Fat Horse Finishing Drives Profitable Market Trade
The feeding of horses for market has become a distinct, profitable branch of livestock in several states led by Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and Iowa. Dealers favor fattened draught and coach horses though excess fat reduces symmetry. profits come from high final prices often surpassing initial costs. A major New York firm finances finishing of hundreds of draught horses annually to secure stock and ensure supply.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
New York
Fiss, Doerr & Carroll Horse Company
Paris Storeowner Plans Royal Funeral For Art Legacy
The near-death Paris department store founder H A Chauchard, famed for buying Millet and Meissonier works, plans a royal style funeral. His estate sets aside forty thousand dollars, with a two day lying in state, Madeleine church services, and a grand Louis XV procession. He will leave his art treasures to business associates for a gallery adjoining the store.
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Paris
Meissonier
M. Chauchard
Pere-Lachaise
Church of la Madeleine
Chauchard
Little Ah Me and Little Ah There
A humorous contrast poem about two Chinamen named Little Ah Me and Little Ah There. One seen as dour and failed, the other cheerful and popular, illustrating the value of a cheerful demeanor over gloom. The piece ends with a moral about appearances and perseverance.
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Little Ah Me
Intelligent hen marks days of week in Georgetown
Mrs. Asher H. Lingo of near Warwick, Delaware, reports an educated hen that distinguishes weekdays from Sundays. She keeps eggs in a weekday nest all week and moves to a Sunday nest on Sundays, returning each Monday. The hen famously arrived four weeks ago after a farmer selling hay stopped by and she sought a home at the Lingos.
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Georgetown
Del
Asher H. Lingo
Warwick
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Birdsong & Potchernick
Kodak Place
Sonio
Texas
Bostrom
Tod
Houston Blue Print Co
Fannin St
Houston, Tex
Alamo City Commercial and
Shafer & Downey
San Antonio
Missouri Valley Seed Co
St. Joseph
Levytansky Jewelry Emporium
West Commerce Street
Tex
South
American Shoe & Hat Co
Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas
Genasco
Trinidad Lake
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Peden Iron & Steel Co
Willow Street
Houston, Texas
New Sutherland
New Sutherland Springs
Sutherland
Great Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Sutherland Springs Development Company
J. A. Clopton
West
Houston Street
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