The Awkward Boy Makes His Way to Fame
The verse follows a shy young man named Bi wi ld who endures ridicule as he studies and travels. Despite blunders and long odds his persistence earns local recognition. Neighbors recount how Geo Gown and others predicted his success as he finally gains approval.
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Geo
Sr. E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
Turmoil and Rumors After Manila Mission Hints
Jubilation in camp as Fifth Separate brigade learns they may be shipped to Manila while a theft probe rattles the reg ulars. Morton, a popular private, is jailed on charges of criminal knowledge of the theft and ill gotten money, amid accusations officers may be implicated. A note from a mysterious fraternity member requests a quick interview to prove innocence as tensions rise.
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Sweet Accord
Manila
Teenth Infantry
Cartman
Comand
Morton
Can‘ker
Gordon
Canker
Cordon
Billy Gray
Vreiner
Delta Sig Brotherhood Forces Dignity in Camp
In a Civil War era camp, Billy Gray plans a late night interview with Morton, a prisoner arrested after 48 hours absent without leave. Canker, their hardnosed commander, clamps down on any rule bending, while Miss Lawrence and Mr. Prime pull at the personal stakes of a missing son. A note to the guard, an attempted guard swap, and a tense showdown over discipline unfold as Gray eyes a chance to speak with the detainee, risking arrest and court-martial. The camp buzzes with mutinous energy as a stolen letter becomes a new danger to the regimental order.
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Mr. Gray
Morton
Canker
Varsity
Delta Sig
Gray
Dilly
Ned Craven
Billy
Gordon
Palace
Amy Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
Mr. Prime
San Francisco
Mr. Lawrence
Young Prime
Tampa
California
Golden Gate
Billy Gray
Miss Amy
Col. Armstrong
Lilly
Rooke
Brooke
Burton’s
Grooke
Mr. Brooke
Sergt
George
Col. Canker
Garrison
Man ends 40 year vow to wear hair until Fremont elected
In a rural midstate town a man vowed in 1856 to wear hair and beard untrimmed until John C. Fremont won the presidency. After Fremont’s death he cut and shaved, paying a barber half a dollar for the mass on the floor, asking if he kept the hair.
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Middle States
John C. Fremont
United States
Fremont
Woman Refuses to Tell Name at Memphis Post Office
A Mississippi migrant in Memphis goes to the general delivery window asking for letters. When asked for her name she defiantly refuses, muttering she won’t tell a white man her name, and leaves angrily as no letters arrive that day.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Memphis Scimitar
Faith cure quip sparks skeptical cure tale
Miles asks about faith cure business and Giles says he was cured only of his faith in it after trying it once. The exchange appears as a wry cartoonish remark in the Chicago Daily News.
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Miles
Giles
Chicago Daily News
Prayer Rug Banter Cites Size and Faith
A humorous exchange cites a compact prayer rug, with Mrs. Ashley praising its beauty and Mr. Speakly noting its small size. The New York World quotes the quip about the rug being large enough for all prayers.
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Ashley
Mr. Speakly
N. Y. World
Brown What do you think of the walking dresses
A Detroit Free Press reader comments on contemporary walking dresses, predicting they will not be worn long and suggesting changing fashion norms for women.
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Brown
Detroit Free Press
Buffalo Hunt Incidents On Missouri River Yawl Tale
The excerpt recalls a buffalo sighting near Handy's Post during a Missouri River voyage. Captain La Barge urges a greenhorn mate, John Durack, to lasso a swimming bull while others protest. Durack’s miscue sends the buffalo, boat, and crew to shore, leaving the party hungry and angry until rescue.
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Missouri River
la Barge
Buffalo
Handy
Greenhorn
John Durack
John
la Large
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Personal Crisis Reports Show Sui cide Trends Across Demographics
A Yale sociology compilation by Prof Bailey analyzed ten thousand cases and finds men outnumber women three to one in death by own action. Most common method is shooting, with poisoning second. hanging dominates northern Europe, drowning common in southern countries. Despondency cited as key cause with weekdays and times showing peaks.
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Bailey
Social Science Department
Yale
New York Tribune
Europe
Maine
America
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