Deer Hunt on the Plains A White-Tailed Buck Slain
In a remote prairie scene two cowboys Ferris and a foreman pursue a white-tailed buck across the river and through thick brush. After a patient stalk the deer is shot in the shoulder area, killed, and dressed near the homestead amid a long hunt through river bottoms, storms, and wagon treks on the Keogh trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OG. P. Putoamn
G. P. Putnam
New York
London
Jett
Ferris
Herris
Aflk
Keogh
Fort Keogh
Jewel Prairie
Deafness Cure and Coffee Substitute Advertisements
An old newspaper fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness caused by catarrh with a money back claim and encourages readers to request circulars. It also advertises Dr Shoon Health Coffee as a quick substitute for real coffee, touting healthful toasted grains and malt with quick preparation, sold by Rose Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Caeser & Co
Totens, O
Dr. Stoop
Deathbed quip from forest hermit Thorean recalls faith
A dying hermit Thorean jokes with friend Henry about his soul. He claims not to know if God and he had quarreled, delivering a wry line in a quiet bedside moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Fach
Thorean
Henry
Jobe
God
Electric Bitters and medical quacks in a 19th century page
A Fayette NY veteran credits Electric Bitters for curing stomach trouble and boosting strength. The piece also parodies sensational ads for Dr Shoop’s Restorative and Preventics candy tablets, notes early appendectomy operations, and finishes with a ribald joke about Adam and Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Sector Bros. Drug Store
Indiana Indians Face New Drink From Mescale Button Plant
The Winnebago tribe faces a toxic liquor made from mescale buttons, a cactus family plant. It threatens to drive Indians insane and collapse communities. Mission authorities at La Crosse appeal to Congressman Esch for action and report to the Indian Commissioner in Washington, noting Nasbrask Indians first learned of the drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Esch
la Crosse
Washington
Wisconsin
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Ward Sire
Rnio
Fido
Shoop
Hancock
Bronlein
Morton
Sexton Bros
Doula
Adam
E. F. Mechler
Marshfield
Wis
C.B. Edwards
Attorney-At-Law
Over Marshfield State Bank
John A. Hoffman
Dealer
E. M. Rowan
Phils
Baldia
Vedder
Ali
Marshfield Real Estate Exchange Co
Turneam & Esbe
Marshfield, Wood Co
Ofleo
Rembe' Purnirace Stara
Geo. H. Welton
Deming Building
Arshfied Iron Works
Lang & Scharmann
Propa
South Dapot Street
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