Stranger on the road near Hebrum shows up
A tense scene unfolds as a stranger named Robinson nears a cabin. Refusals and warnings echo while a rifle shot cracks, a child and mother observe, and locals debate fear, honor, and the threat of violence amid a war era setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msn
Robinson
Jen
Tim
Bubinella
Nancy
Darin
Dollesoa
Pat
Heras
Protortion
Hisal
Robinson Enally
Kim Cat
Reed
Taliis
Sepper
Howe
Baly Cock
Strangers Cold and Influenza Haunt St Kilda Island Tale
Readers learn of the so called Strangers Cold said to follow ships to St Kilda and other islands, with authorities offering varied theories from physical contagion to cultural belief. The piece notes references by Johnson and Chambers Journal, and cites reports of illness after vessel arrivals across Polynesia and nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Kilde
Aday Macsul
Highlands
Scotland
St. Kilda
Chambers
St Kilda
Tonga
Samoa
Polynesia
Mounamo I
Africa
St. Helena
New Zealand
South Pole
T. Kilda
Chicago
Porcine Executions in a Boston Suburb Packing House
An eyewitness account tours a Boston area slaughtering complex, detailing hog arrival, the open exit leading to the killing floor, and the grisly sequence of slaughter and processing. It describes the hogs packed in a pen, the rope with a high pulley, the execution, the neck severing, blood and steam, shaving, washing, and final dressing before cooling and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cambridge
Milldam
Tad
Edwin Booth
Beth
Jack Robinson
Pic
Molise
Sapa
Row York
The Office Boy and a Round of Theaters and Ballrooms
A humorous sketch traces the office boy’s duties in a daily newspaper, from sweeping to answering telephones and delivering errands. The piece blends anecdotes about editors, visitors, and lessons in human nature, then shifts to theatrical memories of Majilton the Framlian Ape and a Paris ball at Versailles, ending with a quip about the Em of Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sap
Towel
James J. Smith
Journalist
Palareas
Versailles
Paris
Great Palace
Ellots C. Susu
Experimental phatormrby lenses spark new image sizes
The Arkansen Traveler notes experiments on phatormrby without lenses, suggesting potential for scaled image sizes by adjusting openings. Capt Colson’s engraving copy shows lines invisible to the naked eye, a result in early photography. A widow recalls Bill amid a burglary death as a cryptic, gruesome detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpl
Capt. Colson
Fragmented Tale of Debris and War Fear Across Europe
A garbled late era clipping references debris capable of destruction and medical claims amid a wartime mood. It juxtaposes jokes about channel tunnels with a London World tone, noting France England fears and a curious tale about Donizetti’s skull exhibited in a Balogns show, weaving miscellaneous names and odd phrases in a fragmented fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Tata
Channel Tunnel
England
London
Balogns
Donizetti
Bergan
York World
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Baral
Osody
Wiles
Bahamas
Mexico
United States
Diaz
America
Cor
Ratses Gey Journal
Boston
Office Boy
Majilton
Jocks
Henry Leech
Englituman
Otto Moli
Ravels
Spaliing
Charleston
Bill
Bright
Old Stoom
Cusley
Pet. G. al Notes
Morigate Securities
McKnight & Hine
Fast Douglas
Ghio Reat
Isorr
Fourth National Bank
Wichita, Kansas
Ri Sige
Rack Welder
Gee. C. Wit
Ian See A Tee Ee Powell
EE Hamilton
Ieee
Spain
Wichita
Eagle
Pomage
Wichita Wholesale Grocer Company
Water St
Wichita, Kan
Wichita Cracker Company
North
Fourth Avenue
Wichita City Roller Mills
Imperial
Tally HO
Oliver &Mboden CO
Nariisas
Citizens Bank
State of
Kansas
Rania Amt
Rasta
Kansas Loan and Investment
N. F. Nipnertayven
Levy
Tress
A.W. Oniven
Retax
See
Capital
Wichita National Bank
Kanaus
Smithson & CO
Douglas Ave
Real Sarap
L Smithson
Chicago Lumber CO
Lawrence Ave
Chicago Yards
35Th and
Iron Sts
W. A. Smith
Geo. L. Pratt
Geo. D. Cross
S. W. Cooper
ST Main
Wichita, Ean
Oliver Bros
Wichita, Kansan
Wiktipe
Aton Cartes
Eayee Pome
Jka Warte
West Side National Bank
Eis
P. Allen
Arkansas Valley
Ww. C. Woodman & Som
Arkansas
Oe Garaetames
Davidson & Case
John Davidson
Lamberman
Sedgwick County
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