Curious Ram Horn Tree Legend at Union Pacific Hub
An Omaha Bee feature reports a ram horn relic growing into a pine stump at the Salmon River area in Idaho near the Ram's Horn mine. The horn exhibit, weathered and woody, invites speculation on its origin and a Native American romance legend tying the ram to a union of two lovers and a lifelong marriage.
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Omaha Bee
Union Pacific
Salmon River Reginn
Idaho
Tudian
Buck
Rons
Anth
Ibis
Restored After Twenty Years of Incarceration and War Injuries
Charles Kingsley, veteran of the late war, returned home after twenty years in a Washington insane asylum. Wounded twenty three times, he retains use of one leg and one arm. A bullet exited near his left eye and three silver head plates once held his skull together. A plate pressed on his brain causing insanity until this was corrected. Pension entitlement includes 73 dollars monthly and about twenty thousand dollars in back pay. He found his family in destitution.
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jManyfield
Charles &. Kingsley
Washington
Dogs as Church Ushers in Fort Gaines Parish
Fort Gaines residents report canine congregants that attend service in poodles setters pointers and a long-eared hound. They take seating roles during singing and act as ushers, ensuring worshippers are settled, adding to the church’s charming novelty.
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Fort Gaines
Indispensable Animals Caution Against Public Worship
A brief note argues animals are indispensable and urges keeping them at home while opposing civil rights legislation and public worship by pets in sacred spaces. The language suggests a satirical or pointed stance on societal norms and political bills.
One Poker Point Big Thing to Know When to Call and When to Lay Down
A Cincinnati Star-Times column recounts a Harvard graduate turned poker ace who calls bluffs instinctively. It notes how callers judge risk as stakes rise, and describes a Missouri game where a raise of ten thousand tested a player's judgment before folding three Queens. The piece argues the art is knowing when to call.
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Cincinnati
Iam
Harvard
Missouri
Juries drawn for Warren court sessions October fifth
Names of numerous jurors drawn for the court of common pleas and general quarter sessions to be held at Warren starting Monday October 5 at 10 am. The list includes many individuals with occupations and towns in Warren County and surrounding areas, followed by a November cohort and a cryptic octopus anecdote.
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Court of Common Pleas
Warren
Anderson
P. A
Conewango
Laruier
Almendinger
Farmington
Bourquin
Julius
Tidioute
Boughton
J. C
Triumph
Farmer
Burkett
Win
Corydon
Sawyer
Bogart
Keller
F. F
Carpenter
Larson
Frank
Edis
Mooney
Roger
Mead
Thom
Glade
McHenry
G. E
Brokenstraw
Marsh
Fred
Noyes
J. G
Norris
J. H
Tuttle
Kinzua
Underwood
Miles
Sheffield
Wade
A. B
Ayling
Freehold
Mason
Allen
LL. D
Columbus
Ross
Henry
Brown
James
Carson
J. B
Tidioote
Clark
Levi
Dennison
G. W
Dan
Siiumph
Divenport
Charles
Kinguy
Vietcher
John
Ford
Albert
Fry
D. H
Pine Grove
Farnsworth
Cherry Grove
Green
Sugar Grove
Gates
Spring Creek
Blecksmith
Grob
Harvey
William
Eldred
Jarme Hinsdale
Haywood
F. B
Holt
Hatilton
J. D
Kelley
H.5
Southwest
Lacy
E. B
Merkle
Limestone
McIntyre
N. J
Muzzey
Morck
A. W
Mack
Morris
B. F
McGregor
A. D
Fullington
Owens
UG. H
Conewang
A Spinster’s Hermitage in an Organ Box Dwelling
Omaks Neb special reports Lizzie McEv any, a 35 year old Omaha spinster, lives in a repurposed organ box in Walnut Hill Yoss. Once in Iowa, she fled alleged abuse and now sustains herself with a dry goods box dwelling with rag carpet roof. Neighbors describe her as ladylike yet insane and she seeks charity housing but remains self sufficient in a bizarre, improvised home.
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Omaks
Atuh
Stow Vic
Walnut Hill Yoss
Casina
Lizzie McEvaney
Iowa
Omaha
Calf Survives After Tree Torn From Storm
A calf on D M Darnham's plantation was tied to a tree by a 20 foot rope when a cyclone uprooted the tree during a Monday evening storm. The calf was found prostrate with a ring around the tree where the rope looped. The calf recovered by Tuesday morning and was able to walk again.
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D. M. Darnham
Opinion on liver medicine faith in Simmons' Liver Regulator
The Cincinnati Gazette editor praises liver tonics from infancy and endorses Simmons' Liver Regulator as the best among them. The piece urges teachers and the public to use it, expressing strong belief in its health benefits.
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Simmons
Cinciarat Gazette
Electric Bitters touted as ultimate purifier and regulator
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the best blood purifier and system regulator for urinary and skin diseases. It claims quick, guaranteed results with a money refund and references other tonics. It cites K. G. Neves praising Acker's Blood Elixir for various illnesses, labeling it scientific rather than patent nostrum.
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K. G. Neves
Acker
Buckleon's Arnica Salve For All Skin Ailments
Buckleon's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers lair rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions plus piles with money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by A. W. Morck.
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Buckleon
A. W. Morck
Dr Marorisi CarnoLicon Cures Female Ailments
Advertises Dr Marorisi CarnoLicon a female remedy for ovarian trouble inflammation ulcers and bearing down sensations irregularities lassitude nervous debility and related symptoms. Sold by druggists at 1.00 and 0.50 per bottle with pamphlet available from Dr J B Mareisi New York and local dealers.
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Marorisi
J. B. Mareiusi
Executors' Notice for James McCollum Estate in Minnesota
Administrators' notice announces letters testamentary granted to Charles Chase for the estate of James McCollum of Mansfield Freeborn County Minnesota. Creditors are directed to settle debts immediately and claimants to present authenticated demands for settlement. Russell Warren County September 5 185.
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James McCollum
Mansfield
Freeborn County
State of Minnesota
Gaid
Pringsylvania
Chas. Chase
Russell
Warren Co
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