Reedville Quartet’s Frog Concert Sparks Town Mystery
An aged resident recalls Padgett the Reedville impresario and his animal troupe who sang with a marsh chorus that drew crowds. Padgett, famed for training a ciphering pig and parrots, turned to frog music after moving to Reedville, sparking curiosity and a planned concert in town.
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Reedville
Bill
Padgett
Abe Padgett
Drcus
Rutherford Place
Ray Slocum
Perkins
Ower
Frog Quartet Triumph at Marsh Hall Concert
Padgett reveals a frog quartet that performs nightly in a marsh hall and captivates an audience as the four-voiced frog choir voices melodies from I Want to Be an Angel to Maryland My Maryland. The group thrives until Tim the tenor dies from a snake bite and the other members drift apart, leaving the ensemble diminished and Ben singing solo at times.
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Marah
Walla
Padgett
Ed Mills
Puder Unk
Maryland
Padgett’s
Tim
Sam
Ben
Bill
Pever
Hats at church and dinner stir lively London gossip
A London Hatters Gazette item notes seventeenth century headgear use at divine services and meals and recalls a modern debate about church attendance by upper class men. A Piccadilly hatter cites crowded foyers and wasted hats under seats, while officials joke about cloakrooms and hats placed outside pews.
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London Hattera’ Gazette
Piccadilly
West End
West Africa
Roosevelt in the Ring for Harvard Light Weight Crown
Henry Beach Needham writes of Roosevelt as a junior facing a senior in the finals for the under 140 pound class. Roosevelt shows speed and defense but loses rounds on reach and weight before a draw and extra round, with the opponent nicknamed Niblick claiming the decision. They later meet years later on a train where Roosevelt greets his former foe.
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Harvard
Henry Beach Needham
McClure
Roosevelt
Niblick
Long Reach
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Poorly Tinned Cans Pollute Milk Quality in Creameries
The article warns that iron from rusty or poorly tinned cans taints milk, with quality depending on temperature, storage time, and can condition. It notes dented cans crack tin, exposing iron, causing rancid flavors, taints, and slower coagulation. It advocates rejecting substandard milk and adopting merit-based systems like score cards and sorting tainted milk.
World s Moat Prosperous Cotton Farmer Forecast
The southern cotton grower is portrayed as poised to become the world’s wealthiest farmer as cotton emerges as the region’s most valuable export. The article notes revolutionary changes in the southern states’ agriculture and implies potential risks and disruption for the industry.
Growing Calves on Skim Milk Practice
An agricultural note outlines a calf rearing plan using separator skim milk, flax meal, and a staged feeding schedule. It describes initial nursing, gradual milk mixing, and a shift to skim milk with flax by week three, plus gradual introduction to hay, oats, and bran, emphasizing regular feeding, proper milk temperature, and steady growth.
Rolls in paper mark food safety trend in eateries
Fragmented OCR text references rolls wrapped in paper to protect food from hand contact and notes antiseptic packaging for straws and toothpicks. Mentions baker delivering small quantities, high prices, and gourmet settings with casual musings on happiness and nostalgia.
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Chinery
Rolla
Baby Carriages Raise Fashionable Care Concerns
The piece warns against English style perambulators marketed to mothers of limited means. It cites New York Sun concerns over cramped designs with tiny wheels and a peek hole hood, selling from 18 to 85 dollars. It argues larger wicker carriages offer better space and health for infants.
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New York Sun
Hatless Winter Girls Rise In Fashion Trends
The Philadelphia Record notes a wave of hatless winter girls seen at seashore and mountain resorts and in suburbs of West Philadelphia. Observers say the trend shows popularity of bareheaded styles among academy and college crowds, with women choosing scarves and wraps for warmth.
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Saya
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
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