The Calf Skin Club Tales A Murder Trial That Ended In Doubt
An old judge recounts the Jonathan Miller case in which Miller was convicted of killing jeweler Robert Conway though a later confession by Buck Everett revealed Miller’s guilt lay in a planned murder for wealth. The judge wrestles with doubt, guilt, and a pastor’s plea that the real killer was Miller’s accomplice, changing the town’s view of justice.
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Dennett
Higuel
Lim
Ailay Tanney
Tong
Tatiner
Jonathan Miller
Conway
Landlard
Nike
Ho Quo
Miller
Venireman
Jndoraing & Note
Furnlah
Prine
Tle
Guling
Robert Conway
Jong River
Hay
Pope
Buck Everett
Riley
Miller's Hotel
Judge
Galt
The Dutch Company Soldier’s First Battle Experience
W F Jenkins of Arcadia Neb recounts enlisting with the Dutch Company I4 Yankee, a seven American, three Irish, two Bohemians group. He describes the June 15 1864 engagement near a masked battery on a wooded slope, the deadly hail of lead, and his act of aiding a mortally wounded Michigan officer before aiding him down the hill. The roll call that night left the Yankee as the sole survivor in the company.
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Michigan
Tulnois
W. F. Jenkins
Arcadia
Neb
National Tribune
Frankfort
Johanies
Firat
Pappy" Ward
Tour Brass
Cer
Ren
Capt. Locke
City Clerk Gardens and a Big Picture Joke
A humorous tale from a newspaper page recounts a city clerk who boasts of an immense garden seen only by colleagues. Five visitors visit after noon, find a tiny yard, and marvel at its height as the clerk jeers at their surprise. A side joke riffs on a duke and a grinning father admiring a painting of Bunker Hill.
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Chicago Daily Socialist
To Orient
Etymology notes the verb orient means to set an object in exact alignment with the cardinal points. It then extends to describe a mind adjusted to any standard of knowledge or morals.
Tid Bits Made with Toasties Life Book Recipes
A compact life book titled Tid Bits Made with Toasties offers a couple of dozen recipes for fascinating dishes to entertain home folks or guests. Available in packages at grocers for ten or fifteen cents.
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Miy
Buck
Holden
Charles Poindexter
Episcopalian Church
Bes
Libby
Vienna
Abby
Libby, Monell
Libby Obicage
Hier Musband