Dead Dog Collector Declines Politics to Burden of Burial
An elderly colored man working as a dead dog collector in Nashville recalls his fourteen years on the job. He describes pay at 35 dollars monthly with Sundays extra, says he buries about forty dogs weekly, and notes locations like the Fourth Ward and Wilson's Spring. He declines political ambitions, choosing the dog burial work instead.
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Union
Capt
Yater
Robert Johnson
Market Street
Lick Branch
Nashville
Absent-Minded Doctor Delights Baltimore in Theft Tale
A Baltimore Gazette tale praises Dr Friedenwald for misplacing his horse and buggy in front of his Howard street visit. He forgot the team while treating a patient, caused an hour of worry as telegraphs searched districts, then learned the carriage stood idle nearby. The episode sparked broad amusement at his expense.
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Baltimore Gazette
Baltimore
Friedenwald
North Eutaw Street
Western Station
Lieut
Fitzgerald
Lieut. Fitzgerald
Howard Street
Dr. Friedenwald
Newly Found Nation of Ancient Apache Land Cities
A campaign by Gen. Crook against the Apaches uncovered a tract rich in relics and a hidden race with its own religion and government. Capt. W. C. Manning explored and learned of a major settlement in New Mexico near the border, housing about 4,000 people formerly, now 1,809. The language resembles Chinese, with customs linked to that origin. women described with celestial features and distinctive attire.
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Crook
W. C. Manning
Manning
New Mexico
America
At¢Uariee Enandey
Imiker
Ancient town-dwellers of New Mexico and Arizona described
The piece notes heavily embroidered robes and ceremonial pomp, claims of virtuous morality toward foreigners, and a knot record-keeping method. It outlines a conservative 13-member council with a seven-seat rotating leadership, universal suffrage, and roles for executive, vice president, War-Chief, and police. Women are respected, confined to housekeeping, while towns supposedly show three and a half centuries of uninterrupted tradition.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Chicago Tribune
Garden Chickens and the Country Garden Balance
In Germantown Telegraph style, the article argues country folk keep gardens private from chickens using simple, practical tricks. It details a planter’s method: surrounding flower beds with straight-branch frames to deter scratching, then removing the brush after rain roughens the soil. It notes city suburbs avoid chickens, while country life can maintain flowers and gardens despite fowl.
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Germantown
A Plea for the Cows in Compassion and Care
A historical plea urges farmers to treat dairy cows with kindness and proper feeding. It contrasts winter care for horses with neglect of cattle, noting cows starve on straw and fodder while producing milk. The piece argues humane treatment aligns with divine commands and economic value of milk.
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Reesper
Énian
Generous feeding pays in cattle breeding says National Live Stock Journal
A writer argues that high indoor feeding of cows and calves yields better profits, more manure, and higher quality steers. He asserts milk prices justify abundant feed, especially for calves started well, and warns against feeding in open pastures or on public land.
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National Live Stock Journal
How to Stack Grain for Barn Roof Protection
The article describes stacking grain under a barn when possible and, if stacking out is needed, doing it carefully. It gives step by step guidance on forming a circular foundation with bundles, building tiers from outside to center, ensuring the center stays highest, and creating an outward flaring base then drawing in to a top. It warns against excessive flare and recommends thatching the top with bog grass or poor hay if left standing longer. Ohio Farmer provides practical tips from experience for protecting grain and hay from heavy rain.
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Ohio
Skimming the Seine and Suds as Manure and Mirth
A collage of quotations on soap suds as fertilizer and absurd education anecdotes. It notes a Paris river skimming scheme turning waste into soap and pig fattening, then shifts to brief classroom quirks and college remarks, ending with a garbled Irish dialect joke about a birdcage fixed to a tree.
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R. Simmonds
Paris
Neusea
Seine
Chambers
If I Had Leisure Explain for Farmers and Mechanics
A farmer lacks time to repair a fence and protect corn while cows breach the field. A wheelwright and a mechanic discuss le isure and skim time, but idle habits persist. The piece urges action now, citing consequences of delay and urging study of agricultural journals for improvement.
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T. L
Mammoth Establishment and an Enterprising Proprietor
A Buffalo editorial lauds Dr. R V Prence's World's Dispensary, praising its size, international trade, and cures. It highlights a large staff and expert physicians, calling the enterprise a world-renowned service that benefits suffering humanity and local prosperity.
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Buffalo
Neves
R. V. Prence
Dr. Prence
Po Am
Shipping Department
China
Japan
Pierce
Algo
Hoever
Piarce
Bers
Elmwood Collar and Anul Tonic Endorsed by Medical Men
Anul Tonic is praised as a valuable family medicine and widely used in New Orleans hospitals. WheeLock, Finlay & Co. promote the tonic as endorsed by leading medical men. available through all druggists. Beware inferior imitators selling counterfeit anti fever remedies.
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Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Wilhoft
Wheelock, Finlay & Co
Withert
J. Walker
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
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