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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1895
Page
7
Advertisement lists multiple house rental options in Galt on 07 Gainey Street and Topeka Avenue, noting good repair and proximity to electric car lines. Describes two neat frame houses with three rooms and mentions a desirable street near Madison’s.
A veteran colonel recalls courting an Apache captive, Mercedes, and winning her hand after a siege in New Mexico. His tale links a hidden motive for mercy, a court martial, and a headstone in San Felipe Arizona honoring Mercedes Brierly, wife of Col. John Brierly U.S. Army.
A soldier recounts a frontier clash with the Indians, a planned ambush, and a rescue of his beloved Wood Dove. He narrates disguising the girl as a mounted warrior, leading a defense, and winning a brief, brutal fight before victory and marriage in a Mexican church. She dies years later, haunted by fate.
A humorous piece notes courtship and marriage dynamics with proverbs about wives, shopping, and mother-in-law relations. It jokes that praise is cheap before seeing the bill, love grows with time like a snowball, and a shopping counter irritant can be a sign of prudence. It also remarks on disputes with a well funded mother-in-law.
A faded vignette from a log mountain school where a slow mountaineer, far from an educator, struggles to teach a 20 year old girl. The exchange reveals doubts about teaching talent and a stubborn resolve to finish the term, with the narrator noting the unlikely scene by the road. A second anecdote follows a maid's tale of rescuing a dog via turpentine, ending with her search for another position.
A collection of humorous schoolboy responses to exam questions including misstatements about geometry and infinity. Quotes reveal playful misinterpretations and a neighborly exchange about Uncle Ephraim’s trousers, illustrating light social chatter in a period piece.
A New York Sun quotation recounts Mr. Bilhops recalling the anaconda’s eating pattern. He notes pride in a single meal feeding twelve, yet his oldest son devours that meal and still sleeps only one night after.
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