Bull Entered in Race by Riding Herder Hays
A race near Brownsville on the Monongahela featured Hays riding a bull to enter a 100 purse race. The ox hide saddle and horn drew protests, but the bull won the purse after a rematch. The crowd cheered the unconventional entrant nicknamed Sham Hays. The article also offers observances on parental duties and a statistical note on state production.
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Brownsville
Monongahela
Keystone State
Pnt
Hays
Thayos
Redstone
Sham Hays
Ohio
Paper bed story in Farm Journal inspires simple mattress
An Am. Farm Journal writer describes an inexpensive durable bed made from folded waste paper cut into curls and stuffed into tick coverings. The author advocates paper beds as comfortable and long lasting, noting easy construction with scissors and children’s help, plus versatile uses for pillows and cushions.
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Farm Journal
Amy Friends
Fara Journal
Philosopher Guy Warns Youth Against Fame
A Territorial Enterprise report recalls Uncle Pete dispensing blunt life advice to a young felon about chasing fame. He mocks founders like Columbus Shakespeare and Crusoe, urging a philosophy of getting by while warning against grand discoveries and inventions.
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Nanette
Albelse
Christopher Columbus
America
William
William II
William ‘Tell
Ole Robinson Crusoe
Solitary Island
Crusoe
Moses
Vasquez
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