Various 1890s era items mix satire and social notes
A long, disjointed column surveys topics from India dowries to New Jersey common scolds, Wall Street jugglers and a jab at malaria versus malaria’s name. It notes Richmond Pearson Hobson’s naval role, Mark Twain advertising, Persian shah’s illness, and Yale alumni counts.
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Granada
Spain
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Cholly
Ecuador
South America
Love and law collide in a frontier camp confrontation
In Glencaid, Buck Mason fights to arrest Bob Hampton while vigilantes close in. Hampton and Brant clash over Nora and Naida as Slavin and Murphy’s past murder case haunts them. The two men face gunfire and looming danger in a tense showdown atop a rocky hill.
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Seventh Cavalry
Ifeut
Brant
Hampton
Grencaid
Duffs
Jim
Miss Spencer
Nat
Leutenant
Naida
Silent Murphy
Red Slavin
Spencer
Hob Hampton
Nalda
Hed Slavin
Canales
Slavin
Big Jim
Mason
Buck
Saber
Glencald
Bob Hampton
Cheyenne
Naida Gil Us
Isley
Ardent Lawyer and Public Stir Over Hidden Love
In a tense social exchange, a prominent attorney voices a dramatic confession claiming deep affection while challenging perceptions of decorum. The exchange hints at a personal scandal intertwined with professional reputation and social expectations.
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Ciri
Doctor's Cough Cure Prescribed From Whiskey Pine Oil
A dubious remedy promises to cure coughs and colds in a day by mixing two ounces glycerine one half ounce pine oil and half a pint of whiskey with doses of a teaspooonful to a tablespoonful every four hours. The note warns pine oil concentrate is sold for medicinal uses in small vials by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. of Dayton Ohio. A stray joke concludes with a commuter and brake man exchange about Long Oak.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Dayton
Ohio
Maiden in Siberia Inspires Frigid Drama
A fragmentary note from the Houston Post recalls a maiden who lived in Siberia amid icy drama. The tale mentions a bear and a pledge, hinting at a heart stirred by the chilly scene.
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Siberia
Veria
Houston Post
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