Alligator Hunt Captivates Florida Visitors at Rockledge
Samuel Barfield of Rockledge leads northern visitors on gator hunts along the Indian River. He lures jaws with a bark, secures mutes with a rope, and tows the captured alligators to the dock while entertaining crowds with tales of past catches and his 16 years of experience. The scene also notes a 12 foot, 150 year old alligator in his cabin, and a large gray eagle nearby. In Cleveland, a home gardening association distributes seeds to children with planting instructions.
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Samuel Barfield
Rockledge
Fla
Barfield
Sam
Florida
B Harfield
Chicago Record-Herald
Cleveland
Boy Tames Ferocious St Bernard in Roxbury
In Roxbury Massachusetts a baby boy tamed a once vicious St Bernard that had terrorized the neighborhood for years. The dog, brought muzzled from its original owner, became gentle after meeting Sammy, the infant master, and now guards the child and obeys his commands.
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Roxbury
Mass
St. Bernard
Mr. Miller
Mr. Hater
Mr. Hauer
Mrs. Hauer
Dicky
Sammy
Noone
Little Sammy
Angel
How Fishes Breathe and Their Gills Explained
The gills lie along the back part of the head with multiple fringe like membranes. Fishes have four gills per side typically, attached to bony arches near the tongue and skull, with water expelled by moving bony plates. They are cold blooded and rely on dissolved oxygen from aerated water, not water decomposition, and aquariums die from stagnant water lacking air.
Elizabeth Keckley Remembered Friend of Lincoln in Poverty
Special Washington Letter recalls Elizabeth Keckly once seamstress to Mrs Lincoln, longtime confidante and freed slave who bought her freedom. She recalls Lincoln’s kindness, her wartime service, and now faces poverty, pension, and fading memory with dignity amid aging peers gone.
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Washington
Braham Lincoln
Elizabeth Keckly
Fifteenth Street
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Douglas, Harlan, Brecken
Ridge
Lincoln
Chase
Congress
Mr. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
Lizabeth
Illinois
Douglas
Harland
Seward
Fred Douglass
Bishop Wayman
Wendell Phillips
Lloyd Garrison
John B. Gough
Andrew Johnson
Grant Administration
National Capital
Republc
Smith D. Fry
Jews Barred from Land Purchases in Russia
A historical report notes that Jews are treated as aliens and prohibited from buying land in Russia, reflecting discriminatory policies impacting property rights and minority status in the region.
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Russia
Baboo Engiusa and linguistic quirks in reminiscences
In reminiscences Lady Dufferin notes Baboo Engiusa speaks with a learned but dangerous English. A Tribune quote cites gratitude turned to a blessing for tit for tat. The note adds a short item on Japanese water bags made from rice paper, resin layers, and lacquer coating.
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Dufferin
Tribune
Albany Argus
Upside Down Artwork Stirs Museum Remark
An artist complains to a museum attendant that their picture is hanging upside down. The attendant cites the hanging committee’s judgment, and the artist insists they prefer it that way, expressing personal satisfaction with the display.
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Art Museum
Flierende Blaetter
Sansea
Dress Suit Etiquette Conversational Exchange
A humorous dialogue about wearing a watch with formal attire. Downer notes not wearing a watch with a dress suit and explains it by saying the watch isn’t with the suit. Upper questions, and Downer responds with the same reason, illustrating a light social quip.
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Downer
Not Quite Perfect in a Humorous Exchange
A Yonkers Statesman quip, mocked as perfect folly, features a daughter declaring perfection, and a mother retorting that perfection is impossible today. The Cleveland Plain Dealer comments on a girl with pretty but not her own hair and her temper, noting the irony.
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Yonkers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hope for Jack Arthur Jack Quarrel with Maude
Hope for Jack and Arthur Jack follows a new quarrel with Maude as Fred, Jack's rival, vows to win her over. Town Leader notes the ongoing rivalries and public curiosity.
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Jack
Arthur
Maude
Fred
Lea
The Only Course Silas Say and Highwayman Jest
A compact, period style item features dialogue about Josh Hardwood's son becoming a highwayman. Reactions from Cyrus and others are teased in a humorous quip. The piece mirrors early 20th century humor columns with brief exchanges and wit.
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Silas
Josh Hardwood
Cyrus
Chicago Daily News
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