Dumont Vidette Highlights and Rural Notes
The Dumont Vidette lists town news and incidents including sidewalk penalties in Dumont, a July 4 crowd in Parkeraburg, Hank Kennison buying five horses for 950 dollars, a fern creamery smoke incident, and New Hartford Methodist church plans. It reports Grandy county’s potato yield forecast of 400000 bushels, promotion of a 520 acre farm in Butler to be auctioned July 18, and local elevator and cemetery plans, plus marriage licences issued and a joke about a Grundy Center woman marrying in the state capitol.
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Dumont
Parkeraburg
Hank Kennison
New
Sam Williams
Dru, Jaynes and Pelletier
New Hartford
von Raden
Allison
J. Hemmington
Reward for Ostarrh Cure and Hall's Catarrh Cure claim
A 19th century advertisement mix lists a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of Ostarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes the product as curing internal conditions via the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials, pricing, and druggist availability. Also includes rail ticket deals and a subscription label advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chaney & Co
Toledo
Cheney
Bia Jim
Walding
Kinoan
Marvio
Hat of Dionysia: the famed whispering gallery secret prison
A historical note describes an extraordinary excavation called the Hat of Dionysia. Slaves built a 260 foot long chamber modeling a human ear, creating a whispering gallery. Tyrant Dionysius used it to spy on prisoners, listen to conspiracies, and execute the architect and slaves to keep the method secret.
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Dionysiae
Dionysiug T
Cunning of the Fox as Hunters' Skill Shown
Readers learn of fox cunning as it escapes pursuing hounds in England. The piece cites Olaus Magnus and his Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus noting a fox escaping a herd of goats, and a trick where a fox climbs a tree then drops to safety while dogs circle the trunk.
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England
Olaus Magnus
Upsala
Tumbleweed varieties spread across plains and deserts
The piece describes tumbleweeds breaking off near the root to roll with the wind, forming loose stocks in sunbaked deserts and prairies. It notes an eastern weed called the old witch armas that rides the wind, and explains how dry Sep tember growth leads to panicles with purple branches, while hair grass spreads coast to coast.
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United States
Turned the Tables by a Brepch Count Letter to Dumas
Alexandre Dumas received a Brepch count letter proposing joint drama writing for share of profits. Dumas replied he never harnesses a horse and an aes to his carriage, declining amiable offer. The count retorted that Dumas may refuse, but may not call him a horse in the future.
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Alexandre Dumas
Dumas
Strong Me Toothpick Town Drives Nation's Supply
In the village of Strong Maine a single industry sustains the community. Birong, renowned for toothpicks, dominates the US market as the main source of the nation’s toothpicks.
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Strong, Me
New
Hogland
Birong Iw
United States
Courting Worry Amid Odd Text From Damaged Page
Fragmentary OCR shows garbled personal note with phrases about wife, morning meeting, barge, food shortage, and pawned items. The legible bits hint at worry and disorder, with scattered words like pickle, false tooth, and concern over consumption.
HAWKEYE STARS Week's Happenings in Iowa Hawkeye State
Social, political and miscellaneous items from Iowa include the will of General Thomas Buell and its $150,000 estate tied to a perverse provision for descendants, Antokoown Ft. Dodger sending funds to a school board, and A. A. Bratt moving to Hugo Colorado. Other notes mention a 100-term teaching life, school board raises in Rural Water Township, a possible bank in Philadelphia, and transport fare protests. The weather and rail changes touch Ft. Dodge, Osceola, and Davenport. incidents range from a county ditch order to a corn pounder report, with county wealth standings and a parole event intertwined.
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Thomas Buell
Dotine Latte
Bella
Ft. Dodger
School Board
Confcience
A. A. Bratt
Ft. Dodge
Hugo
Colorado
Iowa
Raat Waterloo
Geo. B. Roberta
Ft. Dodun Messenger
U. 8 Mint
Philadelphia
Chicago
Rogala
Davenport
Clyde
Charles City
Osceols
Scott County
Towa
Palk
Linn
M. O'Connel
Atates
Ita
G. U. Hall
Leonox
Albuquerqus
N. M
Waterloo
Brandscan Ale Ters
Cedar Fajla' New Bank Ia
Welah Bros
Tolda County
James Wilkingon
Plonto
Sibley
George Kroger
Turbulent events snapshot from a troubled era
Reported incidents span a kidnapped suspect in Albia from Columbia, and a Missouri escape. Political chatter ties Lt Governor Garst to next year’s district race. Eldona’s carnival faces church opposition while burglaries hit Osceola hardware. Woodbury County real estate values rise by 1.4 million amid a surge in marriages and divorces in Sioux City.
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Wheo
Graniel Alliaga
Columbia
Sherif Hall
Allison
Albia
Missouri
St Des Maines
Warren Garst
Eldona
E. J. Brouchard
Gallina
Laws
Osceola
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Charles A Kramer Opens New Coal Yard Under Wentworth
Ready for business the new coal dealer Charles A Kramer succeeds Freedman and will take Tron and junk at yards near the Iowa Central depot. Patronage appreciated. office phone 220. house $20. A. Keamer signs as industrial motto for boys under the Roman Catholic diocese of Dubuque. Land tract of 600 acres belonging to the archbishop noted.
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Charles A. Kramer
Freedman
Iowa Central
A. Keamer
Dubuque
Silver Weddings A King Created A Fashion In France
The tale of Hugues Capet dating to 987 tells how the king rewarded an old servant and a loyal maid with a dowry and a silver wedding ring. The gesture inspired a new fashion: celebrate twenty five years of marriage with a silver wedding.
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Hugues Capet
France
Hugues
Bis
Franca
Hog House Floors Improve Health for Sows
The Chicago Inter Ocean urges using a plank floor for hog houses to improve sanitation. It notes that dirt floors hinder disinfection and bed cleanliness, while elevated plank floors permit air flow and easier drying. The piece cites frequent rheumatism in hogs kept on dirt floors and favors regular disinfection and drainage.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Sheep Easy to Keep on Farms and Crops Profit
A fragment argues sheep are cheap to maintain on farms with briery weeds eaten in summer and feed saved in winter. It notes control of stomach worm scab and doge, claims sheep pay, cites a farmer profiting 50 5 from seven acres of corn with rape fed to sheep, and mentions cotton yields and rust prevention from springs.
Dausual Man Seeks Work Amid Uncertain Times
A garbled early 20th century street utterance hints at labor shortages and wage pressures. References to 7000 men sought for a job pool, local stores, and public notices suggest economic strain and shifting employment, with unclear names and dates.
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Dausual
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Onhardin's Borders
Farmers Elevator Company
Greene
Bryant Elevator
Greene Dunkarks
Buttermar
Edward EK
Hunt
Ella T. Mabee
Edward
Palmotier
Mayme ‘A. Clarke
James Kopped
Adeline VanBapkish
Weaver & Trickey
Owasa
Cupala
Atate
South
Dako
Landa
Chesp
Minneapolia & St. Louts Railroad Company
Exonyra
B. Cutts
Deapo Ia
Minn
Hawk- Eye
Frank J. Martin
Frantz
Ageley
Ryan Belle
Larkey Brou
Alerald
Wren
Ryan
Corder
South Bend
W. Tate
South Watch Ag
Svery
BEC
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