The Girl at the Halfway House continues
Excerpt from a late stage of a serial story shows Franken appealing to a judge for an examination and releasing plans to travel west after bidding his sister farewell. The judge questions the timing, while Franken states his intent to start anew beyond the Missouri borders by rail, heading toward the jumping-off place.
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Franken
Missouri
Franklin's First Kansas Run Attacked by Wild Cowboy Welcome
Franklin arrives near Ellisville as horsemen and cowboys flood the frontier town. A brash rider Curly taunts him, sparring turns to a rough first ride as Franklin wrestles a bucking horse toward Battersleigh’s ranch and new allies.
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Franklin
Missouri River
Ellisville
Battersleigh
Priend
Curly
Batty
Beaver Creek
Curil
Frank
Corral
Jim Parsons
San Marcos
Pardner
Remembering Grandmother’s Pumpkin Pie Treat
Bangor News recalls a family pumpkin pie memory with details on preparing pumpkin from scratch, milk, molasses, ginger and nutmeg, baking on a flour crust in a square iron pan, and the rich, ambrosia like dessert that delighted the children.
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Bangor News
Cholera Decimates Army Amid Rising Death Rates
Cholera drives up army mortality to 15.49 per 1000 in the fiscal year, with three and a half deaths per 1000 attributed to the disease. The report links the higher toll directly to cholera.
Babu Purna Chander Mookerjee Dies in Poverty
The Bengalee reports the death of Purna Chander Mookerjee, famed discoverer of Pataliputra ruins. Once praised by Sir Alfred Lyall and supported by officials like Bourdillon, he fell into dire pecuniary straits after patronage waned and a German replacement arose. His enduring legacy in Indian archaeology is noted despite neglect.
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Babu Purna Chander Mookerjee
Pataliputra
Wnapilayasty
Lall Tape
Lim
Alfred Lyall
Arred
United Provinces
Joseph
Purna
Bourdillon
Putna
Bengal
Pumna
Lalitapur
India
Mosquito Swarm Shuts Madrid Streets
At 2 PM a dense cloud of mosquitoes overwhelmed Puerta del Sol Madrid causing panic. People fought with canes and umbrellas as horses and ambulances crowded the streets. within minutes the cloud rose heavenward and blockage ended. Stores closed to clear pests.
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Madrid
Puerta del Sol
New York Journal
Nightseldom of the Meadow and Moonlit Dreams
A lyrical scene recalls fairy folk in a meadow beneath the moon. Affected hearts guard loved ones as nature brims with thrushes, moths, and dew laden visions. Duty Grant O'Sheridan is cited in a spectral chant.
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Sheridan
Calling the Roll on a Sunday Family Expedition
A vivid scene at Hoboken shows a matriarch guiding her seven children and meek husband as the regiment debarks from a train. On the platform she calls the children's names and calmly directs them toward the ferry, a lively New York Press vignette of domestic command.
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William Cullen Bryant
Hoboken
John
Mary
Andrew
William
Sarah
Anna
Robert
New York Press
Worth Brothers builds large plate mill at Coatsville
The Worth Brothers Company of Philadelphia completed a new plate mill at Coatsville Pennsylvania. The facility includes the latest improvements and is said to produce about 4500 to 5000 tons of plate per week.
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Worth Brothers Company
Philadelphia
Coatsville
Reckonings at Sea as Hostess Keeps Dinner Ready
A playful phrase hints at a social gathering where the hostess steers hospitality while guests weigh demands and jokes. The line suggests domestic warmth, timely meals, and lively conversation centered on the host and hostess dynamics.
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