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Wooster Republican

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1877

Page

4

Florida's Black Snakes Kill Rattlers in Native Legend

A correspondent describes widespread belief in Florida that the nine or gopher snake preys on rattlesnakes. Eyewitnesses recount a gopher snake killing and devouring rattlers, sometimes hanging the victim as proof, and note the snakes protect homes by eradicating other pests while occasionally preying on eggs, poultry, or kittens. the broader claim is the gopher snake constricts and consumes snakes it can overpower.

Florida Hanes Ja Houce Gardin

Circus Outing Sparks Odd Lemonade Bill Tale

A country youth takes his sweetheart to a Hallowell circus. They encounter a lemonade vendor who charges five cents for three glasses. The man pays with a handful of nickels after a miscount, then later a six cent shortfall is settled. A snake encounter near the Walters buggy ends with gunfire and the reptile’s death. The piece mixes entertainment notes with a string of assorted items and jokes from the era.

Augusta Hallowell Daughters of the Ring Waltergard Walters Wookie Bern Pras Walker

Idle pitcher and odd notices in Beaton bulletin

The Beaton Commercial Bulletin contains varied items and wry remarks about baseball, hospitality, civic life, fashion, and prices. It mentions an idle pitcher, civil service in restaurants, Marseille hair imports, Boston dye trends, photographers harvesting trends, and debates on the dollar’s value.

Longest beard on record tied to historical figures

The account chronicles John Mayo the Bearded, famed German painter, whose beard long enough to reach the ground was fastened in a girdle. It recalls Emperor Charles V mocking the length and a tale of Sir Thomas More saving his beard with a joke during execution.

Thurman Senator Thurman Washington Ohio Germany Corfl Trtha Kars John Mayo Juhn the Bearded Charles V John Thomas Moore

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