Skipper the Blue Ribboner to Junkman's Lot and Return
Skipper a trained mounted police horse rises from stable life in the city to a show of glory, then is gambled away to a junkman after a spavin ends his career. A chance pursuit leads to a reunion when a Westchester buyer recognizes the horse as Reddy Martin, once on the force, now Alderman, reclaiming the veteran in a dramatic city tale.
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Skipper
Canada
Reddy
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Mounted
Mall
Redaly
Ife
Patrick Martin
Goodby
Europe
Qanen
Ile
Tie
Mounted Park
Hle
Liberty
Felow
Doyle
Alderman Martin
Martin
Reddy Martin
Ing
Lee
Westchester
Westchester County
Sarsfield Martin
Alderman Martin Promotes Horses and Veterinary Cures
The alderman rides a bay gelding with two white forelegs and a white star while asserting that high priced veterinaries can cure spavin. This defense underscores his stance on equine medical care.
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Martin
Soap suds lure worms for bait in old angler tale
A boy digs a patch for worms without success until an old angler loans a chunk of soap. After sprinkling the ground, he finds worms by the dozens. He notes soapsuds or a molasses-like mixture draw them, and mentions blue vitriol and water as an alternative.
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Sonny
Frogs Rescue Mate as Snake Swallows It
Two friends hear a distressed frog on the river bank and find a snake attempting to swallow it. A second frog arrives, attacks the snake, and pulls it into the water. The snake frees the frog to escape drowning, and both frogs swim away while the snake retreats.
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M. Albertus Coverdell
California Ring Presented to President Pierce in 1852
The Ring California gave to Franklin Pierce weighs over a pound and depicts a pictorial history of California. The circular gold piece is hinged with a lid bearing California arms and the U S flag. Inside a square gold-divided box holds nine ore specimens.
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Pierce
California
Franklin Pierce
The
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