Geneva and surrounding towns update slows and busy week
In Geneva and nearby Dumont Faulkner and Faulkner area notes report Mrs. G W Johnson suffering hay fever Amos Stewart from Wisconsin begins work at Yok Sons Lumber Co last week Geneva lumber company sold five carloads in one day Mianna Deva May Putnam visit cousin Miss Hazel Stoddard at Hampton Mrs J W Dwyar returned to South Dakota and John Goble sold his 80 acre farm to Will Richtsmeier at 161.60 per acre. Cemetery society hosts by Mrs J H Butson. W H Thompson injured by falling on a clothes wringer. Elsie Mutzler visiting Leona Sherry Wheeler near Elders. JT A Page family to visit relatives in South Dakota for two weeks. Rufus Silence and wife visit from Marshalltown. Camp meetings led by Evangelist Jacobs and wife draw large attendance.
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Geneva
G. W. Johnson
Amos Stewart
Wisconsin
Yok & Sons
Geneva Lumber Company
Mianna Deva
May Putnam
Hazel Stoddard
Hampton
J. W. Dwyar
South Dakota
John Goble
Will Richtsmeier
The
Cemetery Society
J. H. Butson
W. H. Thompson
Mises Elsie Mutzler
Leona Sherry’ Wheeler
Elders
JT. A. Page
Mabel June
T. H. Siska
Sioux Falls
Bridgewater
Rufus Silence
Marshalltown
Erve Putnam
Evangeliat Jacobs
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hopkins the Witch Finder and the Witch Trials Folklore
The piece recalls Hopkins the witch finder, noting past practice where magistrates paid 20 shillings per conviction, with pricking and executions. It contrasts this with modern disbelief and mentions Elizabethan attitudes toward ale, citing London Chronicle anecdotes of Queen Bess and strong drinks to start the day.
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Hopkins
Elizabeth
Bess
Earl of Leicester
Hatfiald
Lord Burleigh
London
Kenilworth
London Chronicle
Hugo’s Long Sentence Noted By London Graphic
A London Graphic item comments on extraordinarily long sentences in Victor Hugo and a French line from "Lea Mlerables" as an example of record length. The piece notes a single sentence spanning many lines and a lengthy Waterloos descriptive passage with numerous words under official patronage, referencing a near hundredth word milestone.
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Hugo
Lea
Victor Hugo
Waterloo
Kingland
Long Lived Ornamenta and Objects Across Ages
The text notes that ornaments endure longer than most items with brooches and neckpieces over forty centuries old. Monuments ships and houses follow in durability. Furniture is scarce and shorter lived. In Wagland, dated before 1500, paintings still retained good condition despite weathering decades.
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Waglind
Iife
Then She Got Mad and Declined
Fragmentary text hints at a dispute or decision by an unnamed person. The lines mention anger, a code, a judgment about a foot in some measure, and a reference to a person named Petite Byte, with unclear context and many garbled terms.
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Ube
Giate
Longmans Home Dispute Over Foundling Ends in Reveal
A child abandoned at the Longman home leads to a custody and murder trial. Frank Reynolds, raised by Daniel and Mary Longman, is revealed as the grandson of Phoebe Fletcher’s family after a hidden garment and papers surface. The Longmans are cleared when memory uncovers a hidden board and the baby’s clothes, ending in Frank inheriting his birth parents’ estate.
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Francis
Frank
Longmans
Fletcher
Phoebe
Reynolds
Europa
Abrs. Mercoher
Mr. Fletcher
Miomas Fletcher
Ale
Abe
Ashe
Frank Longman
Frank Reynolds
Longtons
Ely
Alead
Longman
Thomas Fletcher
Longimans
Thom
Afternaya
Brank
Thia
Phoebe Fletcher
Fahe
Daniel Longman
Mlelober
Mviber
The Confectionery Craft Through the Ages
The article traces confectionery origins with apothecaries in England about 500 years ago, sugar first imported, medicinal syrups evolving into general sweets. It notes high sugar cost, early hand methods, and a shift to mechanization making candy production efficient, with machinery replacing manual labor in modern times.
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England
Harper’s Weekly
Forgiveness Lesson Causes Child to Forgive
A teacher urges forgiving gay enemies and the students respond with surprising changes. Johnny returns to school with a very dark mood, explaining he has learned to forgive Scrappy Green and now seeks forgiveness in return. The scene shifts through brief, humorous exchanges from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Puck style snippets.
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Johnny
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by National Bank Official
An old testimonial ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It features a 15 year trust by F Cheney and Brooklyn or Toledo merchants, and advertises internal use, 75 cents per bottle, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Cheney & CO
Toledy
F. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Toledo
Hall
Hall's Hair Renewer Promises Dandruff Cure and Growth
A fragmented testimonial describes a woman consulting her doctor about Hall's Hair Renewer for falling hair and dandruff. She expresses confidence in the product's effectiveness and growth claims, though the text remains unclear and garbled.
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Hall
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