Various Oddities and Crimes Echo Quietly Across the World
A column surveys bizarre tales from across the globe and near home. It notes Abe Buzzard’s prison visit by his wife and twins, a Rhode Island animal cruelty case, a gravity of new trials, echoes of Disraeli and Peel, and a dramatic church incident in Brittany. It closes with a trickster note on a “Not transferable” farm loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua R. Locke
William R. Jenkins
Clarke
George W. Lee
Locke
Lee
Young Locke
Gertie Zumbro
Daugher
Mrs. Jenkins
Gertie
Jenkins
Canton
Obsessive Ostrich Display Inspires Awe And Danger
Visitors observe 20 full grown ostriches in separate enclosures each about seven feet tall with rich black plumes and white tips. A keeper recalls an ostrich attack and a newborn chick hatching as the mother birds protect their nests and brood.
Lobsters for the Pacific Reach Monterey Coast
Deputy Fish Commissioner Joseph D. Redding reports 320 lobsters recovered after cross country transport to Monterey. Half were released into Monterey Bay near Point Pinas, showing vigor and seeking concealment. Another 160 remain in crates at Monterey awaiting shipment north of Point Reyes for two planting sites to bolster breeding and future沿.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Redding
United States
Monterey
Wood’s Hall
Mass
Monterey Bay
Point Pinas
Continent
Atlantic
Norway
Redding
Chinatown
Pacific Improvement Company
Schoenwald
del Monte
Point Reyes
San Francisco Bulletin
Quinine Use in Intermittent Fever Treatments
The Boston Journal of Health notes quinine as the sovereign remedy for intermittent fever with sulphate and bisulphate forms. It reports that repeated small doses every two to four hours are generally more effective than a single large dose, and suggests continuing use for weeks in decreasing amounts even after symptoms subside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal of Health
Lion Killed After Painful Tumor at Woodward's Gardens
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Animal Department superintendent recounting a lion in Woodward's Gardens. After gentle handling and mounting suffering from a tumor, surgeons could not help. The keeper shot the beast after three shots, while the lion watched him, expressing a pitiful look. The superintendent was deeply moved and cried recalling the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Department
Woodward's Gardens
San Francisco Chronicle
Dominion Day Lake Outing Warns Against Cold Gear
The Toronto Globe notes thousands left Tor onto by boat for Dominion Day as men ignored advice to wear overcoats. It laments the cold lake day, claims many women urged warmth yet suffered, and urges yielding to caution while checking women’s own comfort provisions.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Diamonds by the Quartz: Mr Poorcase's Gift?
A Detroit Free Press line trades a playful chat about how a man acquires diamonds for his wife. The narrator guesses he buys them by the quartz, hinting at humorous or nonsensical speculation rather than a factual report.
Cured of Malaria By Allcock's Porous Plasters
A Florida resident reports malaria lasting six months, enlarged spleen and headaches. After using Allcock's Porous Plasters four spots daily for about a month, symptoms disappeared and the user remained well for five years.
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Florida St
Exizabeth
N. J
AEI- Coockk
The dynamite gun may be said to many aims in life
Fragmentary text hints at a dynamite gun with multiple possible purposes. The readable portion suggests a metaphor or discussion of its roles in life, but details are sparse and no concrete events or facts are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Robert Peel
Mr. Disraeli
Sir Robert
House of Commons
Lord Beaconsfield
Yangchow
Kiangsu
Seeral
Offensive Breath Rumors and Remedies Across Society
Fragmentary notes discuss foul breath as a social distress affecting all ranks. References mention Dr. Sage and a claimed cure for worst cases, with exaggerated counts and teasing asides about friends and lovers.
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Sage
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Mark Tapley
Wire
Pennsylvania
Abe Buzzard
Welch Mountain
Eastern
Beach Pond
R. I
The
Buffalo Courier
Elk Street
H. S. Green
Milwaukee
Hare
Green
Maine
Portland Transcript
Church of Pornic
Brittany
Pornic
Angelers
Mix Curu Pax
Washington
Pak
Aberdeen
Alexandria
Marshal Ney
Napoleon
England
Boulogne
Pacific
St. Pierce
Tre Tongue
Pierce
Kemp
H. A. Feehter
New Haven
Drson
Jacobs
Mark
City Railway Co
Anc
Ewe St
Premierres Yhe
Charles A Vogeler CO
Baltimore, Wg
Ene
Eel Nt
Frazer A
Loomis & NY Man
Tiffin
Ohio
Marlin McArlin
Cees & Eal
Winchester
Ballard
Allery
Aero
Martin Hire Arms Co
Box
Wew Haver
Bes Pianos
Areroo
W. L. Trougias
W.L
Gen Wtlemes
Theony
W.L. Warran
W.L. Dovelas
W. L
W.L. Pouglas
W. L. Douglas
Brackt
Lm “Sea
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