The Ghost Dance and the Sioux Conflict
An 1890s study traces ghost dancing as an adaptation of Turkish and Egyptian rites aimed at exaltation and communion with the dead. It chronicles the rise of an Indian Messiah belief, the 1890 mass gathering near Pine Ridge, the Wounded Knee battle, and the eventual suppression by soldiers and police, noting the ghost shirt illusion and the century-long decline of the movement.
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Turkey
Egypt
North America
Pine ‘Ridge
Sitting Bull
Wounded Knee Creek
Big Foot
Grab‘bing
Custer
Bronx
Left Handed Hostess Idea Attracts Guests
A humorous suggestion for a supper party invites guests to come with right hands bound, so the hostess greets them with the left and they sign a blank book. The event features left handed performers and a menu item testing the age of a spoon. Sir William MacCormac, head of the Royal College of Surgeons, is noted as a tireless worker in his laboratory.
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William MacCormac
Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
Hame
Andrew's Gazette
Bet on Sure Thing in River Flight Wreck Tale
A Cosmopolitan veteran recalls a railroad wreck on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe through Kansas. A Louisville horseman bets on trestles and wins a hundred after the coach flips but survives unharmed, noting his wager if the line had fallen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cosmopolitan
New ‘Orleans
Dles
Kansas
Louisville
Kentucky
Names From Celebrities And Famous Eponymous Terms
A survey of how famous people left linguistic stamps on objects and phrases. It notes Wellington boots, Gladstone bags, the brougham, the victoria, and the boycott as named after icons or incidents. Also mentions Mrs Amelia Bloomer and a Boston figure linked to black Maria, illustrating fame shaping language and notoriety.
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Lord Brougham
England
Victoria
Capt
Boycott
Lands League
Amelia Bloomer
Dail
Marta Lee
The Turn of Life and Other Humorous Fragments
A collage of 19th century brief items on health tips and humorous quips. Topics include Mrs Pinkham's famed advice for women during life changes, a mass of knee-jerk consumer spots such as Allen's Foot-Base and Pills pellets, and fleeting jokes about fares, tipping, and a bairn’s delay in school translated through light dialogue. Notable names: Mrs Pinkham. Allen S Olmsted. Locations include Lynn Massachusetts and Philadelphia.
Engagement Queries and Scribbled Notes Surface
A fragmented OCR page from Philadelphia lists odd product lines and a Casablanca style dialogue fragment. It mentions Kilne's rout and a 82.00 trial bottle with trestine, plus scattered names and a readerly Pearsons Weekly note about engagements and proposals.
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Sind
Arch Bt
Philadelphia
A Hopetown Cane in a Quirk of Verse
A brief exchange from a New York Evening World item mocks Miss Howells singing ambitions and notes the era’s casual humor about talent and appearance. The snippet contrasts a singer’s aims with social wit, reflecting humorous press tone.
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Hopetown
Quoting Slang and Patent Remedies in 1900 Notices
An assortment of quotes and product blurbs from early 20th century papers including slang usages by a professor, humorous remarks about speech, and patent remedies. Advertisements mention cures for consumption and ailments, fashioning a snapshot of daily press culture with references to Miss Giddy, Parson's hair dye, and Mrs. Winston’s Soothing Syrup.
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Indianapolis Press
Do you believe men descended from orangutan
A studious mat and Mit Blykins discuss evolution in a Washington Post style dialogue. Blykins criticizes scientists for overgeneralizing and general suspicion about ancestry. He asserts not descended from an orangutan and doubts others' lineage too.
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Mit Blykins
Washington Post
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Pittsburg
Galusha A. Grow
Edgerston
Akron
Edgerton
Ulric Sloan
Brinkerhoff
Ohio
Indianapolis News
France
Paris, Lyon and Mediterranean Railroad
Binder Twine
Chicago
Manila
Omaha
Montgomery Warp & Co
E. Pinder
Smith
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mr. Spoonamore
Papa
Chicago Tribune
Ajlen
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. J
Pillman
Philadelphia Press
Jerry
Algernon—Hut
Madeline
Pearson's
Piso
Joan F Bors
Trinity Springs
Ind
Prof. Dalsegue
Mr. Honker
Callows
Detroit Free Press
Leroy , Buffington
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Canty
Oliver Crosby
St- Paul
Carl Kartowitz
Pelan
Sidney L. Long
Magnolia
Silas E. Warrick
Pipestone
Griggs, Cooper & Co
Paul, Minn
Bropre
Johnson
Proster Press
Adams
Wauer Aker
Mann
Maution
Hall
Price
Minnesota
Fergus Falls
Nelson
Senta
North Star Agency
Phoenix Huilding
St Paul, Sien
Euumed Chemical Co
la Crosse
Wis
Bickford
Washington, D. C
H. Volabs
Volaial
Zatets
Thompson
DON. U
Cn Baer
Cascaret
Tey
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
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