Plainsman Keith Tracks Black Bart Across the Frontier
Virginian Keith, a border plainsman, pursues Black Bart and his gang after a wagon raid. He uncovers murder victims, a保存 portrait, and a web of identities involving General Waite and Christie Maclaire. Hope Waite and Phyllis Gale reveal family ties as Keith and Ned chase the truth toward Fort Larned and Sheridan.
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Jack Kelth
Kelth
Keith
Carson City
Black Bart
Neb
Virginia
John Sibley
Willis Waite
Plainsman
Hawley
Hope
Fort Larned
Miss Hope
General Waite
Ned
Sheridan
Dr. Fairbain
Hope Waite
Fred Willoughby
Gen. Waite
Christie Maclaire
Christie Maclai
Phyllis Gale
Phyllis
Tracks Reveal Split Hoof At River Ford
Searchers find a split hoof confirming a pursued rider’s trace near the river bank. Keith notes the fugitives ride toward the Salt Fork, taking five horses east, while the girl remains with the party and plans to reach Carson City to reoutfit.
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Ben
Keith
Salt Fork
Carson City
Two weary riders trek to Carson City amid desert peril
Keith and a small fighting party push toward Salt Fork while an Indian threat disrupts traffic to Santa Fe forts. The group prepares a night assault on Hawley’s island camp, planning a guarded approach and a coordinated attack after locating Miss Waite.
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Carson City
Santa Fe
Fairbain
Keith
Hawley
Bristoe
Salt Fork Cabin Pursuit Narrows In Final Dash
Keith and his party push through sand hills and across the Santa Fe Trail chasing Hawley and the fleeing gamblers. After gathering fresh horses in Carson City they head toward a Salt Fork cabin, halting briefly for Waite’s care before resuming the night march toward the final rendezvous.
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Waite
Keith
Fairbain
Ned
Bristoe
Bar X
Salt Fork
British submarines reach Hongkong after 9000 mile voyage
C 36 C 37 and C 38 arrived in Hongkong on April 20 after leaving Portsmouth February 8. The group sailed through Bay of Biscay and Gibraltar, powering under their own steam. Life aboard a submarine was spare with cooking by electricity and sailors occasionally enjoying a bath as the sub dipped, a cooling though rough experience.
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Hongkong
Portsmouth
Spithead
Bay of Biscay
Gibraltar
Phrase “Im from Missouri show Me” traces to 1849 plains trek
The Boston Globe notes the expression’s early use during the 1849 1850 gold rush era with Argonauts buying outfits in St Joseph Missouri teamsters doubting California gold reports and the refrain “I am from Missouri show me” evolving as a proverb.
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The
Boston Globe
Missouri
Plains
California
St Joe
Episcopal bishop guest challenges creed phrasing during service
A New England bishop visiting a friend led Sunday services and showed irritation as a parishioner lagged behind in reciting the Apostles Creed. At dinner he challenged the host why he could not “descend into hell” with the congregation.
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New England
John
Test for Water Purity With Sugar Drop
A simple test suggests adding one teaspoon of granulated sugar to a pint of water and corking it tightly on a mantel shelf. If the water stays clear the sample is pure. clouding indicates impurity and warrants analysis.
Test of Eligibility and the Pants Test
A historical note argues voting eligibility rests on the mere fact of wearing pants for twenty one years rather than tested respectability or intelligence. It hints at behavioral stereotypes and social expectations of the era without detailing formal criteria.
Lasting Hatred Quote Sparks Reflection on Superiority
A line from Paul Bourget notes a kind of hatred that persists beyond time, born of perceived superiority over others. The remark frames a meditation on how mediocrity endures a lasting adversarial sentiment.
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Paul Bourget
Man Shots At Burglar In Home Standoff
Charles Kessel sat at the foot of a stair in his Baldwin home at 3 am watching a burglar try to enter. He fired a shot from his room brought gun, startling the intruder into flight and sparing him from killing. The thief drilled the parlor window to reach the lock before fleeing.
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Baldwin, L. 1
Charles Kessel
Kessel
Odd Belief of the Burman in Butterfly Spirits
Excerpt from Mary Blair Beebe describing Burmese beliefs that human spirits are butterflies. The piece recalls swarming butterflies seen in Lower Burma and explains how the Burman view awakenings and illness as linked to restless spirit butterflies.
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Burma
Lower
Mary Blair Beebe
Harper's Magazine
States Control Bean Crop
Nearly two thirds of the bean crop in the United States this year comes from farms in New York and California. Large portions of the beans are grown in Michigan.
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Chicago
United Year
New York
California
Michigan
Calumet Baking Powder Wins World Pure Food Honors
In Paris March 1912 Calumet Baking Powder received the Grand Prize and Gold Medal at major pure food shows. The awards joined the highest prize from the World's Pure Food Exposition in Chicago, underscoring Calumet’s superior wholesomeness purity and uniformity.
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Paris
Chicago
Markswomanship and Suffrage Parley Toned Down
A London police officer warns of militant suffragists possible trouble while another jokes that many have stopped parades and speeches and are now practicing with quoits and baseballs. The exchange highlights shifting tactics among activists and public security concerns.
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London
Allen's Foot Base Advertisement
The antiseptic powder to shake into shoes helps tired tender smarting aching feet. It eases feet and makes walking a delight. Solid everywhere. 25c. For a free trial package send to Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
His Work as a Social Success Electrician
A witty remark frames the electrician as socially adept because he stays well posted on current topics. The exchange plays on the idea that practical tradesman knowledge translates into broader social appeal.
Young Widow Champions LEWIS Single Binderie Cigar Quality
A young widow notes a key advantage over an inexperienced maid she can act as her own chaperon, praising LEWIS Single Binderie cigars as high quality and preferred over 10c cigars.
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Lewis
Our idea of a lazy woman is one who never gets busy with her complexion
A terse domestic remark asserts that a lazy woman neglects her complexion and self care, contrasting active upkeep with idleness. The line reflects social expectations about appearance and labor.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Women
The text explains that during a de ranged condition women face risks like apoplexy and organ congestion, with cancers and tumors more likely to form. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to invigorate the female system and strengthen nerves, claiming it has helped many women through this crisis.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Tempest Nose Joke Sparks Lenten Music Hall
A Waldorf Astoria Lenten musicale audience hears a witty matron recount a humorous remark about Marie Tempest. The speaker recalls Tempest joking about her nose, noting she once said the Creator chose the first nose that turned up for her.
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Marie Tempest
Waldorf-Astoria
Miss Tempest
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