Fate of Maine deer at Swift River due to deep snow
Lewiston's Jogreaph Vincent reports mass deer die off in Swift River region as heavy crust, starvation, and widespread dog predation devastate herds. He recalls seeing fat deer become starved with bones protruding and dogs tearing carcasses, counting over 500 deaths in the area.
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Lewiston
Swift
Maine
Jogreaph Vincent
Swift River
Wood
Wood Road
T Ter
Woman Station Agent Shows Path for Women
Miss Susie M Lasley of Rowland Kentucky, 22, officially serves as a railroad station agent for two years after working as an assistant to her brother. She graduated from South Kentucky College at Hopkinsville at 18 and cites officials praising her service as satisfactory. She argues clerical railroad work offers a viable, congenial livelihood for women with a solid education, quickness and accuracy in math, good memory, judgment and self reliance.
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South
Susie M.lasley
Rowland
South Kentucky College
Hopkinsville
Central America
Miss Lasley
Tough Luck Customer Threatens to Quit Over Tough Meat
A brief exchange in Pick-Me-Up notes a customer warning to withdraw patronage after a piece of meat proved so tough that it could not be pierced with a fork when cooked. The butcher questions the complaint while the customer highlights the dishiness of the product.
Fashion Goddess Beset by Debt After Saloon Run In
A wry line from the era notes that the goddess of Fashion failed to top divine craft and that dashing into a saloon to drink can lead to debt, illustrating moral humor of the time.
Asthma Cure Promoted by Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
An advertisement extols Dr. J C Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a radical asthma remedy. It cites multiple testimonials of rapid relief and complete cures, notes its use for coughs and throat maladies, and mentions half size bottles at half price with a free curebook.
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J.C. Ayer
Ayer
H. G. Kitchell
Greenwood
Dr. Ayer
J. Cy. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
KMS Wuli
United States
St. James’s
London
England
America
Senenard
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Gasconade River
Thad
J. Rosergis
Victoria
Iex
THE
Funk & Wagnalls
Standard Dictionary
Standard Dictionary Agency
Omaha, Neb
Hartford
Pope Mfg. CO
Conn
Columbia
W.N.U
Omaha
Franklin Grove
Amples Tanilla Roofing CO
Camden, S. 2
Br U
Siees
M.grezeh
Atlanta
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