Draft Horse Crown Looms as New York Show Draws Attention
The heavy draft horse is seen as heir to the equine crown with a Madison Square Garden exhibit set to crown the winner. Leaders including J H Grouch and H G McMillan rally top breeders to bring premier draft horses to New York for the grand exhibition, signaling growing public interest and a bigger prize pool.
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Madison Square
J. H. Grouch
Laette
Ind
Alex
Galbraith
DeKalb
MeacLay Besanes Oity
H G. McMilan
Sioux City
United States
Mr. McMillan
New York City
Madihn Square Garden
Judge Moore
Moore Rothers
Rock Island
New York
Chi
McMillan
Vanderbiltt
Chicago
Crty
Hilts
Madison Square Show
Winnipeg as a Seaport in The North American Context
The piece discusses Winnipeg’s potential to become a seaport via locks on the Red and Nelwon rivers, linking to Hudson Bay routes. It notes navigation limits, historic Fox straits, and the value of shortening Atlantic voyages by about 1000 miles, with cautions on seasonal ice and safety concerns.
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Winnipeg
New York
Nerica
Iig
Canada
Armstrong
Red River
Hudson Bay
North America
Great Britain
David and Goliath retold in Sunday style
A humorous Harper's Weekly recap places David in a modern Sunday sermon frame. The tale follows him leaving work, texting his mother, and journeying to stand with his brothers against Goliath. He gathers four pebbles, strikes the giant, and wins as the Philistines retreat.
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Harper's Weekly
David
Billy
Dave
Goliath
Why Mary Left the Browns in Rochester
Herbert Spencer and Fieta Jan e Brown face private life vows as their song Pansies Mean Thoughts of Thoughts Mean You drives royalties. A dinner table talk reveals plans for money and a servant quits after overhearing talk of funds. The cook departs citing fear of insufficient wages for the coming year.
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Mary
Browns
Rochester Herald
Herbert Spencer
Fieta Jane Brown
Mrs. Spencer
Spencers
Canary of the Stage: Ri Bird Delights New York Crowd
Marié Cahill starred in The Boys and Betty at Wal nack's theater with a live canary named Richard. The bird joined in song and became a house favorite, escaping, being recaptured, and nearly being killed by Aguinaldo the cat. Canaries shipped from Hartz mountains reached America via the steamer Pennsylvania for the hundredth performance souvenirs.
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Marié Cahill
Hetty
New York
Wallack
Canary
Mise Cahill
Comedienne
Betty
Richard
Aguinaldo
Miss Cahill
Ric
Wallack’s
William Bartell
Germany
America
Hartz
Shem
Reflections of Bachelor and The Moon Sightings
A fragmented excerpt discusses a bachelor lifestyle and vaudeville shifts, noting how couples balance money for luxuries. It includes a childhood garden moment where Little Elsie misreads the new moon, exclaiming the moon is gone except for a line.
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Eisie
Nurev
Nursle
Calabash Gourd Pipes Highlight South African Enterprise
The Dallas Farm and Ranch notes an agricultural bureau report on calabash gourds grown in South Africa as pipe bowls. Plants yield 100 to 200 bowls, require five months to harvest, and gourds favor hot dry soil. Pipes sell from $1 to $60, with annual exports reaching 160000 to 200000 units.
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Dallas
Tex
Farm and Ranch
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Foreign Plant Investigations
South Africa
Germany
Hash and the New York Tribune anecdote on waste
A. W. Green of National Biscuit warns against stale or wasted food using a Mrs Matthews tale. She follows a chef book to prepare ragouts from leftovers, serves hash to her hungry husband, and he complains that they have enjoyed everything before, sparking a humorous lesson on fresh material.
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New York Tribune
A. W. Green
National Biscuit Company
Matthews
George
Being Polite to Aldrich Joke Ends Night
A Louisiana senator, McEnery, who is hard of hearing, recalls an amusing exchange about politeness toward Aldrich. A Creole host in New Orleans invited a visitor to use his horses to be polite, revealing the gag. The tale highlights timing and social customary tact.
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Aldrich
Senator McEnery
Louisiana
McEnery
New Orleans
Senator Aldrich
Taming a Congressman From the Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader reports a historic incident with T H Banton in the House arguing the 6th of March term ended at midnight not noon on the 4th. Speaker James L. Orr intervened as Banton refused to vote or respond, insisting he was not a member. The episode echoes Harvard Lampoon satire and a streetcar anecdote in later verse.
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Cleveland
T. H. Banton
House
T. Bo
James L. Orr
South Carolina
Dope Fiend Story From Sioux City Tribune
Fragmented account describes Jack Aaron, a Sioux City man known as a dope fiend, who prowls street car tracks by day collecting dropped coins and bottles, and by night searches alleys for junk while seeking cocaine and other drugs. The narrative details his decline, use of cocaine, and improvised life amid harsh winter conditions.
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Sioux City Tribune
Traction Company
Jack
Aaron
Sioux
Aarons
Aston
Lont
Cocaine Jack and the Drug Fiend’s Descent Through Street Car Tracks
The report chronicles Jack Aaron known as Cocaine Jack, a street car track scavenger who spirals from petty scavenging to repeated cocaine use. He hunts for money and bottles to fund his addiction, recalls finding a $6 gold piece, and describes cocaine as transforming nickel into a rich-feeling illusion while wrecking his health and sanity.
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Jack Bothura
Aaron
Aaron Cat
Jack
Jack Aaron
Fly control and sanitation tips in health brief
Keep flies away from the sick by removing decaying material and maintaining clean premises. Dispose of waste, cover garbage, seal manure, ensure a proper sewage system, burn or bury table refuse, and seal food. Inspect doors and windows for entry points. burn or spray powder to deter flies. If you see flies, their breeding place is nearby.
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Sith
Io Searneae
Unsteady Uncle Ed Dazzles Nephew With Opera Hat
A man shows his shiny opera hat to his nephew and the top piece pops open several times, delighting the boy. Days later the uncle returns with a new hat, and as he departs the scene ends with a puzzling remark about the hat and its effect.
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May
Mildred McNeal-Sweeney
McClure
Natinot
Mars
Lal
Newab
Sumatra
Lord Roberts
New York Press
Reané
Cash
Ae Femhors
Kennedy
Orr
Harvard Lampoon
Bilas
Ananiaa
Dope
Noel
Coca
Pierce Street
Harry
Fourth
Jin
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