BIDDY'S ADVENTURE IN CATTLE RANCH LIFE
In Carson County a young horse-wrangler nicknamed Biddy earns his fame through bold missteps and clever improvisation. He survives a broken temper, a lost compass and a long rural ordeal to return with doctor in tow, forging a lasting partnership with his fellow hands after a risky prank.
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Robert
Henry Howard Burke
Carson County
Mr. Burke
Henry
Hen
Biddy
Antares
South Pole
Cutler
Smithy
Arizona
Ed Reese
Smith
Boarke
Fractional tax deed: one vigintillionth part ties up Chicago lot
In an Illinois case Connecticut Mutual Mortgage Co. sued after a tax sale of an infinitesimal one vigintillionth share of a Chicago lot. The county court said the sale amounted to nothing, but the higher court ruled the deed renders the rest of the lot inaccessible to the street and validates the sale.
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Illinois
Connecticut Mutual Insurance Co
Chicago
Why They Do Not Own Their Houses
The New York Sun notes some prefer renting despite moderate income, believing house value is more profitable as capital. It cites wealthy businessmen delaying home building to keep funds invested, often until old age.
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Harper's Weekly
Phillips Academy
Andover
Yale
New Haven
New York Sun
Tne New Yorker
Rooster Ends a Local Match in Odd Timing
A Cleveland Leader note recalls a humorous scheme where a man believed a crowing rooster disrupted a planned event. The woman explains her father owns an educated rooster that crows nightly at 10.39, causing the match to be canceled.
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Cleveland
Value of a five carat ruby compared to a four carat diamond
A modern reckoning shows a five carat ruby is valued at least eleven times higher than a diamond of the same weight and quality. This reflects ruby scarcity and demand among collectors and jewelers.
Terrapin Tale Reveals Diamond Back's Market Worth
A Maryland period piece describes the diamond back terrapin as an aristocratic Chesapeake Bay delicacy. It notes high market value, terrapin farms flooded with seawater, and a peculiar racing sport among workers. The piece recalls a 1893 find near Tangier Island yielding $1200 in four hours and explains proper cooking and selection by seasoned Maryland cooks.
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Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Tangier Island
Maryland Coviks
Chesapeake
Long Island
Virginis
Charleston
Mobile
Gulf Mississippi
North Carolina
Marsan
Suicide trends in Japan and surviving practices across ages
The report details rising suicide rates in Japan over a decade, noting higher proportions among young women and men, with peaks in 1885 1886. It links motives to economic hardship, late year liabilities, and mid year rice prices, while describing methods and demographic patterns.
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Japan
Saito Kokafu
Mr. Saito
Care of the Umbrella
Guidance on drying and storing umbrellas to prevent damage. Do not leave open to dry. let folds lie loose when not in use to avoid creases and stretched silk.
Singers Fill New Stuttgart Hall in Grand Chorus
More than 14 000 singers joined in a mass event in Stuttgart at a specially built hall with 8 250 seats and 4 000 standing places. The crowd sang together in an intense musical gathering likely including Oratorio societies, highlighting the scale of the performance.
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Stuttgart
Kaffir Dentistry Described as Brutal Tooth Extraction
The London Spectator recalls a brutal Kaffir method of tooth extraction. A patient lies on the ground while four people pin arms and legs before a practitioner hacks at the tooth with sharpened ivory or steel. The procedure is long and painful, sometimes lasting thirty minutes, with heavy suffering described.
Great Increase of City Population in United States
A historical note cites rapid urban growth with over one third of Americans living in cities. It cites state figures such as Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, and tracks city counts from 1790 to 1890, noting surges in populations and the emergence of large cities by century end.
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London
New York
Soudan
Lotis Robinson
Dr. Robinson
United States
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New_ Jersey
New New York
George Washington
Scribners
Humorous Exchange From Harper's Weekly
Algy and Charlie sit with Miss Smarty. He asks about mumps and she says no while smiling. She adds she has suffered from the chumped on both sides, a playful jab in the panel from Harper's Weekly.
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Algy
Charlie
Miss Smarty
Harper's Weekly
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Biddy's Adventure
Burke
Reese
Dr. Cutler
Detroit Free Press
Washington Times
Europe
London Spectator
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