Partridge, Crow, and Pot Pie Tale from Norwood Saga
A New York Sun report recounts a Norwood family story where a ten year old boy Ray raised a crow, killed it despite law, and his parents resolved the conflict by cooking the bird into a pot pie. The piece closes with a dramatic horse and train anecdote illustrating trust and calm between handler and animal.
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Norwood
New York City
Ray
Pop
George Pardy
N. Y. Sun
Porpoise shark duel shocks Avalon surf scene
A Philadelphia Times report describes a dramatic encounter off Avalon New Jersey where a large school of porpoises clashes with a four foot shark near Bathers shore. The creatures collide mid air and underwater in a bloody duel ending with the shark dead and the porpoise hurt as Townsend Inlet boats nearby witness the chase. The spectacle showcases nature’s predators feeding on drum fish and moss bunkers in a hazardous sea chase.
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Hetween
Avalon
N. J
Philadelphia Times
Townsend Inlet
A Quick Way to Kill Caterpillars
A period article describes a homemade method using a ten foot pole with cloth and twine to apply hot lye and soft soap into caterpillar nests. The process involves pouring three quarts of wood and mixing with soft soap in a pail to produce a deadly solution for immediate effect.
Emin Pasha Meets Stanley Your Night Access at Nyameasasi
From a lakeside camp at 4 50 am a dark steam vessel loomed on the horizon and anchored near Nyameasasi island. Emin Pasha, Casati, and Jephson arrived aboard to friendly salutes as gunfire and signals marked the welcome and a candlelit tent revealed Emin Pasha in a neat cotton suit and fez amid curious, tense observers.
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Nyameasasi
Kabba Rega
Emin Pasha
Casati
Jephson
Mr. Stanley
Monstrous 115 Foot Granite Shaft From Maine
Vinalhaven Maine hosts the Bodwell Granite Company claim of quarrying a 115 foot long shaft 10 feet square at the base weighing 850 tons. If erected it would rival Egypt’s obelisks in height and would honor General Grant with a Maine monument.
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Vinalhaven
Maine
Bodwell Granite Company
Heliopolis
Alexandria
Constantine
Rome
Stone
Grant
Potent patent bitters and tonics in old ad copy mix
The text blends advertisements claiming Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters protects against fever and miasma, Hall’s Catarrh Cure from Walthall & Co, Dr Sherman’s Prickly Ash Bitters, and general warnings about liver and kidney health. It also notes Tennyson’s drinking habits in a lightsome aside.
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Hostetter
E. B. Walthall & CO
Struck It Rich J McElwee Wins 15000 State Lottery Prize
W J McElwee of 1223 South Sixteenth street held a one twentieth ticket No 92561 which drew the first capital prize of the Louisiana State Lottery on the 15th instant. The whole prize was 300000 and he received 15000. He left work for a vacation after learning of the win and plans to start a business using part of the money.
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Alfred H. Peters
J. McElwee
Philadelphia
W. J. McElwee
South Sixteenth Street
McElwee
Item
Kirkendall Jones Co Shoes Promise Best Value
An advertisement for Kirkendall Jones & Co makers of Prize Medal School Shoes urges customers to demand their brand. It highlights fit on any last, dealer availability, and a guarantee of quality from Omaha Neb. It also promotes Castoria, travel by Santa Fe and Burlington Route services, and health tonics, all in one collage of promotional copy.
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Lncisco
Kirkendall, Jones & Co
Kirkendall, Jones & Co., Manufacturers
Omaha, Neb
New Deal
Santa Fe
Denver
Colorado Springs
Fueblo
Chicago
California
Burlington
Horton
Colorado
Larimer St
Colo
Corn Nefield
N. 2d St
Philadelphia
U.S
Canadas
Europe
T. Hopkins
Prop Dent Jones Sr
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year remedy for teething pain. It claims to soothe the child gums relieve wind colic regulate bowels and treat diarrhoea whether from teething or other causes. Available from druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle.
Notre Dame University College Admission Announcement 1590
The column promotes Notre Dame University as a leading institution expanding yearly with more than eleven buildings serving over 600 students. It highlights a full course range in classics to engineering and music, with St Edward Hall noted for boys under 15. Rev T E Walsh offers full information and catalog. ninety third session opens Tuesday September 1590.
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Department of Boys
St. Edwards Hall
St Semtoguge
VALSW
Presidentetre Dame
India
Notre Dame University
St. Edward Hall
T. E. Walsh
President University
Notre Dame
United States
New Papers and Presses for Sale by Western Newsreel Union
Classified note offers two or three complete weekly newspapers for publication at cheap prices and second hand presses at bargain rates. Address Western Newsreel Union. The item includes a quip about the heated term and a jab at adulteration by Dobbins Electric Soap makers I L Cragin. Also mentions a new opera The Sea King claimed to be original Neptune.
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Western Newsraren Union
Denver
Colo
The
Neptune
On the mend with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and scrofula. It claims the remedy strengthens weak lungs and treats liver, blood, and lung diseases, with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen. The text warns against inferior products and notes the tonic contains no alcohol or sugar and is suitable for adults and children.
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Dr. Pierce
Rger
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Wb & Arapahoe
Lt Yeal
College
Robert J. Wallace
Prin
James
Oh Riley
Virgil Maxey
Maxey
Texas
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Free Theater
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Lawrence Barrett
Lony
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Oman
Viola
Erasmus
Chicag Tribune
Emin
Monster
Tennyson
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Niagara
O. W Ruees
Michigan Central
University of Notre Dame
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Phila
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Dobbins
ISO
P. Hazeitin
Warren
Phin Sapolio
Sapolio
Gunnel’s Monthly
Toledo
Jasaro
F.G. Tallerday
Poplar Grove
J. Rennert
Clark St
M. Carter
Washington, D. C
Hopkins & Hannay
Washington, D
Trick O'Farrell
Pension Agt
Ensio
John W
Washington, D.C
Accessfull
Hoeipal
Elaine
Attorne Ae
F Street
Brantik
Cleveland
Detroit
I .S. N. Attorney At Law
James Tanner
Pensions
Ob. Ook Remedy CO
Omaha
Neb
Pas Union Py CML
Eldge
Woolrick& CO
Palmer
FBI
Larg
O. E
H.ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
Mallor
O. W. Mtdes
Ass Snyder
State Street
Chical
Madrid
Hicas CO
Dearborn St
Hi. H.gheen & Sons
Auanta
Doe
Eggleston Mfg, CO
Ill
Epa
Observatio Cookk Remedy CO
T. Felix Gouraud
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Haut
Parker
Imi
John H. Parker
Man's
Boston
James Pyle
New York
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