Stagecoach Holdups Seen From the Driver Seat
A former stagecoach robber recounts not only successful heists but failed attempts and the other side of road agent dangers. He describes a Nevada incident near Tuscarora with seven armed men, a holder who could end lives with a glance, and losses totaling around five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscarora
Nev
Devil
Cheyenne
Platte
Deadwood
Wyoming
Tenderfoot
Charlie
Black Hills Stagecoach Tales and Red River Dust
A Fort Niobrara veteran recalls stagecoach hold ups and outlaw lore. A notable exchange on the trail features a driver and a stubborn passenger, plus a tale of Wyoming Charlie and a Plum Creek score. The piece shifts to dramatic accounts of Drummer Ned and the Valentin saloon shootout with lawmen, cowboys, and a dramatic sheriff rescue.
FURNACES and Rome Name Mystery in Humble Household Talk
A selection of household furnace tips explains economical coal use and proper grate care for warm rooms. The piece advises warming houses fully, avoiding top poking, managing dampers, and staged coal fueling. It also notes Rome’s old moniker. scholars debate its origin and Greek form, with playful aside on the name Valenti a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Aristotle
Theophrastus
Valentia
Chicago
Hemia
Watts
Global science and industry notes stir debate
A survey highlights record peach shipments from Pennsylvania reaching 6,200 carloads and 720,000 baskets this season, plus a survey of silk manufacture growth with rising outputs and employment. Other items cover Bangkok rail progress, morphinomania among French doctors, Indian timber durability, and toad predation tactics in science journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Bureau of Statistics At
Washington
Bangkok
Bangkok-Korat
France
M. Lacassagne
Germany
New York
Forest School of
Dehra
Aimple
Scientific American
Atlantic City
Shaw
Popular Science News
Pungent Paragraphs and Opium Debate Across Pages
A collage of quips from various era publications followed by a long opinion piece on the opium trade. Sir John Strachey defends moderation in India while criticizing anti opium campaigns. The Portland bar is mocked as a royal option town in a Detroit Free Press jab.
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Royal Commission
India
China
House of Lords
Sir John Strachey
France
Italy
England
Germany
William Hanter
Chicago Times
Portland
Maine
Pome
Detroit
Sewing-room hampers and glass wall pocket feature in home craft piece
A WOMAN AND HOME article extols a sewing-room hamper as a practical waste basket for scraps. It describes a glass wall pocket with three graduated panes painted with a hedge roses motif and green ribbon trim, mounted by a ribboned ivory ring for wall attachment.
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Srici
Pep Baer Hte Gremgen Rabesert
Water and Disease Hints on Filtering and Boiling Impure Liquids
A Youth's Companion excerpt advises boiling impure water for drinking and stresses thorough cleanliness in kitchen practices. It warns that rinsing vessels with unboiled water negates boiling benefits and notes filters on taps do not protect against disease germs. It cautions against using mineral or organic impurity water for any purpose.
Recipes for Shembet and Jelly Desserts
A fragmented recipe notes multiple gelatin desserts using fruit juices such as lemon raspberry and pineapple. Directions describe soaking gelatin, dissolving in hot water, mixing with sugar and fruit juice, layering or chilling, and freezing. Contains references to lemon, raspberry, pineapple and gelatine quantities with assorted measurements.
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Lenox
Decorative FLOWER designs and holiday cheer tips
A collage of floral decor ideas for tables and corners using straw hats baskets and chrysanthemum tones. Autumn colors of yellow and white are advised with pine accents and glass trays for decoration. Plus brief anecdotes and quips from church and social notes reflecting yearend mood and manners.
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Eulaets Carya Et Tie Nantes
Hla Belo’ Aes
Locke
Goa
Aecript
Aewomas
Plam Creek
Nebraska
Plum Creek
Niobrara River
Race Dees
Martins
Baptiste
M_ Martins
Monsieur
M. Martins
Mr. Bliffen
Drake
Jim Rich
Boston Globe
Valentine
Ned
Fort Niobrara
Col George Barry
Valentin
Dutch George
Spec
Kansas
Beras
Ae Teresa
Managi
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
Science and Industry
Alaska
Sitka
St. Louis
Gra Lytton
Peshas
Bismarck
Li Hung Chung
London Chronicle
Li Hung Chang
Tientsin
Tientain
Sble
Nationalist Party
Fism
Revolutionary Party
Travancore
Hunza
Congress
Conference
Bosh
Mare
Yonkers Statesman
Boston Transcript
Atlanta Constitution
Stillingfieet
No 73
Dell
Chawley
Fitznoodle
Jove
Young Pop
Sewieg
Saukastor
Mann
Ondler
Standorn
Ry Eines
Lee
Miss Bighup
May Tidem
Highup
Denair
Fred
Eno
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