Dog Drunkard Bumpus Ends Life After Liquor Habit
In Wilmington Ohio a bull dog named Bumpus, famed as a dog drinkard, drank heavily for years. He wandered the streets amiable yet scrappy, often sober enough to cause no fights but prone to dog fights when in a spree. Found dead in the Midland hotel barroom, he died after a night of heavy drinking at age two. the town honored him with a funeral as mayor and citizens contributed funds.
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Bumpus
Brita
East River
Ohio
Wilmington
Buckeye
Bumpus” Jones
Cincinnati Reds
Les
Percemaker
Midland
Brrayns
Tiree
Zerah Coburn
Sowing Turnips For Autumn Harvests
Turnips should be sown before August 10 when conditions are favorable, on well prepared ground. If sown just before rain they germinate quickly but may grow unevenly. Thinning is needed as seedlings disappear. Small patches may need soot to deter pests. Turnips grow best after cool nights and survive until after hard frosts. Many farms neglect this crop despite its suitability for many soils.
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Gil
Flatteriug Female Locust Delusion Stuns Town
A fragmentary tale describes a self amused woman comparing a grasshopper to a seventeen year locust and joking about murder attempts. The husband recoils as she gazes into water and plucks a spray hair. Local color narration shows a comical self importance.
Snakes of Witch Lake Haunt Local Duck Hunters
Olin Haynes and Harry Portlow recount eerie encounters at Witch Lake near New London Cronm. Wooden decoy ducks attract venomous snakes swirling from the Devil's Shouldern ledge as hunters flee or fight. Portlow later battles snakes while fishing, sustaining a leg injury before reaching shore.
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New London
Cronm
Olin Haynes
Mr. Haynes
Duck Bay
Ilwynas
Haynes
Ike
Hovd
Sheimia
Iaynes
Harry Portlow
Norwich
Portlow
Ile
Buss
Portlaw
Waterpress Paper Patented in Prussia for Waterproof Material
A new process for waterproof paper material has been patented in Prussia. The method yields a nonstratified, homogeneous product of uniform strength with reduced mass that can be used for horse shoes and coverings for tears, vents, and walls. Sheets from prepared pulp pass through spiral convolutions before drying, then are pressed by rollers to fuse layers together.
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Prussia
Sard
Fraudulent Printing Defect Exposes Forged Paper
An Indianapolis paper notes how criminals overlay paper with manipulated sheets to erase original figures. They insert a cheek to be detected by rolling and twisting the sheet, with the purveyor's holes showing altered ink when tested.
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Forgara
Indianapolis
A Fine Cardoubuns
A fragment describes a young fellow at et lego on holiday. A visiting minister asks about his self, and the response reveals a boast about a promised prize from a wealthy man to build an open for a football championship victory.
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Et Lego
Vonnney
Coincidences Tie Celeb Singer to Opera Descendant
In Vienna on opening night of the opera Worther at Massena's Henopant, Bull, a celebrated singer in the title role, is described as the grand nephew of the original Charlotte in fioothe's story and one of her grandchildren reportedly died by self inflicted action during the performance.
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Bull
Massena
Henopant
Worther
Charlotte
Fioothe
Vienna
Quotations on prudence and virtue from noted voices
A fragmentary collection of maxims and reflections on happiness usefulness restraint and wisdom. Observations critique wealth discontent and human faults highlight the value of industrious virtue and prudent living across varied voices.
Desperate voyage of brig Jamison to Honolulu ends in mystery
Captain Jamison and crew of the brig from Newcastle to Port Damison reach Honolulu after a perilous voyage with a leaky hull and scant provisions. They discover the governor’s mansion deserted, find the German guard Hans Halstein slain, and the body of Hans Voletofn with a will. The squad searches for missing crew, and the voyage ends with transfer of documents to Honolulu.
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Damison
Tally
Honolulu
Newcastle
Port
Antipodes
Ashara
Iwice
Ionolulu
Jamison
Tia
Laysen Island
Huckfeld & Co
Monoluli
Tym
Viele Elains
Capitain Jamison
Halstein
Beysiin Anchorage
Mann
Hawaii
Wayne Pambou
Tapanesa Comttaiet
Laysen
Fainds An
Cvernor
Atlantern
Holly
Bac
Jantson
Hane Holstein
Hans Voletofn
Froobh
Tomelain
Stolstein
Stolstein Had Removed His Watch and Placed It, Together With A Smut Sum of Morcy
Morstein
Holstein
Ators
Bond
Jamison Ordavodt
Yansillle
Will
Mhonolnli
Mr Wroeth
Fragmented excerpt on horse racing and gear details
A garbled passage discusses Tuell and a tip on a horse race, noting stuttering and excitement around the tip before a race. It shifts to an aside about aluminum uses and a folding pocket scale with a metal tip, then mentions ornamented items imitating silk and a military helmet.
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Oda
WOMAN S WIT: 19th Century Quips and Tea-Row Wit
A garbled column showcases a string of social jests and bon mots. It features a young egg hunter mislaid eggs, a remark on marriage, Alessington’s view of temper, and sharp asides about towns, Russia, Kipling, and American antiquities. The piece reads as a light, anecdotal taste of social dialogue and character quips from a period newspaper.
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Roy Rutt
Hood's
Ars
Banrns WoLfe
Dayton Cattaraugh
N.Y
Pufferea
Pieroos
Snakes
Witch Lake
Woolly
Tash
Thant Ely
Phese Vorliow
Thant
Woodchopper
Mtathia
Doatousy
Lady Burton
London
Inhomoy
Vir
Fichard Burton
Puverkte Srpska
Burton
Tuell
Alsraya Yu
Charles Simmer
Alessington
Sul
Boston
Diderot
Catherine of Russia
Judyard Kipting
Pendleton
America
Cobwigger
Depry
Aialon T
Novania
Ganuine
Guroa
Goethe
Proerauy
StRone
Heapacha Miller
Reo
Goodrich & + Jennings
Anoka
Mina
Canquist
Dyer
Prulttat
Benede
Malari
Go Finn
Lion Comics
Tarsal
Snake Jug Books
Knife
Name
Ato
Woolzon Spice CO
Ome
Davis
Agenta
Davin & Rankin B. & M. Co
Chicago
ST. Paul
Addroga
Endicott
St. Paul, Mianee
Oxford
Ensio Somes
Washington
B. Sme
Eels Progecutes
Sera
Byron
Casey
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