A Poet's Treasures: Field's Queer Room and Its Odd Collectibles
A St Nicholas feature describes Eugene Field's room filled with grotesque toys and red decor reflecting his taste for the bizarre. It notes two striking figures, a Japanese wall piece and a hobgoblin headboard, plus shelves of bottles, candelabra, canes, shoes, wooden horses, and gifts from notable figures, all arranged to create a harmonious yet vivid display.
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Eugene Field
Henry B. Fuller
Chicago
Susan Bates
Mr. Field
Field
Mr. Toole
Jefferson
Jefferson In the Same Play. Neither Must One Forget Mrs. Nawthorne
Crippled man runs jewelry donation racket in city missions
A ragged man of about 55 in Maiden Lane visits city missions and Salvation Army barracks to buy watches rings and other jewelry donated by believers for Christian aid. Converts often strip rings from fingers and drop trinkets into collection boxes. Women donate more, with diamond earrings and jeweled pins among the items. Watches come from male donors and the practice proved a nuisance until the man found a market for them.
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Maiden Lane
Salvation Army
New York Sun
Pliny On Mithridates Proof Against Poisons
The text notes Pliny describing Mithridates king of Pontus making himself resistant to poisons by gradually exposure. He reportedly used a mixture whose main ingredient was the blood of a Pontic duck said to live on poisons. The blood of an immune animal was used to prepare an antidote.
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Pliny
Mithridates
Pontus
Campaign tale with political mule fable for McKinley
A Tennessee gubernatorial bid framed by Bob Taylor is linked to a rural mule fable about Uncle Nichodemus and Ephraim. The tale ends predicting Election Day chaos as McKinley and Republicans suffer a pratfall, with the old man advising to “git off” when thrown.
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Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Nicodemus
Ephirham
Fader
Nichodemus
McKinley
Why Cats Always Land On Their Feet Explained
An experiment shows a cat lands on its feet if given about a yard to turn in the air. The cat shifts its center of gravity by moving a limb, enabling a half turn and upright landing. Its flexible back and strong legs, plus cushioned paw pads, prevent injury.
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Atlanta Constitution
Snake killings flood Murphey settlement in a week
The Moultrie Observer reports in the Murphey settlement of a week of snake action led by J. T. Dunlap. Joe Murphey killed a mother rat tler with forty offspring nearby, Mr. Goff killed a moccasin guarding sixty five young, Calvin Murphy Jr. killed a moccasin with a forty family, and George Murphy together with twenty five with their mother totaled 174 snakes within five miles. Last week was warm and may set a regional record if a cool wave arrives.
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Murphey
J. T. Dunlap
Joe Murphey
Mr. Goff
Calvin Murphy, Jr
Butts County Executive Committee Recommends Election Managers
The Butts County Executive Committee met at the courthouse on the 26th and passed two resolutions. First, appoint a Populist manager at the state October election and a national manager at the November election for every precinct in Butts County. Second, respond to charges of illegal voting in the June primary by stating that only six or seven illegitimate votes may have been cast and that fraud is unfounded. Obe Hendrick, chairman. T. P. Bett, secretary.
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Butts County
Court House
Butt County
Foundaty Obe
Hendrick
T. P. Bett
Administration notices and bond election in Georgia counties
Notices from 1896 in Georgia counties cite Mrs M L Harris and J W Childs seeking letters of administration de bonis now and set June term to show cause. another notice discharges administrator F T Ridgeway with a September 1896 dismission date. a bond election in Butts County on May 30, 1896 rejects issuing court house bonds with 108 against and 382 in favor (implied).
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Georgia
savrTs County
M. L. Harris
J.w.childs
Jas. R. Gray
Jas. F. Carmichael
State OF Georgia
Butts County
Geo. R. Ridgeway
F. T. Ridgeway
Borts
Butts
State of
Court House
Butts County Probate Notices for Geo W Thurston Estate
In Butts County Georgia executor Thurston seeks leave to sell land of Geo W Thurston deceased with hearing set for the first Monday in September 1896. Creditors are urged to file claims and debtors to pay promptly as required by law. Also appraisers have set aside a year of support for Mrs E E Pound widow and minor children, with report to be approved on the first Monday in September 1896.
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Henry B. Fletcher
Butts County
R M. Fletcher
Admi
Georgia
Butts
D. Thurston
Geo. W. Thurston
Jas. F. Carmichael
Geo . Thurston
Thurston
E E Pound
Guardian Seeks Court Order to Sell 95 Acres in Butts County
W A Nolen guardian will apply to the Superior Court of Butts County after four weeks publication in the Jackson Argus for an order to sell 95 acres of land in Butts County adjacent to the lands of David Maddox Mrs Lerg J Kelly and A B F Watkins The sale aims to reinvest proceeds near schools and churches Jackson date September 19 1806 in Jackson.
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Jackson
Superior Court of
Butts County
David Maddox
Lerg
J. Kelly
A. B.F. Watkins
W. A. Nolen
Guardian
Bridge Contract Bid At Indian Spring Court Door
Notice to bridge contractors to furnish materials and rebuild the long bridge at Indian Spring Butts county. Bid to lowest best bidder at courthouse door on the second Tuesday in September next. Bond with two solvent sureties required to indemnify county for nonperformance. Dated August 5 1896. J F Carmichael.
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Indian Spring Butts
J. F Carmichael
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J. H. Zeilin & CO
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United States
Annals of Medicine
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Indianapolis
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Surrey
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Genera
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Atoine Wr Tan
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