Leopard Hunting Alone in Bechualand Adventure Tale
A hunter recalls an expedition along the Orange River in Bechuanaland chasing leopards. He camps on a raft, survives a sandstorm, tracks fresh leopard spoor with his dog Snap, and recovers remains while gathering beetles for jewelry and pondering hunting risks.
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Kimberley
Orange River
America
Cape Town
Rio de Janeiro
Alabama
Florida
Hope Town
Tong
Tim
Hart
Leopard Hunt Ends in Triple Kill and Escape in Veldt
I describe a long pursuit of leopards and cubs across veldt and thorn thickets. After wounding multiple animals I corner and kill a female, two cubs, and later track, wound, and skin another, recounting dog assists and perilous climbs.
Indigestion Remedy Promises Free Trial and Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that tones the stomach and cures indigestion. It claims free direct shipment, no charge for medical advice, and lists testimonials from several individuals who credit the remedy with saving their health. The ad provides an address for Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
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C. Fowler
Areen
Wa A. Forstune
Grant Juneth Tenn
B. Thacpeon
Bdenanioah
Hilly
Ufe
Caldwell
Moediedt
Dretor
Mayor with a wooden leg evades royal ceremony
A Weymouth mayor, during a royal visit, refused to kneel to shake the queen's hand, revealing his wooden leg. Col Gwynne urged the proper stance, the mayor declared I cannot, the king laughed as the queen smiled at the mishap.
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Tan
England
Penzance
Clive Holland
Weymouth
George
Col. Gwynne
Bachelors and Married Men Compared on Tax Fairness
A London Daily Graphic quip argues bachelors are more generous and self denying than married men and questions taxing bachelors. It notes that taxes should target the pampered married man and mocks women’s perception of saving money by buying a discounted article after paying car fare.
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London Daily Graphic
Coffee Quits Boost Health in Postum Trial
An older Baird Texas resident shares how stopping coffee and starting Postum improved digestion and pain, restored energy, and allowed normal eating. He notes his bowels became regular in two weeks and his son also benefited, with the family continuing Postum as a coffee substitute. There’s a closing line about a reason and reading a road to wellville in Pugs.
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Baird
Texas
Pontum
Wellville
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Basacas
Bechuanaland
Percy Selous
Techuanaland
Rome
South Africa
Fmco
Soap
Ander
Cubs
Jose
Kafr Bors
Savage Beast
Longmans, Green
New York
Benj
B Hampton
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