Fox and dog duel in Herkimer clearing ends with deer chase
In Herkimer County New York a fox with foxlike head and no tail outpaced a dog named Phil Penry’s fighting dog. The two exchanged chases and bites before the fox escaped as the dog pursued. An hour later a deer was spotted and the dog, with the fox in pursuit, routed the quarry along the Dix swamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
Herkimerity
N. Y
Perry
Fox
Phil
Phil Penry
Albert Jones
Dix Swamp
Sun
Unlucky to Wind Gold In Gold Mining Superstitions
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt notes a superstition in Canadian and American gold districts that discoverers of great mines meet violent ends. It cites names and fates of several famous finders including Fryer, the Standard mine killer, and Homestake owner, with deaths ranging from suicide to violence and misfortune.
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George N. Fryer
Fryer Hill
Standard
California
Col. Storey
William Fairweather
Alder Gulch
Homestake
John Horner
Horner
Doughnut Bill
Eureka
Ninemile Clarke
Montana
Hig Saving Grace in a Tramp Tale
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram snippet features a dialogue between a tramp and a gruff citizen. The tramp boasts self protection and says he is the original piece of Yahor saving machinery in a playful exchange. The odd fragment hints at a comic or serialized feature tone from Roy’s Wipe column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meandex
Mikey
Pittsburgh
iponicle-Telegram
MIT Testing Plant Reveals Strength of Beams and Wood
A Boston MIT testing plant showcases the strength testing of materials from twine to iron columns. It reveals that earlier beam strength estimates using small knot-free samples were often inadequate, risking overloading roads and structures. The facility features a large crushing and tensile testing machine, highlighting historic shifts in building safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Two Friends and the Joys of a Shared Life
The reminiscence recalls editors H O Bunnet and Lawrence Hutton as close friends who met by chance and kept bond through years of happiness. Their “good times” included lively dinners at Westmoreland and Bunner's rooms and playful wedding customs like the borrowed and blue socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutton
Telford
Westmoreland
Bunner
Machinery Tests At The Institute Deserve The Public Attention
A detailed look at the institute’s crushing and twisting machines reveals 800000 pound capacity pressure tests on iron columns beams granite and bars of Norway iron. The torsion device twists three inch steel repeatedly while precise telescopes read minute bar movements ensuring safe demonstrations. The article also recalls gift memories and wedding poems shared by friends.
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Watertown Arsenal
Institute
Arsenal
Norway
Boston ‘Transcript
Demolition of Little Nell House Near Lincoln's Inn Fields
Crowds gathered about Portsmouth Street once feared the house of Little Nell would be razed by order of the board of works. The board only shored it up as the adjacent building risked collapse. Now demolition nears as part of widespread neighborhood improvements. Historic taverns George the Fourth and Black Jack and the last bulk shop have already vanished amid plans. Dickens’s Old Curiosity Shop link remains debated with 24 Fetter Lane cited by some as the true inspiration.
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Portsmouth Street
Portugal Street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Little Nell
Board of Works
George the Fourth
Dickens
Elzevir Patissier Francois prized as rarity despite abuse
The Elzevir edition Patissier Francois of 1655, a poor reimpression once battered by cooks, remains highly valued. France records up to 4600 francs, while a single copy sold in England at Sotheby's on June 10, 1895 fetched £100 for the Earl of Orford sale.
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Patissier Francois
Louys
Daniel Elzevir
Amsterdam
Paris
Elzevir
France
England
Sotheby’s
Earl of Orford
Gentleman’s Magazine
Pat Flynn Seeks Receipt After Settling Account
In a village store a clerk asks Pat Flynn to settle his account and requests a receipt. The merchant refuses, saying they never issue receipts and simply cross the balance off the books. Flynn insists, pressing for formal acknowledgment of settlement.
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Pat Flynn
Pat
Receipt Confusion Ends in Final Settlement
In a humorous tangle, a merchant and Pat argue over a debt as Pat finally receives a written receipt. The dealer insists no further requests will be made, while Pat stubbornly claims he still has his money. The scene closes with Pat securing the document and the dispute seemingly resolved.
Honest Judge Shields Saved My Case in Court
GC Markham of Cheyenne recalls Judge Arthur Shields as one of the most honest men he ever met. In a Kansas court Shields, after Fairness appeared, asked to be sworn as a witness to prevent a client from being robbed in a matter of which he was personally cognizant, a move that saved the case despite strong opposing evidence.
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Arthur Shields
GC. R. Markham
Cheyenne
Kansas
Irore
Washington Star
Women Pioneered Cremation Movement Abroad In 19th Century
The text notes that while more men were cremated in American facilities, women initiated the cremation movement abroad with trials in Dresden and early continental efforts. It highlights advocates including Lady Rose Mary Crawshay and several U.S. figures such as Olive Thorne Miller, Mrs. Lippincott, Mrs. J. C. Croly, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Alice D. Le Plongeon, Kate Field, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, and Edith Thomas. It cites a 1876 to 1895 total of 4,647 cremations in the United States, with New York showing more men cremated than women.
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Lady Dilke
England
Dresden
Europe
United States
Rose Mary Crawshay
Olive Thorne Miller
Lippincott
J. C. Croly
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Alice D. le Plongeon
Kate Field
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Edith Thomas
Barlington Booth
New York
New York Tribune
Sin as a leveler of sin and self loathing
The La dies Home Journal quotes Dwight L. Moody from Mr Moody's Bible Class on sin as man s bitter enemy and a force that separates him from God and neighbors. It argues sin debases every position and home and drives many to self loathing and despair.
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Dwight L. Moody
Mr. Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Modern Bandits and Health Rules for Businessmen
The piece urges businessmen to be brave and steady to outsmart dishonest methods and emphasizes good health as essential for success. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic, claims high cure rates for consumption, and includes a testimonial from H. Gaddis. It also advertises The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and offers a free copy by mail via the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo.
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Dr. Pierce
H. Gaddis
S. J. Street
Tacoma
Doctor Pierce
People’s
Common Sense
Aarge
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Love usurps a poodle’s heart in a quirky tale
A New York Journal line imagines a man’s ardor dwarfed by his canine companion as he overhears “I love you” from his beloved, while the poodle wags happily, utterly unmoved by human romance and loyal only to his owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Bucklen Arnica Salve and Local Advertising Notice
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, touted for cuts, sores, ulcers, and skin eruptions, promises satisfaction or money back with a 25 cent price, via Emmert & Burrell. The text includes editorial critiques of manuscript proofs, a Boston Journal quote on literary craft, and a Perry & Cameron endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine, sold by Emmert & Burrell in Flushing, Michigan.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Emmert & Burre'l
Boston Journal
Perry & Cameron
Flushing
Michigan
Emmert & Burrell
The Good and Beautiful Quotation from Olive Schreiner
A reflective aphorism contrasts sight of the good and beautiful with the inability to live it, likening the state to Moses on Nebo who gazes on the land but cannot enter. It ends with a stark judgment that it would be better not to see it.
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Moses
Nebo
Olive Schreiner
Pain Balm for Chest Pain Relief Offers Prompt Aid
For chest pain a dampened flannel with Chamberlains Pain Balm bound on the seat of pain and another on the back between the shoulders provides prompt relief. Useful when pain stems from a cold and there is a tendency toward pneumonia. For sale by Emwert & Burrell, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Emwert & Burrell
Notice to Cherry camp M W A meeting Wednesday evening
Every member of Cherry camp M. W. A. is requested to attend the meeting at the lodge room Wednesday at 8 oclock abarp by order of the board of managers Harry Knecht J B Ders tine and H Kerr. Personally Conducted Tour Through Mexico. The North Western Line offers a 30 day tour starting February 2 1897 from Chicago in a vestibuled train with Palace sleeping cars observation cars and dining cars. Extensions possible. Details at agents of Chicago and North Western Ry. WU 27 td
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Cherry Camp
Board of Managers
Harry Knecht
J. 8. Derstine
H. Kerrr
Mexico
North Western Line
J. J. Grafton
Chicago
Chicago & North- Western Ry
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Physicians and Surgeons
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Berport
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Elson
S&62
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I. 0. Soule
Adeline Goodrich Soule
Rice’s Block
Galena Ave
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Stephenson County
Oscar Taylor, Atorney
Frick
D. S. Brewster
Notary Public
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Hrepport
BR. W. Smmith
Thomas
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