Fort Frayne Turmoil and a Robbed Desk Nightfall
Signals of danger rise at Fort Frayne as Gen Field lies gravely hurt and his son under pressure. A raid on Field's quarters leaves a missing desk drawer and a pistol shot echoes the night amid rumors of half breed intrigue and suspicious hay holdings.
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Gen. Field
Fort Frayne
Waller
Blake
Ray
Omaha
Cheyenne
Frayne
Field
Rock Creek
Providence
Fort Russell
Flint
Stabber
Hay
Sergt. Crabb
Crabb
Platte
Hay's
Pete
Crapaud
John Farleycorn
Say
Wilkins
Herron
Ross
Tuneh
Mastress McCann
Hay’s
McGann
Michael
Mike
Dade
Pongne
Mrs Dade
Con Alorum
Dr. Waller
Guessing Song by Henry Johnstone in St Nicholas
The verses personify a force sweeping over land sea and sky, scaring birds and moving weathercocks. It claims vast reach from Dean Bridge to distant coasts, with playful brag of power and playful rhythms in a published poem.
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Dean Bridge
Henry Johnstone
St. Nicholas
Rooster Mistakes Moon for Ball in Night Awakening
A rooster, after overindulging at supper, awakens to view the stars and the moon from his roost. Next day, he finds a colored bouncing ball, mistakes it for the moon, waits for night to see it shine, endures rain and wind, and finally realizes the ball is not the moon but a ball and the moon smiles above.
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Rooster
Mr Rooster
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Maras
Tome
Wiltie
Amusing parlor trick with fetters and coat illusion
A Boston Globe item describes a stage illusion where the performer appears tied with a fetter inside a coat pocket. He pretends to cut the fetters with scissors hidden in the coat, then reveals a second improvised fetter and repeats the trick, ending with the audience cutting the final restraints.
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Boston Globe
Sneeze Health Myths Across Races and Eras
An 19th century note cites John Hutchinson on sneezing signaling health, critiques in Scientific American, and recounts superstitions about sneezing in Oriental cultures. It describes palace signals causing mass sneezing and the sultan of Sennar provoking scorn from his harem through a sneezing gesture.
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Johnathan Hutchinson
Scientific American
Orient
Monomiopa
Snecacs
Sennar
Nearng
Spider and Creeper Insects At The Field Museum
A brown creeper entered Chicago's Field Museum and aided staff by trapping and removing many large spiders from ceilings and columns. A curator later examined the bird, finding two large spiders had bound its wing and tail, and the creeper’s efforts were deemed part of an attempted extermination. The bird escaped after treatment, leaving authorities amused and the incident noted in the Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Museum
Chicago
Gowan
Tayo Daily News
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Featured in Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary troubles claiming it boosts overall health. It cites testimonials including Ozark Alabama police chief and notes hospital use and physician endorsements. A free sample offer from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York is included.
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Juson Bright
Kilmer & Co
Dinghamton
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dream Confusion Over Engagement Rings Tale
A girl teases a young man about a dream where she appeared in a jewelry store with engagement rings. The exchange shifts to a visit by Mrs Newrich and a missed call, with a note that they were away when a caller arrived.
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Hay
Mrs. Hay
Old Wilkins
Bill Hay
Flint
Mrs. Nay
Pink Marble
Pink
Crabb
Cincinnati Enquirer
Unlucky Engine Named After Wife Sparks Mining Incident
Fragment from a 1900 era newspaper contains scattered notes on a miner’s collision with a new engine, a German chemist's healing agent, and various products. It mentions Dr Shirvin’s Rheumate Cure and a stray line about keeping heat unopened, reflecting period ads and brief items.
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Peck
Market Report From New York Prices Shift Across Commodities
Financial notes show mixed movements in New York with steadier government bonds and fluctuating stocks. Grain and livestock futures traded unevenly as prices for wheat corn oats and cattle moved, with hogs and lambs reported at varying bid levels.
Married by Proxy in Cuban Wedding
Absent bridegroom Rafael Lopez is represented at the altar by his father Senor Hidalgo y Liriano in Havana Cuba. The power of attorney enabled a proxy ceremony for Rafael and his fiancée Anna Rosa Pernandes Wegener, with Rafael now pursuing a career in Paterson New Jersey and the couple’s engagement finally formalized by legal representation.
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Cuba
Rafael Lopez
Rafael
Rafael Hidalgo Lopez
Paterson
Senor Hidalgo Y Liriano
Anna Rosa Pernandes Wegener
Anna
Hidalgo
Firat
Senorita
Senor Hidalgosy Liriano
Bun
United States
Tle
Loopez
Toca Fried
New York
Jattornes
F. Raffael Hilalee Lopes
Patersdon
N. A
Con
Rafael Indalgo Dirtine
Elavani Cuba
Rons
Annanesa Lernandez Weeeeeger
Phravtnaa
Teomathe
Youngs Lopes
Macrriage
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A Daunter
Sioux
Gen
Charles King
Hobart Company
Mrs.Hay
Maj. Flint
Mer
Mistress McGann
Webb
Moon
the Nurnyard
Nuttin Sagan
Ian Sip
Queer Oriental 4Ystemin
Tingland
Ar Wowlanna
Rean
Dr Kilemer
Hime
Mr. Newtch
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mra Newrich
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Petter
Pavers
Buyat
Trinity Springs
Niger
Want Stam
Vdetroit Free Press
Taeves Noosales
Chile
Bendy
Jedrates
Trust PeaiYade
Yeats
Srey
Liward Wheeler Scripture
Psychological Laboratory
Yle University
Menich
Hanover Courier
Germany
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