North Carolina Man Describes Buffalo Gnats Threat to Livestock
John W. Rusk of Belport NC writes to the New York Sun about buffalo gnats seen in Arkansas and possibly limited in distribution. He details their habit of biting faces and sneaking into mouths nostrils and ears, their eggs and larvae harming stock, and the use of smoke smudges by planters to deter the pests.
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North Carolina
John W. Rusk
Belport
N. C
New York Sun
Arkansas
St. Francis River
St. Francis
After Dinner Romance Ends with Dime and Car Fare
A dialogue on modern dating ends with Mazie demanding honesty and paying the fare, while the young man bonds with mischief and a dime loan. The couple rides a cable car as the story ponders the future of cleverness in the evolving dating scene.
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George
New York Journal
A Duck Shooters Paradise Over Flooded Plains
Near Jeanettes creek the flood deepened to a vast muddy lake with 15 miles of open water and vast flocks of ducks and geese. The narrator recalls endless marshes rivaling famed regions and notes countless mallard black duck pintail red head bluebill widgeon teal and other species in daily shooting sight.
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Jeanette's Creek
St. Clair
Raleigh
Dover Plains
Proposal by Letter Leads to Marriage in Northwest Era
A Detroit Free Press recounts a bashful captain returning from war who proposed to his adored by letter. Upon acceptance he travels home in joy, trips over a Newfoundland dog, and creates a comical scene as he rushes to share the news. The tale ends with the town learning the story and a traditional reaction.
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Detroit Free Press
Womaan
Roe
Ice Cream Delivery Service Promises Citywide Reach
A local ad touts ice cream by the dish quart or gallon delivered anywhere in the city. The seller credits Mrs. Andy Efinger and Vetice. A windstorm policy offer from Kinney and Kinney is urged, noting Columbus faces a worse storm than Wednesday.
Dust Destroyers At Low Prices From C M Kellar & Co
An advertisement notes C M Kellar and Co offering dust destroyers and coal products across all grades at low prices for customers seeking affordable fuel and cleaning supplies.
To Cure Sick Headache Tike Carter Cascara Pills
M C Dunnington druggist refunds money if the pills fail to cure. The ad urges refusing inferior articles and trusting what you know you want over the storekeeper.
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Tike Carter
M. C. Dunnington
Star Jos Print Co Advertises Quality Work
The Star announces fixed pricing for job printing with all work solicited and guaranteed satisfaction. It promises the best materials and top workmanship to ensure value and reliability for customers.
Special clubbing offer for weekly papers
The Columbus Morning Star announces a renewal and new subscriber deal with a one year Twice a Week Corner Journal Twice a Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Star for 1.25. Subscriptions must be prepaid, samples of the Journal sent free on application, and all orders go to the Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana. Kinney and Turpin manage the offer.
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Courier—Journal
The
Weekly
Star
Courier-Journal
Ourer
Journal
Columbus Morning Star
Columbus
Ind. Kinney & Turpin
Great Southern Exposition Travel Attracts Interest
Nashville Tenn great southern exposition has drawn wide interest with applications for best routes. The Bre Four offers through trains from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus to Cincinnati and from Detroit Toledo Sandusky to Cincinnati, and from Chicago Benton Harbor to Cincinnati and Louisville. Direct connections with Q and C Route and L N Ry. Full information on request.
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Nashville Tenn
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Louisville
Big Four Excursion Offers Niagara Falls Toronto and Thousand Islands
Popular cheap excursion from Buffalo via the Big Four Route on Tuesday July 20. Round trip to Niagara Falls eight dollars with Toronto side trip one dollar more and Thousand Islands add on five fifty. Five days return from Niagara Falls and Toronto eight days from Thousand Islands. Elegant parlor cars Wagner sleeping cars and high backed coaches, personally conducted by Big Four representatives. Pamphlets and full info available from Big Four ticket agent J S Smith.
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Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Niagara Fall
Big Four
Buffalo
Big Four Ticket
J. 5. Smith
White House carpet room sale offers deep reductions
Readable text notes carpets mattings shades oilcloths and other floor coverings offered at large discounts before moving into a new carpet room at the White House.
Baptist Young People's Union Convention in Chattanooga
The Big Four Route announces its convention from July 15 to 18 in Chattanooga Tennessee for the Baptist Young People's Union of America. It offers a One Fare for Round Trip from all points on its system with through trains to Cincinnati and connections with the Q and C Route and the L M Ry. Call a Big Four Route representative for rates and routes.
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Baptist Young People's Union of America
Big Four
Cincinnati
Central Union Depot
Louisville
The Peanut Boom and Naval Progress in Troubled Times
The article notes Judge Christiancy praising peanuts as a major global staple with Paris London and European markets embracing the African peanut. It also reports on the battleship Towas official trial off Massachusetts with a bonus for speed surpassing 17 knots and built by the Cramp shipyard. It mentions French poodle fashion of 14 carat gold dogs tags and jewel encrusted harnesses.
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All Landa
Christiancy
Pension Office
Washington Star
Paris
London
Italy
Germany
England
Europe
Towa
Massachusetts
Cramps
Philadelphia
Hard Fight ers in Law Prompt Aggressive Legal Spirit
An excerpt discusses Richard D. Doyle's view on aggressive lawyers in a Southern Magazine piece titled Law and Lawyers. It praises zeal over pure judgment, citing cases where advising against suits and accepting costs still yielded success. It contrasts famed figures with practical, lucrative local practice in small towns.
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Richard D. Doyle
Southern Magazine
Erskine
Wirt
Webster
William Pinckney
Rufus Choate
Charles O’connor
United Bar
By Marriage. A Man’s Work Raises No Barrier
A treasury clerk recalls a government service job earlier in his career. He previously worked as a general manager for a North Carolina lumber firm and once sought a replacement from the local gang. The request led to identifying a man two and a half miles away, deemed reliable and suitable for emergency work.
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Treasury
Washington Star
North Carolina
Cap
Jeemes Martin
Delivery and work guarantees at reasonable prices
A brief note states a service offer to call for and deliver at work with prices described as reasonable and a work guarantee implied.
Tooth Drawing by Electricity Promises Painless Extraction
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a dentist using a compact battery device to administer instant local anesthesia for tooth pulling. The patient grips two handles while the operator completes the circuit with forceps, rendering the tooth and gum insensible to pain without nitrous oxide gas.
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Auve the
Cincinnati Enquirer
No fair-minded dealer Will Not Pressure For Unwanted Goods
Read as a shopper tip a dealer should not coerce selection if the offered goods do not meet needs. The note emphasizes fair dealing and refusing to sell inferior or unsuitable products to satisfy a sale.
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Pestiferqus Buffalo Cnats
Marshes
St. Clair, Raleigh and
Andy Efinger
Kinney & Kinney
StarJos Print Co
Corner-Journal
Agara
Chatta
Nooga
Tenn
Hard Fighters IN Law
Nienaber
Biggles
Messinger
Veeder Cyclometers
Morgan & Wright Tires
Brown
Les
Delar Wheels
Reeves Seward Cycle Co
Silverman’s
Silvermans
Central—169
Anteed
WM Anderson
Boot and Shoe Maker
Ton and
Franklin
Harrison
Fiegenbaum
Jas. F. Cox
Attorney-At-Law
Crump’s
East Court House
Rogers & Bro
Seth Thomas
H. L. Rost
Washingon St
Bunkhouser
Wilson
6Th and
Washington Street
Winan
Columb’s
W. C.roland
M.D
Griffith Block
Fifth St
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizens
Eighth and
Chestnut Streets
Tod
Bell
Drake
Men & Womn
Romanza
Sycamore St
Fifth and
Jackson Streets
Jattorney-At
LAW
Irwin’s Bank
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