Old-Time Rat Baiting Ends With Dachsund Feat
A New York Evening Sun account describes an afternoon rat baiting near city hall where a small 2 by 8 foot room served as a pit. A dachshund named Peter killed fifty rats in eleven minutes twenty seconds, ending with the final kill at 21 minutes 20 seconds. The crowd cheered, dogs bled from rat wounds, and the event drew strong reactions about animal prowess and spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter E Thie
New York Evening Sun
Peter
Chis
Shakim
Scott
Coe
Attempts at death by own action and legal punishment
The writer condemns suicide attempts and urges stringent punishment, praising European law that jail threatens six months to a year for failed self-harm. They argue humiliation in police court and jail can deter such acts, suggesting prison or detention in cases of self harm and calling for clearer legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Prisad
Worl
Ieee
Baptism Tale Of Cold Jordan And Withstood Faith
Rev John Smith of Kentucky famed for wit led Campbellite reformers after Alexander Campbell's death. In a cold rite story converts were baptized by breaking ice in a frigid river. A strong current swept the minister away beneath the ice while others cut him free. He called out prayer in a dying moment as colleagues fled toward safety leaving the scene. Will Visscher relates the anecdote in Arkansaw Traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Kentucky
Reform
Christian Church
Alexander Campbell
Mr. Smith
Dhist
Jordan
Acresk
Marco Bazarris
Will Visscher
Arkansaw Uraveler
Banana ends: a superior nutritious food source
A quoted article extols the banana as highly nutritious, noting one pound can surpass three pounds of meal or more potatoes in nutriment. It claims bananas sustain West Indian subsistence and chemists’ view of rich nourishment, aiding focus and body power during demanding work, per Good Housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxie Co
Moxie
Nerve Food
Lowell
West Indies
A Delicate Mission by the Maine Benevolent Fraternity
A committee chair from the Maine Benevolent Fraternity calls on Widow Gushington to comfort her sorrow over the loss of her husband. The committee member notes the husband’s ownership in the association valued at $2,000 and Mrs. Gushington responds with a tearful plea calling him poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Benevolent, Fraternity
Gushington
Charles
Irene
Nellie Transforms With Golden Medical Discovery
Once deemed plain with pimples and red skin, Nellie grows strikingly fair after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The remedy supposedly cleanses the liver, purifies the blood, sweetens breath, and reveals a rosy, beautiful complexion celebrated by onlookers.
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Nellie
Dr. Pierce
Faith
How to Choose a Wife and Health Advice
The text extols four essentials for a good wife—health, morals, sense, and temper—arguing they ensure a happy marriage, with looks and status as minor benefits. It urges husbands to restore a wife’s health if she weakens, endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female ailments, and mentions evolving theory by the Presbyterian Church South. It also notes D N Wheeler’s recent business college graduation and current bookkeeper role at Weir Plow Co. in Dallas earning $75 monthly.
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Kinafolk
New Jersey
United’ States
Montanna
New York
D. N. Wheeler
Elliott’s Business College
Burlington
Weir Plow Co
Dallas
Texas
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M.elissea Reclus
Pansy
Providence Journal
Kharkost
Skala
Lazinlen
Nishni Novgorod
Nikolai Vichvanoff
Dimitri Assatinna
Wardek Alexaid Gazorischvick
Peng Settlement
Gand
London
Dalmatia
Oscar Schmidt
Syria
Schmidt
Lyons
M.de Chardonnét
Blood Balm Co
Atlants
Daggage
Fond Fee Metalar
Eee J. Cheney &Co
Toled
the Presbyterian Church South
Wi. Hanscom
Oshkosh
Wis
Cole
John W. Mackay
King
Cha A.vogeler C. Barto
Radway’s
Radway
Rad Ways
A. C. Middlebrook
Doraville
Caroline Monteith
Croek
Ind
H.A. Cart
P.M. Escambia
Anympieton
First National Bank of Chicago
Mr. E. Cohen
Aleo F
Sheyman House
Jno
H. C.R
Forresters
Ft. Wayne
Madison
Mutual Life Insurance Company
WHY York
WM. F. Allen
Eine Specia Agent
Acre
Gandoneranesy Be Ee
Tne
Esterbrook
Thomas Rer
WM. Thome
Webash Bay
Chicago
Bend
Ig. H.S
A. P. Lacey
ATE ‘Patent Attorneys
Washington, D. C
Kidder
Taal, Siowell Co
Bron
Holly
Iim
Bright
Hood
All Drugg'ste
C. I.,hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell Mass
Therans Chemical Co
Cincinnati,Ohio
G. H. Ingra Aram
Amsterdam
N.Y
Dyche & CO
Til
Drogeints
WELLS
D&ci Loomis Yman
Tiffin
OHIQ
Michiram
England Conservatory OF Music
Boston
Ching
Tourer
Dipantlin Square
Beales
Vere Pai
Cai Oscoed
Thompson
Binghamton, UT
Main Street
Buffalo, N.Y
Bilal
R.V. Pierce
Washington
Florida
Ouur
Matt
Invards
New Oxford Street
England
Piull Council of the
Moat
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