Coon Hunt Turns Wild at Hartley Farm in Potsdam
Cyrus Burnham and Walter Gray plan a night hunt at Mr. Hartley’s farm in Potsdam. A bulldog named Biter fights the spaniel, and after a tense chase the coon escapes a hollow log. Hartley helps end the hunt and warns to leave the coon dog behind.
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Cyrus
Walter Gray
Farmer Hartley
Potsdam
Pennsylvania
Cyrus Burnham
Hartley Farm
Biter
Walter
Mr. Hartley
Coondog
Quaint Tales Of Farm Dogs Snakes Elephants On Show
A Kansas farm dog Joe Smith works fetching oil and water feeding pigs and guiding cows. A detailed piece covers spiders snakes and a Brownsville snake farm lampooning the business of selling rattlers and a healing elephant encounter.
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Kansas City Ster
Joe Smith
Ottawa
Kan
Joe
Mr. Smith
Brownsville
Boston Post
Spiders Work Night and Day
A Detroit News item debates whether spiders sleep at night. The article notes observations on spider activity and contrasts nocturnal behavior with human sleep expectations.
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Detroit News
Snakes of the United States Hopeful Truths About Venom
The article explains that most U S snakes are harmless and beneficial to farmers. Only three kinds pose real danger the rattlesnake the copperhead and the moccasin with coral snakes in the far south having weak fangs.
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America
United States
Strange Industry In Brownsville Tex Captures Attention
A Brownsville man pursues a peculiar line of work in a local industry noted for its odd practices. The unusual venture has drawn curiosity from residents and observers in the Texas border city.
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United States
Brownsville
Tex
A Loving Little Game Told by Aunt Rose and Harry
In the garden a playful game between Aunt Rose and Harry centers on who loves the other more. Harry sings I can beat you lovin and professes love beyond money and distance. He finally declares I love you more than my mamma loves me, and Aunt Rose concedes.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Aunt Rose
Harry
An Elephant Memory Reveals Gratitude and Pain
A veterinary surgeon recalls tending a female elephant from a famous show. The animal suffered a metal wound in the foot and rocked on three legs while trumpeting in agony, yet showed intelligence and restraint as care began.
Birds Domestic Troubles In Urban Nests
The Detroit Tribune portrait of avian life describes blue jays raiding eggs while crows owls and snakes threaten nests. It notes cuckoos and cowbirds foisting eggs onto other birds and the hardships of rearing foster chicks amid predators.
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Detroit Tribune
Blue Jays
Bluejay
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