Pump Snake of Dakota Aerial Water Pumpers Troupe
A Dakota Cor. reports a bizarre reptile dubbed the pump snake found in central Dakota. It allegedly forms large, trainable herds that funnel creek water into cattle troughs, with a leader and chained followers. A farmer claims his snakes extinguished a barn blaze by directing water through a chain to the fire.
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Dakota
Missouri
1Mons County
Cat Tail Creek
Medical Congress
Ash
Washington
A Mild Sort of Reproof Traveler Tale In Coffee House
A traveler in a coffee house spins dubious wonders to a group of gentlemen. When asked where the events occurred he hedges, saying on the continent possibly Russia. Another guest suggests Italy. The banter exposes credulity and whimsy in casual discourse.
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Russia
Italy
Burglars Target Catskills Resort Guests at Season End
A quip from an exchange notes a burglar raid at a Catskills summer resort where guests reportedly lost money, followed by a joke that the landlord holds all funds. The brief joke frames the tale as a humorous exaggeration about seasonal finances.
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Catskills
Odds and Ends From a Fragmented News Clipping
A floating island appeared in Lake Apopka Florida. A four month old child in Decatur Illinois died after a rat bite. Joseph Watson of Huntingdon Pennsylvania is linked to a 118 year old hickory rocking chair. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of London is visiting Boston for 350th year celebrations. The heaviest man in New Hampshire, farmer Frank Brown near Dover, has died weighing 423 rounds.
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Lake Apopka
Florida
Decatur
Joseph Watson
Huntingdon
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
London
Boston
New Hampshire
Frank Brown
Dover
England
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Express
Hullo
Lome
Bar Harbor
Boston Courier
Venice
New Orleans
Harper’s Bazar
New Haven News
Quip Laden Riff On City Gossip And Verse
A collage of quips and witticisms from various papers, touching on politics manners and travel. Light observations include remarks on journalism conduct public notices and cultural gossip with playful banter and dry humor. Notable lines reference Consul Brigham Mexican affairs and Venice gondoliers.
Back Again from the Ocean to the City Life
A Boston Courier poem recounts returning from shore and mountains to city life with healthier lungs, brighter purses, and lighter purses, noting September cool nights and fewer flies. It contrasts summer pleasures with lingering counts of fishing, money spent, and social renewal.
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Boston Courier
Modern Mexican dress shifts from color to London fashion
In the Mexico Letter the author laments a fashionable shift away from traditional attire. Swarthy eye and sombrero wearers are abandoning serapes for London style coats and silken hats, a change blamed on wealthier classes adopting Americanized dress. The colorful rural scene fades as overcoats replace the serape.
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Mexico
Engagement Breakup Clarity Sparks Legal Threats
Fragmentary lines reveal a confrontation over a broken engagement. A note requests release from the engagement while a lawyer hints at action for breach. Vague references to a judge or test case suggest possible legal maneuvers.
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Augustus
Dring
Saw mill bonus offered at St Louis chamber meeting
A proposition at the chamber of commerce offers a $10,000 bonus to any party locating a saw mill at this point with capacity of at least 200,000 feet per day. Action on the proposal will be taken at the next chamber meeting. Also noted, two governors visit the Centennial with Governor Hughes traveling to Atlanta to meet Georgia’s governor and attend Philadelphia’s celebration.
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St. Cloup
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Littlee Rocks
Ark
S. P. Hughes
Arkansas
Atlanta
Georgia
Philadelphia
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Fakir
Thad
Ponsonby
Hay
de Twirliger
Yaas
Gus
Anthaw
Odds and
Brigham
Pittsburg
Heaven
Rochester Post-Express
New Orleans Picayune
New York Telegram
The
Express
Oil City
Nashville
Detroit Free Press
Richmond Religious Herald
Derrie
Emile Zola
Kansas
Zola
Denver
Long Island
Manhattan Island
Minneapolis Tribune
Arizona
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tommy Traddies
Tommy Traddles
New York Sun
Tia
Valoabie
Jack
Paz Gentve
Onter
Can
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall St. N.Y
Alex Mitcnen
A. B. Hager
Hager Brothers
Land Department
Main ST
W. A. Scott
Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Nye
Texas
Ros
LA Vina Eorsets
Warner Bros
Pitcher
Grorce Tinson & Land
Nkbic Derk Derson -Smith
Mition
Sporting Coods
Gunder K. Gunderson
Sioux Falls
Dakot
Nakota University
Mitchel, Dakota
Territorial Board of Education
P. A. Reno
Mitchell, Dakota
F. Weller
J.S. Daniels
LL. C. Imlee & Coo
Mitchell
R. McMillen & CO
A. Fuller
Schwarner
Mt. Vernon
James River House
Main Street
Woonsocket
M. M. Hitchcock
A. M. Bowdle
L. O. Gale
Randall & Wheelock
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