Custer Massacre Eyewitness Letter From Detroit
An eye-witness letter to Mr. Mannion in Detroit recounts the Custer massacre. James, son of the writer, describes marching to the Big Horn, the Indian village, and Custer’s doomed fight. He recalls Reno’s left flank, Custer’s bold charge, and the final slaughter within a circle of dead horses. The letter details gruesome scenes, the fate of Charles Reynolds, and the heroism of a Crow scout, with reflections on time, pleasure, and modern life from the London Times.
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Detroit
Agen
Mannion
James
Dean Faruxn
Big Horn River
Terry
Caxter
Perth
Big Horn
Little Bi Horn
Iis Banks
Maj. Reno
Custer
Reno
Secesso
Inet
Company T
Sory
Charles Reybolds
Missouri River
Fallin
Dyinami
London Times
Pleasure-Seeking and the Costs of Modern Amusements
A reflective essay questions if pleasure seekers are truly happy and if modern amusements are genuine or sham. It warns against fashionable tastes copying others and considers how enthusiasts may be hypocritical or misled by philosophy, urging scrutiny of whether pleasure justifies its costs.
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Thore Arouad Ua
The Sheriff and the Hanging Outcry in Oregon
A Plumas County tale recalls a man condemned for murder who was hanged after a misread Supreme Court decision in the Sacramento Union led a sheriff to push the sentence. The prisoner quibbled over timing but was executed as the court later noted no further appeal could alter the outcome.
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Olen Times
Plumas County
Supreme Court
Sacramento Union
Tg Itv
District Court
R. H. Taylor
Virginia City
Sacramento
Cal
Bes
Dull Times In London Reflect Widening Economic Strain
London tradesmen complain of business slumps as fashion driven livelined demand fades. Wealthy households retrench with leased or shuttered town houses and fewer social events, leaving servants and carriage trade hit hard across the city.
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London
Oxford Street
Johm
Measurement notes on historical bushels and weight units
Fragmentary text describes ancient wheat weight terms and related bushel measurements. References a legal definition of a bushel and comparisons to pounds and tons, with unclear formatting and several garbled words.
Misfortune and a Kentucky Bridegroom in a Missouri Elopement
Major Hazen interviews a Kentucky man arrested after a train robbery at Chamois. The supposed bandit explains his innocence, recounting a misadventure of eloping with a farmer’s daughter from Kentucky, crossing rivers, and ending in Missouri. He reveals the wife may be missing, while Hazen arranges a reward for his release and hints at keeping the horse issue in view.
Man’s rapid fall from wife theft to gang leader in ten days
Sedaiva notes a tale of a man who runs away with a woman, gets arrested for horse stealing, loses his wife, and within ten days becomes the head of a train robbery gang. The old man Believes he’ll be hot for a while but things will settle.
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Awhille
Sedaiva
Baroo
W. F
Laptgs
Dublin
Hibernian
Wrthrop
G. B. Dorrey
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Joan Wenny
House of Correction
John
Lecy Hoorsa
St Louie Republican
Niagara
Baron
John Smith
Datee
Snooks
Simba Gasctls
Tax Council
Union Pacific
Latform
Corpes
Krete
Asony
Deinsion Pacific
The First Smoke and a Boy's Myth of Manhood
A boy watches men smoke and longs to join them, saving coins to buy a ten cent cigar. He endures dizziness and queasiness, stubbornly persists, and finally smokes. After a struggle he yields, faces a stern fatherly reprimand, but remains determined to become a smoker. The piece ends with a critique of smoking's social allure and the fallout on health and home.
Woman Saved by Pet Dog in Kansas Farm Incident
Mrs Patterson on her Peabody farm was knocked by a loose white bull when she tried to seize it with a salt basin. A small dog grabbed the bull by its nose ring, holding it until help arrived, sparing her life. She and her husband, bruised, recover. dog previously saved him.
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Mra. Patterson
Alchison
Kan
Decline in Maple Sugar and Molasses Output Cited
Data shows a gradual drop in maple sugar and molasses production from 1670 to 1880. In 1670 output reached 36,448,645 pounds of maple sugar and 6,508,423 gallons of molasses, while 1880 figures show 40,196,205 pounds of maple sugar and 14,063,096 gallons of molasses, a shift described as a decrease of 11,676, ads of sugar and 6,460,673 gallons of molasses over ten years.
Population of Tobnton City From Census Figures
The city shows a population of 41,919 with about 33 percent born in the city and 117,005 born outside the United States. The census notes fifty seven Indians residing in the area.
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Tbonton
City
United States
Fragments of humor and social notes in 19th century columns
A miscellany of quips and vignettes on women, workers, and daily life. Jokes about dogs, horses, and husbands mix with observations from Burlington Hawk-Eye and Ohio papers. A coffin box tale from the Union Pacific shows imagination clashing with transit rules.
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Mraggie
Dull Times
Chamois
Kentucky
Guy
Maj
Larry Hazen
Cincinnati
Ives
Missouri
Thatcher
Hazen
Wiest
Maj. Hazen
Wales
Kaintucky
Boulard
Hopkinsville
Christian County
Ohio River
Tenderson
Ilinois
Jefferson City
Minois
Belleville
St. Louis
Osage
Jeffersen City
Illinois
Belet
Benedict
Perette
Father
Uncle Jim
Betsy
Asher
Akute Thorn
N. Y
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