Fugitives Trail Into Indian Territory After Carson City Route
Keith and a small party pursue Hawley and a captive woman across plains and rivers. They follow hoof marks toward Carson City and the Arkansas with support from Ben Bristoe and local riders, matching signs and signs of camp as dawn light returns. The chase grows longer as the outlaws slip westward and a lame horse slows Waite amid tense, rapid pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Waite
Fairbain
Ned
Bristoe
Hawley
Miss Maclaire
Ben
Hays
Cap
Sheridan
Forsythe
Solomon River
Beaver Crick
Wallace
Arickaree
Amail
Meyee
Shawtee Fork
Arkansas
Arkansas Valley
Credit Unions Support Jewish Farm Families in Three States
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid society backs three cooperative unions in Fairfield County Connecticut Rensselaer County New York and Ellington Connecticut. Each branch raised 500 via shares and received a 1000 loan at low interest from the society. Boards of directors elected by farmers run the unions with easy loan terms for productive purposes. This marks a first in the United States following long established European models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Rensselaer County
New York
Ellington
Germany
Italy
Samson the Strong Man of the Streets
Samson is portrayed as an early strong man whose great muscle sparked playful yet painful tricks. He enjoyed surprising friends with hard blows that left them unable to breathe for a week and squeezing hands until fingers hurt, often strolling in a track suit.
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Greater Dan
Hawley Inturson
Chris
Keith
Carson City
Corral
Samson
True Economy and the Servian MP's Travel Deal
A Servian member of parliament discovers free travel options with salary for attendance and a railway pass. He avoids hotel expenses by using the express Dene for eventide travel.
Henry Russell Shaw Fund For Deserving Graduates
The will of Mrs Grace R Shaw sets up a 35000 dollar fund at Harvard University named the Henry Russell Shaw fund. Its income will enable graduates to travel abroad and is not scholarship based. She aimed the gift at young men who lacked high scholarship but showed practical use of opportunity and potential for business or professional success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace R. Shaw
Harvard University
Henry Russell Shaw
No Sharing Profits and the Rat Toll Incident
In a French town M Paul the grocer faced a harsh price of two sons per rat from the town council after a rat infestation. His errand boy killed 90 rats in the shop cellars and attics, delivered them to the town hall, and returned with nine francs. The grocer demanded the money, stating the rats belonged to him not the boy.
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M. Paul
Percy French Misadventure in a Bed and Board Tale
A fragment recalls Percy French during a country stay at a house run by a landlady offering bed and board for five dollars a week. He gruffly asserts he has already stayed there a week, then the text deteriorates into garbled notes about the bed and the bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy French
French
Ana
Perfect Love Rejuvenates Couple With Bold Experiment
In a garden tale of devotion, Mme Versale seeks youth through Dr Van Kale’s radical tissue transformation. After a week apart, he greets her as the same beloved wife, while she discovers that his affection endures beyond time and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Versale
van Kale
Mme, Versale
Eve
Dispensing With Help in Politics
A humorous exchange between Senator Sorghum and a young man in training for politics. The senator asks about a musical education and the reply hints that formal training may not aid a campaign as every candidate might need to form his own brass band to manage objections to campaign contributions.
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Sorghum
Statue Hand Stolen From Lisbon Convent in Jewel Robbery
A statue's left hand at the Carmelite Convent in Olivaes Lisbon has been cut away and stolen. The hand bore jewels with an estimated intrinsic value of 40000 dollars, according to reports.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Saint Theresa
Olivaes
Defects Pointed Out By Dry Goods Appraiser
A woman recounts how a dry goods store appraiser inspected a blouse waist she left for lace matching. His assessment noted many defects and required a signed slip to protect the shop from damage claims. He warned against imposition and suggested annihilating the garment rather than tampering with lace.
Free-hand Swearer Ex Governor Narrative
Detroit figure known for profane speech relishes a meal with the ex governor and family as a political plan fails due to a lieutenant’s error. The ex governor vents in a stream of dark blue words, insisting it is merely his manner of speech despite his wife’s reminder of a promise to quit cursing.
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Detroit
Michigan
Cobb
Marie
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Saving His Money Exchange Between Owens and Bowens
A brief dialogue shows Owens asking for a five shilling loan from Bowens. Bowens replies that saving would prevent borrowing, while Owens argues borrowing to save is prudent.
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Owens
Man
Bowens
Allen's Foot Ease Sample Offer Promoted
A quaint ad proclaims over five million free samples annually of Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve tired aching feet. The notice urges readers to request a free sample by mailing to Allen Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
The Sailor's Chest Cartoon Quip
A humorous exchange features Bobby explaining a sailor’s acrobatic pose. Mamma asks why, and Bobby cites the comic line about lighting a pipe and sitting on his chest from the Sacred Heart Review.
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Bobby
Sacred Heart Review
Moments of Fear on Arctic Loneliness
A humorous exchange quotes Capt. Sneanshoo noting explorers fear crowds more than the arctic vastness. The joke highlights stage fright as the real danger when facing an audience.
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Capt. Sneanshoo
Mamie and Susie Compared by Tim and Jim
Tim says Mamie is just about one rat taller than Susie while Jim asks if Mamie is taller. The exchange notes a height comparison using a playful rat unit.
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Jim
Mamie
Susie
Tim
Aarfield Tea Offers Cure Claims And Health Promises
In a dated promotional notice the ad asserts that pure blood is essential to good health and that Aarfield Tea dispels impurities, cleanses the system, and eradicates disease. It contrasts outward cheer with inner grim consequences.
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Wien
Devy
Burt
Virginia
John
Hawk
Sap
Pirl
Hope
Cjeneral Waite
Fairbath
Hope Waite
Fred Wil
T Ten Waite
Argon City
Christl Maclalra Tirt
Tinpe Waite
al Maclatre
Willoughby May
Black Bart Moulaure
Sneith
Waite Burt
Christie
Ater Xkuul
Jimmy
Mean
Gelslele
Fiano Macleod
Dean
O. W. Erwin
Third St
Little Falls
Minn
Doan
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