Saber Tooth Tiger Teeth Found In Oklahoma Wells
The St Louis Republic notes that saber tooth tigers, giants of the North American fossil record, inhabited the region between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains. Their one foot long canine teeth, curved like knives, have been found in many locales including southern Oklahoma where two teeth were discovered in wells, 19 and 914 feet deep.
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Higer
North American
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Oklahoma
Louis Republic
Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure Offer From Ely Brothers
Offer to mail a ten cent sample of Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever with a full size 60s remedy available. Testimonial from Joseph Stewart, Brooklyn, praising the cure after six weeks. Includes address for Ely Brothers in New York City and a reference to a notable sale advertisement by H. D. Post and a miscellaneous note about a piano teacher at 149 West Street.
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ELY Brothers
Warren &T
Inter-State Association
Spentaiete
Deyoo
University of Michigan
Europe
United States
Devor
Sacramento Ave
Chicago
Ill
Hair Work in All Branches and Doll Wigs Made to Order
A. OG Thomas offers hair work in all branches and doll wigs made to order at 265 Galena St. Available services include customized wig production and general hair styling, with emphasis on tailored fits and decorative options for dolls.
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A. OG
Thomas
Galena St
Walton's 30 Day Cloak Sale Reduces Overstocked Stock
Walton's hosts a 30 day cloak sale to reduce overstocked dress goods with special prices. Numerous cloaks listed by quantity and discount, from 3 for $5.75 to 18 for $16.25, with deals across sizes and styles. Walton’s stores at 104 106 Stephenson promote Christmas displays and gift ideas.
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Walton
Freeport Jeweler Promises Better Holiday Diamonds and Watches
M. V. B. Elson, Freeport's leading jeweler, proclaims greater readiness for the holidays with a full line of diamonds and watches. The shop emphasizes cash purchases and selling better goods at cheaper prices than any local store in the area.
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Freeport
Book Store Offers Fresh Titles and Novelties
A local book store proclaims the best and most complete selection in the city with new freed goods, urging customers to visit before they buy. The shop also features a large line of novelties carefully chosen and rejected.
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Walton’s
WM. Walton
Diamond-Back Terrapin Wealth and Odd Tales
An extended account traces the diamond-backed terrapin from Chesapeake delicacy to a mine of wealth via terrapin farms and a Tangier Island discovery in 1893. It also includes a mountaineer tale of a 120 pound cleaned trout and a vivid portrait of Berber tribal life in Dads with commentary on social norms and gender roles.
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Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Tangier Island
Terrapin lore and local racing in Chesapeake lore
In Maryland style cooking notes, terrapin preparation is described as an art suited to Marylanders who learned from Black cooks. Terrapin farming on the Chesapeake features a racing pastime where turtles race toward a heat source, with value assigned by origin states. Prices cited include three dollars per terrapin model and higher during peak times.
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Humane Society
Maryland
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
Long Island
Virginia
Charleston
Savannah
Florida
Mobile
Gulf
Mississippi
North Carolina
Detroit Free Press
Fisherman recalls 1871 bass and salmon run tale
A veteran angler recounts a 1871 memory from turpentine forests in South Carolina. Before a Staten Island gathering of local fishermen he speaks of a dramatic bass and salmon run that left veteran anglers faint with disbelief as he described casting a line for the running fish.
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South Carolina
Staten Island
Not Her Ideal After All
A dialogue from the Chicago Tribune and Washington Star reports a pair at a dinner discussing pretension and a college girl. One man recalls a moral about not pretending to be what one is, while the other quips about a father worth two million dollars. The conversation slides from introductions to French phrases and a missed connection.
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Formas
Theatrical Manager Faces Suit Over Office Call Note
A corpulent manager with many lawsuits receives a note demanding a call at his office before 20 o'clock tomorrow afternoon or a lawsuit will begin. The manager’s reply to John Doe on the tenth floor builds a dismissive record. Colonel Charlie Long recalls a tale of malaria and swamp fever in Maryland’s eastern shore shaping his eastern travel.
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Dean Lin
N. B
Blank
John Doe
San Francisco Argonaut
Charlie Long
Maryland
Geographical Association of Washington
Gordon
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H. D. Post
Sh McHenry
Harriet M. Burbank
West Street
Stephenson &T
M. V. B. Elson
KE. H. Lyman
Galloway & Lyman’s Pop Shop
Brown & Wollmeyer
Carolina
Dads
Morocco
Ksar
W. B. Harris
President Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
William Penn
Richard Stockton
Commodore Robert Stockton
Cleveland
Slidell
Thomas Slidell
Louisiana Supreme Court
N. Y. Star
Jyow
Chicago Tribune
Washington Star
Rreeport
Devoe
Brewster House
Hobday
uEe Ike
Reeport
Rockford
Deyoe
Hasteat
Tower, Dawson & CO
Dearborn] Street
Fred M. McHenry
Stephenson Street
Court House
Staver & Co
Staver & Coo
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Surry
Stephenson Bt
City
George, Schmidt
DeJongh
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