Rancher Rescued From Icy Creek By Brother In Helpless Struggle
Charles Larabe, a Gregory county rancher, was swept downstream while attempting a ford on Whetstone Creek. After five hours clinging to a tree, his brother Edward braved the torrent, secured a rope, and pulled him to shore. Charles remained partially paralyzed for days.
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Boy Captures Ten Wolves Near Iola Kansas
A young farmer's son from three miles east of Blamore fights off a wolf attacking his herd dog and discovers a wolf den. He drags out ten wolf pups, kills the animals, and plans to claim a one dollar county bounty.
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Blamore
Fremont Woman Sacrifices in Bull Attack Rescue
Mrs. Lehmann of Fremont, wife of Representative Lehmann, narrowly saved her baby by throwing herself between a charging bull and the infant as they wheeled home. The bull charged the carriage, demolishing it and injuring her. Walter Root, the bull’s owner, and bystanders drove the animal away.
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O—Mre
J. J. Lohofian
Lehmann
Muskrat Attack On Man In Madison Avenue Scene
Joseph Callahan was attacked by a large muskrat emerging from a sewer on Madison Avenue. The animal bit his right leg, severing an artery, and he fought it off, throwing the rat into the sewer before collapsing at Emergency Hospital. He nearly bled to death.
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Conan
Joseph Callahan
Madison Avenue
Callahan
Emergency Hospital
Put Him on Wheels The Story of Ginger the Dachshund
In Mount Misery New Jersey a venerable deacon inspires a tale of Ginger the dachshund whose short legs and low keel hinder swift movement. A simple wheel arrangement reportedly overcame his limitations enabling faster post office runs. The anecdote comes from the New York Tribune describing practical mobility aids for a small dog.
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Mount Misery
New Jersey
New York Tribune
Ginger
Seedless Oranges Transform California Economy
The seedless naval orange sparked a land boom drawing 19,000 workers from other trades and turning sunbaked California into orange groves. It spurred growth of towns with 6,000 to 10,000 residents and added over 43 million dollars directly and 60 million more indirectly to state wealth. Early seedless trees were rare freaks of nature. WWI era consul William Judson, stationed in Bahia, Brazil, notes this development.
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United States
California
William Judson
Bahla
Brazil
Ginger the dog and his running gear adventure
A deacon builds a midship wheel attachment for Ginger the dog to speed runs beyond Mount Misery. The tale follows the dog’s rapid improvements, showmen seeking him as a draw, and related notes on seedless orange trees planted in southern California in 1873 and their slow, eventual bearing years later.
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Camilla
Ginger
Dows
Mount Misery
Be Pleasant Mornings With Simple Foods And Energy
The essay urges pleasant mornings by digesting simple foods and avoiding heavy night meals. It promotes milk wheat and eggs, warns against plain white bread, and endorses the book Back to Nature along with free distribution of Egg-O-See from the Egg-O-See Co. at No 10 First Street Quincy Md.
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Odd Bits of Information From a Century Ago
A collage of curious claims on diverse topics from swimming prowess to animal and plant trivia. It asserts world bests in swimming, dental health, art schools, riverine birds, and farming. notes on equator sunrise times, turbot egg production, and social fees in Spain. The fragmentary list lacks coherent narrative or verifiable sourcing.
Too Much So Quote About Loyal Dog Adhesion
A Baltimore American quotation notes a fierce dog that clings to a person once attached, illustrating the behavior as a striking example of loyalty and tenacity.
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Baltimore American
Experience-Rich Parents Cautious on Child Rearing Advice
The more experience men and women gain in raising children the slower they are to dispense guidance on parenting. This reflects a cautious stance among seasoned caregivers who prefer practical know-how over quick prescriptions.
Spectacular dog exhibit delights a quiet hamlet
A local deacon defends his dog Ginger from commercialization arguing he raised the animal from puppyhood and will not part with him. Despite talk of gate money and show other residents think Ginger’s circling display remains the village’s standout attraction.
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Ginger
Mexico Worth Watching Opens Interocean Rail Line
The New York Tribune notes Mexico has opened an interocean railroad across Tehuantepec after spending 25 million dollars. It aims to boost international trade and could rival the Panama Canal, potentially gaining eight to ten years on start. Mr Wallace urged Americans to monitor the development.
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Lathmans
Tehuantepec
Wallace
Panama Canal
New York Tribune
Day Devoted to the Apple in Massachusetts
Massachusetts growers set aside the third Tuesday in October as a day to honor apples. The menu features apple juice, baked apples, apple dumpling, apple jelly, stewed apples, and apple pie with beverages and raw apples served between courses.
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Orn
New England
Bud Market Grows From Classic Orange Tree Trade
From two original trees planted in 1882 the demand for buds surged. By 1889 the Tibbetts supplied buds selling for high prices and a fence protected the grove from theft. Eventually orange trees propagated from those originals bore fruit, securing a thriving navel orange supply.
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Tibbett
New York Herald
Dream Reveals Long Lost Debt Repaid in Sleep
A Biddeford man dreamed he owed another Biddeford man $1 from a loan made 26 years ago. The dream jogged memory, the debtor recalled the loan, and the debt was paid after many years.
World’s Smallest Municipality Discovered in Hanover
German census reveals Boerburch in the district of Dburgdorf Hanover has only four residents two men and two women making it the smallest municipality in the world and highlighting tiny rural communities.
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Smalest
Boerburch
Dburgdorf
Hanover
Doctor Fooled by Own Coffee Habit and Postum Remedy
A physician recalls daily heart palpitations from coffee and tea, then quitting both for Postum. He notes improved health after proper preparation, recommends Postum to friends and patients, and cites the product from Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan. The ad ends with a plug for a book titled The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Pontum
Wellville
Cat in the Saddle A York State farm tale of a cat riding a dog
North County New York farmer N Moore recounts a village tale of a Angora cat named Mike who befriends a shepherd dog Tom. After saving Tom from a river accident the cat gradually earns Tom’s trust by loyalty, sharing meals, and riding on Tom’s back as they work on the farm. The improbable partnership ends with Mike aiding Tom in a fox fight before Heyward is killed.
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N. Y
Wilam North
Mike
Sture
Mr. North
Tom
Strean
Heyward
Do minican master general Hyacinth M Cormier dies not
New York reports the life of Hyacinth M Cormier born December 8 1832 who entered the Dominican order after a tenuous health battle. He was ordained priest May 17 1856 and professed May 23 1859 in Rome. He survived frail health to lead the order and celebrate his golden jubilee of priesthood forty five years after his ordination.
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New York
Hyacinth M Cormier
The
Dominicans
Pries
Henry Cormier
New Orleans
Order of St. Dominic
Pius [X
Hyacinth
Santa Sabina
Rome
Theos
Indians to Work in Beet Fields Near Rocky Ford
Indian students from the Chiloceo schools will help sugar beet raisers near Rocky Ford Colorado this summer. Two carloads totaling 154 students left the schools with Assistant Superintendent Lipps to work through the beet season and then return to school in the fall.
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Chiloceo
New Pen Metal Tantalite Floats as Indestructible Pens
Dr. Werner von Bolton told the Electro Technical association in Berlin that tantalite a new metal is so hard a diamond drill cannot cut it. He claimed pens made from tantalite are indestructible and more elastic than gold pens.
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Werner von Bolton
Electro- Technical Association
Berlin
Time flies in mule swap tale told by Justice Brewer
Justice Brewer recounts a Civil War era style tale to a George Washington University law class. A Texas barter involved two darkies swapping mules, with misrepresentation about age leading to a later confrontation as the mule aged from seven to twelve. The punchline: time flies.
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Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
George Washington University
American Spectator
Benet
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