Map and description of Oklahoma country in Indian Territory
An extended excerpt explains Oklahoma as a land area of about 1,800 square miles bordered by the Canadian River to the south and Cimarron to the north, with Cheyenne Arapaho and other reservations shaping its boundaries. It details origin of the name, historical land cessions, routes from Kansas City to Caldwell and Fort Reno, and notes treaties of 1866 that ceded portions to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Canadian River
Cimarron River
Oklahoma
Bondinot
Red Man
Congress
Indian Country
Indian Territory
Arkansas River
Pawnee
Iowa
State of
Delaware
Kansas City
Caldwell
Oklahoma Country
Fort Reno
Fort Sill
Caldiwell
Salt
United States
Pressures That Weigh On Mankind From Cradle To Grave
A reflective essay discusses atmospheric pressure as a metaphor for life’s burdens. It notes the daily weight of trouble, the need to adjust to varying pressures, and how courage, faith, and wisdom help people endure. cites sources like George Eliot, Homer, and the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Tribune
Bermuda Black and White Life in a Fragile Harmony
A corrispondent notes Bermuda’s population of about fifteen thousand, two thirds black and one third white, all English in speech and manners. They are orderly, temperate, and generally well to do with a lively island culture. Negroes dominate water work and boat ownership, living in neat cottages, fishing under skilled captains, while colonial society shows little poverty or squalor. The piece blends admiration with observational detail on race, work, and daily life on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Princess Hotel
Atlantic
Arenacea
Cor. St
Florida Yankee settlers reshape land and life in sunshine
The piece contrasts Northern migrants in Florida with native settlers, noting orange groves replacing swamps, rail and steam ventures rising, and a shift in lifestyle shaped by the subtropical climate. It argues the latitude alters habits, while also warning against assuming Florida becomes a Yankee land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gait
Florida
St. Augustine
Plymouth Rock
New England
Philadelphia Record
Halifax
N.S
Yorkes
Calceria
Ae Lumber
Farm and Fireside Advice on Cattle and Fertility
A collection of agricultural notes urges better feeding for cattle and swine, warns against disease from impure foods, and offers various recipes. It discusses lemon rice pudding and baked eggs, then shifts to altitude effects on crops, wool care with flour, and a trifle dessert. The piece ends with extensive commentary on clover as a soil renovator, rotations, and the role of phosphates in maintaining fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugain Frente
Boston
Doston Globe
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Eliot
Brand
Homer
Washington
Winthrop
Beslandour
Wnc
GIS
Ross & Cish, Physicians and Surgeons
Broadway
Hawk & Gleissner’s
M. Hunter
M. D
Oprz
Grovir & Hunter, Droggiste
W. P. Seers
Attorney AT Law, Ee Et Stambaugh & Hurd
Attorneys AT Law
W. E Dryer
First National Bank
Abilene Bank
Lebold, Fisher & Co., Bankers
Thomas Kirby
Banker
Abilene, Kansas
Fr All Business
Newt Cigar Factory
Saha
Wm. Meyer
Kirby
Ll, Potter
Woodbine P. D
Kaysas
W. Liggett
Abilene
Howsas
Frank A. Smalley
Teres
Lisutvdne
Noseeie
Budd
F. B. Wilson & Som
Fireman’s Fund, of
California
Union. of California
South German Insurance Co
Merchants
Newark
Matteoo Life Insurance Co
Ulinais
Hartford Life and Annuity
Hartford
Connecticut
Cgo
Western Home Nurser
Maes
Dernort
Vermont
Cnding
Eicholtz
Detroit
Kaa
Reflector
Meads
Keller
East Third Street
Conngeriowery E Canopies
Guynor
Little Red Store
A. K. Vanderbilt
Af Enterprise
the CO
Clearace Sale
Sewell
Jude
Mason & Hamlin
Western Cottage
Eldridge
White
Estey
Singer
T. E.sewell
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