Shooting at Archie Chapmen's sercon turns into farce
A Sunday morning bar incident in Archie Chapmen's saloon on Third Street ends with Chapmen arrest after firing at Samuel McCombs associate James O Neil and John Magnor miss his target and hit Robert Smith. Smith survives after bullet lodged in his stomach but later found to have pierced only the lining of clothing. The scene also includes a mistaken rescue attempt by detectives Frost and Carr who mistake a boy for Charlie Ross, leading to a wild pursuit and photo session before official clarification.
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Archie Chapmen
Sercon
Third Street
Chapman
Samuel McCombs
Robert Smith
James O'Neil
John Magnor
McCombs
Smith
Camp
Eighth and
Jacob Street
Hfe
Quigley
Dr Camp
Troy
Mtyrtles
Aéarch
Andiho
Sergt
Frosta
Frost
Tye
Ross
Corr
Taffy
Sonny
Jigerandma
Myrtle Avenue
Carr
Charlie Ross
Philadelphia
Bunker Hill Monument
Sergi Frost
Mistaken Detectives and the Charlie Ross Case Twist
Two detectives at Police Headquarters become involved in the Charlie Ross reward saga after Dr. Rowland reports a sighting. Sergt. Charlie Frost and Det. Patrick Carr assist in a two minute description and plan to search private homes with hopeful reward profits in mind.
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Sergt
Charlie Frost
Patrick Carr
Charlie Ross
Dr. Rowland
Brooklyn
Sergi Frost
Brooks
Carr
Myrtle Avenue
Tery
Old Plows Show Past Tools Beside Modern Advances
Delegates to the Vienna Exhibition display historical plows from many nations to illustrate progress in agricultural implements. The Austrian 1760 design features a tree root beam and wooden mold board, contrasted with more modern devices including wood shares, varied mold boards, and wheels from several countries.
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Joseph II of
Austria
Spain
France
Tyrol
Morocco
Africa
Poland
Russia
Pocket Comb Dispute at Railway Station
A gentleman drops a neat pocket-comb in a railway station and a boy who finds it claims ownership. The man asserts it is his and asks for proof. The boy counters that only a rational person would wear a comb from the man’s hair. The exchange ends with the claim apparently accepted as proof.
Food and Home Remedies From an 1800s American Grocer Column
A historical note describes household practices from American Grocer including food preparation methods for hominy and marmalade, plus advice on preserving cloths with alcohol and pest-control tips for weevils. It mentions moth preventive measures and general guidance on storing flour to avoid infestation.
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Prairie Harmer
Horn ail in neat cattle debated by Amherst gathering
At Amherst Massachusetts stock breeders discussed horn ail a supposed cattle disease with intelligent veterinarians dismissing its existence while a cattle dealer and Dr Noah Cressy displayed horns and a steer skull to show horn hollowness is natural, not a disease, and that many symptoms attributed to horn ail arise from other conditions.
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Amherst
Mass
Dillon
Noah Cressy
Connecticut Valley
Disease in cattle and remedies described in brief notes
The excerpt discusses a bone disease in cattle named zinaltities ossum caused by phosphate reabsorption, common on poor farms. It suggests phosphite of lime bone meal and phosphatic manures as cures, notes possible tail injuries from handling, and condemns cutting off a sound tail as cruel. N.Y. Merula.
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Noor
USA
Tailail
N.Y
Merula
Keeping Sheep for Profit From Shelter to Feeding Economy
A Western Rural column stresses shelter, ventilation, and windbreaks for sheep health using simple rough structures covered with hay. It argues adequate feed, efficient shelter, and consistent care maximize mutton and wool output and profits.
Feeding Straw and Pulping Roots On Cattle Farm Methods
A correspondent is advised on feeding straw and roots together. Straw cut to one and a half inches, salt mixed daily. pulp with water power if possible. Hay cut to three quarters inch, oats bruised, fresh Swiss turnips daily. Salt under an ounce per horse, water weekly. Pulping roots reduces choking and increases intake and fattening, with deeper troughs needed for pulped feed.
Split Hay and Oats for Better Feeding
The writer advises against adding cake to the mixture and recommends feeding hay and oats separately. They argue the cake is costly and wasteful, while hay given to horses is more satisfactory, and bruising oats is desirable only if the hay is fed separately.
Glue Quality and Its Effects on Carriage Work
The article debunks light colored glues as superior, noting they hide impurities like Paris white and dry white lead. Gelatin forms the adhesive base. added adulterants do not strengthen glue and promote putrefaction. Proper preparation, heating, and temperature control are essential to maintain glue quality for carriage making.
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Paris
Harness and Carriage Journal
Deceitful Tombstone Agent Preys on Grief
A tombstone salesman visiting Mrs Brown after her husband’s supposed death pretends to sympathize and urges buying memorials. She reveals he lied, saying her husband ran off with another woman. The agent flees, while Brown vows to find the instigator. The incident ends with embarrassment and pursuit.
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Tombstone
Brown
Chatfield
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