Pygmy Bandit Saga Told by a Boy Detective
In 1845 Missouri frontier, a boy recalls a spree of silent robberies by a pygmy bandit riding an eagle. A mail heist, trailless clues, and a detective spark a dangerous chase. The boy shoots the eagle as the bandit leaps to strike, ending the spree and earning reward.
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Tralley
Cho State
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Sandhhurst
Detroit Free Press
Japanese and Icelandic ponies and schooling in old texts
The piece contrasts Japanese schooling methods with Western influences in Sunrise, noting Hiragana reading, brush writing, and arm motion for dexterity. It also describes Japanese children reciting in concert, adoption of Arabic numerals, and modern classrooms with maps and diagrams. Then it shifts to Icelandic ponies, their breed traits, colors, pace, and work in harness, highlighting enduring hardiness and gentleness.
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India
Sunrise
Jewland
Lhair
Ofrom
Iceland Pony Described as Hardy Small Horse
The Iceland pony, praised by The London Globe, is described as sturdy and versatile like a Shetland, yet tougher in bone and spirit. The animal is portrayed as a compact, workmanlike creature with exceptional endurance, capable of swimming, climbing, and jumping, a concentrated science of horseflesh in compact form.
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Iiceland
Shetland
Iceland
London Globe
Acta Pony
Parvo
Kansas Farm Wives Help Harvest In War-Time
Chicago Chronicle notes Kansas women fill harvest roles as wheat crops rise and labor shortages bite farm districts due to war. Sedgwick County says many daughters return from eastern colleges to assist, with farmers facing difficulty securing harvest hands amid a large crop and rising demand.
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Kansas
Chicago Chronicle
Sedgwick
Colves
Kamloops Wawa aims to teach Indian readers in 1891
The Kamloops Wawa in British Columbia, a native language and English literacy periodical, publishes to aid Indians in learning to read and write via its logian system. Since 1891 about 2,000 have learned, but the paper faces financial trouble with 500 in arrears and 590 needed to continue gas operations, priced at five cents per issue or one dollar yearly by subscription.
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Towa
British Columbia
Kamloops Wawa
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Kevetons
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