North and Norths Pawnee Scouts in the Indian Wars
A biographical sketch of Maj Frank North and Capt Luther H North of Columbus Nebraska and their Pawnee scouts. The account, drawn from Doctor Grinnell’s Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion, details their frontier service from 1860s through the Summit Springs campaign and their role in protecting railroad builders and frontier settlements.
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George Bird Grinnell
Luther H. North
Columbus
Neb
Doctor Grinnell
Maj
Frank North
L. H. North
International Boundary
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Rocky Mountains
Scouts of America
Captain North
Bridger
Carson
Old Jim Bridger
Kit Carson
Uand
Luther North
Thomas J. North
New York
Ohio
James E. North
North
Nebraska
Omaha
Monroe
the North
General Curtis
McFadden
Curtis
Luther
United States Service
Connor
Powder River
Yellowstone
Cole
Paniteshar
Fremont
Augur
Department of the Platte
Pawnee
Union Pacific
Baptiste Behale
Behale
Col.w. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Summit Springs
Colo
Cody
Tall Bull
Carr
Fifth Cavalry
Frank
Grinnell
Royall
Ned Buntline
E. C. Judson
Brittany Megaliths of Carnac Unearth Ancient Coastal Shrine System
The article surveys Brittany’s Carnac megaliths, detailing nearly 300 monuments in seven miles around Carnac, including menhirs dolmens and tumuli. It explains their layout as open air temples with cromlechs, alignments, and a sun aligned giant, built from 2000 B C to 1st century B C with origin tied to Celts and sacred pilgrimage sites.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D
Brittany
Grandes Pierres
Morbihan
Assyria
Europe
Musee Mini
Carnac
Redon
M. Zacharie le Rouzic
Mr. J. Mila
Finistere
France
Miln
Mecca
Stonehenge
British Isles
Asia
Africa
Mediterranean
Spain
Atlantic
Scandinavia
Maneer-H’roeck
Locmariaquer
Baring-Gould
Neves
Winistere
Mont St. Michel
Henri de Cleuziou
F. Gaillard
Cromlech
M. le Rouzic
New England Laws Harsh on Malefactors
A historical sketch notes early New England punishments for vice and crime. It cites the scarlet A for lack of chastity and the D for drunkenness, plus branding with B and death for burglary or robbery, with penalties escalating across offenses.
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New England
Hester Prynne
Wordplay Punctuation Sparks Tongue In Cheek Quote
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features a witty line about gender roles and driving a spouse to a wall, reflecting humorous opinion style in a period paper.
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Atlanta Constitution
Day of Good Will Observed On May 18
May 18 marks World Good Will Day and commemorates the opening of the International Peace Conference at The Hague on May 18 1899.
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The
Hague
Debt payment counsel sparks reader note
A columnist in the Atlanta Constitution cites a sunlit adage that debt should be paid when funds are available, while noting creditors should show patience. The remark mocks creditor rigidity and highlights practical finance tension.
Good Trenchermen Explore Early American Eating Habits
Si las Bent revels in World’s Work about Pilgrim feasting noting their heavy meals with mutton beef hams fish corn bread and abundant ale and wine. The writer marvels at how the early settlers survived such cooking and drink.
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America
Silas Bent
Limited Plot Variations Cited by Detroit Free Press
A quote notes that plagiarism appears common because only a finite set of plots exist, leaving writers with similar situations to draw from. The remark from Detroit Free Press highlights the recurring nature of storytelling ideas and the challenges of originality.
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Detroit
Free
L'Resg
Oil explanations mocked in Brooklyn address
Oswald Garrison Villard derides oil explanations as useless in Brooklyn. He compares them to a boarding house waitress who insists a roast is “done over,” echoing a boarder’s complaint about yesterday's fare.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
Brooklyn
Mamie
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Elmo Scott Watson
Forge Grinels
Aldiorie
Capt ZU Tfer
Bayer
Sorghum
Ae Ae Castoria
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