Florida snake charmer uses banjo to calm rattlers and cures bites
Si Forman, 43, a veteran snake catcher in Florida, explains his method of luring rattlesnakes with a banjo, distinguishing swamp and highland rattlers, and reveals a plant-based antidote learned after years among Seminoles. He recounts taming snakes, the king snake’s supremacy, and a 10 foot 11 inch giant drowned in Palatka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Forman
Florida
Tve
Everglades
Palatka
Port George
Pablo
Florida Times-Union
Enfant Terrible Question at Streetcar Fare
A playful exchange in the Chicago Inter Ocean recalls a child asking Tommy if he ever rides the horse car without paying. Mr Sappey replies that he has heard mamma wish he had enough cents to go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mr. Sappey
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Spirits Drive Man From Haunted House
A brief note from Indianapolis Journal indicates a man left his home after reports of haunting. The exchange suggests neighbors heard unsettling noises and a moving circumstance followed. no further details on names or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talkins
Indianapolis
Rag Carpet Will Revealed as Aunt Consolation's Will
A wedding gift rag carpet unseals a long hidden will. Zenobia Barrington learns Aunt Consolation Peck left all her wealth to Ruth Ann and Reuben Docktop, who discover the broom-hold inheritance inside the carpet. The revelation changes Zenobia's prospects and yields a farm home for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Blythe Barrington
Florella Arnold
Zenobia Barrington
Miss Arnold
Consolation Peck
Zenobia
John
Mrs. Barrington
Aunt Consolation
Consolation
Docktop
Cousin Barrington
Airs. Docktop
Mrs. Docktop
Ruth Ann
Bridget
Mrs. Arran
Reuben Docktop
Zenoby
Willy
Reuben
Mr. Docktop
Ducktop
Epigram on the fair sex found on old window pane
A brief aphorism reading that man cannot know a woman's mind by tears nor judge her clothes by her shadow. The quip reflects playful gendered observation from an antique English window pane inscription.
Fireman Battled Flames in Recent Blaze
A firefighter was severely burned while combating a blaze the other night. He undertook the dangerous duty and faced intense flames, resulting in serious injuries requiring medical attention.
Rats in hair and summer gowns captivate New York fashion
Special correspondence from New York notes women reviving rat hairpieces of horsehair for puffed effects, worn atop the head or at the sides, paired with light, breathable styling. It surveys vibrant gowns in maize crepon, magenta surah, and purple or green bengaline with lace, ribbons, and decorative mantles, highlighting color trends and summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Loses
Bovinine CO
New York
Luxurious Indians The Osages Enjoy Big Incomes and Modern Conveniences
Special correspondence from Abilene, April 26. The Osage tribe is described as wealthy and well off due to government cash pensions, land rentals, and rental incomes from grazing land. Leaders like Frank Dennya build lavish homes with modern conveniences funded by gains from government dealings. The piece notes rising luxury and a plan to sell lands to the government in severalty, predicting continued prosperity and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Eire
Arkansas City
Sam Lone
Michigan Avenue
New York Boulevard
Frank Dennya
Dennya
Times
C. M. Haroger
A Disastrous Habit The Morphine Use Rising in New York
Special correspondence reports a surge in morphine use among girls in Brooklyn and New York due to medical advice and peer influence. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union cites rapid spread, shared syringes, and severe health and moral decline, urging investigation and action beyond New York and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Brookyn
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Louis Vanderhoef
Vanderhoef
ARC
Tionesta Valley Railroad Time Table May 11 1891
Train schedule for Tionesta Valley Railroad detailing arrival and departure times among Sheffield, Brookston, Barnes, Wolf Run, Garfield, Tiona, and nearby junctions. Includes forward and northward timetables, with connections to P R and P W LR. Jerry Crary, Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castor
Stalvons
Donkirk
Edou
Bel
Slom i
Wily Dale
Airvill
de Ross
Falconer
Junction
A .Frewsburg
Fentonville
Ackle
Rusgell
North War
Warren
Fvine, Co
Ngsvi
Pittsfield
Garland
Tarnedo
Newton
Rand Valley
East Titevil
Ak. Titnaville
Me A.M P.M
Laurel
Fourth Streets
C. H. Ketcham
William Sparks
Aerbren and Farnswort
Garfield
Vandergrif
Dunham's Mills
A. MP
Rendon
Erie
Vanderarift
Dunham’s Mill
Wood
General Masger
Soltawa
Tiona
Shefield
Barnes
Brookston
Shemicla Junction
Sheffield
Sheffield Junction
Wolf Run
Tioma
Shoffield
Jerry Crary
Supt
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J. E. Losee
Upper
Red Hook, N.Y
Bovinine
J. K. Ronne
Wanamaker
Hickory
Penn’a
J.K. Ronne
Wyman and Conarro
Carver House
Beaautievs
WYMAN
Conarro
PISO
Laura E. Patterson
Newrox
Iowa
Jane
F. B. Brown & Co
Zenobia Arran
Luxurious
A. Johnson
Jamason & CO
Boston
Mass
Ih. N. Richfield
Ata
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
F. Uf. GarFiern
Jamestown
N. Y
Western
Ile Pennsylvania‘ Rn Store
Waren
Kington
Bradford
Salamanca
Jean
Olean Expres
Olean Expre
Kvinton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City Fund Fittebureh
Hufralo Express
OIL City Express
W.S. Leffard
Bell
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley
Pittsburgh
Tionesta Valley Railroad
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