Time's Nimble Flight in Old Settler Yarn
A long quoted reminiscence unfolds as the Old Settler and others recall early days, a drunken mule chase, and rural misadventures around Gunderman and Colsenk. The narrator wanders through memories of Squire, Major, and village figures, weaving in dances, dances, and old feuds with local color and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waipe
Colmick
Elearia
Gasterun
Gundermaa Vera
Aneer
Olf Ganderman
Cabsack
Pete Crimtins
Detsy J. Bwask
High Stepper
Peru
Etsy
Dauce
Phil Byer
Trent
Phil
Absent minded humor in old Chicago Herald tale
A fragment from the Chicago Herald recounts humorous vignettes on absent mindedness. It recalls a wedding scene with Old Settler and a friend, a foreman misplacing a trumpet, a station signaller returning to a platform, and jokes about memory lapses in daily life. The piece blends dialect and light satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordan
Gene
Eppa
Chicago Herald
Hunter
Timon
Coffee Making in Woosenels How to brew a strong cup
A fragment describes a traditional coffee method using whole beans roasted to a rich batch, ground by mortar and pestle, then boiled in a plain earthen pot. The brew is strained with steam kept in, then diluted with milk for servings, as a traveler recalls a Spanish lesson in Caracas during desayuno at a New York Times memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woosenels
anlSee
Janiece
Lettie
John
Hans
Jean Juan
Desayuno
Caracas
New York Times
Diamond Mining in South Africa Describes Mines
The article describes diamond mining in South Africa with ore carried in iron buckets hauled by steam to royal boxes near the mine edge. An overseer tries to curb theft while workers endure a busy, loud environment as many stones are moved from claims to deposit areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isouth
Africa
Ium Sane
Teres
Fragmented Verse and Personal Notices From Historic Detroit Page
A dense OCR fragment blends poetry lines about home and travel with scattered notes on individuals, checker game reports, and personal letters. It references Barneston Lane in Detroit, various names like De Vere in Parensiasie and Terry, and discusses checker championships, prizes, and correspondent submissions, all mingled with stray phrases about Love and memory.
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Rome
J. J. Piatt
Omaha Herald
Puaptug Bos Tvory
Sen
Hota
Mary F, Oblate
Arktophaces
Ba Rooper
Box
Besten
Barneston Lane
Detroit
Glenda
Togo
Dresima
J.T. Denver
Prepa
West Ffueouih St
Chicago
Eledis
Sookie Comenceau
Sou
Gould
Baker and Reed
Wyllie
New Zealand
Fort Th Ts
Bow Sr
Wyilie
Canada
Mr. Fleming
Markham
Kelly
Manitoba
Fleming
Roepans
Helly
Reed
Pittsburgh
James ‘Maize
McKeesport
Teed
Barker
Ah.p
James Smith
Englend
Bis Jg
Heed
Mr. B
Chow Tetrakill
DY John T. Hennigan
Hing W
D. Ye Gorton
A. Hs. Heine
D. L Gortor
White
M. Kuciman
State of
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Kies Tn
St. BiSae
Ketebusa
JM. Lown
Mosers
Sanderson
Hutaler
Satie Biss
Bob
W. Wus
Hutelier Overioaia
Vera Mire Wrenre HL. Ay A As
P. Ea Ob Ie Oe Oh
Jauniers
Adres
Rwin de Dusgie
Mr. Princely
Goldstein & CO
Douglas Ave
T. E. Gilpin
Traders’ Building
Ena Lever Fe
Henry Schwweiter
H. Schweiter
Emporia
J.P. Allen
Wichita, Kan
Kansas National Bank
Mmin Bros
Houck
Thomas
Sarcoxie, MO
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Wichita, Kansas
Shdgwick Block
Globe Iron Works
A. Flagg
Prop
Wichita
Kansas
Architectural Iron A& Specialty
Brasmp
W. H Fonda
Superian
Wichita Mercantile Co
South Market Street
N. F. Niederlander
Contmunus
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Banooor
Marth Focking
Wichita Wholesale Grocer Company
Corner First and
Water St
Wichita City Roller Mills
Imperial
Oliver & Imboden CO
Wichita Cracker Company
North
Fourth Avenue
Ona
Citizens Bank
Stewart A
Fomer
United States
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