Law Battle Over Fox Skin Keeps Dutchess County Talking
A dispute from Dutchess County centers on a fox skin claimed by two hunters four lawyers and a justice of the peace. Reynord was shot and wounded in Clinton Flanagan's woods. Meade seized the skin after dispatching the fox with a club. A colonial statute allowing seizure of a predatory animal led to the skin being awarded to Meade.
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Dutchess County
Alrealy
Supreme Court
Poughkeepale
New York Evening Sun
Reynord
de Witt Clinton Flanagan
Congress
L. OC. Mort
Edward Meade
Hort
Meale
Jentice
Mende
Meade
Early to Bed and the Bond Between Sleep and Wealth
A fragmented reminiscence argues there is a reverse side to every maxim about health and success. It recalls a business titan who rose on discipline yet sacrificed culture and leisure, noting his daily grind from eight to six and the cost to personal life.
Ironic Retiree Questioning “Rust” of the Century
A seventy five year old speaker questions the idea of a universal rust law limiting leisure. He recalls fifty years of hard work, claiming he has earned roughly a century of effort in one century and doubts the notion will ever apply to him. The tone blends humor with skepticism about aging and entitlement.
Mundreda of Varieties of Figs and Their Global Reach
The text describes Mundreda of Varieties of Figs including Maracene as a top tropical fig with many species. It notes varieties from northeastern Africa and California, fruit described as dark colored and sweet, with affinities to the olive in cultivated Mecooforma and mentions Bagougna flavor uses.
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Sycomeras
Herter Tadia
Africa
Karakul Sheep and Dyeing Practices in Turkestan Desert Herds
The fragment describes Karakul sheep herds in Turkestan centered on Karakul pur and Rokhira, noting dyeing and treatment at Lelpate. It mentions a yearly selue of about 62,700,000 and describes wool curls and post-shearing wool behavior, with details on hides and eye coverings and the fate of the wool after shearing.
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Astras
Why Dance Party is Bail During Feast of Fools in Naples
A fragmentary report notes a curious Easter event during the Feast of Fools in Naples where the dean and choir masters allegedly arranged a dance and private parties featured couples signaling with voices. The description hints at games and dancing amid offhand remarks as participants clashed with social norms of the occasion.
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Chor Bigs
Naples
Seta
Rag Doll Endures Amid Modern Toy Boom
The New York Evening Telegram quotes Homer Stephens, president of the American Toy Exhibitors Inc, noting rag dolls remain popular despite airplanes, walking dolls, and auto toys. He says rag dolls were produced more last year than ever, with demand rising as manufacturers introduce new items like phonographs to spark juvenile engineering. The article emphasizes the rag doll’s enduring appeal among children and even some adults.
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Homer Stephens
American Toy Exhibitore Inc
New York Evening Telegram
Stephens
Annual Party Plans Stirring Young Lodge Tale
A young Uniform Tank K of 2 lodge member plans the annual party and discusses it with his mother who jokes about past lodge events. The tale riffs on social pressures and contrast with dry Indiana politics, while a second piece observes competitive drilling near property boundaries and neighborly effects of wells in rural oil districts.
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Hin Cham
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Ol! Wella
Basta
Ray Morris
Birds the Year Round Reported Useful During Winter
The piece notes eggs from caterpillars form winter food for birds, with holes in bark showing moth inroads. It argues birds are useful in winter and suggests more birds would reduce summer pest needs. Written in the tone of a forestry magazine.
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American Porestry Magazine
Forest cover in southern New England tops forty six percent
The American Forestry Association reports that southern New England now has about 46 percent of its land surface forested, roughly 1,750,000 acres. The forested area appears to be rising from earlier estimates in 1010 and 1850, with Connecticut in 1880 around 26 percent.
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New England
American Forestry Associaton
Washington
Connecticut
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