Custer the Last of the Cavaliers and Little Big Horn
The piece profiles George Armstrong Custer from boyhood through his West Point years to Civil War fame and the doomed 1876 battle at the Little Big Horn. It emphasizes his image as the last of the Cavaliers, his rapid rise, and the enduring mythic aura around his death against Sioux and Cheyenne forces.
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United States
Little Big Horn River
Mont
Guster
George Armstrong Custer
Frazier Hunt
Custer
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation
Hunt
Cromwell
Charles the Second
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Cullodenmoor
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Emmanuel Custer
Ohio
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Mexico
Flar
America
Emmaute
Iliea
Autie
Dan
Paw
Pioneer Hie
General Scott
Taylor
Monroe
Mich
United States Military Academy
West Point
Huot
Aremor
Fortunnes
Confederacy
Jeb Stuart
John Morgen
Union
Ately
Bull Bun
Fifth Cavalry
McClellan
General Pleasonton
Michigan Cavalry
Cester Brat
Gettysburg
Sheridan
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Pelham
Plains
Smashed Precedent at Oxford Exam Rebels in Dark Suit
A female candidate defied strict Oxford exam dress rules by wearing a green necktie, prompting proctors to threaten withdrawal. She faced the examiner who, upon spotting the green tie, smiled and quipped about rebels. The piece also includes quotes on judging character by lips and eyes and a note on an astronomical term equal to about 20 trillion miles.
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Oxford University
N. B
Procters
Quantrill the Guerrilla Warrior of 1863 Lawrence Raid
Bear B Colby recounts William Quantrill, alias Charley Hart, a famed guerrilla leader whose outlaw band fought Civil War clashes in Missouri and Kansas. The 1863 Lawrence massacre killed over 150 men and left 80 women widowed, with vast property loss. Quantrill died in Kentucky in 1863 and was buried in an unmarked grave. bones later found near an old battlefield confirmed his remains.
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Quantrill
Charley Aart
Ed Hart
Rini
Bort
Canal Dover
Maryland
Ohio
Jim
Mendota
Ill
Paola
Kan
Charley Hart
Lawrence
Kaw
Kansas
Missouri
Richmond
Grandriver
Kentucky
Lee
Edsvin Terrill
Bloomsfield
Military Prison
Louisville
Bear B. Colby
Bowdoin College Bills Illuminate 1835 Costs
Old Bowdoin College records from 1834 show yearly tuition at 24 dollars, room 10, Commons board 40, incidental charges 10, and minor expenses for candles lights washing stationery and furniture totaling 20. The total annual cost for a student was under 3200 dollars.
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Lights& Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin Eoege
Bowdoinare
Rare deep sea fish found by the Dynish expedition
The Dana reports two unusual deep sea specimens in geaian waters. A female deep sea angler carries a diminutive male on her body, while a lantern fish displays its own phosphorescent lights along its sides, resembling portholes on a ship.
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Dana
Monarch and Land Liner headline rise from old text
The article asserts King Wenceslas was real and honored in Prague with a bronze statue for bringing peace and independence to Czechoslovakia. It also mentions a future land liner claimed to supersede the camel, enabling Sahara travel with Atlantic voyage comforts.
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Wenceslas
Prague
al Joodless
Czechoslovakia
Sahara
Grecholovakia Ends Dry Run Before Poll Declaration
A brief dispatch notes Grecholovakia is dry the day before an election and remains so for two hours after the poll declares results. The line echoes a local quip about radio announcers and blessings to the meek from the Adrian Daily Telegram.
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Adrian Daily Telegram
Grecholovakia
Horned Brazilian Frog at New York Zoo Causes Alarm
A horned Brazilian frog at the New York Zoological Park startled staff by leaping and barking like a dog when provoked after arrival. The small green-bronze creature, about inches long, posed a danger with strong jaws and teeth, prompting caution from keepers and curators. The scene drew visitors amid a broader moment of public discourse.
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New York Zoological Park
Fenular Science Monthly
Fros
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Elmo Scott Watson
Vallers
Coster
Cadet
Eeat
Americana
Post
Bran
Ca, Inc
Senator Sorghum
Peace Inc
S. J
Douglas
Bostom
Dept
Malden
Massachusetts
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