Death of a Man Eater Tiger Hunter in Indian Jungle
An account from Captain Fraser of a tiger man eater incident in Singapore and India describes tense hunting near a tiger lair. A comrade Lewes is killed, another companion Cole wounded, Fraser shoots the tiger, and Lewes dies. Fraser vows to hunt tigers, while regional mortality notes show wild animal deaths and snakebite figures in the era.
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India
South Africa
Fraser
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Singapore
Lewes
Benedict
Cole
Lewis
Charlie
Captain Fraser
Mylo Jones' Wife and Town Gossip in Wartime Style
A battered voice vents at length about Mylo Jones and his wife, hurled insults, rumors, and moral judgments from a small town. The piece paints a chorus of whispers, accusing the wife of impropriety and social failure while outlining gendered expectations and a tense community atmosphere. The narrative voice mocks gossip as dangerous yet powerful, shaping reputations and daily life.
Whatever Is Is Best In The Eternal Plan Poem
A reflective verse attributed to Ella Wheeler Wilcox espouses cosmic justice and personal growth through suffering. The speaker asserts that every sinful act is punished, the soul finds aid in unrest, and growth comes from hardship, all within a grand eternal plan. The poem anticipates a future responder’s view upon earthly life.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Be Careful What You Say
A London Freeman verse urges humility and self scrutiny before criticizing others. It counsels that judging others harms both speaker and those misrepresented and advocates addressing own faults first to avoid slander.
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London Freeman
Crape on the Bell Knob Over the Way
A verse reflection on a home marked by grief as crepe on the bell knob signals sorrow for a departed loved one. Children sense loss while a parent frames comfort and memory, with lines from Youth's Companion and Holmes touching on fame, song, and mortality.
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Youth
Old Nance a Voodoo Priestess Impresses Whites with Snakes
A Terre Bonne parish tale describes Old Nance swallowing dusky green snakes that crawl from her mouth during incantations. Reports say physicians and spectators, including New Orleans visitors, debate whether the act is real magic or a sleight of hand. The scene portrays her as a feared yet celebrated Voodoo priestess among locals.
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Terre Bonne Parish
Old Nance
Philadelphia’ Times
Tey
New Orleans
Nance
Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy promises cure or $500
An advertisement asserts Catarrh can be cured by Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy not with harsh nostrums but with its mild soothing properties. It claims even long standing cases and stubborn symptoms like nasal blockage, headaches and diminished senses improve, with a $500 payment if no cure is achieved.
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Dr. Sage
Poindex Per Work Dillon Beaverhead Beaverhead County
Fragmentary note records branding details for cattle on right hip including Met. Brandt cattle and a horse logo on seven locations. Specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate branding marks for local stock in Dillon area Beaverhead County Montana.
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Alex Metael
Puller Springs
Madison Co
Ontana
Upper
Ruby Valley
Canyon
Dillon
Met
Justice S Court
Polaris Township
Beaverhead
State of Montana
Wm. J. Owen
Edw. F. Randolph
Helena
Mont
Settlor
Beaverhead County
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Heaverhead
Dillon National Bank
P. J. Kelly
A. D
Nita
Bec
Bannack
State of
P. d. Kelly
John Lloyd
Wen Dom J. Cusick
Nellie Cusick
District Court
Fifth Judicial District of
John I. Loyd
John J. Cusick
Nejlie Cusick
Cefendanta
Cour
Lam
Poindester & Orr
United States
Elephant Flees After Recognizing Ivory Ties at Circus
A circus elephant trembles and flees when touching a piano, recognizing ivory from its mother’s tusks. The proprietor cancels the piano act and the band plays the Russian Hymn and the Marseillaise to close the show amid enthusiastic applause.
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Africa
Horseshoe Found Lodged in Oak by Sawyer
In Albany Washington a man using a steam saw struck a hidden horseshoe embedded in a small oak tree. The shoe had been placed in the crotch of the grubbed tree long ago and surprised the operator when the blade hit it.
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Albany
Wash
Natural Shoe Blacking Mine Reported in Rush Valley Utah Territory
A rush valley Utah Territory report describes a mine of natural shoeblacking with analysis showing 16 percent carbon 18 percent bite mer and the remainder aluminum. The find highlights a unique composition for a local material used in shoe care.
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Rush Valley
Utah Territory
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Ezekiel
Lize
C. H. Padley
Union Meat Market
Tay
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Bitch Creek
Scorr & Decken
Red Rock
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A. Browne
Glendale
Neaverhead Co
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Rane Re
Thean Francisco Chronicle
California
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Dillon, Montana
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Chicago
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Sheridan, Mont
Defiance
Richard H. Herhold
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Melrose
Montyha
Vipond
County of
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Heaverhead County
Moyt
A. Bwicnerr
Frank M. Leonard
Thos
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Said County
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Johny Cloutier
Robert Jaggers
Bannick
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Register
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