Brave Bear Autograph Book Tale From Indian Day
A faded autograph book reveals Brave Bear a Sioux warrior whose life blends legend and crime. The tale covers his role with Rain in the Face, a 1870s raid in North Dakota, capture at Devils Lake, life on Standing Rock, and final execution at Yankton after a murder spree.
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Brave Bear
Wapaypay
the Fearless Bear
North Dakota
Rain In
Little, Brown & Company
Rain-in-the-face
Hobay
Sitting Bull
Fort Totten
N. C
Steery
Hohay
Houghton Mifflin Company
James McLaughlin
Devils Wake
Standing Lock
DeLorme
Pembina
N.D
DeLorne
Missouri River
Devils Quake
McLaughlin
Devils Lake
Dakota Territory
James ‘MM. Qell
Seventh Cavalry
Herbert J. Slocum
Bear
Ine Jtidge Reservation
Fort Sully
Johnson
Canada
United States
Standing Rock
Major McLaughlin
Yankton
Payne
Whit Payne
Rain in the Face Named After Cheyenne Battle Stain
In a reminiscence, Rain-in-the-Face recalls a Cheyenne encounter where a bloodied painted face led Sioux onlookers to dub him Rain-in-the-Face after a clash with a Cheyenne boy. He recounts later warpaths, horse theft, and a sunlit half black half red face, framing the honor of the name in tribal storytelling.
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Gros Ventres
Charles A. Eastman
Nastman
Little, Grown & Company
Equal Suffrage Sparks Conversation in Regency Parlour
In a Stratford era social sketch Miss Armitage and Mr Swayne spar over women’s rights and freer modern conduct. The exchange touches on suffrage, decorum, sports attire, and a whispered curiosity about smoking before Miss Armitage collapses softly to the floor.
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Mr. Swayne
Miss Armitage
Iansas City Star
The Horse Shed Reflects Changing Country Church Life
A survey notes country church horse sheds, once essential for travel to services, now largely unused except as parking. Families rode in wagons to Sunday worship, sometimes bringing meals and enduring long sermons, while sheds protected horses from sun in summer and cold in winter.
Paper film motion pictures reimagined with new English camera
Popular Mechanics explains film made on paper is viewed with a camera recently introduced in England. The paper film is projected by reflected light using two lamps, delivering sharpness on screen comparable to actual film. The daylight loading camera, six foot high projection, and low set cost are highlighted.
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England
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Soviet Mobilizes Women With Red Cross Roles
The Soviet government enrolls ten thousand women to join Red Cross detachments and grants 200 more trainees completion of sanitary courses becoming red nurses. The move follows a government push for militarization of the population in anticipation of an expected capitalist attack.
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Red Cross
Presidential risk cycles prompt caution in 1940
Barron’s Financial Weekly notes that five presidents elected in 1840 1860 1880 1900 and 1920 died in office three by assassination. The piece suggests a nervousness for a candidate in 1940 based on cycle theory.
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Barron’s Financial Weekly
Lifesaver Tests Boy on Swimming Skill
A lifesaver asks a boy if he can swim and learns he learned in the water. The exchange showcases quick thinking and confidence in rescue readiness.
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Sonny
Money is Use to Us Wretched Mortals
A clipped aphorism from Herodius reading that money governs mortal life. The fragment hints at wealth as a controlling force over human conduct and fate.
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Herodius
Accountants vow to correct a stubborn child in Louisville story
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt shows an accountant and his wife debating how to correct a difficult child. They acknowledge persistent challenges but insist they must attempt correction rather than rule him out. The dialogue highlights parental resolve and the tone of a mid century newspaper feature.
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Louisville’ Courier-Journal
Quan dary over joy rides with neglected wife
A fragment shows Mrs Knagg accusing her husband of joy riding and bragging about it while she sought inclusion in outings. The terse dialogue implies domestic strain and social friction within the couple.
Raphael Praises Francia's Madonnas as Devoutly Beautiful
The artist Raphael is quoted praising Francia's Madonnas as the most devoutly beautiful of any he knew. The remark highlights the esteem for Francia's religious paintings and their exemplary beauty.
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Raphaels
Francia
Active Person Breaks Habit Early Morning
An energetic individual rises by seven o clock, refuses to stay in bed, and chooses not to eat breakfast there, signaling a push for a quicker morning routine.
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