Farrell, aided by four bystanders after a half hour of resuscitation. Her heroism drew national recognition.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Philadelphia
Nellie Louisa Mellen
Chelsea Bridge
Nellie
Sini
Nelle
Nora Farrell
Misa Nellie
Domestic Doctor Remedies From An Old Time Paper
In this short historical note a columnist offers home cures and folk remedies. It references pressings on lips to stop sneezing, a salve of yellow wax and sweet oil with glycerine, and plaster treatments for erysipelas. It also suggests elm bark powder with milk to aid digestion and potato poultices for ophthalmia, with a simple Wem potato elm bark preparation.
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Walter of
Gratz
Mary Magdarlene Mule Death on Peters Street
Report from Atlanta Chronicle recounts a streetcar mule dying in Peters Street as onlookers gather. An old washerwoman questions the meaning while noting Mary Magdarlene’s long presence on the block. The tale includes dialectal speech about the mule’s supposed behavior and Mary’s fate.
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Peter's
Atlanta Constitution
Mary Magderlene
Wien
Cholly Littlesense Quits Smoking Plotuahs Mystery
In a playful New York Sun item the character Cholly Littlesense declares he could not stand the change as Yuas and Tye stop smoking cigarettes. Neddy Vacantlot reacts with astonishment, and Cholly explains the boxes no longer contain plotuahs.
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Cholly Littlesense
Tye
Neddy
Cholly
New York Sun
LOPE?B? LUMBER HOW THEY ARE HANDLED IN PINE WOODS
The article explains logging setup and winter operations in northern woods. It details camp placement near timber and water, skidding and loading methods, ox and horse team hauling, and log delivery to streams. It notes winter work begins after snow, with logs stacked on ice and new river-bank sections used as piles grow, ending in March when snow melts.
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Aeason
Townsman recalls old fraud scheme in Bluff City bluff
A man returning from Kansas recounts narrowly avoiding ruin in a scheme that rewired Perkinsgilla to Bluff City. He describes a previous mayoral ruse involving a 16 percent cut, a court fine, and a planned fake sale to trap him into paying for vacant lots and avoiding justice.
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Perkinsgilla
Bluff City
Topeka
New York Sun
Air for Consumptives in Low Sea Level Valleys
The article notes consumptives and some asthmatics benefit from denser air at high altitude. It highlights Conchilla Valley near Los Angeles at 273 feet below sea level as one such place, contrasting it with the Dead Sea district of Palestine at 1,289 feet below.
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Valley of
Conchilla
Los Angeles
Cal
Fead Sea
Palestine
The Mystery of Material Puck Quip Caught in Print
A Puck quip questions why shoe and clothing prices differ by size yet claim material costs differ little. It notes buyers pay more for smaller sizes while workers’ labor explains the price gap, reflecting a witty observation on manufacturing costs.
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Costa
Puck
American Woman Praise and European Social Conditions Seen
Mia Barry reports from Europe that working women face far harsher social conditions than American counterparts. She visits Paris Berlin and Glasgow noting home life scarcity in Paris and that lace makers and silk workers labor long hours in private homes. She urges American women to cherish rights and strive for better treatment, ending with gratitude for being American.
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Mia Barry
Bscenes
Paria
France
Paris
Tsaw
Brussels
Crefeld
Germany
Scotland
England
London
Boulevards
Agootblack
Newsboy
New York
Manchester
Strand
Whitcespol
Working-Women
America
Tam
Can You Tell Me Why This Should Be for All People
The verse questions inequality and suffering across lands and seas. It asks why poverty, grief, and oppression persist while others shine, noting the burdens carried by women and the moral judgments of society. It presents a literary lament on human injustice.
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Min
John G
Timber Resources Across The Great Regions Of The West
The article outlines major timber zones in the United States and nearby regions. Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota lead warmest production with white pine and spruce as key species. Pacific Slope coastal forests center on pine fir and redwood with Oregon Washington Alaska and British Columbia depicted as expansive and inexhaustible. California redwood forests in Humboldt Mendocino and Del Norte counties provide durable timber for building rails bridges and ties.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pacific
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Gulf States
Oregon
Washington Territory
Alaska
British Columbia
California
Humboldt
Mendgeiio
del Norte
Passenger and engineer clash ends with wreck aboard eastbound train
A Buffalo traveler in a dispute with an engineer at the baggageroom door precedes a derailment when an accommodation train collides with the last car. The red headed man and the engineer lock eyes. the passenger mocks the plan as wreckage and injuries unfold, including a brakeman's broken leg.
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Buffalo
Detroit Froe Press
Accommodating Gotham Lady Apologizes Over Water
A Gotham hostess apologizes to a guest for poor Croton water quality after heavy rain. The guest quips he would rather have beer if the water is not good, highlighting urban water issues and social wit in a New York Weekly snippet.
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Gotham
Croton
Bonanza Prines
New York Weekly
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Curtiss
William N. Riddle
Ridle
Iiwre
Pittsburg
Billy
Riddle
Miss Mellen
Mary Magdarlene
Stell
Kansas
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