Story of Standing Bear and the Poncas in Indian removal
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the Standing Bear saga from 1877 when Ponca leaders were forced from Nebraska to Indian Territory. After a brutal trek, deaths, and legal fight, a habeas corpus case led by two white lawyers freed the prisoners, public sentiment shifted, and Congress restored the Poncas to their homeland. Standing Bear died September 6, 1908 at eighty.
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Standing Bear
Mon-chu-non-zhin
Nebraska
Indian Territory
Dhuoose
Indian Department
Thea Standing Bear
Omaha Reservation
Dundy
Senate
Iron Courage of Chief Dull Knife
A historical account recalls Dull Knife and his people’s defiance at Fort Robinson and their failed bid to return to the North after years of harsh treatment in the Indian Territory. It notes the 1877 Mackenzie attack, a harsh winter, and the 1879 escape attempt ending with Dull Knife’s deathly struggle.
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Dull Knife
Morning Star
Col
Ranald Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Indian Territory
Little Wolf
Fort Robinson
Neb
Dog on the Train Becomes Damned Silly Lesson
Hunters recall a Tennessee railroad incident where conductors clash over dog allowances. A dog rode a train tied to the car, while another conductor forbade dogs and saw the pet disappear under a coach on a downhill run, prompting a witty retort from a passenger.
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Tennessee
San Francisco Argonaut
Automatic NZ rail stop announced by rotating names roll
An automatic device in New Zealand shows the next station name to passengers. A stamped roll of station names is rotated by toothed wheels and a trackside tripper triggers a lever as cars pass. The motion moves the wheel and bells ring to announce the upcoming stop.
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New Zealand
Imaginative Travel Tale of a Boy in Italy
A bright boy writes imaginary travel notes to his governess. He recounts sailing on a gorgonzola sea near Venice and laments the small Bridge of Size. He visits Rome and compares the Colosseum unfavorably with London, and remarks on harvest fields and Vatican sightings.
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Italy
Venice
Rome
Coliseum
London
Vaticaa
Turk Buys Daughters With Donkeys and Buffaloes in Asia
Edhem Said Bey, a Turk in Constantinople, journeys to Asia Minor to obtain slave brides by bargaining through Circassian village elders. He observes girls, then uses a trading trick to inflate perceived price, paying with animals and goods while presenting a high value to fathers.
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Edhem Said Bey
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Edhem
Bey
Speed of Fingers Differs in Hand Dexterity Tests
The article reports that right hand fingers are quicker and more accurate than left hand fingers, with cross-hand pairings boosting speed. It notes two-finger collaborations beat single-finger effort and that practice helps slow fingers but may lift their pace more than fast ones. Tests at Carnegie Institute of Technology by Esther J. Gatewood are cited.
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Popular Science Monthly
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Esther J. Gatewood
LAND OF DARK SUPERSTITION
A traveler notes Moorish beliefs and customs in a town including protective wall hand symbols, five being sacred, horseshoe over doorways, bread cutting forbidden, and corn tread viewed as holy. Offerings to trees to aid poor families, and peculiar celebrations with head injuries and nocturnal marriages. Life contrasts with Europe.
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Europe
Eskimo Ivory Carving From Far North Traditions
Eskimo ivory carving remains a widespread Far North craft and pastime. Eskimo artisans produce beads cribbage boards napkin rings and crochet needles from walrus tusk outer material though ivory from fossilized walrus tusks is most prized.
Debt to the past shapes modern art and language
Elizabeth J. Coatsworth notes in the North American Review how diverse sources like Egypt Rome Arabia and Theocritus influenced modern civilization. She highlights color print masters Utomaro Hokusai and Hiroshige shaping European poster line simplification and essentialism.
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Rome
Egypts
Theocritus
Utomaro
Hokusai
Hiroshige
Elizabeth J. Coatsworth
North American Review
Married to the Adriatic: Venice’s annual doge ceremony
In medieval Venice the Marriage of the Adriatic symbolized the city’s dominion over the sea. Instituted in 1177 after Barbarossa’s victory, Pope Alexander III blessed a ring and urged ascension day rings cast into the Adriatic. The first rite occurred on Ascension Day with the doge leading citizens to Lido.
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Venice
Frederick Barbarossa
Alexander III
Lido
Adriatic
Bunny Ball Brings Brownies and Fairies Joy
In Brownie land Billie and Bennie plan a bunny costume party with all friends from fairies to giants. Invitations via Breeze Brothers herald a swift, merry gathering where everyone arrives dressed as bunnies for a playful, frolicsome night.
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Bennie
Billie
Billie Brownie
Bogey
Mr. Giant
Mr. Giant and Witty Witch
Witty Witch
Breeze Brothers
Oaf
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