Four Legged Veterans Keogh’s Comanche and Rienzi Deaths
The article honors two iconic Civil War era horses. Comanche, Captain Keogh’s mount and sole survivor of Custer’s 1876 massacre, died of old age after a storied career. Rienzi, Sheridan’s jet black charger, survived multiple wounds and the war, dying in 1878 at twelve hands high and famed for endurance and loyalty.
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Custer
Jane
Reno
Keogh
Comanche
Hoe
Fort Riley
Kan
Seventh Cavalry
Archie Campbell
Second Michigan Cavalry
Sheridan
Buchanan
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Rienzi
Tob
Traveler horse of Lee dies after war service
Traveler, famous Civil War horse of General Robert E. Lee, died from lockjaw after injuring a hoof on a nail. He was bought in West Virginia in 1901 at age five and carried Lee through major battles including Wilderness Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor. The piece also notes gowns for Supreme Court justices, jokes about capitalists, and a medical blurb on rheumatism praising Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Traveler
BR. E. Lee
General Lee
West Virginia
Spottsylvania
Cold Harbor
Appomattox
Grant
U. S. Supreme Court
Lincoln
Miller
Supreme Court
Sitka Revolt Fails Yet Stirs Alaska Politics
Long extract chronicles Sitka tribal leadership turmoil as Princess Thom the so called female Rothschild and other powerful figures clash with aging chiefs and rival factions. It notes unprecedented candidate Jackson may not wed the widow, leaving Sitka rule unsettled while profiling Princess Thom’s wealth and intrigues. Professor Russell’s Alaska expedition reports Mount St Elias height near 19 000 feet and dramatic inland climate shifts. It also includes a string of household cures and recipes from a 19th century miscellany.
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Chicfarahootz
James Jackson
Emaline Baker
Thom
Yukutat
Sitka
Jackson
Russell
Almska
Israel C. Russell
United States
Alaskan
Mount St. Elias
Icy Bay
Iey Bay
Ball
Flag Stands as Emma Connors Honored for School
Emma Connors, a Clark Township teacher in Montgomery County, raised a flagstaff at the schoolhouse and displayed the stars and stripes. After the flag was cut down and stolen, Crawfordsville G A R post and affiliated patriotic groups repaired the damage, gifting a silk banner and a small repeating rifle to Miss Connors who kept watch over old glory. The Crawfordsville gathering praised her patriotism amid speeches by General Manson and Hon M D White.
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Emma Connors
Connors
Clarktowenship
Montgomery County
Miss Connors
Crawfordsville G. A. B. Post
Sons of ‘Veterans and Patriotic Sons of America
Crawfordsville
Clark Township
Eclipse of the Moon Recalled in Historic Tale and Swindling Note
A historical eclipse tale recounts Columbus using a lunar event to influence Caribbean natives, and a Berlin museum forgery case shows archæologists exposing counterfeit mummies. The column also mentions an eccentric explorer reward, global population estimates, and medical ads.
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Columbus
Jamaica
Thereby Wang Tales Near Tramp Exchange on River
A fragment depicts a scene where a tramp asks for a fan and a lady faints after seeing a schooner on the river. They discuss an engagement and possible end to their agreement before marriage.
From Humour to Headlines in a Fragmented Page
A collage of quotes and snippets includes Judy's stubborn lights, a sleepy rooster plan for 4 am, a rift with Mrs Weston over a child calling its father Grandpa, a Life magazine quip, San Diego’s new electric cable cars, and brief notes on royal hairlines and aging.
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Mrs. Weston
Weston
San Diego
Cal
Electric Bell
How to Shop for One's Wife in a Wife Wardrobe Guide
A humorous lesson urges men to secure explicit instructions before shopping for a wife. It advises recording detailed directives, including cost expectations and scope of discretion, to avoid mistakes. The piece riffes on male ignorance and the need for a "school of discipline" through practical, era-style homemaking tips and quips.
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Sshop
Wayside Gleanings and World Facts
Japan's population listed as 24,000,000 and a vast cattle range in Washington state's described as over 300 miles long and 200 miles wide. The Hawaiian race given as 1,000 members with a drastic decline. About one quarter of American Indians reliant on Uncle Sam, others independent or wealthy. Venice called the model prison of the world, located on the Goldesca, split by a broad arm of the Tiggon.
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Japan
Washingcon
Uncle Sam
Venice
Goldesca
Pion Aeter
How to Set the Color in Lawn and Make an Harp
A collection of household notes describes dissolving saltpeter in water to treat lawns, plus instructions for crafting an Molian Harp from a wooden box with strings like a violin. It explains iron structure failure from cement-like binding in flakes broken by motion.
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Riensland
Lee
Aracer
Sardis
Lydia
Croesus
Pullinaires
America
Alaska
Princess Thom
Rothschild
Tegular
Abiol Carter
Parker Hise
Boston
Simmons Liver Regulator
C. Masterson
Billy Vouty, Ga
Ely
Wm. H. Hamilton
C. D. Hess Grand Opera Co
Simmons
Ind
Young Men's
Christie Association Woditorium
Emma
Geographisch-Statische Tabellen
Leiysic
Hood
Simons
Wang
Cea | Ae
Michael
Judy
Albert Victor
Duke of Clarence
Empress Frederick
Germany
Second Guard
Hussars
Berlin
Prince of Wales
Gatalde
Tee
Copa
Hammond
Swift
E. J. Rowell
Quincey Street
Medford
Mass
Binga
Kingsey
Ste Mingo
Miss Honeydew
Dolly
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