Calhoun's Rough Frontiersman Clash in a Saloons
John Ogden, an English wanderer on the western prairies, intervenes in a saloon brawl with Sheriff Burt Lassiter. The confrontation leaves Lassiter knocked out and Ogden wary of Calhoun City’s danger. A month later Ogden returns, faces a card game loss, and a mail-touching quarrel ends in a postmaster’s murder as Lassiter menaces him.
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Calhoun
Lennox County
New Mexico
Jepheon
Jephson’s
Lancashire
England
John Ogden
Prairies
John Osten
John
Lassiter
José
Caramba
Diabalo
Sammy
Jedge Sanderbach
Burt Lassiter
Jedge
Eng- Ashman
Ogden
Joan
Burt
Senor
Calhoun City
Jephson
Sght
Slade
United States
Marilla Ricker A Champion of Prisoner Rights and Liberty
Profile of Marilla Ricker a wealthy lawyer and philanthropist who spent fifty years aiding accused people in gaining freedom. Her practical legal work focused on justice over prayer advocating for defendants regardless of guilt and earning admiration from Fra Elbertus.
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Marilla Ricker
Elbertus
East Aurora
Ricker
Washington
Elbert Hubbard
Fra Elbertus
Marilla
Wheels
St. Augustine
Policy and power in Shakespearean lines cross centuries
A compilation of quoted phrases from Shakespeare and related plays highlighting policy, intrigue, and political maneuvering. It references Troilus and Cressida, Henry VI and VII, Hamlet, Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard II, and Timon of Athens. The excerpts illustrate how policy and wit shape rulers and factions.
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Troilus
Cressida
Henry VII
Bedford
Henry
Henry VI
Hanmlet
Albany
Lear
Richard T
Old Joke Verified in a Logbook Quip
A fragmentary OCR note shows a quip between a maid and Bill with dialectal misspellings about time and air, captured as a joke line. The unreadable text hints at a humorous exchange but lacks complete context or attribution.
Beautiful Heads of Hair in Society Fame
The article contrasts admired hair quality and quantity with a focus on Edith Root daughter of Secretary Root and her unusually long silky dark brown hair. It notes views on hair arrangement and mentions Baroness von Sternburg with notable red curly hair worn in a Greek coiffure without adornment.
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Edith Root
Baroness von Sternburg
Niagara River Course Falls 627 Feet Between Great Lakes
The Niagara River runs from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario descending a total of 627 feet through its course. This figure highlights the river’s elevation drop across the waterway and marks the geographic connection between the two lakes.
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Niagara
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
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