A Clever Woman Whose Calling Is Nursing Pets
Grace W. Hail, a New York caregiver, talks of nursing dogs, cats, and birds in fashionable homes. She recalls tending canaries, parrots, and a pampered black and white cat, detailing care, diseases, and the ethics of pet ownership with sharp, period-press tone.
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Washington Post
New York
Grace W Hail
Post
Upper West Side
Dia
Sins
Mason and Dixon
Canaries
London
Siai
Tstel
New, York
Pennsylvania
Mrs Hart
Cat Heaven
Western farmers discover good qualities in the wolf
Western ranchers and Biologic Survey officials debate the nature of wolves. A Wyoming rancher, A J Bothwell, keeps wolves as pets and argues they can be gentle. The piece recalls Cuvier and London tales of wolves forming bonds, while critics like Buffon decry wolves as savage and vile.
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West
Biological Survey
Agricultural Department
A J Bothwell
Sweetwater
Wyoming
Agricultureal Department
Burns
Cuvier
Jack London
Capt Lyon
Houdster
Pene
Absinthe Craze Reaches Wisconsin Wormwood Farms
A New American Peril warns that absinthe and wormwood oil now rise from Wisconsin fields to flood the U S with the green stun. Botanists note distillers export to Europe but growing domestic demand, dangerous effects, and strong liniments rely on the oil. The by‑ product of absinthe is labeled an awful curse as production expands.
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France
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Tuat
Fhrat
Europe
Absinthe's perils and rising American use warned
A historical warning describes absinthe as a dangerous narcotic with vivid dreams and violent after effects. It details physical symptoms, societal spread in America, and France's suppression efforts while predicting imminent U.S. legislation.
Brainstorm cocktail sparks anxious night at dawn cafe
A Washington mixologist offers a benign sounding brainstorm cocktail to a nervous patron. The exchange unfolds in a late night cafe near Pennsylvania Avenue and Tenth Street as the sober joke fades, the bill is five cents and the customer departs under dressed lights.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tenth Street
Wanderi
Barkeep
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