Straitsouth Nostalgia: A Straitsmouth Boy’s Firearm Skill and Fate
A nineteen year old narrator in Straitsmouth, New Jersey, born 1749, recalls a rugged coastal town life. He describes family, fishing, and his deadly rifle mastery, then begins the tale on an October evening in 1768 as he heads to the wharf, dreaming of Cedar Inlet and distant West Indies.
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New Jersey
Barnegat
Straitsmouth
Cedar Inlet
Norton’s Cove
West Indies
India
Stranger Merchant Quietly Joins Caribbean Tale on New England Wharf
In a coastal town a silver-haired fisherman Aaron plans duck dinner while a wary stranger hires a horse and buggy, then toasts with the group after a successful shoot. The visitor, a traveling merchant, hints at piracy along the Atlantic trade routes, naming Bloody Carleton Starkey and the Black Panther as feared threats.
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Ogden
Isaac
William
Aaron
Aston
Angel
Caribbean
Atlantic
Carleton
Starkey
Maori Brave Battle for Country in New Zealand History
Arnaldo Cipolla in La Stampa notes the Maori rise from cannibalistic past to equality with white settlers. He cites a dramatic population surge from 1 000 to 100 000 after British conquest and praises Maori courage against European forces.
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New Zealand
Tahiti Archipelago
Great Britain
Arnaldo Cipolla
la Stampa
Turin
Makes a Difference Determination in perceptions
A reflective note from the Als Herald discusses how behavior is judged differently by friends and enemies. It contemplates that what a friend calls self-respect may be seen as conceit by someone less fond, highlighting bias in interpersonal judgments.
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Pickens County
Als
Herald
His Orders Alfred Austin and the Reluctant Reviewer
An editor and a young reviewer quarrel over a book not read by either. The reviewer asks which lines to critique while the editor, after a cursory glance at the cover, offers no guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Austin
New Law Reinstates Smokes to Kansas Legal Position
Kansas reopens cigarettes after repeal and restoration of their legal status. Wyandotte county licenses rising as ministers pledge to challenge the change. Utilities valuations rise by about 28 million, led by railroad properties, with interurbans shrinking. A sheriff kills a man resisting arrest in Ellsworth. Recipes and sauces for olives and vegetables fill cooking pages.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wyandotte County
William Beggs
Kansas City
Kas
Clarence Smith
Tax Department
Public Service Commission
Commission
Shawnee County
James A. McClure
First Division
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem Fragment 1827
A brief fragment from The Kitchen Cabinet evokes daily joys under a blue sky. The piece reads like a light verse praising simple pleasures and nature, referencing daisies and shared moments between you and me in a Western newspaper context.
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Ellery Hi. Clark
Bobbs-Merrill Co
WNU
Aaron Parker
Dick Lindsay
Isaac Holmes
William Ogden
E. N. Cummings
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Legislative Investigating Committee
Senate
State House
Manhattan
Walters
Kansas State Agricultural College
Junction City
LSRS
Herington
Jardine
William Allen White
Emporia
Ellsworth
Charles Hanry
J. N. Toman
John Pfeiffer
Ellsworth County
United States
Western ‘Newspaper Union
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