Grizzly Duel: Phil Fights Bear to Save Classmate
In a Colorado Rockies trip, geology students confront a grizzly. Sid Hamp recounts how Phil braved a deadly bear, delivering a fatal blow with an ax to save a companion, then receiving severe chest wounds but surviving. The story blends danger and heroism from a school outing.
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Colorado Sun
Phil
Lincoln Park
Blinkers
Thad
Grigzly
Sidford F. Hamp
S& Nicholas
Lincoln's Nomination Inside Lincoln Convention History
A Chicagoan, E O Lanphere, recalls Indiana's pivotal role at the 1860 Republican convention in Chicago. Lane concealed the chosen candidate until a caucus uproar led to Abe Lincoln's nomination amid praise for his honesty and appeal to Indiana voters.
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Lincoln
Seward
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Parker Dresser
Mipve
Old Court House
Rookery
United States
Dresser
Henry S. Lane
Parser Dresser
Jane
Nan
Lane
Tos
Mr. Lane
Tim
Abe Lincoln
Minnter
Abr
Warm Lincoln
Warden Symons Rebukes Student for Chapel Irregularity
The Warden of Oxford Dr Symons sharply rebuked a diligent undergraduate for chapel attendance errors. A name mix up led the innocent student to be charged while the true defaulter was the other Smith. The elder praised regularity yet warned against formalism.
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Symons
Blackwood
Life of a Turtle Worthy of Minute Writing
A reflective note on why a life well observed deserves careful, minute attention. The quote emphasizes value in detailed, patient storytelling inspired by Longfellow.
Clever Retort by a Southern Senator at Huntsville
The passage recalls Judge Samuel F. Rice, famed Alabama chief justice and later Republican campaigner. A Huntsville audience challenged him with past wartime remarks, including claims Southern strength and the ability to defeat Yanks, which Rice acknowledged with good humor and context.
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Bet Long Oddy
Alabama
Samuel F. Rice
Supreme Court of
Washington
South Corolias
Huntsville
Ala
Rice
Three European Countries Where Workers Save For Old Age
A 19th century view argues thrifty Nor ey Sweden and Switzerland support their elderly without state aid. It claims Spain Portugal and Italy fail to provide for old age, relying on the church and begging, while Russia offers a harsher scene with broader beggary and superstition.
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Europe
Norney
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Russia
Danger in the Heroxene Lamp Diphtheria Warning
A turned down kerosene lamp is linked to diphtheria spread in New York, with health authorities attributing the epidemic to lamp fumes. The piece cautions against keeping a lamp on low in a child’s room, calling it unsafe and a mistaken kindness.
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New York
Board of Health
Weaether
Worry in Moderation Says A Balancing Rule
The piece argues that people should worry just enough to avoid poverty or insanity. It contrasts contentment with caution, noting the cow and clam do not worry while humans are made to worry. Excess worry risks insanity. too little risks the poorhouse. a middle ground is advised.
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Chile
Insane Asylum
The Chinese People and Their Customs Described
The article describes Chinese population, dialect diversity, New Year customs end of mourning rites, emperor to provinces, and social practices. It notes beggars, charity, and the lack of work as drivers, with comments on foot binding and family care for the poor.
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China
Globe
Europe
Canes for Women Show English Fashion and Royal Influence
A New York wholesale importer offers ladies canes from London highlighting a trend where English royal admiration informs female style. The piece notes elderly Queen Victoria style influence and the cane as a fashion token among young society women. It speculates on how American women might adopt the accessory.
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New York
London
Horse for hire near depot in Silver Lake
Person advertises a horse for spring service at a barn near the depot in Silver Lake. Terms are stated as reasonable.
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Silver Lake
Salt the humble housekeeper s ally in cleaning
Salt is a versatile helper for the household. It removes tea and coffee stains from cups, sets dyes in brick and colored articles, lifts ink tar and paint stains from hands, cleans basket and straw work, brightens brass with salt and vinegar, and even helps dampen fires when sprinkled on a grate. It also helps whitewash adhere better to surfaces.
Girl Schemes and a Stiff Neck in Tender Exchange
A dialogue scene centers on a girl with a stiff neck and a man seeking forgiveness. He laments a perceived offense, while she retorts that a bow was missed and accuses him of an air of conceit. The exchange blends tension with personal frustration in a strained domestic moment.
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George
Taught by Experience
Quipps vows never to borrow again while Phipps questions the resolve. Quipps says borrowing five is as easy as one, illustrating a comic exchange on financial restraint.
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Quipps
Phipps
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Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing
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Wen
Victor J. Evans & Coo
DO. G
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