Peck's Bad Poy In An Michigan Man's African Ranch
The narrator recounts a wild visit to a Michigan man's ranch in Africa where humor, extravagance, and misadventure collide. They encounter a staged menagerie with wild animals, a roaring lions plot, giraffes, and even a cowboy and Pa joining in antics. Revelry, mock royalty, and chaotic escapades culminate in mishaps and a highway of comic disaster.
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W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Michigan Man
Africa
Michigan
Fic
King
Cowboy
Edward
Pat
Hans
Hon
L&&s
Roosevelt
Country Drive in Russia
A description notes the harsh method of driving horses in Russia where riders flog horses for long distances without rest, claiming speed correlates with payment but that horses never reach high speeds.
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Russia
Through Village Roads in Russia Convey Harsh Travel Reality
The travel narrative describes a rough ascent and descent toward Ruza, where drivers pace horses slowly to avoid exhaustion. It notes the harsh conditions of rural Russia, the improvised “through village” roads, and how a balanced carriage changes the perceived experience compared to simpler native travel.
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Ruza
Jamshik
Russia
Maine Fox Crop Facts From Early Fur News
Maine annually sells about 75 000 fox skins with few shot. Most foxes die from poisoned bait or field drives in the era’s fur trade reports.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Fur News
Taxless Towns in Germany Earn Surplus for Citizens
An estimated 1 500 towns and villages in Germany still own lands that escape taxes. Many collect rents so large they grant each citizen a New Year bonus of 25 to 100 dollars from the surplus revenue.
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Germany
English Language Quips and London Letters
A fragmentary London Letter mocks English usage and the Daily Mail’s notoriety. It notes readers’ confusion with phrases and contrasts English with French and German in Paris and Berlin, mentioning the common people and the Oily Mile nickname for the Mail.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Daily Mail
Mass
Never Failing Supply In Letters At Home
A fond husband sees his wife and children off for a country vacation. As she boards the train he asks for action to read. She replies she will depend on his letters from home, a light domestic quip from a London waiter tale.
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London
Atier
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Peck
Geo. W. Peck
Cowboy & Little
South Carolina
Wyoming
Jersey
South Dakota Land
Stutzman & Conner
Clark, Marshall and Faulk County
South Dakota
Boyden, Iowa
John Jones
Jones
Farmers Savings Bank
Poland
China
Hull
Huli
Iowa
Henry James
Louisville
Courier-Journal
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