The Last of the Cowboys on the Animas Ranch
A narrator reunites with Jose, once a famed horseman, now aging and poorer but proud. They travel from a dusty frontier town to Jose’s modest cabin near the Animas river, passing a modern irrigated ranch and a gymlike upper chamber, reflecting on change from wild plains to settled wealth.
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Jose
Hestiven
Tecon
Old Jose
Catire
Squirrel Creek
Meredith
Jose Rove
Tom
Animas River
Smith
Animaa
Platea
Vanderbilt
The Cowboys Fade as Old Ways Endure
The narrator recalls a bearded vaquero and a child as they watch a young boy grow into a new era. Aged cowboys dream for a passing generation while barbed wire and change erase the old life. The piece laments the end of the cowboy era and the photographer's distant return to memories.
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Jose
Marcus Aurelius the Moral Giant of Ancient Rome
A portrait extols Marcus Aurelius as morally superior to Caesar and a model of humility and justice. His Meditations are praised for guiding life with quiet strength, showing the emperor's daily acts of gentleness and service rather than tyranny.
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Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aureliust
Long
Remembering Marcus Aurelius Compassionate Emperor of Rome
A reverent portrait of Marcus Aurelius describing his humanity and restraint despite vast power. It praises his meek rule and universal tolerance while noting a single fault in persecuting Christians, seen as a misunderstanding for which forgiveness is imagined.
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Marcus Aurelius
Christ
Harvest Disaster in French Crops Hits Wheat and Vineyards
Weather and heavy rains in August devastate northern France wheat, with half the Pas de Calais crop ruined. Western provinces Poitou Touraine Vendée Anjou also suffer. Wheat losses projected around 60 million dollars, vineyard damage up to 200 million.
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France
Noth
Pas de Calais
Poitou
Touraine
Vendee
Anjou
New York Commercial Advertiser
Old Soldiers in Congress Reach Fifty-Eighth
The Washington Dispatch notes that 77 Civil War veterans will serve in the Fifty-Eighth Congress. In the Senate and House, Union and Confederate veterans are listed with counts for each chamber and ranks, highlighting leaders from Pennsylvania New York Alabama and other states. There are 14 ex-governors among the senators.
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Congress
Saya
Washington Dispatch
Senate
Coronel
Pennsylvania
New York
Alabama
Old Rome's Greatest Man Julius Caesar
A new 155 page book in London and New York asks how Julius Caesar looked and examines his life. It notes Caesar was 42 when taking his first independent command in 63 BC and died in 44 BC, leaving 14 years of pivotal work to shape Roman history.
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Smith
Ats
Jose
Old Rome
Man
Julius Caesar
London
New York
Caeear
Pompei
Caesar
Gaul
B.C
E-ra-sa Pile Cure Advertising Claims Scrutinized
An early 20th century ad promotes E-ra-sa Pile Cure with testimonials from Dr. L G Griffin and other druggists. It lists alleged poisons in rival remedies and asserts the product cures piles without mercury or opiates. Readers are urged to buy through named druggists in several cities.
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DR. L. Griffin
J. H. Trout
Los Angeles
California
L. Griffin
U. S
W.G. Taylor
Be the Reliance Baseball Club Organized for Good Conduct
Fred Bing faces pressure from older rival teams and a wish to play baseball. His father proposes forming a new club that forbids profane language and disputes resolved by arbitration, teaching parliamentary procedure to the boys. The plan aims to keep games clean and fair for younger players in Hummerton.
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Hummerton
Fred Bing
Beat Alls
True Blues
Bing
Fred
Mr. Bing
Evely
Mrs. Bing
Fummerton
Trellances
Beliances
Prince Edward and George Learn Baseball and Social Grace
Willie McBride chairs a meeting to form Kellance baseball club. Fred Ding elected captain of the Reliance team. The club bans profanity by rule and uses arbitration for disputes. Members enjoy socials with lemonade and ice cream, and the group plans football and social activities, aiming for manners and sportsmanship.
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Willie McBride
Phil Richmond
Fred Ding
Reliance
Fred
Tom Bedlow
Beliances
Hammerton
Relflance Club
G. A. C—Girls’ Athletic Club
Fear of cats spans nations and heroes in prose
The piece notes widespread fear of cats from common tabbies to Liberia's red felines. It mentions Lord Roberts's extreme fright that stymies speech when a cat is present and recalls a fearless, globe trotting lady who faints at a cat’s approach, illustrating varied cat phobias.
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Liberia
Lord Roberts
It Doesn’t Jar Him A Boy Prefers Moving Chairs
A humorous remark describes a boy enjoying moving to a new home by wearing a chair on his head as a playful way to travel the streets. The quip suggests children find delight in unusual antics during a family relocation.
Baby Who Cannot Speak Yet Eight Months Old
A child, eight months old, cannot speak a word yet and avoids slang or ungrammatical speech. The speaker contrasts polite, proper language with common terms and explains the extended infancy of speech development. The note emphasizes careful speech habits from a young age.
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Mammal
Lithia Boy Skips School Colds Send Him Home
A Lithia boy explains he is too sick to attend school, saying he caught a severe cold and cannot go. The exchange shows concern from a teacher or elder about his condition and absence.
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Lithia Boy
Picnic plans spark curiosity at Sune Day School
A youngster asks a teacher if a picnic will take place this year. The dialogue reveals curiosity about gatherings and potential new scholars joining if a picnic occurs.
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Sune Day
Anxious Mother and Father Argue Over Missing Jam
Anxious mother frets about John and the father questions what ails him. The mother sighs that John has not yet complained, but she forgot to lock the jam closet and now there is none left.
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John
Global Jewish population and science notes from the era
A compilation of world population estimates and scientific curiosities. Includes figures on Jewish population over 11 million, radium experiments, rail and crane capacities, Klondike gold output, lecithin discovery, cheese and staple imports, future mules, teacher certification reforms, and other assorted notes from science, industry, and education.
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Wash. Ave
B.G. Knoth
Wash
Ava T
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Grant Ave
Geo. F. Cave
The
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Alberta
Beat
True Blue
BMG
Tom Bedlew
Prince Edward of Wales
Prince George
Rellance
Rellancés
Arnas
the Model Boy
Lord Kelvin
Atlantic
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Dunbar Rowland
Jackson
Miss
Natchez
Klondike
United Kingdom
South American
B Shinakishi
Iatal
Chicago University
Massachusetts
Columbus
Indianapolis
Ind
Luxor
Karnak
Fucha
Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Society of the True Life
Vincent
Bulgaria
Holger W. Conable
Roswell
Colo
Rogers
Ark
New York University
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