Enraged rabbits battle bull in bizarre wild tale
A chronicler reports a dramatic encounter in New Mexico where a jackrabbit allegedly fought a bull on a canyon rock. The story, forwarded through a Rough Rider eyewitness, describes rapid paw strikes and the bull’s ensuing blindness as the rabbit shreds its foe.
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New York ‘Times
Post
Wilflah Ploeter
Times
Velu
Manhattan
Mtr
Times Os
Aztec Rock
N. M
Jack
Doctor
Crookston
Minn
Norwood Davies
Crookston Times
Jack Rabls
Dressing Room Moments From Acts Women of Stage
Feature on backstage dressing rooms and changes in lighting and atmosphere shaping performances. Notes long past lack of ventilation, recent improvements, and how actresses like Mrs Fiske use private rooms as offices. Includes anecdote on Mrs Jones and doctoring tales of the era. Also promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism.
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W. G. Jones
Gilbert
Gustav Kobbe
New York Herald
Bird laws spell protected game birds and penalties
Prof W O Connor of Cave Springs shared a state bird protection guide listing game birds safe to kill only in season and birds whose nests and eggs may be destroyed. It specifics the penalties of five dollars or 30 days in jail and notes a one year certificate to collect for science upon bond and character endorsements.
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W. O. Connor
Cave Springs
Jhas
Commissioner of Agriculture
John D Asterfeller
Wood pulp textiles loom from slitted plates in Europe
In Germany Spain and Holland wood pulp is pressed through slitted metal plates to form thin wood-fibre threads named xyloline silvaline and licella. Mixed with hemp they make towels and can be washed dyed and printed. The wood threads weaken when wet but regain strength when dried per the Kansas City Journal.
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Germany
Spain
Holland
France
Kansas City Journal
Insomnia Trouble Linked to Philadelphia Bulletin Phrase
A fragment notes someone troubled by insomnia and ready to sleep anywhere, quoted as Het so troubled with insomnia that he'd be glad to sleep anywhere, tied to a Philadelphia Bulletin snippet.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Chrysanthemum Fair Held by King's Daughters of Augusta
The Chrysanthemum Fair Association of the King's Daughters in Augusta Georgia plans a larger annual fair next fall. Additional prizes, wider advertising, and flower sales with a 10 percent charge will support a Day Nursery for mill worker mothers. Entries encouraged from Georgia and South Carolina with April to May for planting.
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King's Daughters
Augusta
South Carolina
Georgia
Ascum Well Comment Sparks Job Change Question
A brief Philadelphia Press quip contrasts Growell doubts about changing jobs with Ascum Well urging Try another job if you doubt satisfaction. The exchange reflects workplace optimism and reluctance in a city notebook style.
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Ascum
Growell
Philadelphia Press
Editor rejects tale for not meeting ad standard
A reader notes the Washington Star editor refused a story because it did not meet advertisement standards. A second quote questions belief in railway rebates. A third item jokes about ending an engagement as a suitor becomes sentimental.
Vast Bargains on Silks, Linens, Shoes and More
A crowded discount list offers silk fabrics in many shades, washed goods, linens, table linens, and cottons with prices from fractions of a dollar to a few dollars. Shoes, belts, lingerie, embroidery, millinery, and household items are advertised with bold savings and new shipments. The ad emphasizes value, variety, and a large stock at the big store.
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Julia Marlowe
Juliet
Leslie Carter
Adrea
Maude Adams
Philadelphia
Chamberlain
W. H. Leggett
Yum Yum
Tennessee
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
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Connor
Mom
Essic
Washington Star
King’s Daughters
Chrysan
Annie A. Bhumate
Huss Floral Nursery
George
Chicago Record-Herald
Spacer
Penman
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Batiste
India
Perestan
Madras
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Davison & Lowe
Sesgur
Valles
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