Boston Wins Grizzly Dog Fight In New Orleans Pit
The match pits Croppy of New York and Pete of Boston in a brutal two hour struggle. Pete gradually dominates with a crushing jaw hold and is declared winner as Croppy sustains grave injuries amid crowd demand for a fatal finish.
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New York
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Jenning
Tete
New Orleans
Mysterious Spring on Missionary Ridge Drama
In 1838 Colonel Gates commanded the third United States Artillery at Missionary Ridge. A fatigue party cleansed a spring accused of supplying whiskey though soldiers drank only water. They show him a hidden five gallon jug with a cork and quill delivering whisky, revealing a covert liquor scheme.
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Third United States Artillery
Gates
Missionary Ridge
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The Dove as Killer and Stammering Cure
A lengthy essay blends a nature anecdote of a doves’ battle over jealousy and a moral charge against the saying innocent as a dove. It cites Appleton’s Journal and Dr. Hammond on stammering with a claim that deliberate muscle action aids fluent speech.
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United States
Appleton
Hammond
Itsale #o
Liver Pad CO
Noted Train Mischief and Cattle Car Conversation
The excerpt recalls a train halt at Sabetha where passengers view a crowded cattle car. A Seneca girl asks how cattle fit in, a diverting divinity student explains loading with a wedge, and a Burdette joke ends the tale with a wary observer.
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Tlow
Seneca
Kansas
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Rules for parenting and legal notes from a 19th century column
The text outlines stern child discipline guidelines, stressing obedience, calm correction, truth, and self denial. It includes anecdotes about humane measures for animals and a Ohio Supreme Court ruling on railroad liability for drunken passengers. It also describes Claflin University Orangeburg with 215 students and mixed Northern/Southern staff.
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Supreme Court of Ohio
Union
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