Five Horses and One Jack Description and Pedigree
Description shows a black horse with star weight 1700 pounds foaled May 20, 1897 bred by Singmaster & Bro. and includes extensive French and English lineage. Notable sires and dams include Les Anthieux Echo Urbin Picador Picaador and Favori, with connections to M. Dupont and M. Fromentin. Dam details trace to Topsy Romer Cheri Mouton Coco Cesarine Parisienne Selim Porthos and Coquette with varied lineages and generations noted.
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Singmaster & Bro
Keoto
Towa
Got
Les Anthieux
Echo
Urbin
Picador
Picaador
Favori
M. Dupont
Dambeo
Topsy
Romer
Cheri
Mouton
Coco
Meule-Sur-Sarthe
Cesarine
Decide
Choinard
Selim
Porthos
M. Fromentin
Parisienne
Coquette
M. Sedille
Jeff G 32150 Standard Bred Stallion and Shetland Pony
A mixed catalog notes the Standard Bred trotting stallion Jeff G 32150 recorded Vol 15, described as dark brown with two white feet, 16 hands 1 inch, 1200 pounds foaled 1896. It lists sire Albion line and dam Rebecca by Hyment, plus a purebred Shetland pony from Maryville Missouri, 46 inches, 500 pounds, with a $7 insurance term.
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Jeff G
Albion
May Alecot
Wilkes Boy
George Wilkes
Rebecca
Hyment
Gr.d. Bessie Sprague
Gov. Sprague
Maryville
Prime Minister 5166 Pure Blood English Shire Stallion
Pure blood English Shire stallion four years old as of May 15 1900 bred by Henry Bros Indianola Towa color dapple bay dark points sired by Sweet William 3654 dam Indianola Beauty 4135 by Prince 3943 imported by Chas R Kirk Chariton Iowa description Black weight 1500 pounds height 16 hands sire Trouville 1062 dam Norman mare Trouville Jrie four years old all horses and jack to race in 1901 season Archer's barn New Market Iowa
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Henry Bros
Indianola
Towa
Sweet William
Prince
Trouville
Chas. R. Kirk
Chariton
Iowa
Trouville Jrie
Jack
Archer's Barn
New Market
DeWitt’s Hazel Salve Promoted for Forfeits
An old line extols DeWitt's itch Hazel Salve as a ready remedy and suggests using it to prevent forfeits. The fragment hints at promotional language from a past advertisement or health notice.
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DeWitt
Fine Belgian hares for sale and wood for sale notice
A flyer offers very fine Belgian hares for sale with first class breeding and reasonable prices. Also advertised is various wood for sale including stove, green, short, and dry wood. Contact via telephone or at ste livery barn Batt 8 McCroop for details. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Balm as a cure, and a Brown Leghorn setting of 15 at Bedford.
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Ste
Batt
McCroop
Bedford
Wealthy man commissions marble bust with water feature
A self made man asks a tradesman to create a bust of his grandfather to adorn his house. The plan includes a water jet from the bust’s head feeding a marble basin where gold and silver fish swim, showcased to guests on his birthday anniversary.
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Christian Endeavor World
Reaching and Understanding Misread Question Sparks Pride
A young man grows visibly annoyed by questions and resists the line of inquiry. His ancestral pride rises as he declares he is no ordinary fortune hunter, prompting a stern reply that emphasizes equal specificity and no plain, everyday behavior.
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Bettess
Ther
Duke Chaser
Washington Star
Remarkable Liniment and Insect Diet Notes
Cynthiana humorist touts a liniment said to revive a leg crippled for years and spur political runs. A friend allegedly slapped him for ten after a quick trial. Professor Riley cites prairie locust as a fried delicacy, likening insects to oysters. Meantime, a worm called huhu is sought in New Zealand timber.
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Cynthiana
Riley
New Zealand
Huhu
Meehan
I Am a Hero- For One Moment A Dance Window Seat
A humorous scene unfolds at a dance where two companions Miss Maisie and the narrator seek refuge in a window seat to avoid mingling. They sip champagne, tease each other about reputation, and discuss the danger of misinterpretation as couples pass by. A plan to confront the moment with a bold gesture is proposed, but remains uncertain as they debate motives and propriety.
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Lancers
Maisie
Miss Maisie
Miss
Massie
Abe
Miles
Chicago Times-Herald
Hyew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord
Trouville Jr
Thomas Jefferson
Keoto Lord
N. L. Carmichael
Fine -Bros
Geo. Campbell
Embalming
Jenks & Sons
Hares
St. Louis Republic
Eideeds
Atlanta Constitution
Jenny Lind
New York
Architectural
Alg
Uncle Tom's
Osbin
Chuasters White
M. R
Chambers’ Journal
Philadelphia Record
London
Sweden
Bkatea
Dickens
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