Love and fists in a frontier marriage tale from old time
A widow recounts courtship by a strong braggart, Mr. Runkles, who kept other suitors away. After years of pressure and fear, they marry. the narrator notes pride and a tough, unromantic path to union in a harsh era as the piece shifts to banking satire and an unrelated tale of a Cologne banker and a scheming cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zsbedee Hanser
Cologne
Herr Zebedee
Herr Zachary Hanser
Bishopsgate Street
Lonon
Real Art in Begging The Beggar's First Step Is Attention
A New York Herald piece observes professional beggars use tactics to gain hearing from potential victims. It follows several encounters on streets like Fourteenth, Ninety third, Twelfth, and Bowery where con artists seek small sums, prompt questions, or a place to sleep, then move on if refused. The narrative notes repeated attempts by the same individuals and warnings to avoid scams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebedee
Esau
London
Cologne
United States
America
Carl
Otto
Jeremiah
Hamburg
Zachary Hanser
Zichary
Zebedee Hanser
Zachary
Hanser
Gerolstein
Schwartzchilds
Herr Zebedee
Speetay Poned
New York
Ninetieth Street
Seventh Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Ninety Third Street
Hoboken
Twelfth Street
Sixth Avenue
Jefferson Market Tower
Yonkers
Grand Street
Bowery
N. Y. Herald
False keys and the appetite for alcohol
A physician admonishes against using alcohol as a quick fix for digestion. A man asks about whiskey before meals to boost appetite, and the doctor rejects the idea, noting that a falsely stimulated appetite leads to indigestion.
Dairy Talk on Choosing and Rearing Profitable Cattle
The piece urges strict dairy focus for farmers, advising to keep to dairy breeds or switch to sheep or swine. It criticizes unprofitable scrub cows, warns against overfeeding bran to calves, and suggests practical calf feeding and oatmeal gruel with skim milk. It concludes that a first class cow pays for herself.
Election Frauds. Progressive Farmer Correspondence in NC
The piece lampoons a North Carolinian account of alleged election fraud in 1892 and 1896 style. It cites affidavits of inflated votes, miscounted ballots, drunken voters, and box tampering. It links anti silver currency politics to a burial metaphor, ending with a mock vignette about a man named Richard Roe and a postponed coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wizzard
Wayne
Ranson
Jarvis
Ashe
Avery
Ransom
Cleveland
Vance
Democratic Party
Bertie County
Mitchell Township
John Doe
Richard Roe
Congress
Rich
H. P. Happe
Farmers call for legislature to aid agricultural interests
Levis Watsor argues farmers will back a government “for the people” focused on economy and farm welfare. He lists six reform aims including mortgage tax relief, expanded magistrate jurisdiction, oversight of school funds, stricter election laws, and a Democratic, accountable government from governor to local posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyvert
N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina
Trates
Caroline Deeconrane Cegan Bagi Nortrolina
Patek Party
Levis Watsor
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Evry
Korvus
Uy Sum
the Trust
Jas. T. R. Gresn
Des Moins
Iowa
MR. Runkles
Dave Tarris
Dave
Runkles
B.ie Higgs
Washington
Banker’s
Hanse
Fritz
Herr Hanser
Earth
Zabedee
Kellner
Herr Zabedee
Rudesheim
Bremen
Herr Isbedee
Boston Home Journal
Mr. Soakley
Mrs. Soakley
Nassau Street
N.C
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