Drusilla Finds Call of the Plains in El Paso Ranch
Drusilla Cameron arrives at Gordon Keith and Tod Rogers' El Paso ranch to surprise her brother Ned. She bonds with Keith, rejects his marriage proposal, and reveals she longs for the city life. A week later she returns east, leaving a gap in their lives and letters hinting at a future union.
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Gordon Keith
Tod Rogers
el Paso
Cameron
Keith
Rogers
Drusilla
Ned
Lozgers
Jessop’s
Broadway
Texas Plains
Jim
Venal
Mruch
Infer
Plains
Transformation of military uniform and gender norms criticized
The speaker denounces a change to resemble a woman as effeminate and against God and tradition, yet notes the metamorphosis gains acceptance. The passage claims officials and scholars oppose it, but the practice spreads widely among soldiers and civilians.
Married Life Jokes Over Licenses and Bills
A Brooklyn Eagle quip contrasts marriage costs with bachelor life as a joke about automobile licenses versus marriage licenses. The exchange notes expense and breakdowns as common themes in domestic life.
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Harker
Brooklyn Eagle
Lonely road plea asks aid for man with revolver
A traveler on a lonely road heard a distressed appeal: Will the kind gentleman please help a poor, unfortunate man? He declares he has nothing in the world but this fouled revolver. The wartime tone and era reflect Harper's Weekly style.
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Harper’s Weekly
Last Words of Famous Men
A collection of quoted final sayings from notable figures across eras. Napoleon Bonaparte John Adams Napoleon III Horatio Nelson Ludwig van Beethoven John Quincy Adams Sir Walter Scott Dwight L Moody each remark reflects their character and era as they faced death.
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Horatio Nelson
Ludwig Beethoven
John Quincey Adams
Sir Walter Scott
Dwight L. Moody
Ieaven
English Etchings and Public Figures in Britain
The piece notes surviving satin dated bank notes from 1798, a population ratio of 2.5 million cycles in use in the UK, and Jewish peers and baronets with seats in Parliament. It cites patent medicine sales totaling over 42 million pounds in face value. The London Christians World reports a chapel consecration by the Archbishop of Canterbury and an odd attribution of a Rhode Island preacher to a sermon.
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United Kingdom
England
House of Commons
Great Britain
London
Rhode Island
N. Y
A Day of Reckoning for Municipal Gas and Electric Plants
The piece warns that condemned plants expose poor municipal management and warn cities to expect the same fate. It argues early profits hide long term losses due to bad bookkeeping and inadequate reporting, and states true success must prove itself over several years under expert engineers and accountants.
Beards Tax in Peter the Great Era
The beards policy under Peter the Great taxed nobles 100 rubles to keep a beard while peasants and priests paid a kopeck per gate crossing. Tax collectors issued borodovaia coins, and beard wearers must show them at town entry or face imprisonment. Dr John Bulwer critiques shaving in his 1650 work Anthropomorphosis.
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Peter the Great
Peter
John Bulwer
Carelessness Not Graft at West Ham Loan Inquiry
At a West Ham board inquiry on borrowing £62390 for electricity extensions the inspector noted the electrical undertaking had a prior loss of £7206 charged to rates and found the council seeking funds for machinery already paid for, after loans approved for multiple machines.
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West Ham
London
Morning Post
Municipal Ownership Movement Sparks Demagogue Debate
Melvin O. Adams labels the municipal ownership push as a demagogue ploy to seize votes and rewrite public issues for electoral gain. The remark signals partisan stances around local control and reform efforts.
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Melvin O. Adams
Divorce filing against non-resident defendant Louella Cook
Vernon H. Cook seeks a Nebraska divorce in Jefferson county district court claiming habitual drunkenness and adultery by Louella Cook. The petition dated December 27, 1906, requires an answer by March 10, 1907.
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Louella Cook
Vernon H. Cook
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Vernon H. Coon
Cas
Notice of sale in Jefferson County partition case
In Jefferson County District Court a partition judgment directs sale of specified property described as Clark addition to Diller Nebraska. Referees Axtell Blauser Mayborn Hartican will sell on January 18 1907 at 1 PM at the north front door of the Fairbury courthouse for cash to the highest bidder.
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George H. Clark
Jefferson County
Nebraska
John E. Clark
Kate Clark
James M. Clark
Agnes Clark
Jane Seamen
W. H. Seamwen
Christie V. Thompson
Mary H. Maller
William N. Clark
Fairbury
Ringe
Clark
Diller
A. Axtell
C. L
Blauser O
J. Mayborn
Business Agents Listed for Omaha Firm
A. T. Watson, L. W. Wakerey, and Agent C. B. and Q. G. PV. A. are identified as representatives for a firm based in Omaha Nebraska.
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A. T. Watson
L. W. Wakerey
Agent C. B
Omaha, Nebr
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Napoleon
France
John Adams
Jefferson
Napoleon Ill
Sedan
Dr. Conneau
Jonn
Hartican
Dr. H. Bauquess
Diller, Nebraska
Diller Brothers
L. P. Raymond
Edison
Meo
Homeseeker’s
Colorado
California
Salt Lake City
Denver
Big Horn Basin
Billings
Great Northwest
Pickard & Son
J.C. Neely
Neey
J. HH
Khee
East Side Main St
Dihissi, NeBe
The
Townsend Steam Laundry
OY IL
U.S. Patent Office
Washington,d.c
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
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