The Defeated Duelist and a Boy of Virginia
A reminiscence of Bob Johnson of Arkansas follows a vivid duel account in Little Rock. The boy from the University of Virginia disarms William Cummings, spares his foe, and proves chivalry survives dueling, redefining political conflict in Arkansas and elevating Johnson as a hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
Arkansas
Great West
Crittenden
Conway
Fent Noland
Pope
Ashley
Woodruff
Corps of
William Cummings
Ambrose H. Seiver
Democracy
Whig Journal
Johnson
Little Rock
Cummings
University of Virginia
Consassinorum
Whites Mountains
Hector
Pete Whetstone
Devil’s Folk
Spirit
Times
Kentucky
Tecumseh
English Nelson
Nile
A Rift in the Cloud in a Strained Home
Andrew Lee comes home tired and reproachful to a wife who is weary and silent. A newspaper line urges praising one’s wife, triggering self–reflection. Lee learns to praise Mary, lifting gloom, declaring love and appreciating her daily care. The home blooms with sunshine and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lee
Andrew
Mary
Lee
Will
Mia
Mrs. Lee
Indians make Stone Arrow Heads in Shasta craft
The Shasta Indian craftsman forms obsidian into a perfect arrow head in about an hour using a slate-like stone anvil. Caleb Lyon observed the process during a California visit and compared it to pottery and glass work, noting the skilled trade and precision of the arrow maker. A second item begins with a New York tale of a countryman’s street encounter and a bank assertion that mocks the National Bank administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Lyon
California
Lyon
American Ethnological Society
Er. H. Davis
Ile
Crean Seau
New York
Chatham Street
New York Express
Optical science class mishears retina images tale
In a college optics examination the professor explains that we see only images on the retina. A student named Jackson is asked if he has seen his father and answers that his father died before he was born, prompting laughter and a gravity filled exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Danforth
Warren
E. H. Danforth
Stranahan and Randall’s
John T. Johnson
Luther
United States
Johnson
Vr. Smith
Starkville
Esculapius
George W. Bungay
The
New York Tribune
Tribune
New York
Jackson
Bill
Mr. Williams
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
peRus
Forong
M— OF
Rus
Ance
Garfield and
Logan
Sugar Grove
Warren Co
Garfield
Adams S Robinson
Pennsylvania
Johnson's Exchange
Second Street
Carver House
Yates and Dewey
Columbus, Warren Co
DEWEY
G. V.N. Yates
Hessel and Kirberger
Yankee Nations &c
C. James’ Block
Warren Pa
Schnur
Offerle
Warren County Bank
Water St
J. M. Schnur
GEO
Tanner
N. Eddy
Court House
High Street
Big Bend
Kinzna
Smethport
Olean
C. Glade
L. R. Geer
Fanny Osborn
Thomas Struthers
Bay
Goay
P. D. Fitch
Morrison House
C. W. H. Verback
Carver
J. H. Hull
Water Street
Warren County
General
Hackney House
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren, Warren Co. Pa
Richard S. Barbour
Independence Hall
Chestnut Street
5Th
Philadelphia
Wyatt & Huutnes
Wetmore and Clark
Brown’s
L. D. Wetmore
R. Clark
Scofield and Brown
Liberty Street
Glennt W. Scofield
Wm, D. Brown
J. A. Morrison
Front Street
E. M. Pierce
Third
Hickory Streets
Nesmith and Keller, Matuufacturers
Exchange Building
R. D. Bartlett
Orr & Henry's
Wates Street
A. Fingers
Stranahan & Randall’s
Warren, Pa
G. N. Parmlee & Co
C. W. Rathbun
Point Breeze
D. M. Williams
Chauncey Hulburt
Surra, Murrey & Co
Great Pennsylvania
Market Street
Chirch Alley
Willoughby and Woodworth
A. Willoughby
Columbus
Woodworth
Lewis Arnett, & Co
Daler
Exchange
M. Waters
Hazeltine & Co
Bealerant
Variety Hall
Johnson’s Exchange
Warren, Warren Co
G. W. Hareltine
P. Johnson
Clement
Barrett
C. J. Taylor
Geo. F. King
Taylor & King
Bankers
Waterford
M.todr
Bank
Neilson, Wardwell
Wright & Co
N. Holmes & Sons
Pittsburg
Gilmore & Brotheron
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. B. Wright & Co
Erie
Businessmen
Thomas W. Parsons
Earth
Casm
America
Demosthenes
Manchester Mirror
Manchester
T. &. Arthur
Lousine
Crook
Epaphrar
Emfus
Uncle Emiys
Tom
Nationa Bank OF
Thk
Lawrence Republican
Buchanan, Cobb & Co
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