Scouts Brave Feats in 1868 Arickaree River Stand
Elmo Scott recounts General Forsyth band of scouts surrounded by Cheyennes in eastern Colorado in 1868. Pete Trudeau and Jack Stillwell volunteered to fetch aid from Fort Wallace 100 miles away. They trekked barefoot, hid in a ravine, and faced a rattlesnake skirmish. Trudeau died soon after relief arrived. Stillwell later became a Texas judge.
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Sandy
Forsyth
Roman Nose
Arickaree River
Colorado
Fort Wallace
Kun
Pete Trudeau
Jack Stillwell
Trudeau
Stillwell
Baby faces bring sunshine to Uncle John
A light verse celebrates baby faces easing gloom and inspiring smiles as the speaker recalls a toddler grown to thirty, joking that the child is now too big for his knee. The poem blends nostalgia with humor about aging and affection for young children.
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Truitte
Mrs. Truitte
Henry
Bessie
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claim and usage
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a cure for catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. The product is described as a liquid taken internally that acts on mucous surfaces through the blood to reduce inflammation. Advertising circulars are offered free by BJ Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Obituary of Ralph Marion Iluff age 10
Ralph Marion Iluff born July 14 1911 passed away September 1921 at age 10.1.21. He was son of Charles and Clarkie Huff and leaves a mother two sisters four brothers and other relatives. Funeral at home followed by interment in Johnson cemetery.
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Ralph Marion Iluff
Charles and
Clarkie Huff
Johnson Cemetery
Great Scouts: Bat Masterson a Buffalo Hunter to Marshal
In the Texas Panhandle in the 1870s five Cheyennes strike a hunter named Bat Masterson. He kills a man and later exacts revenge by riding Bear Shield’s village and stealing ponies. Masterson becomes a scout for General Miles, later sheriff of Ford County, Dodge City, and finally a high paid New York newspaper writer.
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Texas Panhandle
Masterson
William Barclay Masterson
Baptiste Brown
Bear Shield
Billy Tightman
Adobe Walls
Buffalo Hunters
Sear Shield
Little Stockade
Bat” Masterson
Miles
Ford County
Kansas
Dodge City
Wild Bill Hickok
West
Bat
New York
How Ma's Cooking Saved the Day
A domestic drama unfolds around Ma, a kindly but outspoken woman, as neighbors debate her manners and impact. Her tact and generosity improve relations in the crowded apartment house, earning Henry junior partner’s support despite gossip and envy.
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Truitte
Sullivan County social notes and county fair results
School commenced with classes at Strain and Sullivan, surrounding families and visitors attended the state fair in Terre Haute and Robinson, quotes include Barnett Jewell winning on a Duroc hog, multiple family visits to Shelburn, Sullivan, Terre Haute, and Palistine, plus a McKee descendants reunion with about eighty attendees and a Purdue pharmacy student leaving for school.
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Myra Giles
Lydia Woodard
Taylor Hux
Terre Haute
Alvin Hood
Sam Engle
Near Sullivan
Dudley Hayworth
Levi Jewell
Charles Moore
Ed Thompson
Will Daugherty
Shelburn
Oral Harris
Otto Jewell
Barnett Jewell, Jr
Mesdames Orville
Clifford Curry
Keith
Clarence Barcus
D. E. Dix
Sullivan
Barnett
Jewell
Middletown
Thelma Branson
Farmersburg
Will Bennett
Melvin
School of Pharmacy
Purdue University
Edward Barcus
Chicago
Barnett Jewell
Will Wilkins
Jake Mansfield
Edna
Emory Smith
Clevy Lloyd
Near Shelburn
Jerry
M. A. Rose
Mary Pierce
Charles Riggs
Ruth
Della Riggs
Carl Lester
Robinson, Ill
Hosea Drake
Jersey
Ed Jewell
S. E. Vaughn
Linton
J. F. Patton
Lorena
Gratis
David Whitlock
Pearl Scott
Fairbanks
Mr. Baird
Marshall, Ill
Warren Dickerson
Ray Trueblood
Bert Fuson
Casey
Ill
George Fuson
Hattie Martin
C. F. Whitlock
Leslie Johnson
Indiana
Connersville
Ind
Bro. Johnson
Graysville
C. E. Thomson
Edgar Strain
William McKee
Sullivan County
Jessie Harris
Melinda A. Rose
Will
Joe McKee
Sadie Shep
Neighbor's Question Triggers Child's Quick Reply
A boy named Donald from a large all girls family moves to a new neighborhood. An curious neighbor asks how many sisters he has. Donald answers in a joking promptive way, saying he has a whole house full.
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Donald
Wise Uncle Jasper on arguing with women
Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls Uncle Jasper after a quarrel with Aunt Hepsihah. He quips that only one person is bigger fool than a woman and that is the man who tries to argue with her.
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Chicago Tribune
Jasper
Hepsihah
Son
Germs Found On Common One Franc Bank Note
An examination of a widely circulated one franc note reveals over 866 million germs attached to the bill. The report notes many deadly germs due to dirty handling while in circulation and contact with a cut in the flesh.
Origins of the Buccaneer Term on Tortuga Island
The buccaneer name traces to Tortuga where it comes from a French term for men who cured meat using a houean smoking method on green sticks, describing their practice.
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Island of
Tortuga
Mood and Might Quote by Dr. Jowett
A framed maxim attributes victory to belief and attitude. The quote by Dr. Jowett links calm expectation with rising power, suggesting mindset shapes outcome and resolve fuels achievement.
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Elmo Scott
Western Newspaper Union
Uncle John
Riggs Clay Product Company
Elmo Scott Watson
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Julia
Glennen
Footian
Tim
Chiropractic
H. L. Ramsey
Chiropractor
Palmer School OF Chiropractic
S. Section
Sullivan, Ind
Storm Serge
Ser&e
Anna B. Walker
Paris
Iere
Thompson’s the Hoosier Bargain Store
Homer Sams
Barcus and Daughter
Geneva
Kingsley
Herd
John McKee
Rit
Charles ‘Winttox
Will Mees
Charles McKee
Palestine
Otho Springer
Nathan Weir
Walter Weir
Charles
Herman McKee
Merom
Buccaneers
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