Dangerous peccary described as indomitable Texas hog
A correspondent extols the Dicotyles torquatus, a fearless Texan peccary, comparing its courage to that of game cocks and describing a Wichita River encounter where a drove attacked, were killed by Winchester fire, and the lone boar held a menacing sentry pose before falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Frem
Wichita
Platt
Frontier Battalion
Texas and Pacific
Fort Worth
Denver City
Moe
Puritans land at Salem and form Massachusetts Colony
In 1659 Rev Francis Higginson led 200 men to Salem with Puritans seeking worship freedom. John Endicott arrived earlier, Winthrop joined later with 800. The group founded Massachusetts and built Boston amid hardship yet strong religious zeal and thrift. The colony later joined Plymouth to form Massachusetts. A note on Proctor’s aviation speculation and on kappa fibre from Tavaryan plants also appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Higginson
Salem
England
John Endicott
Goverenor Winthrop
Massachusetts Colony
Boston
New England
Masaschusetts Colony
Plymouth Coloy
Maxeschusetts
Blue Hills
Prince of Wales among London clubs and society gossip
A London club scene described with the Prince of Wales and heir Albert Edward as prominent members. Notes on club fees, venues like United Service and Marlborough, politics, and social life among dukes, peers, and gentry. Also mentions other topics from bishops to medical notes and plant growing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clube
Haes Poliical Bisa
Albert Edsward
United Serves
Travelers
The
Guards
United University
Pall Mall
Marlborough
United Service
Guinneas
Prince
Devonshire
Clargey Street
Picesdily
Harhaght
St Futsham
White's
1St James
Earl of Portsmouth
Earl of Haddington
Earl of Zetland
Earl ‘of
Corkend
Prince of Wales
Reform
Carlton
Reform Club
Pall Mail
Irving
Rignly
Marquis of Syliabury
Bishops’ Club
Elurica
Beatrice
Hari
Shiitesbury
Alleieim
Lord Uranville
St Daeva
Witte’s
Bronks
City Liberal Club
Herbert Gladstone
Practical farm notes on budding trees and other tips
A broad agricultural column outlines bud production for small farms, detailing when to bud, how to select twigs, and how to avoid sap flow loss. It covers peach and cherry grafting on north faces, preferred tying strings, and gypsum use for land, plus recipes and various farming observations and practices.
Amooti syrup and fruit preserving tips from a bygone era
A domestic guide outlines preserving fruit with a two to one sugar water syrup, called amooti, and advises blanching fruit for thorough syrup penetration. The page also includes mixed recipe snippets, hotel ads, and kitchen tips such as cabbage in milk and egg, beef seasonings, and a hot tomato egg dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabrace Satan
Cole
Fragments of Recipes and Medical Advice From Old Text
An assorted mix of household recipes and health tips including jelly making from fruit juices with sugar, mustard plasters for neuralgic pain, fruit tarts with stones, a stuffed egg dish, Parmesan cheese fritter, beef stock cues, and lamp soot prevention. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Humorous Exchange Ends With Setter Joke on Front Steps
A gentleman finds a ragged tramp on his steps eating lunch. The tramp says he is a setter, not a hound. The tale shifts to a caricature of a confident doctor, ending with a joke about philosophers and an awkward confession about evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Vary
Baxter
Delaware
Subjeet
Wells Health Renewer and Train Fare Note
An ad boast claims Wells Health Renewer cures dyepepsia and sexual debility for a dollar. A humorous railroad anecdote follows a conductor negotiating fare with a delayed traveler who asks to tender payment for a Boston trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Station
Boston
Meademe
Whimsical Fragments and Local Observations
A scattered column of humorous vignettes and odd notices includes wind and shipping imagery, bird protection quips, a fire permit remark, schoolroom chatter, railway lore, a milk pitcher walk test, and a graduate choosing between editing and waiting tables.
Travel by rail offers grand tours for all budgets
The piece extols summer rail travel across the United States and abroad, highlighting abundant routes, moderate rates, and scenic highlights from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. It praises comfortable palatial cars, extensive itineraries, and rail lines serving middle-class travelers with varied attractions and engineering feats like the Bells Gap Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railway
White
Catskill
Allegheny Mountains
Niagara
Trenton Falls
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakea
Saratoga
Bedford
Richfield
Virginia
Pacific
Yosemite
Middle States
Cape May
Jersey
Geney Island
Philadelphia
Delaware Water Gap
Cresson Springs
Mauch Caunk
BR. R
BR. R., Watkin’s Glen, Gettysburg, the Luray Caves, Minnequn Springs
Bells’ Gap
Hells’ Mills
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blondes vs brunettes in fashion sparks mixed data study
A panel of doctors reports on hair color popularity with figures drawn from novels poems and social events. The study finds similar counts for blondes and brunettes despite perceived leads for brunettes, while other items touch on steam boiler coloration experiments distemper disease animal carriers and oil exports.
How to Smoke a Cigar According to an Editor’s Quip
In Chicago a long haired editor suggests a rough method to smoke a cigar. He quips that the cigar should be hung up in the smoke house and a fire built under it, reflecting a facetious approach to smoking guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Barker Mill
Eir
W. A. Rosa
Chicago
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Qing
Richard A. Proctor
Cos
Mediterranean
Bippocratye
Lave Len
Bia Patiente
Gis
Bert Medical Society
Virehow
Plaster of Paris
Haiford Thompson
F. W. Bast
Eroptssorn Hayy
United States Agricultural
Tan Kansad Farner
Garman
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Cty
de Kroes
Piazza Sonaza
Erosa
Jenry
Henry
Sackkrates
Plato
Kehnt
Leibnitz
Uee Wetla
Richardson & Co's
Uarboltne
Aomitsa
Marabel
Hanno
Johnny
Tila
San Francisco
Lawas
Onn
Summer Travel
Academy
Herr Stoupler
Lucerne
Switzerland
Otd
Caucasus
Pennsylvania
Fishton
Fogg
Africa
Igi
ATS
Isu
New York
Brande
Pann
Krea
Divinie Ramodisl
Blaine & Logan
W. Zrmantn & Co
Phila
Physte
Bright
Swant
DR. Lindsey
Aurea Botts
Wil
R. E. Sellers & CO
Pittsburg
Coe
Hop Flaster Company
Prowrieters
Mass
Pleasu
Hanviey
Seneca
Barlow
Monkton
BR. N. Clark
Hero
Sidney Wort
C. M. Summerlin
Welles, Richardson & CO
Burlington Vt
N.Y
Lydia
Pinkhar
Bea
Ayton
Jones
Binghalton
Binghamton
Criericase
Price Priehiek
All Bool
News Deters
Sa Ta & Co
Lgents
OUR Wild Indians
Gove Bode
Salt
Agen
Oremiraton
Ugrtford
Fan Secur
LADY
Ity Suiriaud
Eta
Bam Trees
Guene
Giehen
Charles A
Charles A, Vgil Ile GO
Sore Ta
Vourval Acoa Warbarton Mh
Tete
Lultzes
Ste J. Simmbon
Huuiene
Minger
Pwcer
Gyoe
Sucyege
Paw Academy of
Meare
United States
Adilaas
LU Ze
Gikaut
Lorge
Addrer Bowen
Lutar & CO
Er Street
Edith Stall Street
Olen
Anda Bubsies
Hirani
Vicor
Ruvents
KLINE
Lipticsd
Uspallidle
Ituir
Phila Pa
Crittenton
Uae
Patuntlar
Greene Stane
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