Abilene clubwomen transform eyesore into Carnegie library site
After nine years of effort Abilene Kansas clubwomen secure a Carnegie library costing 12 500 with 3 000 books in a central park block. The block was condemned and cleared for a park, funds raised by a library tax and local appeals, yielding a handsome stone building with an oak interior and a public assembly room.
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Abilene
Xican
Kansas City Star
William Jennings Bryan
Tats Kivaric
Lida Romig
University of Kansas
Chicago
Boston
Biock
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie C'F
Ettown
Breach of Promise Case Recounts Tally of Names and Ways
A comic breach of promise vignette from Tit-Bits shows Mary Ann and her mother presenting a basket of letters and a diary to a lawyer. They tally numerous affectionate phrases and counts for promises, calls, squeezes, kisses, and moonlight walks to claim damages up to 50 000 dollars.
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Mary Ann
Woodbine Cottage
John Henry
Sermon Jokes Highlight Intro and Conclusion Gap
Two southern clergymen discuss sermon writing. One notes the introduction and conclusion are the hard parts. They joke that the exordium and the peroration of a recent installation sermon were well done but far apart in time.
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Brother Morley
Funny Chauffeur Recalled as Old Coachman
A wry exchange notes a chauffeur who is really an aging coachman now in a new position. He remains attached to his whip, a sign of his former craft. The remark captures humor about adapting old skills to modern roles.
A Serious Problem in Dining Etiquette
The exchange features Mr. Comrox debating how much to tip a waiter. He notes that tipping too little invites snubs, while tipping too much marks him as a stranger, prompting consideration of proper generosity in dining etiquette.
Division of Labor in Rural Life
Uncle Jed sits on a rail fence with a corncob pipe as a traveler jokes about milking cows. Jed answers that he has done his share by calling the cows up, humorously implying shared rural chores.
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Uncle Jed
Chicago Tribune
Wild camel debates spark local quip in Yonkers paper
In a jocular Yonkers Statesman item, readers ponder wild camel presence with Crimsonbeak joking about a rider’s claimed monopoly of the wild. The exchange highlights quirky local commentary on unusual natural history topics.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
A Call Down at New York Life
A terse exchange shows the firm’s head chiding a late-arriving executive. The reply defends punctuality while noting a personal strain about staying up late with his daughter.
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Castleton
New York
Book on House Furnaces Sells Well, Best Cellars Noted
The Baltimore American notes strong sales for a book about house furnaces. A remark about it belonging in the best cellars accompanies the exchange, highlighting practical interest in heating topics.
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Baltimore American
Sharp Folk Quote Sparks Dueling Carving Joke
A Judge quips about the Joneses, noting they “knife each other” over a carving set, highlighting a sharp social jab as a joke about family rivals and dining etiquette.
Advertising keeps a business alive after the founder
The piece argues advertising creates goodwill that outlives the founder. It costs nothing yet preserves a store as an institution, insuring continuity beyond the proprietor and strengthening merchandising systems. It urges advertising over relying on personal presence or local word of mouth.
City Fire Alarm Boxes List with Locations
A compiled directory of fire alarm box locations in Aberdeen with numbers and cross streets. Entries include Box 4 at Young and Thomas and Box 81 at Franken School on Market between Jefferson and M, among others like Box 56 at B and Cleveland streets Highland Home and Box 8 Burrows Dock, detailing the real and imaginary boxes marked by an asterisk.
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Young and Thomas
North Aberdeen
Cleveland Streets
Highland Home
Terrace Avenue
D Street
High School
Burrows’ Dock
Hume and
K Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad
Boone and King Streets
South Aberdeen
Wilson Bros’ Mill
S. E. Slade Mill
F Streets
American Mill
Heron
Fourth
Franken School
Market
Jefferson and
M Streets
Hume
H Streets
Anderson & Middleton Mill
Broadway
Third and
Hart Wood Lumber Co.’s Mill
Western Cooperage
Washington Streets
Colds and Croup in Children Reported in Wheeling
Mrs. Wm. H. Serig of 41 First St. Wheeling West Virginia praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing her daughter’s severe cough last winter and helping her son avoid croup, noting the syrup is sold by Evans Drug Co.
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Wm. H. Serig
First St
Wheeling
W. Va
Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
Herald’s Twice Weekly Tell It All
The Herald continues a twice weekly schedule to deliver complete community news and notices. Readers receive concise reports on local events, public notices, sports, and society milestones across town.
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the Herald
Grays Harbor Briefs From The Abberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor items appear in a twice weekly transcript from the Aberdeen Semi Weekly Herald. The column notes local happenings, notices, and small notices spanning the harbor area and surrounding towns.
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Grays Harbor
Abberdeen
Herald
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Kansas
Carnegie Library
John
Division of Labor
Herbert Kaufman
Tribune Company
Beckenhauer Bros. & CO
Aberdeen Meat Market
A. W. Barkley
Aberdeen Carriage Company
Peter Ibsen
General Blacksmiths
Wishkah Street
Superior
H. L. Cook & Co
E. Heron St
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
Candy Factory
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
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