Coon Hunt Endurance Ends with Men and Dogs Versed in Fight
An all-night coon hunt ends in a brutal cabin battle as Kit Howard and John McKinney fend off a swarm of coons. Howard sustains severe wounds but escapes with his companion and their dogs. At the cabin, nineteen coons lie dead, with more likely slain. Howard vows to quit coon hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKinney
Kit Howard
Kentucky
Howard
Howard's
Darkey
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
McKinney
Bleighson
A Strapping Morrison Family From Bourbon County
A humorous sketch recalls the Morrison clan of Bourbon County Kentucky, noting Joe Morrison and wife plus their ten children with remarkable heights and weights. The 14 year old Martha stood six feet three inches and weighed 16 pounds, a figure later explained as age before death. The piece ends with a tidbit about Silhouette, a French minister in anti revolution times, famed for portraits in profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrson
Kentucky
New York Sun
Joe Morrison
Bourbon County
Joe
Tom
Jim
Sarah
John
Mary
Elijah
Matthew
Eli
Martha
Monsieur Silhouetre
Silhouette
M. Silhouette
Pleasantries and Punchlines from a Mock Scene
A compiled humor slice features quick gags about pennies for bags, penniless joys, gloomy fates, and half-formed puns. It weaves quips from a photographer, a judge, a mule seller, and a piano pupil in a playful Victorian style.
Fragmented 19th Century Humorous Snippets
A collage of quirky notices and quips: a Vassar student passes gum, a farewell letter to a lover, a Massachusetts ex-clergyman patent claim, a New York thief of peonies, a widow finding a husband for ten dollars, and various jokes. It also mentions women blacksmiths, a divorce suit in Los Angeles, wedding remarks, cures for coughs, and early 1900s advertising snippets. It portrays social mores, light gossip, and fad remedies of the era with colorful, non-graphic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isham Mills
Massachusetts
New York
United States
Maria
Edward
Summer
Antoine Bergen
Los Angeles
Cal
Smith
Jones
Untitled fragment on teen system and Draggists Gold
A fragmentary note references W Gleanson acting on teens of the system and mentions Gold by Draggists Too in unclear terms.
Many Matters and Oddities Across the World
A miscellany reports ancient fish in St Petersburg and Lachish artifacts, a 1370 year old iron ax head in Britain, a stolen cigar box from Mexico bank with 60 000 in paper money, and a meteor nearly startling a New Hampshire rider. It also notes a new female theft method in Haverhill and U S Army enlistment by occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
National Bank of Mexico
L. M. Atkinson
Madison
N.H
Haverhill
Mass
Shalls
United States Army
Fragmented ad snippets mix in cheeky chatter and remedies
The text blends social banter with medicinal notices and product pitches. It mentions Beecham's Pills for indigestion and Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs, plus Hegeman's Camphor Ice. A joking exchange about tailoring and a broker named Jawley appears, reflecting light newspaper banter and consumer ads.
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Apollo
Bridget Bridget
Bridget
Mem
Pollo
A. K. Morris
Canton St
Philadelphia
Barbera
John W. Gates
Petersburg
Morocco
Metabeleland
Brazil
Lane
Simpson
Terday
Skiggles
Van_Duder
Cholly
Vna
Rhiloh
London
Timeon
Hawaii
Colchester
Ono
Crrr
Totmpe
Lucas Counrr
Faure J. Counzy
Hass
Frank J
A. D
U.S
Roy
Royal Aquarium
St Petersburg
Lachish
Syria
Clara
Walter
Arthur
Amelia
Annette
Beecham
Willimton
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Co
N.havey
George
Ethel
Jawley
Tsh
Hbhanrt
Tavalide
Woato
Buffalo
CHE’ Lloyd Eberhart
Les Joliet, Fil
Thompson's
ST. Jacobs Oil
ELY Bros
Warren
LMU i
Walter Baker & CO
Aaa
Walter Baker &Co
Dorchester, Mass
Eberhart
Colch
Inferior Seat Rubber CO
Gunnels
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