The Vicious Peccary Attacks and Fights Jaguars
Edward W. Walton, a mining expert, recounts a near-fatal encounter with peccaries in a Mexican jungle while seeking plumage for birds. He warns these South American wild pigs are fearless, attack any animal on provocation, and have toppled bears, cattle, and dogs. A separate wagon party faced a herd that tore apart gear, while the jaguar is said to be treed by the herd, then hunted down as the pigs surge.
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Mexico
Edward W. Walton
Denver Post
Mr. Walton
Frederick Selousip
You know woman was once the end of the family
Quote from Philadelphia Ledger and a Blake line reflected in a domestic exchange. Woman’s role framed as the family’s end and “the last tense” debated by a meek husband. The passage emphasizes gendered expectations and literary allusion in a dated, reflective voice.
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Philldelphia Ledger
The Many Demands Placed on Railway Conductors
Edward Hungerford in Outing magazine outlines the varied duties of railway conductors. From freight to passenger service, conductors manage waybills tickets money and contracts while policing trains and deterring counterfeit fare forms. They must balance precise bookkeeping, discipline, and safe conduct with the risk of ejecting disruptive passengers or handling criminal activity, all while maintaining the line’s standards.
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Edward Hungerford
Outing Magazine
Waiting For the Children on the Train
An old woman pleads with a conductor to delay the train for her two grandchildren rushing aboard with a birdcage and basket. The conductor, checking his watch, allows a brief pause as the children reunite with their grandmother.
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Chicago News
The Rise of London Baked Potato Vendors
The article recalls Henry Mayhew noting the arrival of the first baked potato can around 1846 and later estimating about 200 hot potato vendors in London selling roughly 1.5pence worth of potatoes daily each. It mentions how cold weather boosts sales as the warmth is shared by passersby.
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London
Henry Mayhew
Mayhew
London Chronicle
Giving Him Her Trade Story in a Corner Drug Store
A woman asks for a stamp at a corner drug store and offers more than two cents. The clerk weighs the letter and refuses extra. He then offers to affix the stamp for her, prompting praise as she plans to buy postcards there.
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New York
The Flying Idea by Leonardo da Vinci in a Lying Machine
The Pall Mail Gazette notes Leonardo da Vinci first imagined a heavier than air flying machine with wings and a propeller. He speculated on clockwork or human power to turn the propeller, but this view was mistaken.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo
Pall Mail Gazette
Quotes on Disease and Creation by Bacon
A compact exchange highlights attacking disease at its source. It compares early life distortions to new creations, noting that imperfect births reflect time’s beginnings.
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McCall CO
37Th St
Sunn ! Co
Scientific American
UNN & Co
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Sield
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J. P. Gardner
GPA
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