Roaring Rhinos and Gorilla Hunts in African Trails
A veteran hunter recounts encounters with rhinoceros and dangerous predators in East Africa. He describes a near-fatal rhino charge, a hero reserve by partner De Villiers, and a dangerous crocodile hippo chase. He also narrates a failed gorilla capture, a native ambush, and the professor’s death, ending with reflections on hunting’s perils.
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Hell
Animal Kingdom
Gibraltar
Ftig
Jappie Ad Villiers
de Villers
Kacera
Troples
de Villiers
Hart
Japapie
East Africa
Africa
Dar Es Salaam
Congo
Tanganyika
Benj. B Hampter
Job Would Keep Him Busy
Broker Patten criticizes government wheat estimates by calling sources greenhorns and shares a shipboard joke about a Dutch sailor confusing vegetables with dried peas. The tale underscores disbelief in puzzled data and the burden of finding reliable figures.
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Patten
Engagement Confusion Sparks Typewriter Quip
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a speaker asks to speak to a typewriter, learns it is engaged, and then reveals he is the device's fiancé, prompting a light exchange on courtship and machinery.
He Learned Better Says No Cross Word To Wife
The Cleveland Leader quotes a local remark about restraint and honesty in marriage. A man asserts he has spoken never a cross word to his wife except once, remarking that honesty can be costly in domestic life.
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Cleveland
Fisherman Teases About Worms Versus Flies
A light dialogue shows one fisherman insisting worms work in cold weather while flies won t yet appear. The exchange highlights rustic humor about fishing methods and seasonality.
Rhea Springs Hotel promotes medicinal water and wellness
If your health is good, preserve it. If not good, regain it by coming to Rhea. The best medicinal water in the country. Nature's remedy. Write for booklet. Rhea Springs Hotel Co., Rhea Springs, Tenn. It's a great comfort to a woman to believe that her husband is lonesome when she is away.
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Rhea
Nature
Rhea Springs
Rhea Springs,Tenn
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Heralded By Patient
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from repeated surgeries. After three operations and ongoing illness, she reports relief from inflammation, a small tumor, and a range of female health issues and urges others to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chicago
Ill
Reese
Lydia
Alvena Sperling
Langdon Street
Lydi Pinkham
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Kagera
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Nairobi
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
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