Cincinnati's Zoological Garden Through the Years
Special correspondence chronicles Cincinnati's Zoo origin from 1868 with the Acclimatization Society, noting Andrew Erkenbrecher's fortune and non profit stance. It highlights rare species and bear collection, the giraffe and lioness incidents, and a daring romance of a keeper and his sweetheart in the Carnivora house. ARTHUR Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cixcisnati
Andrew Erxenbrecher
Zoological Garden
Bavaria
Germany
America
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Acclimatization Society
Erkenbrecher
Ohio Valley
Fountain Square
United States
Western Plains
Africa
Buc
Cincinnati Garden
Adam
Ess
Arthur Lawson
Donkey Victory Tale Nabbed From Cincinnati Past
Recalled yarn from Cincinnati about a meek donkey that supposedly defeated a lioness in a fair fight at a garden opened in 1874. The tale, once treated as Munchausen-esque fiction, involved a donkey kept for light hauling and a temporarily stationed lioness in the elephant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Cincinnati
Asbury Park Notes A Summer City of Quiet Bravado
Special Correspondence from Asbury Park on August 16 describes wide clean streets, vine shaded cottages, and a lively boardwalk along Ocean Grove. The piece celebrates a genteel seaside scene with bands, churches, gardens, flagstaffs, and a public mood of goodwill, along with humorous vignettes of holiday culture and social quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
Stresta
Ita
Ocean Grove
Long Branch
Cupid
Barum
Bareo
Jis
Tabernacles
Wrong End of the Stick Joke
A Kingston man misplaces a cane with a silver head after borrowing it from a neighbor. He taps the window for the cane to be handed out, then later returns claiming the head is missing. After a search fails, he jokes that he had hold of the wrong end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Kingston Freeman
Webster's Death Tale of Eben Cain and the White Mare
Eben Cain, West Hingham, rode from Marshfield on Sunday morning October 24, 1852, to carry news of Daniel Webster's death to Boston. He raced a rival courier, reached Old South by 3 a m, and delivered Webster's last words and time of death for The Gazette. Cain recalls the ride, the spavined mare, and the journalists awaiting the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Cain
Fort Hill Street
West Hingham
Eben Wheeler Cain
Daniel Webster
Boston
Marshfield
Gazette
Statesman
Abel
Eben
Adams
Jack’ Clapp
Col. Clapp
The
Journal
the Gazette
Jerusalem Road
Webster
George Blanchard
Associated Press
John Bradley
Tha ‘Times
California
Jim Mullin
New York
George French
Quincy
French
John Prouty
Scituate
Queen Anne Turnpike
Pembroke
Bradley
French’s
Huntress
Old Bridge
Federal Street
Harnden
Clapp
Cain
Josh Stuart
School Street
Parker House
Peter Harvey
J. W. Page
Franklin Street
Mr. Marsh
the Bee
Mr. Gull
Marsh
Curtis
John
George
Prants
Sol
No. 8
State Street
Air
Sprague
Tarnden's
Bee Office
Boston Globe
Kaskine Promises Malaria Cure Claims Proven by Patients
An advertising claim lauds Kaskine as a superior blood purifier for malaria and rheumatism. It cites cures of F A Miller in New York after seven years of prostration, Gideon Thompson of Bridgeport gaining 22 pounds, and a Jersey City boy son Harry cured after fifteen months illness. Copies of letters available, price one dollar per bottle, sold by druggists or mail from Kaskene Co. 54 Warren St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Miller
East 157Th Street
New York
Kaskine
Gideon Thompson
Bridgeport
Conn
T. A. Salmons
Halliday Street
Jersey City
Harry
Kaskene CO
Warren St
Garfield and Garfield area rail schedule in r eprinted notice
Train times from Oil City to Garfield and back describe morning departures and an afternoon return with a three and a half hour stop in Garfield. Through P and E R tickets, freight delivery points, and passenger pickup at multiple stations are listed with vendor names and a general manager signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Erie
Vanderanift
Garfield
Dunbs
Dupham
Vain
Clarendon
A.D. Wood
Zg Div
Huai
P.M . Allv
Pittsburgh
Ly. P
Irvineton
Warren
Bradford Ar
Kinzua
Ugar
Corydol
Cot Unoville
Wolf Run
Wat
Quaker Big
Bae
Ed House
Alamance
South Carolltan
South Vandalia
Alleghany
Olean
Kinzon
Irvington
Tionesta
Oil City
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Pullman
ATC Hell
J. A. Pellows
Buttalo
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Animal Show OF the Parie OF America
Asbury Park Notes
Boston Journal of Education
W.s. LE
Fei
Pat
Sheduicks
Sith
Tronesta Valley
Rum Te Garheld
Leavge Ste Sieh & Or
Transforth
Sidaig Bad
Sona HS
SN and Vrandworth Railroad
Meirk
Allegheny Valle
Etsburgh
Kodoma Wi
Duuki
Raul
Fredonia
Taona
Sinclairville
Vermon Io
Ross’ Mill
Ob Sa
Luni Falcone
Junction
Frewsburg
JBL A Feontonvills
Bal Ta Ackiey
S. Ak
Russet
Jackson
Vncton
Youngsville
Pratsfield
Bue
Garland
Newton
Yeu
Valley
Titusvile
Dunkirk
Lake Shore
Erie Rkailways
Jamestown
Bradford
Thayer
Tionesta Valley R. R. Co
Philadelphia
Nortic South
Donalison
Thomp
Vu Shalt Ld Dune
Voxburg
Peter Greenland’s
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Episcopal
High Street
Hazel and
Laurel
W. H. Pickett & CO
Sherman
Jewetl
Syracuse
Gale
American Saw Co’s
Warren, Pa
M. CC. Holmes
Tionery
Second St
Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes
Reynolds & Eddy
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