Buffalo Die Off Marks End of an Era in Plains History
The piece recounts the near extinction of the American bison Bos Americanus due to the railroad, sharps rifles, and relentless slaughter. It contrasts past buffalo abundance from Saskatchewan to Texas with current scarcity, and notes the danger to elk deer antelope and mountain sheep as a result of this decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hornady
Pacific Railroad
West
Saskatchewan
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Central
Africa
United States
Pearls of Thought and Wise Aphorisms from a Public Essay
A collection of maxims on wisdom restraint action and virtue. The voice urges tongue control heed to time castor oil analogy to advice and the value of work and character. It emphasizes that action tests theories and people must strive to improve and help others while confronting life’s trials.
Advice, humor and anecdotes from a late 19th century column
This page compiles witty observations on gender, society, and conduct. It quotes jokes about marriage for money, a girl expelled for velocipede riding, a bear-killing California woman, and a punchline about an uptown lover. It also offers moral reflections on happiness, selfishness, and the virtues of a good wife and a good boy.
Water analysis of Well No 1 in Bainbridge Georgia
State Chemist reports Well No 1 at 900 feet deep yields artesian level water with higher dissolved solids than typical, including oxides and sulfates. The analysis notes good quality suitable for drinking and compares composition to southern Georgia artesian waters.
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Hunter Segallman
Colquitt
Bainsyns
Horn's
Prtorvey-At- Law
Bainbridge
Georgia
Fen
Albany
Walton O ° Neal
Lew
Water Street
Decatur
Saintridge
Savavanah
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
H.C
I. Ewrtxest
H.C. Writr
Georzia
H.C. Wairi Soli
Oass
Ringe
Pine Belt
Gulf
Stesmer
Decatur County
Bainbridge Or
Decaturmation
Reztur
Georgis
Unnatural Temperament Odd Man from Indiana to Jersey City
The piece profiles Jean Rocet of Wabash Indiana once in Jersey City, describing his extreme reactions to heat and cold. He wears heavy winter clothes in heat while others sweat, and his summer coldness puzzles scientists. A speculative Alsace birth storm is offered as a cause. A separate note questions a syndicate offering husbands to women in northwestern Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretheren
New York World
Jefferson Davis
Texas
Lubbock
Mr. Davis
Burchard
F. R. Lubbock
Davis
United States
Jean Rocet
Wabash
Ind
Jersey City
Rocet
Alsace
Governor Gordon Praised as One of Georgia’s Best
The Enquirer Sun finds Governor John B. Gordon highly effective and popular, noting steady administration without fear or reward, gaining trust and shifting critics to support. An exchange mocks biting lips as a bad habit, remarking a gentleman would refrain from such behavior.
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the Enquirer-Sun
John B. Gordon
Georgia
Gordon
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Bainbridge Democrat
Bainbridge, GA
The
Buffalo
New Orleans
Cristian Temperance Union
Confederacy
Alexandria
Dr. Parker
Miss Willard
New York Journal of Commerce
Ampestor
California
Gerty
George
Americus
A. L. Hawes
B.donalson
Donalson & Hawes
State District Court
Townsend
M. Harrell
Townsend & Harrell
Baindridge
Daniel McGill
Law Painuridge
Charles C. Bush
Omor
J. Riorgam
Harrell
West Street
Shotwell
Wersealls
OficeOver Johnson’s Store
Fred
Baker and Confectioner
Cormer South
Trap Street
Lim
le, Shith & Bro
Bay Street
Savannah
Ser
Ls.cowart
Artestan
Mfectioneries
S.cowart
Harnett House
Toat
M. LF Hatnett
Jacob Born
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
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