Little Breeches and Washakie Ties Aboard the Green River
A narrative recounts a young Virginian named Little Breeches meeting Chief Washakie during a plains journey before the Civil War. Washakie names him, invites a ten day visit, and discusses adoption as the boy explores pony herds, willow whistles, and life with the Lakota ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Evans
John Hlay
Admi Robley D. Evans
Plains
Utah
Virginia
Washakie
Warners
Noiseless Appeal Reveals Colored Charity Chit Chat
A North Side woman recounts a quiet donation request from a colored church contact. The caller explains she already gave to Susie and belongs to a benevolent society, with the other woman insisting it’s best to avoid noisy collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Pye
Tandinnaplia News
Fragmentary speech excerpt with scattered phrases
A garbled OCR passage contains disjointed lines about time, chase, and kinship. The speaker references Scottish blood and an ensuing assertion, but the overall context and specifics are unclear from the fragment.
Matrimony Penalties In Universities And Clubs Worldwide
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes Oxford Soulh College fines fellows who marry, issuing a Latin inscription cup. London’s Bachelors of Piccadilly expel marriers with a $100 fine for honorary membership. Germany’s Junggesellen club fines 100 to 1000 dollars, with a mourning dinner as members groan at expulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford—university
England
Soulh College
London
Bachelors
Piccadilly
Germany
Junggesehen Club
Chicago Record-Herald
The First Elevators and Early Lift History
The article traces seventeenth century precursors to modern elevators. Velager devised a chair on a rope with a counterweight and built Paris box systems. A royal mishap at Versailles halted progress, and later devices evolved into hydraulic and electric lifts by 1860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velager
Paris
Versailles
Franz Abt's Dinner Companion Joke
Franz Abt, the renowned composer, strolls in Brunswick when a friend jokes about his happiness after dinner. Abt says he just had a turkey. The friend asks how many at table and who the companion was. Abt replies the turkey was the only one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Abt
Brunswick
Abt
Kipling Visit Sparks Witty Bookseller Exchange
A fragment recounts Rudyard Kipling in a bookshop where he browsed idly and joked with a shopman about taking his own drugs. A Boston driver scene follows with a irate rider demanding a name and a promise about a seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Rudyard
Hansom
Lallall
Boston
Fanatic Ali Saint Revered Across East amid War
The narrative describes a Mohammedan fanatic in the Crimean War who led with a sword and deep learning, revered as near to God. It recounts a dervish in Tabriz who vowed to utter only Ali, praising his unwavering devotion and public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Tabriz
Vamberg
Caliphate
Mohammed
Ali
Kubekr
East
Thes Dervish
Harper’s
Hearing Thresholds in England Experiments Suggest Ultra Quiet Vibration
Harper's reports experiments in England showing sound vibrations with minuscule amplitude could affect hearing. Such waves would be so brief they must be enlarged 100 times to be seen with a microscope. Aged persons lose high notes audible to the young, and babies may hear notes inaudible to elders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Harper’s
Remarkable Bible Verses Featured in Ezra and Zephaniah
A fragment notes Zephaniah chapter three verse eight and Ezra chapter seven verse twenty one, detailing how each verse contains nearly every letter of its language. It references Artaxerxes and a decree to treasurers to aid Ezra the scribe in enforcing the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra
Anto
J. Artaxerxes
Wonders of Radium and Its Vast Energy
The article extols radium's extraordinary energy output, claiming it surpasses 3,000,000 times that of oxygen and could power Atlantic liners for decades. It notes radium’s immense value, stating a grain could last centuries, and muses on happiness and material pursuit amid scientific marvels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eo Gage
Delinquent Stock Notice of Oneida Orchard Co Utah
Delinquent notices compile shareholder names and amounts for assessment No. 2 from July 1912. Auction set for September 10 1912 at Room 601 Vermont Building Salt Lake City to recover delinquencies plus advertising costs as directed by the Oneida Orchard Co board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida Orchard Company. Limited
Clifton
Oneida County
Ares Amt
K.wm Achurch
Whn & Stringham
faaJuha
Dalat
John
N. G. Stringham
John SN
G. Stringham
G Stringham
Monsona
Juho Stringham
Chas
W. Olson
W. Queon
Olson
Grant
Martin Christopherson
Martin Christtopherson
Vergogt
Salt Lake City
Utah
Notice of Sheriff Sale Under Executions in Oneida County
The First National Bank of Preston and other plaintiffs obtained judgments in District Court Oneida County against Cache Valley Ranch & Fruit Co. and related entities. A combined sale is set for October 14, 1912 at 2 p.m. in Weston Precinct Oneida County Idaho to satisfy liens totaling about 5 000 dollars plus interest and costs on described lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Preston
District Court
Quoida County
Cache Valley Ranch & Fruit Co
Q Court
Mlongon Lumber Co. Corporation
A. D
Onddy County
Cache Valley Ranch & Trust Co
Coats
Utah Association of ‘Crodition, Corporation
Oneida County
Cache Valley Ranch & Irun Co
Aaid
Towlht
Outhwest
Idaho
State of Idaho
Weston Precinct
United States
Estray Notice for Bay Mare With LC Brand
Estray notice states a bay mare aged six to seven years with brand LC on left shoulder and a dot above right thigh will be sold at a public sale to the highest cash bidder in about 40 days from October 5 1912, with a sale date likely November 14 at 2 p.m. The informant is Jonn Winward. Also included is a testimonial about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from H W Hendrickson Ohio Falls Indiana and a note of availability at Preston Co op Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estray
Fbrand
Winward
Imiaitshil Ryt
Chamberlain
H. W. Hendrickson
Ohio Falls
Ind
Preston Co-op, Drug Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Awashakie
Tal Sebarac
Dors Camseastion
Oriental Fanatics
Henny Demme
Preston Bakery
Carl“Strand
Onekin Ord Co
Hald
Soorstary
Vermont Bldg
Sott Lake City
DAVID_ DAVIS
Sheriffondide County
Gabng Cole
Salt Lake
G. W
W. II
Nouse
And
Paperhanger Idaho
M. W. Faylor
Dr. Thomas
Hawkes Market
Preston Idaho
BelliPhone
Logan
Thos. Greaves
Www
A. Hi Ead
John Christensen
Bes
N. G. Peterson
West of
First ‘National’Bank
Crescent Creamery Station
Frank Petersen
Greaves Building
Oue Ney
Joseph
Nap
Teo Ee
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