Interior Department aims to cut Indian long hair and dress
A critical pamphlet notes Interior Secretary Hitchcock's plan to end long hair and paint among Indians on reservations. It mocks the effort as a wholesale cultural reform including clothing, dances, and morals, arguing the approach resembles past persecutory fashion bans and would affect Indian and white society alike.
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Hain-in
Seecretary
Hitchcock
China
Jones
Interior Department
White House
Hitencock
Hitchcoek
Congress
Barry Yelverton
Tfitchcock
St. Louis
Inman
Arizona
San
The Devil's Victory at Gospel Tent Ends Tonight
The writer notes the Gospel Tent contest draws strong crowds and predicts a rough outcome if gate receipts were the measure. Tomorrow night the Rev. Merton Smith will fold the tent and depart, leaving a town divided between entertainment and critique. Smith's efforts are praised but tainted by skepticism about motives and Tucson's reaction to his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Tucson
Beys
Merton Smith
Old Town
Government Reservation at Hot Springs Embodies All East City
Hot Springs reservation covers 2000 acres east of the creek and includes the mountain source of the hot water. The federal government owns seventy two hot springs and regulates bathhouse use with set prices for baths and attendants. Average water temperature is 138 degrees with some sections cooling before bathing. over 1 million dollars has been spent on improvements. The army and navy hospital is among the world’s most elaborate, with landscaped grounds and extensive walks and drives on Hot Springs mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trot Springs
Uncle Sam
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Political pardon in Nebraska shaped by party conflict
A Nebraska case tracks a treasurer Bartley scandal and shifting parole envolvements. Governor Johnson paroled then pardoned Bartley after Republican attacks, the sequence from October denunciation to December pardon, with voters due to decide in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley
Nebraska
Man Discovers Old Poems Sparks Marriage Crisis
Tie returns home to tears after his wife finds an old scrapbook of poems he wrote to someone else printed in college papers. He burns the scrapbook, and the wife reveals she has displayed photos of former beaux and invited two to dinner the next Sunday, a domestic dispute noted by St. Louis Mirror.
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Tie
Bis Tn
St. Louis Mirror
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisements promote Laxative Bromo Quinine Tav lets to cure colds in one day with money refunds if it fails. E W Groves signature on the new box. Also claims Goo Goo eyes cause bodily injury and headaches. Dr H A Schell offers absent treatment for eye issues. Parisian Milinery Store advertises a three day clearance starting Thursday January 23 with hats and ladies and children’s underwear at discounted prices.
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E. W. Grove
H. A. Schell
Optician
Century Block
Press Agent Rooster and the Enigmatic Hen Fable
A fable about an energetic hen whose egg output causes a rooster to publicly claim credit, prompting envy from gossiping hens. The hen dismisses the flattery, calling the rooster her press agent, illustrating the moral that focusing on one’s own work attracts support. Also notes on a Matabeleland piano made of iron pieces on a board with a hollow gourd resonator, described by Bent as melodious and spinet-like.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gossip Brigade
Rooster
Baltimore American
Matabeleland
Mr. Bent
Minnick and Sinnick Exchange Over Book Copy Request
Minnick claims Scribbel was kind at heart while Svoiteh questions his actions. Minnick notes he asked Vdike to save a copy of the latest book but Vdike ignored the request, prompting Sinnick to remark on Scribbel’s supposed kindness.
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Minnick
Scribbel
Svoiteh
Vdike
Sinnick
Remorse Letter Shown in Trial Evidence
Law Notes reports a trial where a remorseful letter by Josert Braver is entered as evidence. The letter asks Mr Bidwell to bury a young woman and to place topsoil for the turkey buzzards to eat, acknowledging a grave wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Notes
Mr. Bidwell
Josert
Notice of Removal and Local Business Updates
The notice states a blacksmith and horse shoeing shop moved to Scott street on Military Plaza between Jackson and Ochoa and invites friends and patrons. It also advertises samples from Kline Kohn & Co. for ladies garments, Smith the Tailor in upper Wedge, and The Parisian Millinery offering bargains Thursday through Saturday for top city shoppers.
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Scott Street
Military Plaza
Jackson and
Ochoa
Miguel Hidalgo
Kline Kohn & Co
United States
Smith
Taior
Citizen's Building and Loan stock subscription open
Notice announces the sixteenth stock series for the Citizens Building and Loan Association now open for subscription. For information contact the secretary. J M Ormsby is president and Gust a Mom is secretary. $0.108.
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Citizen’s Building and Loan Association
J. M. Ormsby
Gusta
Mom
Remedy for Headache and Constipation Ad
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia reports Dr King’s New Life Pills cured her two year sick headaches. Also mentions relief from constipation and biliousness. Zeigler’s Log Cabin candy touted as pure. Classified ad notes rooms for rent and a feature titled Not Like Other Men.
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N. A. Webster
Winnie
Reestablishing 435 Hz Pitch Standard in Germany
The article notes that by 1882 Vienna operas drifted to 443 Hz and 1885 to 450 Hz, prompting a conference to restore 435 Hz. Germany’s Reichsanstalt issued standard instruments and corrected tuning forks, aligning military orchestras nationwide and highlighting government care for musical standards.
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Vienna
Reichsanstalt
Imperial Physical and Technical Institute of Germany
Germany
Emerson on Truth and Repose in the Scholar
The essay argues that a scholar must choose self denial and truth over comfort and reputation. Truth seekers avoid dogma, endure suspense, and accept imperfect opinions, risking rest for higher learning.
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Emerson
Peculiar Names Among Bond Subscribers
An official recounts a bizarre case in which a man signed as Ten Million to subscribe to 3 percent bonds. The family, unable to choose suitable names, gave children multiples like One Million, Two Million, Seven Million, Una Million, and Tho Million. The letter traces the writer as Ten Million, affiliated with Million & Million, and the bonds were registered under Ten Million.
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Treasury Department
Oregon
Million & Million
One Million
Two Million
Una Million
Tho Million
Tenis Million
Ten Million
Tern Million
Washington Star
Instantaneous light matches by Mr Walker of Stockton on Tees
The Atlas of London notes a method by Mr Walker chemist to produce instant lighting matches. He sells prepared matches that ignite only when pinched between folded glass paper and drawn out, not by rubbing or blows. He limits sales to local demand.
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Atlas
London
Walker
Stockton-on-Tees
Newcastle
England
Chronicle
Her Version of It In Class On Fifth Commandment
A young girl told the pastor that honoring parents means taking them out for Sunday walks and not letting them see how much more she knows. The Congregationalist notes this reflects a common view among youth about generational knowledge gaps.
Patient recounts injury treatment and doctor’s charge
A country visitor explains seeking care for a swelling after a sign reading Dr. John Doe led him to a room. The doctor allegedly struck the wrist, called the weeping sinew cured, charged three dollars, and the visitor laments high city doctor fees.
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John Doe
Dr. Doe
New York
Strange Hiding Places and Comet Theories in Old Texts
The article surveys mysterious Elizabethan hiding places with hidden chambers and legends of secret doors and stairways. It notes a memoir on northern lights and Arrhenius theory of comet formation, plus a humorous railway anecdote about a Boston master mechanic and a fireman.
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London
Tyrora Borealis
Arrhenius
Clerkwell
Boston
New York
Early horse introductions shape southern wild horse lore
A London journal notes horses reaching the New World with Columbus in 1483 and Florida in the 1510s. Spanish horses lingered after conquest, aiding the southern region’s wild horse lineage, while 1604 Acadia grants and 1625 Flemish stock influenced early American horse breeds. The piece also mentions W F Kitty’s spring line in Tucson.
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Columbus
Florida
Soto
New World
Louisiana
Acadia
Flanders
New York
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O’brien Moore
Ireland
John Bull
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Washington
Potomac
Yan
Weir
Newport
Carlos
Hassayampar
Zeigler
Queer Way
W. F. Kit
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