Stampede Drill and Cowboy Duty Across the Texas Drive
A long, rambling narrative recounts cattle drives in Texas with cowboys guiding a vast herd at night. It describes stampede dangers, the cow boss’s commands, and the peril from gulches, with a vivid tale of two brothers among the drive and a warning on vigilance and discipline.
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Texas
Ion Willy
Aix
Walliaut
Ng Varthl
Hunt Myo
Lezally
Ural
Maideah
Bub
Arime
Charlie
George
Tighets
Gautie Xize
Fort Wilberforce
Sohritt
Henrry George
Fish culture and agricultural progress in early America
The article traces early fish culture in the United States, noting abundant lake and river fisheries, the role of fish in sustenance, and the rise of the National Fish Culture Association. It discusses hatcheries, state commissions, and the spread of German carp, plus encouragement for local fairs to host breeding establishments and premium programs to promote fish culture. It also covers farming innovations, tree safety near buildings, calf feeding, and crop and livestock notes from various regions.
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Atlantic
MD Shun
Eastport
New England
Great Lakes
Weert
Prairies
Countty
Grealth
National
Washington
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
Tsb
Chicago Times
Midnight Duel A Romantic Tale From The Late War
An old Confederate veteran recalls a moonlit duel atop Blue Ridge near Luray Gap. Georgian and Mississippi soldiers, in a tale of love and rivalry, exchange pistols at fifteen paces. The Mississippi shooter dies instantly. the Georgian is wounded and vanishes into memory.
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CIA Wold
Athena
Hill
Shellandoah
Luray Gap
Georgia
Mississippi
Sud
Blue Ridge
Aycono
prinicipaLand
Guatemala's 1881 profile and trade totals
A historical summary notes Guatemala's 1881 area of 41 850 English square miles and population of 1 252 407 with two thirds Indigenous. It cites Santiago de Guatemala as capital, a six year national assembly, universal male suffrage, six government departments, and a trade pattern exporting indigo cochineal and coffee while importing textiles, with 1881 exports valued at 4 064 048 dollars and imports at 3 901 008, mainly with Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Marrior
Santiago de Guatemala
Caatamarn
Great Britain
United States
Where We Get the Asphalt From the Trinidad Lake
A Philadelphia Times article describes an asphalt lake near Trinidad off Venezuela, covering about 100 acres and fed by a craterlike deposit. The crude substance is claimed inexhaustible despite harvesting 50,000 tons annually. The lake is government owned but leased to a Washington company led by president A. D. Barber, with a fleet of schooners shipping asphalt to Philadelphia.
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Phiadelphia
Trinidad
Caribbean
Venezuela
Washington
A.D. Barber
Broad Street
Columbia
Rescue at Salt Lake City Cavern Diverts Toward Hope
Peter Whitford and his son Frank rappelled into a cave beside Great Salt Lake after Frank fell into a chasm opened by a rock collapse. Whitford used a rope and bridle to hoist Frank to safety. the boy suffered only bruises while a subterranean stream fed from the lake revealed itself as a 50-foot-wide outlet. A planned lake-side party may visit the site in days.
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Take Remoeral
Peter Whitford
Frank
Hitford
Mr. Whitford
Hoe
Ligeon
Whitford
Jeng
Great Salt Lake
Fragmented Observer Narrative From OCR Text
A distorted OCR passage depicts a tense scene with a child in arms outside a door and an officer guiding a restrained person toward an official location. The cryptic wording makes it hard to extract concrete names, places, or dates, but the moment conveys fear and uncertain authority as authorities intervene.
Bottomless Jug Tale From Osfont County Farm Memoir
A farmer in Osfont County, Me., recalling his father’s thrifty tale, discusses a bottomless jug and a mortgage of two thousand dollars. The narrative shifts to a plan proposed by his wife Mollie to clear the debt within five years, hinting at a clever scheme born from hardship and family duty.
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Webster
Green Harbor
Nee
Webster Gerdas
Daniel Webster
Boston
Witter
Keel
Ber
Mollie
Charlo
Molle
Sven
Charles
Interdar
Olding
Sesson
Dismite
Minum
Osfont County
Tata
Jon
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Indian Medical Gazette
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L. A. Goodman
Miagonxt Horticultural Society
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New York Experiment Station
Fort Worth
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London
Connell of Hygiene
the Society of Naturalists of
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