New York Dog Catchers Moil Amid City Smuggling Ring
July 18 1877 report describes New York City dog catchers working with a shady network. unclaimed dogs are drowned after 24 hours, while a city division assigns catchers paid per dog seized. A large smuggling operation at the Custom House involving Scott and partners is exposed as ships bring silks and laces hidden in barrels. The piece notes political upheaval and immigration, including Russian Mennonites moving to Nebraska, and bleak business and weather conditions.
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Jets
Ecatcher
Brackett
Custom House
National Line
Scott
Arthur
New York
Nebraska
Columbus
Goodyear
Senate
Tome
Hensith
Ita
F. C
Groadway
Leave Off Tobacco A Temperance Testimony By Dr Reynolds
A former tobacco user recounts the personal struggle to quit, recalling a 1875 temperance camp where prayer helped him abandon smoking. He credits divine aid, describes finding lasting peace and happiness, and credits God for his transformation and work in the cause.
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H. A. Reynolds
Miss Willard
Old Orchard
Helen E. Brown
New York City
Frank Murphy
Life as a cards game and a tale of a dog’s wisdom
A quixotic meditation frames life as a card game with phrases like exibbage, cut and deal, and raises while tracing a man from solitary play to partnership. It shifts to John Fraser recalling whisky drinks for stomachs and a dog’s drunken memory, ending with a note on the dog outwitting foolish drinkers.
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Troyle
Gabriel
Kilmaleum Parish
John Fraser
A Retort at the Windsor Fire Crowd
At eleven last night the Grant returned with its passengers from Windsor. A young man mocked a sleeping black sailor and demanded why he did not assist at the blaze. The sailor replied he was present. The tale ends with a spiritual reflection and a quotation from Augustine.
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Windsor
Railroad Time Table for Freeport to Chicago and West
Train schedule from Freeport to Chicago and West with passenger, mail, and freight services. Includes departure and arrival times for routes via Rock Island, Chicago and Iowa, and connections, revised May 28, 1877 by station agents and general managers.
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Llinos
Usntra
Ander
Johnyon
Chicago & Worth-Whatererail
Freeport
Chicago
Honore
W. A.stannett
Ticket Ag
Gen
Western Union Rallroad
Freighian
Parrot Ray
Cseereeeies
Seawee
E. O, Fron
Agt
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Illinois
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W.G. Brown
Frank Brown
Emma Brown
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Catharine Barber
Saran Mokoo
Anna Laure Miles
Samuel Lamb
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Presbyterian Board of Education
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Rosetta
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Hanna Poor
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Harlem
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Count Court
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Rubber Curler Co
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