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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
3
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes from 19th century life including population ratios in European lands, natural discoveries, and a vivid biographical sketch of Doc Middleton. The piece combines trivia on mines and crops with extended, colorful reminiscences of Middleton’s outlaw exploits and encounters with soldiers, Indians, and frontier towns.
A historical sketch recalls Doc Middleton as the era’s bold outlaw who rode across the countryside. He challenged officers and instilled fear in the Black Hills region, earning notoriety in the Elkhorn Valley for daring standoffs and rapid getaways.
Dogs in Connecticut reportedly act as newspaper carriers, catching papers tossed from trains and delivering them to subscribers. Dogs watch for drops near distant stations, with some trained to fetch bundles at full speed, while an aging carrier passes the duty to a younger dog.
A Philadelphia paper reporter quotes a grocer admitting adulteration of his stock would fill a small volume. He says cheap tomato catsup is about three fourths pumpkin and cheap ginger snaps get their bite from cayenne pepper, not ginger.
A collage of light vignettes and quips from magazines like New York Weekly Life and Philadelphia Record. Humorous exchanges, social foibles, and playful banter appear from Mrs Jimson's seaside talk to a judge and lamp joke, reflecting early 20th century humor and everyday wit.
A collage of jokes and gags from multiple papers includes neighborly barbs about lending a tack hammer and rent, census quips, Punch and Judy show bits, nerves in heat, green corn dances, and domestic banter. Notable lines come from Life, Chicago and New York papers, with wry exchanges on money, borrowing, and manners.
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