Osage Wealth and Murders Spotlight a Century of Change
A long analysis traces the Osages from their origins as Wazhazhe through wars and treaties to a 20th century windfall that doubled as a curse. Oil wealth brought sudden riches and deadly violence, prompting federal scrutiny and possible lasting reforms in Indian affairs.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Alexander Pope
Heattle
Oklahoma
Dooc
Ohio River
Mississippi
Father Marquette
Kansas
Missouri
Iberville
Arkansas River
Detroit
du Tisne
Osage River
Congress
United States
Jack
Barnett
Vision Debate About Moose Eyesight Sparks Alberta Rift
The Detroit News reports a controversy between two men over moose eyesight. One side claims moose cannot see far. the other, led by a northern Alberta faction, argues they can see for miles. The discussion highlights moose sense of smell and mud-filled nostrils as notable features.
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Canada
Bonnycastle Dale
Moose
Alberta
Seven-league boots in Tom Thumb tale origin
The seven-league boots appear in Tom Thumb sourced from the French Le Petit Poucet by Charles Perrault circa 1630. The tale likely Anglo-Saxon in origin with a Bodleian ballad about Tom Thumb printed by John Wright in 1680.
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Tom Thumb
Charles Perrault
Bodleian Library
Oxford
John Wright
Waste is Bugbear in Road Building
Road construction is a highly specialized business with research guiding pavement choices to match traffic. Iowa highway tests show dirt roads pay for gravel in ten years, while higher traffic or heavier surfaces justify concrete or asphalt, preventing waste and overbuilding.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Bates Road
Springfield
Good Roads Drive Will Transform Towns And Fates
A stance arguing hard surfaced highways replace dirt roads will end isolation as millions of vehicles modernize travel. It declares towns face an ultimatum to function or perish as business leaders and builders shape each city's destiny along the new national network.
Good Roads as Investment in Farm Prosperity
The piece argues good roads boost farm land value and act as a sound investment. It notes a federal seven percent system spanning about 200000 miles and advocates a centralized highway plan as essential for economic benefit.
Mansion to be moved to America from Salford
An American architect has bought Elizabethan Agecraft hall at the Irwell in Salford for relocation to Virginia. The wooden plaster mansion will be pulled down and shipped across the Atlantic to be re erected, featuring rich carved woodwork and fine stained glass windows.
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America
Cardiff Times
Agecraft Hall
the Irwell
Salford
Atantic
Virginia
Propriety of the phrase grammatical error debated
Pathfinder Magazine argues the phrase is now established in language and used by careful writers. It notes that grammatical can mean pertaining to grammar, justifying the expression grammatical error despite objections from some authorities.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Wooden Lightning Rods From A Century Ago
A Curious Amiens book by Lapestelle describes wooden lightning rods painted and hung by four straw cords from ends to ground. The author touts them as far cheaper than Franklin’s metal rods and extends the idea to hail protection. The Exchange notes the notion is nonsensical though wooden hail rods once spread in Europe.
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Lapestelle
Amiens
France
Franklin
Europe
Indignant Pig Attacks Auction Ring and Auctioneer
A 640 pound sow was brought to the ring for sale when it charged the rostrum smashing the door and ripping the auctioneer’s clothes and leg skin. The auctioneer and clerk leaped into the ring as workers removed the animal after ten minutes. A separate quip notes a forehanded man keeps seven dozen boxes of matches in one desk drawer.
Twisted Tongue Tale From Northwestern Dean
Northwestern university dean Ralph Hetflman praises a tongue twister credited to an office assistant who faced a waiting crowd with the line I cant make no appointments. The anecdote highlights a dizzy bean pun as he explains the mispronunciation. An Australian inventor claims an electric method to rapidly thaw long frozen meat shipments.
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Ralph Hetflman
School of Commerce
Northwestern University
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Arkansas
Fort Clark
Kansas City
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Fort Gibson
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Santa Fe
John Mix Stanley
Custer
Black, Kettle
Washita
Starley
John Lux Stanley
Detroit News
Northwestern Yeast Co
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Chicago, IL
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