Snake Farm in Otsego Hills Narrated by Haskins
Special correspondent details Hiram Haskins, a Cooperstown area snake farmer who built a glass breeding house after selling pelts to New York. He describes trapping, feeding, and culling techniques, a varied menagerie, and the economics of salted and cured skins amid Otsego and Chenango counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Haskins
Sumner
Cooperstown
Otsego Hills
New York State
Hiram Haskins
Haskins
Otsego
Schuyler Lake
Waal
Snake Farm
Mandy
Hiram
New York
Cherry Valley
Chenango
Central Park
York
A Dreadful Suspicion Remembered in a Dream
A brief dialogue scene unfolds with a man confessing a dream kiss in a garden and a woman pressing for certainty no witness saw it, suggesting tension over privacy and perception.
Sound Money Debate Sparks Controversy and Tariff League Rally
The Pennsylvania Sound Money League critique targets C. Stuart Patterson for defending intrinsic value in money. The pamphlet mocks his view that gold is sound money and argues fiat value drives modern money. The Public Ledger notes the League’s pamphlets and ties to Republican campaign strategy and Reform Club attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Stuart Patterson
Sound Money League of Pennsylvania
Mr. Patterson
Patterson
United States
Europe
Sound Money League
Money League
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
American Protective Tariff League
Reform Club
New York
Cleveland
Republican Party
League
The Cry for More Bonds in a Wall Street Plot
The piece argues Wall Street aims to force new government bond issues to drain gold from the treasury. It names Jay Cooke and J Pierpont Morgan as negotiators and likens policy to misread signals from a rudderless administration. The writer warns of "soft snaps" and a loom of bond booms to feed brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Morgan
Cleveland
Jay Cook
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Prairies
Kindness to Horses and Cross Breeding Insights
A farming column extols humane horse handling as the key to value and cites grounds for gentler drivers. It reports cross fertilization experiments by Prof Saunders and notes recent fruit crosses and seedless quirks. The piece also surveys New York horse sales and fat stock trends, plus poultry salt and butter demand tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Budd
Iowa Agricultural College
William Saunders
Ottawa
Canada
Cuthbert
Burbank
California
George W. Carver
New York
New York Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
East
Medder
Roswell G Horr
Bell's Messenger of
England
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