Doggin' Rabbits in Missouri Hills Remembered
A memoir recalls boyhood rabbit hunting in Nodaway County Missouri with Rube Swearingen and a pack of dogs led by Henry Clay. The author describes hounds chasing rabbits, the methods to flush or trap them, and the camaraderie of the hunting party, ending with nostalgia for those days and the flavor of rabbit meals.
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Ibis Erand
Missouri Hills
Nodaway County
Theorth
Wen
Rube Swearingen
Rube
Oscar
Juno
Henry Gray
Henry
Nore
Rassio
Old Henry
Randolph
Henry Clay
Wenry Clay
Ohio
Chicago
Earth
Tiwo
Qoscar
Missouri
Rube Iust
Lenry Clay
Temperance Push Urges Universal Prohibition Labor
The W C T U department urges strong Temperance Committee work amid rising liquor consumption. It cites a one billion dollar annual liquor bill and urges total abstinence, education on alcohol, and public campaigns to oppose tippling. It calls for church and Sunday School involvement and avoidance of fermented wine in communion.
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United States
San Francisco
Oregon
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Tippling
Ashoen
Tippler
Axel Gustafson
Temperance
Tooal
Lriary
Cures Contagious Blood Poison Trial Treatment Free
Contagious blood poison claims promoted by Botanic Blood Balm B B B promises a cure without doctors. Advert alleges rapid relief of symptoms such as skin sores, hair loss, bone and joint pains, and eroding sores, citing multiple cured individuals and offering free trial medical advice by mail.
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K. P. Is
Jones
Atlanta, Ga
Botanic
Robert Ward
Moxey
Flood Bolm Co
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
Ourea Iy B. B. B. Hill-Orr Drug Co
Wilhita & Wilbite
Sud
Evan Bey
Dried currants debate at the grocer in New York
In a New York Press item a learned grocer explains that what shoppers call dried currants are actually Corinth raisins, a grape dried from Corinth. He notes the name change over time and warns customers to ask for dried Corinths, then jokes about grit from Grecian maidens and the origin of currants.
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Eighth Avenue
Sissy
Corinth
Gabriel
Grecian
Jearved
New York Press
Grove'n Tantélens Chill Tonic contents claim
An advertisement notes the bottle formula plainly lists iron and quinine. It asserts no cure and no pay, reflecting typical mid century tonic branding with a tasteless taste. The line implies a sales pitch aimed at confirming composition and risk free promise.
Why is it wicked to pull apart horse tails tale
A teacher asks why it is wicked to separate horses tails and a quick reply cites the saying what God has joined let no man pull asunder, highlighting a moral lesson in a short exchange.
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DeWitt
Evans’ Pharmacy
New York
Byans’ Pharmang
W.C.T.U. Department
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Sportsmen’s Headquarters
Radovic
Sullivan Hardwareco
John Burriss
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Deslersin Drage
Einen
Pendlatem
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Masonin Beliainm
Yeodisten Ec
Bears
Mutual Benefit Life Ins
M. M. Mattison
Peoples’ Bank
Andereon, 8
Yvandiver
Vandiver VaNdiver Bros
Yours Truly
Anderson
Ben
B. Bleckley
Noel B. Sharpd
Buist and
Herry’s
Saadhnamsad
F. B. Grayton & CO
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