Free Homesteads Offered Nearby in Nebraska 1913 Land Sale
The notice promotes free homesteads in the Nebraska National Forest near Hyannis with 531 sections of land to be allocated by Oct 1, 1913. A large plat map is available for $2, and inquiries should be sent to J L Anguson civil engineer in Broken Bow. The item also lists varied local ads and notes community happenings in Ackley and surrounding areas, including harvest updates and local social items.
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Nebraska National Forest
Hyannis
J. L. Nguson
Broken Bow
Bragka
Advretisa Briefs from Bowman and Nearby Areas
A compact city news list notes Dr Rabe and autoreoncall attendance day or night, Pone 256 returning from Chicago, new farm building work by Thomas Seasler, and light rain lifting moisture needs for pastures and corn. Various locals including Humke Brothers threshing outfit purchase, Mrs J J Vanderlas illness, William Seeley chiropractor office, and travelers like Victor Rachelhotter family return from Minnesota trips. Public notices include marriage at Cedar Falls, a veteran editor ill, and community events such as a railroad show ride for children and Beaver area Presbyterians picnic encouragement.
Local Visitors and Community Notes Across Faulkner City
Henry Leister and George Diamond from Faulkner were in the city today and Monday respectively, with several other residents and visitors passing through. Reports mention farming, a Sauerkraut festival planning, a ball game loss for Belmond, and assorted travel to Minneapolis Ames Sprit Lake Waterloo and New York State with local civic remarks and religious addresses.
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Henry Leister
George Diamond
Faulkner
Trainer
Marshalltown
Tez, Wagner
Miss Spengler
Waterloo
Postmaster General Boosts Parcel Post Weight to Twenty Pounds
New government order sets parcel post weight limit up to twenty pounds and lowers local and first zone rates. Effective August 13, the change shifts more long haul mail from express services, with fresh meats now eligible for second zone shipping when properly packed. The reform aims to leverage Burleson’s plan to compete with private carriers on shorter routes.
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Burleson
Isag
Uncle Sam
First Parcel Post
Express
Tony
Napoleon Portraits Cited In Neapolitan Ban On Bonaparte Imagery
An 1800s tale recalls Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte banned portraits by law in Naples. A Bostonian, living in darks, hides a bronze figurine in a cellar to avoid confiscation. A police officer demands if any likeness remains, and the owner replies with coins to symbolize submission to the decree.
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Rome
Tours
Napoleon
Elba
General Bonaparte
Cama
Jim
Me. W
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bostou
Erald
Real Estate Transfers and Local Notes From Iowa Falls Area
A week of real estate transfers lists numerous trustees and property lots in Iowa Falls and Eldora including transfers to William Welden Abbie Foster J C Van Metre and J C Lowe among others. The report notes a barn fire and a three year old child found safe in a corn field after fear of punishment, plus a Hempton business visit by Henry Althouse with several monetary figures cited.
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Fund For the
Diocese of
W. F. Clover
Ra C. Kinney
North
Towa Falls
Nicholas F. W. Allen
J.C. van Metre
Bliss Riverside Park
Iowa Falls
Frank White
C. F. Stauffer
Eldora
C.F. Stauffer
N. R. van Avery
C. L
Vidora
N. R
H. Poot
L. B. Carlisle
Benson
Union
Ithal Parriott
Mary O' Laughlin
TowaFalla
Coloring Drawings A Quick Coloring Method For Draftsmen
A New coloring method for drawings uses ordinary crayon wax and gasoline. Crayon color is applied then rubbed with cloth dampened in gasoline until even and extendable to desired limits. If overrun occurs it can be erased with a pencil eraser. Yellow, purple, green and light blue give best results. The process works on eggshell and smooth drawing papers and white prints on paper or cloth as well.
Delicately Handled and Humorous Snippets From Daily Life
A collage of light anecdotes and satirical quips. An Italian ethics note favors health insurance before marriage to assure suitors’ fitness, a historical letter recalls Stephen A. Douglas saved from fire at birth, and a Scottish musician’s tale ends with a grandfather’s humorous remark. Includes brief jokes from Chicago Tribune and Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Chicago Historical Society
Stephen A. Douglas
Horatio L. Wait
Circuit Court
John Conant
Watt
Douglas
Brandon
Conant
Beggar Discovers Hidden Treasure Beneath Naples Column
In Naples near San Vito monastery a marble column once bore a French inscription promising gold each May 1. Beggar Annibie Tosel studied the clue, dug beneath the column at dawn as the monastery bell rang, and uncovered a satchel with 80,000 francs. He then bought land near Mantua and died at ninety four.
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Alddie
Italy
San Vito
Naples
Slonder
Belef
Annthile Tosel
Tie
Tosel
France
Annibnie 'Josel
Mantua
Kipling Reply Stirs Cambridge Weekly Column Request
The Cantab weekly recalls Kipling’s reply to a request for a column. The note jokes about price concerns and features a playful exchange including a gymnastic stunt line and quips about dancing at a mutes’ dance with a punchline from the Michigan Gargoyle.
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Kipling
Cambridge Univerality
Rudyard Kipling
Bir
Barbour
Waterman
Michigan Gargoyle
Weather talk at Zaila Institute forecast cool day
Wallie recalls a calm exchange with Zaila Inst Eve about the ninth weather forecast. Wardle asks for details and Wallie describes the mood as fair and very cool. The brief dialogue captures a moment of routine meteorological briefing in a Kansas City Star style.
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Wallie
Zaila
Wardle
Kansas City Star
Chiropractor Offers Free Consultations In Beach Street Rooms
Chiropractor advertises location over the former Drug Store of Beach & Co offering consultations and examinations free. Claims to locate the exact cause of ailments and adjust it, with nature cures and unique approach. Encourages those who have tried everything else to seek chiropractic adjustments.
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Beach & Co
Wells Fargo Express barred in California by railroad commission
The California State Railroad Commission cut every page of the Wells Fargo Express in the state. An investigation into the alleged cartel trust was proposed in a House resolution introduced by Representative Murray of Massachusetts.
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California
Wells- Fargo Express
Bard Col Trust
Murray
Maskachuseto
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C. A. Kamer
Ddress College of Commerce
Wilco
Poland
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Betty
Jock
Walt
Boston
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Ad ‘Kareck
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Des Moines
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Eay
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Ottoular
Wischer
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Issine
Alieer
Hiltate Park
Ackley Fry Elven Ice Crewm
Ivighoer
City News
Advretisa
Rabe
Tryin Bleaker
Chicago
Points Beyond
Thomas Seasler
Humke Brothers
J. J. Vanderlas
Bowman
N. D
William G. Seeley
Jacob
Mr. Seeley
Victor Rachelhotter
Bimigi
Brainerd
Minnesota
Thomas Binkley
Los Angeles
Lyle Gibbs
Arkansas City
Kansas
William Saucer
McEwen
Rockwell Phonograph
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Miss Kramer
Mra
George R. Kramer
Cedar Falls
Clark of
Sterlin
Colorado
S. A. Martin
Thomas Fahey
George, Iowna
David Miller
Dows
Chester Vannoy
Graettinger
Lows
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Vannoy
Peter Held
Frank Knee
Eity
F. Z. Martin
Anna Martin
Raymond Blackmun
Martin
Elty
Casper Jutting
Claven
Eagle Grove
Fort
Atwood
Mr. Haag
Mighty Haag
Tar World
W. . Clover
Ganlemen
Sowa
Sam
Barnum and Bailey
Logan
Jones County
New Hampton
Genske
David Dyer
J.T. Nelson
Minneapolis
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Maude
Faulkiner
Nellia Beach
Ames
C. C. Hatch
Sprit Lake
C. S. Winney
Erica
Grundy Canter
Tuizzie Margeball
Town City
Beemer
Cotton
Mason City
F. H. Rule
Belmond
New York State
Dyer
Bunte Place
Frank Foster
Preas
Foster
Anamosa
Rev. Pratt
Mt. Vernon
Job
Pratt
William Traden
New Salem
North Dakota
DeVries
Mr.Tjaden
Kobus Tjaden
Kossuth
State Department
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Huerta
Department of Postal Service
Verve
Renee
Hardin Real Estate
Henry Althouse
Hempton
Enateida
New York Sun
Sandy
Scotchau
London
Milwaukee Sentinel
Jipes
W. A. Selley, M. D
Acklay
WM. A. Seeley
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