Tragedy of Elsa Thurwald and Tonkawa War Rivalry
Historic Oklahoma Letter recounts Elsa Thurwald the elder daughter of Swedish farmer Ciswald Thurwald who, after her mother’s death and brutal capture, was taken by Tonkawa and later by Kickapoo rivals. A violent chain of warfare, capture, and a backstory of jealousy culminates in a witch’s death, the chief’s killing, and a 18 month rescue before Elsa’s eventual marriage in 1875. The report blends frontier violence with a cautionary earlier tale and notes hair loss as a lasting scar.
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Mas Dadian
Ciswald Vitarwald
Texas Lorder
Thurwald
Carter
Dallas
Elsa
Elsa Thurwald
Colorado
Toa Tres
Ventence
Oklahoma
Philadelphia Times
The Ideal Lover and the Belle of Autumn
In Brooklyn Life a tale unfolds of Harold Musterton who seeks the hand of a beauty admired by many. Ada praises him as an ideal lover while revealing the woman who “broke him in” before their wedding plans, set against autumn leaves and a twilight romance.
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Harold Mustleton
Belle
Vio
Gray
Sopho
Fnrold
Lwrnider
Harold
Adana
Tam
Ada
Brooklyn
Here is a poem you may publish in your paper
A young man seeks publication, offering a rough draft poem and editor’s check. The editor warns of the rough state and suggests corrections. The exchange ends with reminders to fill the check details and a quip about rough drafts.
Aihan Allen's Sword Sought for National Exhibit
The 1775 Allen family sword, kept since Ethan Allen’s death, is now owned by Hannibal A. Hopkins of Lansing Michigan. He offered it to the government for exhibition in the National Museum Washington alongside other Revolutionary relics, with strong authentication of its history.
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Aihan Allen
Allen
Hannibal A. Hopkins
Lansing
Mich
Hopkins
National Museum
Washington
Ethan Allen
Viconderoga
New Yorke
Aslvertiser
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Lonkey
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East Lake
Verdi Mull CO
Verpt
Nevana
S. C. Wells
Masonic Building
Reno, Nevada
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G, Hoskins
Reno
Nev
Tobes
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Wadewort
Boston
New York ‘Tribune
Earth
Chia
Sions
Tie
Detroit
Free Press
Salem
Harper's Bazar
Wadsworth Hotel
E. M. Sterling
Wadsworth
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Toronto
Shannon Building
Virginia St
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New
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Craig & Lievre, Proprietors
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