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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
5
Reported discovery on S B Smith farm five miles from Campton Kentucky describes oil from a creek bed that dammed with a plank burns like dry paper and can be collected in any amount. Observers claim its lubricating quality requires no processing and it aids healing of bruises cuts and sores.
The Topeka editor W. W. Wick once faced a hostile woman who tried to horsewhip him. He restrained her under his arm and paraded her around the square, the crowd laughing. She kicked and squirmed but he walked on, mortifying her into leaving town on the next train.
In Germany and Austria molasses has been tried as horse feed, partly replacing corn and oats. When mixed in proper ratios with other foods it is said to be well liked by horses and to give them a sleek appearance.
Nevada is the most sparsely settled state with about two and a half square miles per person, followed by Idaho at roughly one person per square mile.
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