The Travelled Monkey in Sharptown Gossip
In Oshkosh Wisconsin a Sharptown gentleman Ned Heston returns from Europe to reveal vanity and affectation, inflaming locals. A barber shop prank centers on a Landseer print of a traveled monkey, prompting Ned to shed whiskers and his swagger as neighbors roar with laughter. The tale ends with the village tricking him into reflection and a rod reform.
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Sharptown
Bar
Heston
Jia
Webster
Marshall
Mr. Heston
Edward
Ned
Yale
Europe
New York
Golden Swan
Ned Heston
Ned Heaton
Ber
Knight of
Darkey
Billy the “Prentice
Bill
Paris
Landseer
Jake
Lake
Hash
Tie
Prentice
Take the Barber's
Codey
Vallambrosa
Letters on washing and health in a rural community
A lengthy letter urges country girls to bathe daily and wash thoroughly to improve health and complexion. It mocks gossip about cleanliness, explains skin physiology, and offers practical guidance on cold-water washing, with anecdotes about personal quinsy and throat issues and advice to bathe shoulders and neck to counter consumption.
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Mrs Smith
John Smith
Sarah Brown
Judy Stubbs
Malissa Stubbs
Jess Bryan's Bear Fight Tale From Pickens County
Jess Bryan, famed Pickens County storyteller and sheriff, recalls a Mobile crowd scene where a bear fight against a bulldog drew a $500 stake. A boastful Chekasaha man wagers $20 with a barebones betting style, highlighting rustic bravado and local color.
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Pickens County
Jess Bryan
Nubbin Ridge
Sourwood
Jers
Mobile
Orange Grove
Jim Burgess
Bear Fight Ends in Showdown at George Davis Store
In West Alabaman, Cash the dog outdueled a nine foot bear in a ring, keeping himself safe as the bear lunged. The owner finally conceded, and the crowd moved to George Davis's store to measure a bear skin at nine feet one inch. The celebration ended with Cash and the owner leaving with the prize, while locals brag of the feat.
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Chickasaha
Ras-Bones
Cash
Rawbones
Hall
Owrman
George Davis
Davis
George
West Alabaman
Wheat crops in timbered lands show unusual progress
The wheat looks well in timbered lands though the season has been unusually backward. It is thought to benefit the wheat crop. The corn is just coming from the ground. We understand the corn is rotting in the ground where planted in clay soils, according to the Lansig Gazette.
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Mrtonican Caors
Lansig Gazette
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