The Return of Leffy and Sally in A Winter Tale
An older guardian Baumgartner pursues Sarah Pressel through courtship and a mock auction. Later Sally endures hope, heartbreak, and drinking as she waits for a letter from Leffy, who may be alive or lost, while the old guardian and Sally cling to memory and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Prumeaplner
Sarah Pressel
Baumgartner
Aalize
Sephenijah
Sefty
Sephenijah P. Baumgartner, Jr
Seffy
Iritz
Sally
Polson
Pinaare
Sam
Leffy
Son
Sam Fritz
Old Baumpartner
Tie
Old Baumgartner
Farm Journal
S. P. Baumgartner
Kansas State Warmners’ League
Aittle
Kansas
Farahe
Pappy
Washington
Kansas State League of Farmers’ Clubs
Crude spinning origins and a comedy wedding tale
A survey of ancient spinning methods traces spinning and the wheel to early times with references to Mi nerva and Egyptian artifacts. The piece notes the spinning jenny debuted in 1767 and includes a Detroit Free Press-style anecdote about Prof. Edgar Larkin joking on unhappy marriages and a postponed wedding amid family finance woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva
Greece
Arcadia
George
Mabel
Detroit Free Press
Wireless Kit Test Will Use Pack Mules At Encampment
Col Richard Thompson leads a test of portable wireless telegraph kits for field use to be carried on two mules. The system can send messages within minutes of unloading, with a 60 foot antenna, aiming to extend range to 15 miles at American Lake maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Richard 4. Thompson
Department of Columbia
American Lake
Signal Corps
San Francisco
Quartermaster's Department
Commissary
Engineers
Western Union
Murray
Oldest Central American woman lives in Guatemala City
Juliana Lopez, born 1777, is estimated at 131 years old and active in daily tasks as a household helper for Miss Trinidad Vajeres. Her long life spans eras from Spanish rule to early United States independence with strong eyesight and memory noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Central America
Lves
Juliana Lopez
Ayarze
Juliane
Juliana
Guatemala
United States of America
Charles III
Spain
Poland
Frederick II
Prussia
Catherine
Russia
Joseph
Germany
France
Louis XVI
Napoleon
George III
Pius VII
St. Peter's
Europe
Kissimmee Plans to Regulate Airships
In Kissimmee Florida mayor S T Murphy proposes an ordinance to regulate airship traffic within a 20 mile sky boundary and align the town’s airship limits with its fire district. The measure includes marshal pursuit access by airplane, a license tax on all machines, and penalties up to ninety days in jail or 500 dollars. The article also notes British colonial governors and great powers in airship developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissimmee City
Widow Sues For 10000 Acres On Rosebud Reserve
The widow of Jack Sully and his descendants sue for ownership of about 10 000 acres on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota valued at 125 000 dollars. The case hinges on allotment rights under the Sioux act of 1890 despite the land commission’s rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
8. D
Jack Sully
United States
Land Commission
Sully
Mitchell
Canada
Blackbird Island
Sherty
Offers 900 For Three Fingers In Hospital Graft
East Liverpool Ohio reports Joe Balfour visiting his hospitalized brother in Wheeling after an accident left him with three missing fingers. Surgeons seek three volunteers to donate one finger each to graft onto the injured hand and restore usefulness. Balfour, a wealthy lawyer, would pay hospital costs and has offered 300 for one finger or 900 for three if two others join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Joe Balloug
Wheeling
Balloug
Ballour
Balfour
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Gener
Pennsylvania
John Luther Long Illustrations
By Don Wilson
Eferysing
Nefer
Cust
Edgar L. Larkin
Larkin
Blanks
James
Blank
Sureogray
Underwood & Underwood, N
Roosevelt
Peary
Arctic
North Pole
Oyster Bay
Company A
National Guard of Washington
Florina
Ohio
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