Letters Across the Frontier Men and Masks in Alaska
Eleanor forges a Yukon romance by pretending to be a male letter writer to a Circle City postmistress. Her ruse deepens as she exchanges mining lore and frontier bravado, only to collide with a Klondike miner who may know the postmistress and expose the impersonation. The tale explores desire, deception, and frontier connections in Alaska.
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Yukon
Eleanor
E. B. van Dyke
Alaska
Dawson
San Francisco
Circle City
Hercules
Harold
Klondike
Sarah
The Postmistress of Circle City
Eleanor Van Dyke receives a humorous mix of letters and photos from Miss Carol Morgan of Circle City Alaska about Chief Kadisham. She writes back, returning the coin and requesting more Klondike pictures while teasing a suitor with a playful note. Her brother Harold enters, reading the letters and commenting on the mimicry of a man.
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Jeanor van Dyke
Mr. van Dyke
Kadisham
Circle City
San Francisco
Carol H. Morgan
Miss Morgan
Alaska
Eleanor
Harold
Her Hope in a Young Woman's Quest for a Noble Marriage
A short scene shows a daughter confessing to her mother that she desires to marry a nobleman. The mother reacts with astonishment, prompting questions about class and fate as the judge notes the girl's earnest aspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Eke
Irrepressible Eucalyptus Survives Dry Ground Up to 200 Feet Deep Roots
A Lomaland correspondent notes a eucalyptus sapling thriving on a dry hill crest with minimal rainfall. One sapling grew seven feet in height in months, fed by occasional dew and a daily watering of another young tree, whose roots extended downward as water drew deep into the soil.
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Lomaland
Point Loma
Cal
Songs of the Ojibwas in a Southern Workman study
Frederick R. Burton argues Ojibwa songs show defined periods and strong structure, distinguishing them from other tribes. He notes the tribe’s melodious form and warns that contact with civilization leads to neglect of native songs, risking loss of a distinct folk art.
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Workman
Frederick R. Burton
Ancient Views of the Moon Face Across Cultures
The article notes that people since ancient times have perceived features on the moon. Plutarch wrote about the moon’s face. Cultures such as Chinese, Indian, and Persian traditions compare lunar markings to a monkey pounding rice, a rabbit, and the earth’s oceans reflected in a mirror.
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Plutarch
India
Exception Proves Rule in Gardener Quip
A quip contrasts fate and effort in gardening with a wry line about amateur gardeners, attributed to the Chicago Daily News. The brief item highlights a humorous saying about outcomes and effort.
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Chicago Daily News
Shore ice heavy at Evansville port
Shore ice along the Evansville port is heavier than any time this season. New ice formed during the day as towboats with tows passed. no effort has been made to move local packets from Green River and navigation remains uncertain. Old river men say conditions in the last month are unparalleled.
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Evansville
Ind
Green River
Earlham DePauw Debate Set Amid Forensics Rivalry
Richmond Indiana February 4 Earlham college prepares for a March debate with DePauw university as it defends the forensics state championship. The question is Resolved That the 15th amendment has not been justified with Earlham on the affirmative. Team members include Raymond Wehrly Jesse Phillips William E Lear and William Reagan.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
DePauw University
Earlham
DePauw
Raymond Wehrly
Jesse Phillips
Converse
William E. Lear
Fairmount
William Reagan
New London
Horse falls into frozen well in Brookville
Brookville Indiana February 6 Henry Gettig reports a horse went through ice over an open spring while playing near a feed shed. The animal's hind feet broke through the ice and it died frozen in the spring with forefeet on solid ground.
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Brookville
Ind
Henry Gettig
Albert Taylor Arrested For Chapel Assault Complicity
Albert Taylor was arrested in Petersburg Indiana on February 4 charged with complicity in the assault of Mrs. Lafayette Redman at Gladdish chapel. No arrest is planned for William Catt who escaped from Marshal Watson while under arrest for the same offense. Neighbors say Catt may be hiding at relatives’ home.
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Petersburg
Ind
Albert Taylor
Lafayette Redman
Gladdish Chapel
William Catt
Marshal Watson
Catt
First Time in Pike County Crime Trial Pair
Petersburg Ind Feb 6 1918 for the first time in Pike county a white man and a colored man were tried together for a crime. William A Oliphant prominent Republican politician was indicted jointly with John Lewis the colored porter in his drug store for liquor law violation.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pike County
William A. Oliphant
John Lewis
Bald Eagle Shot in South Bend Hunt
South Bend Indiana February 5. Harry Troeger on a hunting trip shot a large eagle that was only slightly wounded. The bird dove and carried off Troeger's hunting dog. Troeger fired again and downed the bird which proved to be a bald eagle measuring 6 feet 7 inches from tip to tip.
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South Bend
Ind
Herry
Troeger
River boat traffic in Evansville expected to clear mid week
Evansville Indiana February 6 river men grow more hopeful that most boats will emerge by the middle of next week unless another freeze. Packages have been tied up for about two months and business interests have greatly suffered.
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Evansville
Ind
Brakeman Fred Baldwin Severely Injured In Railroad Accident
Fred Baldwin, a Martinsville branch brakeman on the Big Four, had his nose cut off at Fairland Friday morning after slipping while using a club to unlock a brake.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Fred Baldwin
Martinsville
Big Four Railroad
Fairland
Huntington Subsidy Vote On Railroad Link Planned
Huntington township will vote March 22 on granting a subsidy of 125000 dollars to the Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago railroad for a line between Huntington and Union City.
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Huntington
Ind
Huntington Township
Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad
Union City
Remarkable Kneeling Kiss Gesture Upon Verdict
In Laporte Indiana on Thursday morning the aged John Gilk and his wife kissed the hands of the twelve jurors after the jury returned a verdict in their favor for money loaned. The courtroom was crowded and silent during the gesture before the Gill family secured a judgment for money owed.
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Laporte
Ind
Superior Court
John Gilk
Vincent Durzinski
Gill
Wage Cut Hit 600 Pittsburg Plate Glass Workers
Notices posted in Kokomo Indiana reveal a 5 to 10 percent wage reduction across nine factories under the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. The measure affects about 600 employees amid an oversupplied market and weak demand, with a strike risk deemed slight.
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Kokomo
Ind
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Golightly
DID NOT STEAL A PLOW
The Indiana state case against Lewis German postmaster at Aldine charged with larceny of a plow from North Judson implement man Aultman was tried before Judge Nye. The trial lasted most of the day and the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
Brother Freesman Dies After Fodder Fall
Terre Haute Indiana February 6 A farmer Thomas Crews threw fodder to cattle from a stable loft when his brother John dropped to the floor beneath. John Crews had come from the city after heavy drinking and froze to death in the loft, ending a tragic night.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Thomas Crews
John
Cows Frozen In Ice At Lawrenceburg Farm
Ten cows belonging to Isaac Hayes near Homestead broke through thin pond ice and became frozen in nearly four inches of ice. They were found Thursday morning and extricated with great effort.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Isaac Hayes
Homestead
Second murder linked to Share:? killing reported in Bedford
Bedford Indiana February 6 a second murder tied to the Share:? killing is expected to be recorded within hours. Mrs Al Young is the latest victim after a quarrel with her sister in law ended in a brutal beating. Physicians say she will die.
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Bedford
Ind
al Young
Inlaw
Alleged Shortage Found at French Lick Club House
West Baden Ind Feb 5 Al Brown who runs the club house and pool rooms at French Lick Springs shows his manager Dave Eckler formerly of Marion Ind left for parts unknown after Brown says Eckler was short about 3000 dollars from the club's bank roll.
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West Baden
Ind
al Brown
French Lick Springs
Dave Eckler
Marion
Eckler
Brown
Blakeley Furniture Co. makes assignment in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana February 4 The Blake ly Furniture Co one of the large factories of this city has made an assignment in favor of the creditors. The companys liabilities are placed at 23000 with assets at 17000 not including the value of the factory and machinery
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Shelbyville
Ind
Blakely Furniture Co
Not Sufficient Cause In Libel Case Against Wabash Railway
Indianapolis Feb 4 The supreme court ruled against John W Young in his libel suit against the Wabash Railway Co for 20000 dollars. Young claimed blacklisting by the railroad, but the court found no sufficient cause.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
John W. Young
The
Wabash Railway Co
Young
General Manager Allen Resigns Shock in Richmond
In Richmond Indiana on February 4 W I Allen the general manager of the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville line resigned and will return to an official post at a Rock Island branch.
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Allen
Richmond
Ind
W. I. Allen
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Rock Isl
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Indiana
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Dedman
Lewis German
Aldine
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