Wuzzy the Australian forerunner of a gifted retriever
A detailed account of training a bold Australian hunting cat named Wuzzy, raised by Mita and Mutz, showing heredity and patient schooling shaping him into an adept bird retriever. The article traces steps from basic retrieval to following on command, shoulder work, and episodic hunts, highlighting Wuzzy’s progress, hunting prowess, and social behaviors at home.
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Witkay
Mutz
Home
Mita
Wuszy
Ila
Wuzzy
Ma Koon
World largest plank cut from giant Redwood claimed
The plank measured two inches thick six feet wide and seventeen feet long, cut from a California giant redwood. Charles Merhert Carr of New York claims it as the world’s largest perfect plank, noting the process requires locating a sound core and avoiding heart checks which often spoil such massive timber. The finished piece yields 204 board feet and weighs about 1010 pounds, an extraordinary feat unlikely to be repeated.
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Ty Charles Merhert Carr
New York City
California
Teatin
Rees
Kuch
Phils
Parliament Dissolution and Writs Issued by Lord Chancellors
The London Daily Mall reports steps toward dissolving Parliament with writs issued to peerages and MPs. Ireland’s 28 representative peers sit for life, while Scotland’s 16 elective peers must be re elected at each general election. Elections occur at Holyrood Palace Edinburgh with post returns outside London and Middlesex. Returns are due within 35 days, with officers held liable for proper tallying.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Jngland
High Court
Scotland
Tolyrood Lalnce
Edinburgh
London
Middlesex
Hrouse of Commons
London Dally Mall
French engineer uncovers two shipboard fire remedies
A French maritime engineer M. Di bos proposes two methods to prevent or control shipboard fires. First, vertical tubes extend into the hold to lower thermometers and monitor temperature. Second, a barrel filled with caution line receives a lead pipe from the deck to pour an acid such as sulfuric acid when fire is detected to release carbonic gas and suffocate the blaze.
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M. Dibos
Benng
Shark shot and killed at wharf by Patroinian Ingham
An eight foot shark that swam around the buy bet con Mully and Boole street wharves was shot and killed by Patroinian Ingham. Small boys had used the space between the wharves as a swimming hole and are advised to keep away.
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Pollesmon
Boole-street
Patroinian Ingham
San Francisco Chronicle
Grocers Dyspepsia Plague Strikes Local Buyers
A New York Mail and Express feature warns wholesale grocers and commission merchants suffer from grocers dyspepsia, an indigestion caused by craving crackers coffee beans dried fruit and samples. A veteran buyer recounts his own habit and the boss tale of curing him by a harsh scare.
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Conmia
Ife
Waa
Diona
New York Mail
Ex* Press
Bears In Centre County Report Thirst Fueled Presence
The Philadelphia Record notes Centre County is overrun with bears this season. Drought has dried streams, driving animals to seek water. A large black bear slept atop a rock near Bellefonte courthouse after quenching thirst. Bears raid Crider settlement farms and even impede trains on a Pennsylvania railroad branch.
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Centre County
Bellefonte
Crider
Alleghanies
Pennsylvania Railroad
Beara
Philadelphia Record
Portrait Cameo Cutting A Unique American Art Form
Chicago Times-Herald reports A Hylen of Sweden as the sole portrait cameo cutter in the United States. The piece details the ancient craft, its demanding technique, and the rarity of genuine cameos made from shells, contrasting with fraudulent glass imitations. It includes historical notes on cameo origins and the skilled, meticulous process.
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Chicago
Elain
United States
Tterli
A. Hylen
Sweden
Vienna
Huth Mieugen
Rome
Tudin
Egypt
Perkin
Noman
Astella
Bahamas
Tyory
Chicago Times—Herald
Woman Uses Bunko Chat to Cheat in Crowded Car
A woman charms a man in a crowded street car, feigning warmth and a pretend resemblance to Mr. Brown, then steals his seat and funds. The ruse is described as a bunko game allegedly used by city teachers and other women to gain a seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Steenth Street
New York Times
Our Nation's Wealth and Stomach Bitters Claim
Our Nation's Wealth boasts abundance of metals while urging Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters for upset stomachs. It promises relief from constipation dyspepsia biliousness fever and kidney issues by improving appetite and digestion.
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Hoatetter
Puritan Picture Amid Odd Patent Medicine Snippets
Fragments show dubious remedies like Grove’s Chilltox and Mrs Winston’s Syrup for teething quoted with flavor of old ads and stray lines about a puritan maiden in a shown scene. The jumbled text includes misused phrases and unrelated asides, lacking coherent news content.
China's Tea Industry in a Declining Era
A historical note chronicles China and India's tea trade, noting shifts in export volumes to England and the United States from 1859 to 1890. It highlights China losing tens of millions of pounds of tea while India gains, with figures showing Britain receiving 17 million pounds from China and 134 million from India, and mentions patriotic ads and health remedy claims interspersed in the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
England
Indiana
Great Britain
United States
St. Loula
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Thicker Hair and Restored Color
The ad claims hair loss results from starvation of the hair and that Ayer's Hair Vigor feeds the roots to stop shedding. It also asserts the product restores color to faded or gray hair and is sold for one dollar per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Hale Book Offered By J C Aver Co Lowell Mass
If your druggist cannot supply on send one dollar and we will express a bottle to you all charges prepaid J C Aver Co Lowell Mass Send for our handsome book on The Hale
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J.C. Aver Co
Lowell, Mars
Tragic Fall From Kitchen Stairs Ends Life
A night time accident leaves a man dead after a fall into a cellar from a dark kitchen hallway. An attempted rescue or search for the way out ends in tragedy as neighbors note the distress and the late evening scene at the home of a Cleveland plat dealer.
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Cleveland Plat
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