Cows Go Wild From Fermented Apples at Jersey Cattle Farm
Fifteen Jersey cows at Whitney Point Stock Farm went on a bizarre spree last Monday, staggering and bellowing as if drunk. Local vets from Binghamton and Engtamon suspected fermented apples in one wagon load dumped on Sunday caused the cows to ferment in their second stomachs, leading to a temporary “jag.” The animals recovered by next day and returned to normal, according to the New York Sun.
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Buck Joseph the Sioux Poker Player at Deadwood
A storyteller recalls Buck Joseph a Sioux gambler famed for sleight of hand in Deadwood. He details Buck's poker prowess and clashes with slick gamblers, noting Buck outplayed rivals and even faced a trip to Abilene before an all day tea party in Deadwound where the narrator carried $800 and paired sums.
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Card Sharps Duel Ends With Big Pot
The narrator recalls a high stakes poker game with Buck. After a risky run, a diamond straight flush beats Buck’s four aces and $4,000 sits on the table. Buck leaves muttering insult, calling the unnamed player a smart white man and an Indian.
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St Pierre Recalled For Colorful Gaiety And Quiet Life
Capt John A Hassell described St Pierre as one of the world’s most picturesque towns with vibrant women in bright colors and fruit stalls offering coconuts with rum. He noted a harborless shore, quick boat arrivals, free intermarriage among races, distinctive French architecture, and widespread music and dancing amid perceived immorality.
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Panama Hata to Be Popular in City Fashion
The New York Sun notes the Panama hat will dominate, while rough straw hats lose favor for men. Colored hat bands are fading except for college men. Clothing cuts stay similar to last summer, and tan or russet shoes are deemed too cheap for city wear, with black boots favored.
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Purity Opens Path to World of Eladness
A brief note hints at a broader vision where purity leads to eladness, suggesting a transformative shift or movement. The phrase implies a philosophy or product promise, inviting curiosity about future developments and potential impacts on culture and daily life.
Marriage Aims for Escape From Routine Vacation Caution
A brief quip notes marriage often fails when partners lack sense to take occasional vacations. The remark frames companionship as needing periodic breaks rather than constant closeness.
Inverness Faces Possible Earthquake Threat From Crust Shifts
Inverness may face periodic earthquakes as geologists warn the city sits near a major geological crack. Dr Davidson of Birmingham cites shifts in the crust toward the sea with Loch Ness destined to become part of a Bea within hundreds of thousands of years.
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University of Chicago Adopts Japanese Language Study
The University of Chicago announced the addition of Japanese to its curriculum shortly after confirming Russian studies. Ghen Ichiro Yoshioka of Tokyo was selected as instructor. A cultured Japanese polyglot, Yoshioka will lead the new department expected to gain rapid popularity amid Japan’s rising commercial prominence.
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Mind Clouded Beauty Sues Artist Herkomer Arrival in NY
Miss Helen Vanderblit-Wackerman, famed American model, suffered a mental decline after alleged distress caused by artist Herbert von Herkomer in London. She arrived in New York from London as letters seeking explanation were ignored. A planned legal action was abandoned. her mind never fully recovered.
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Public Eye Sage Claims Good Health After Park Drive
Financier R Russell Sage reports being in fair physical condition after a Central Park drive with Mrs Sage. He praised his health as “pretty tel’able” for a youth of his years, noting improvement after the outing advised by his physician. The ride lasted about an hour and left him feeling better than in a month.
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New York
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Victoria
Head of New Cabinet Declared Prime Minister of France
Senator Jean Louis Combes, named new prime minister, has played a leading role in French politics since 1876. Born in 1830 in Castres, Tarn, he built a fortune in business and endured early electoral struggles before becoming a fixture in the chamber and senate with many friends in both houses.
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Patti Still in Capital Voice
Adelina Pattis mother advised her daughter to beware high notes and the young singer followed the counsel. A London concert drew unanimous praise for her voice, still resonant and powerful after more than forty years of acclaim.
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Adelina Patti
London
A Practical Philanthropist
For years Charles F. Lummis the California author and editor has quietly conducted a missionary effort. Each year he takes two Indian children for education, cares for them closely, and replaces them with two new ones after twelve months. The children stay at his home all year.
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Charles F. Lummis
California
Signature Evolution of Napoleon in Erfurt 1813
An 1813 report notes Napoleon’s signature shortening during letters at Erfurt on October 18. The emperor initially signed Napoleon, then Napol, followed by Nap, and finally a simple N as the inked slash mark traced through letters.
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Deaths of the Week in Russia Reflect Hard Times
A 19th century outlook notes hardship in European Russia with low tea and sugar consumption and declining grain sowing. A 1898 finance ministry commission reports a 25 percent drop in per capita grain sowing since 1865 across European Russia, rising to 44 percent in the fertile black earth provinces, arguing railroads and costs have not yet aided workers.
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Prominent Dunkard Leader Arnold Dies at 36
President E. Arnold of McPherson German Baptist college Kansas died after kidney cancer surgery at McPherson. He was 36. A teacher since youth, he studied at Bridgewater Ohio Normal Kentucky and Illinois Wesleyan. E Arnold uplifted the college from debt to prominence in Kansas Dunkard education. His wife and daughter survive.
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Fate of Chicago Alderman Ends in Hospital Fire
Alderman Kent of Chicago's Fourth Ward, a longtime political figure and beloved council member, died in a locked hospital room during a blaze at St. Luke Society Hospital last week.
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Prof Virchow’s Early Medical Rise Explored
Prof Virchow, now eighty, remained vigorous as he rose to prominence after sixty years ago during a government mission to study a typhus outbreak in upper Silesia. His European attention from that report established him as a renowned figure in medicine.
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