Muley cow causes chaos in Wolcott village trade
A muley cow objected to a trade with neighbor Farmer Worthey and charged through Wolcott New York streets. After injuring Worthey and citizens, the beast tangled in barbed wire, fought a man with a pitchfork, and chased a crowd before a local roper subdued her. No horns saved Worthey from severe goring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthey
Wolcott
N. Y
Lawson Matthess
Woothey
Mulley
New Hartford
New York
Farmer Worthey
Fred Benjamin
Benjamin
Worthy
Benjamin Aad
Albert Dobbin
Dobbin
Wept over wedding gift from Robson to groom
The Chicago Record notes Stuart Robson sent a $5,000 check to the bridegroom after Lawrence Barrett's daughter's wedding. Felicia Robson reports the scene as Robson cried for about a minute. A separate New York World bit recalls a humorous exchange about courtesy in a crowded car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Barrett
Stuart Robson
Felicia Robson
Felicia
Rob
Robson
Chicago
Haverly
Austen
New York
Australia’s Vast Coal Supply Promises Growth
Australia mined 4,037,929 tons of coal last year. The supply is considered inexhaustible and seen as a key factor in future industrial development of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
PERT RETORTS and Quips from the Roadside
A string of humorous exchanges fills the page with quick wits and wordplay. Characters trade barbs on piano dislike skeletons in closets gloves at box parties and the cost of outings. A boy mispronounces and a girl endures a clipped hair moment as townsfolk swap quips about manners and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSwilligen
Watts
Skinflint
Rinx
Scrib
Shallo
Gertie
Tommie
Noyo
The Bicycle Sulky and the Lost Patent Chance
A Chicago journalist William Welton failed to patent the bicycle sulky idea after writing a fake interview about Dr. Gibson and Tremont horses. The device, featuring bicycle wheels rubber tires and ball bearings, later became standard in trotter and pacer races, earning millions for others while Welton stayed in obscurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
William Welton
Dame Fortune
Detroit
Dr. Gibson
Jackson
Mich
Tremont
Gibson
Buffalo
Trout fishing legends from life in Punxley County
In Cameron county about nine miles from the Sianema honing a famed trout spot yields huge catches. Walter Brows Charley Buldue and George Kurtz report baskets of trout with ten inch fish common. Charley Buldue dominates as expert angler while lodging costs and a rattlesnake trophy scheme color the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cameron County
Sianemahoning
Walter Brows
Charley Buldue
George Kurtz
Walter Brown
Walter
Mountaineers Shun Money Say Chitral Official
Captain Younghusband notes in Chitral that the principal evil in the remote Indian mountains is a lack of desire for money. Isolated in their hills, the mountaineers have never used currency and thus do not grasp the value of coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Younghusband
Chitral
India
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MR. Worthey
Wolcott Village
Pert
Punxley
Coun
Hood
Hood's Pills
ST For
Mperia Eranun
Jous Carle & Sons
Denver Directory
Nagie Bogey Heroes
Denver
Weber
Lowney
Stearbos
Beonh
Wugeates
Gsi Tan
Meee & Ak
OD & OS
Picmnten
Guahs
Bunlinwan
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