Leopard Attack Destroys Show Plans for Woman Trainer
In New York at Huber's museum a leopard named Clayton savagely attacked trainer Mrs Pauline Russelle during a rehearsal injuring her throat and head while fellow assistant Harry Hendrickson fought the animal with an iron rod. Russelle, seeking a fresh start for herself and two children, had been preparing the group for a three week engagement beginning January 17.
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New York
Clayton
Huber’s Museum
Pauline Russelle
Bellevue Hospital
Harry Hendrickson
Frenchy
Hendrickson
Mrs. Russelle
Man in Hand to Hand Fight with Big Bear near Forks
Wallace Durgin, near his father's house in The Forks Maine, tackled a 460 pound black bear after it knocked hunter Ernest Gubtil to the ground. Gubtil, wrestling the animal and bleeding, fired his rifle at close range killing the bear as claws struck his shoulder. A trapper summoned aid.
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Big Bear
the Forks
Wallace Durgin
Durgin
Ernest Gubtil
New Vineyard
Gubtil
Looked Up to Henry Clay
Adlai Stevenson recalls Henry Clay as a uniquely idolized statesman whose leadership defined a party era. A Kentucky story shows Clay forcing respect as a powerful political figure, where even a mountain representative laments being told how to vote, and the measure is defeated by unanimous consent.
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Adlai Stevenson
Henry Clay
Harry Percy
Clay
Gladstone honored by century mark and wood chopper ways
London marks the centenary of William Ewart Gladstone the Grand Old Man of England born 1809 died May 19 1898. He loved axes and on his Hawarden estate he chopped trees for landscape and fuel and kept special relic axes.
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London
William Ewart Gladstone
House of Commons
Gladstone
England
Hawarden
Grand Old Man Chair Carved From Oak
A historic tale recalls a statesman who felled a mighty oak to fashion a chair with a portrait of the Grand Old Man carved on its back. The story highlights craft and tribute linked to a revered figure.
University sociologist labels women savages in speech
Prof William I Thomas of the University of Chicago argues before 200 women that womens dress is a competitive factor and that Native men would quickly marry white women if allowed. He writes in Sex and Society that love is a myth and that ancient abduction of women is superior to modern courtship.
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Chicago
William I Thomas
University of Chicago
Thomas
United States
Local Woman Endures Long Life of Loss in Pennsylvania
Mrs Rachel Myers of Hobart in York County dies at 80 after bearing 24 children, six surviving. Her husband William Myers preceded her in death. Nineteen of her own kin funerals occurred in her lifetime as part of a long family saga.
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York
Rachel Myers
Hobart
Colin and Counterfeit
A political item laments duplicity in behavior and ethics. The piece links speech to value and condemns hollow gestures as tainted by bribery or green goods style tactics. It critiques public trust and questions sincerity in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin
Bavarian Neighbor Praises Domestic Tastes in New York
A Bavarian neighbor claims Bavarian foods are superior to American fare in New York, praising homegrown sausages sauerkraut and various fish dishes. The tentative comment contrasts imported items with local Bavarian tastes and expresses pride in home production.
Angry protest of boyhood over a frilly nightgown
A six year old boy William complains he will not wear his cousin Deborah's lace trimmed nightgown while snowbound at his aunt's house. He loudly refuses the frilly garment and threatens to run away rather than sleep in it.
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William
Deborah
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Luther Burbank
California
John Lewis
Sunberr
Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local means. It offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and notes the product costs 75 cents, with Druggists selling Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Jiall
F J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
The Cagey Bachelor Dinner Call Spoof
A woman phoned the bachelor in his rooms asking his identity. He feigns ignorance but stays polite, replying Hello, beautiful lady. The exchange ends with his courteous dodge.
Marine Eye Remedies and other patent nostrums
A collage of old advertisements urges readers to request a 48 page Eye Book from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago and promotes Marine Eyes as soothing and non irritating with a 50 cent price. Also promotes Allen's Lung Balm for coughs and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething while noting fashion trends and general commentary on grandiose claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Patients
Letters from Hudson Ohio and St. Regis Falls claim long term female illness relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The firm touts thirty years of cures, invites inquiries, and offers free guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Hudson
Ohio
Lena Carmacino
RK. F.D
St. Regis Falls
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkeham
J. Breyere
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Brain
Rifle
Kentucky
Gladstone A Wood Chopper
William I. Thomas
William Tl. Thomas
Valentine
Charles Wagner
Allen
Raza Smr
LE Daxs
ANT
Pliessia
Mitchells
Sy Ana A
Defiance
N. U
Denver
Gillard
Elgin
Soc
Cecil French
Zootegis
Washington, D.C
Watson E. Coleman
The
California San Diego Union
Berry
Floral Park
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