Bear Tug At The Tree Ends With Tobacco Rule
Kilbuck recalls a bear encounter while hunting in Canada and a lone bearskin rug from the tale. He narrates climbing a tree as a bear claws upward, then drops a chunk of chewing tobacco onto the bear’s tongue to induce retreat. The tale ends with Kilbuck sending the bear adventure to a boys’ paper for funds to buy the rug, and the moral about tobacco danger stated by Kilbuck.
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Canada
Farley
Farley’s
Kilbuck
Africa
Os Bear
Goodneggs
Willy Nilly
Pish
Sterin
Thad
Child Rescued From Jammed Sewer Pipe Hide and Seek
In Alleghany Pennsylvania a group of children, including Mamie Kaylor daughter of Councilman Kaylor, played among clay sewer pipes on Cherry street. Mamie became wedged inside a pipe during hide and seek and was carefully freed when workers split the pipe with a mallet after attempts to pull her out failed.
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Cherry Street
Alleghany
Mame Kaylor
Kaylor
Mamie Kaylor
Mamie
John Dickreader
Traveling Sparrow Builds Nest in Freight Car Drawhead
A sparrow nested inside the iron neck of a freight car drawhead in Oil City yards. Inspectors found a small nest with four eggs encased in the drawhead, the bird reaching it only when the drawhead moved.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Oil City
Olean
Allegheny Valley
Poisoners Through History: Noted English Trials Rekindle Debates
A sweeping reminiscence traces notorious poisoners from Captain Donellan to Eliza Fenning and Mary Anne Cotton. It recounts trials, juries, and public sentiment, noting how motives, evidence, and verdicts sparked controversy and memorial vigils amid 18th and 19th century cases.
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Captain Donellan
Theodosius
John Hunter
Hunter
Eliza Fenning
Chancery Lane
Recorder of London
St. George the Martyr
Pritchard
Glasgow
Mary Anne Cotton
Durham
George Henry Lamson
Pee
Brother
Conversing With Monkeys in a Hospital Visit
Jules Richard describes a sickness visit that led to a zoological garden meeting with a south official. The official used guttural calls to speak with about a dozen monkeys, who sat in rows replying and engaging. The monkeys grew excited as the visitor left, gesturing farewell and hoping for future contact.
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Freedman
Popular Science Monthly
Jules Richard
Emile
Zoological Garden
Mr. Richard
Mr. Richards
Law and Order and Oddities from Old Notes
A collage of historical snippets: European armed forces rise since 1870s, Washington state imposes a 480 battering license fee while licenses fade out. Portland bankers Steele and Keep are close friends but not partners. A Brooklyn wife sues over weekly wages allotment of one dollar. A Pittsburg church picnic leads to a pastor’s muddy pond encounter after a rude man is thrashed. Japan ends a forced marriage policy, allowing women to remain unmarried. Wells Fargo card from the 1850s notes limited liability for losses from fire or acts of God and enemies.
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Europe
Washington State
Steele
Keep
Portland
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Mr. Schnorr
Schnorr
Japan
Mikado
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Diversion and dialogue amid odd courtroom banter
A string of humorous exchanges plays on salaries, meals, and Antipodes while a prosecuting attorney contemplates a long sentence. Characters include Jigson, a goose, a hen, a governess, and Emma as they joke about finance, cornbanquet, and mispriced dishes in a courtroom setting. The quips touch on deceit, salaries owed, and a life term vs twenty years.
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Jigson
Emma
Fraulein
Fritz
Arizona
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Iran
Doneilan
Flies Feusing
Landes
Te Sense
LAW and Order
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