Category Archives: Creatures

Charlestown NH Farmer, Inventor, Barbed Wire King: Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906)

Posted on 28 January, 2015 by Janice Brown

What happened when the cow jumped over a barbed wire fence? Utter catastrophe! This poor joke is a lead into today’s blog story, about the potentate of wire fences–a Charlestown NH native named Joseph Farwell Glidden. Sometimes called “devil’s rope,” … Continue reading →

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No Goot! Its a New Hampshire Coot!

Posted on 10 September, 2014 by Janice Brown

The Daily Herald newspaper of Provo Utah printed an interesting blurb on 19 February 1954: NO GOOT! BOSCAWEN, N.H. (UP) — James Lee, chief state research biologist, asked to identify a bird shot by a hunter, replied: “It’s a coot, … Continue reading →

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Cow Concerns: Is Hotcha Music Bad for Bovine Health?

Posted on 15 December, 2013 by Janice Brown

The federal department of agriculture has gravely suggested that those farmers who have installed radios in their barns to delight the livestock should tune in on softer gentler music. Cows give more milk when contented, it seems, and no cow … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire: Celebrating the Shark

Posted on 14 August, 2012 by Janice Brown

Perhaps “celebrating” is not the word that quickly comes to your mind when you hear of a shark being spotted in New Hampshire waters. As recently as July 9th of this year, one of these fearsome beasts was reportedly roaming … Continue reading →

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The Sea Serpent

Posted on 8 January, 2011 by Janice Brown
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