Renowned Artist John Leech Folly Recalls Duke of Atholl Tale
A long excerpt recounts John Leech’s Scottish encounter with the Duke of Atholl during a 19th century tour. The duke playfully tested Leech’s nerve on a cliff path, forgave a slander confession, and served a delayed dinner after a nap, with the audience including Landseer Thackeray. The tale appears alongside medical notes on liver spots and tonics.
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Athall
Leech
Duke of
Duke of Atholll
Glen Tilt
Clan Athall
Scotland
Lis Grace
John Leech
Paneh
Tende
Teeeh
New York Herald
Northumbrian and Scotch Auatics Contrast
A London Spectator excerpt contrasts Northumbrian and Scotch speech and manners. It notes border animosities, phonetic differences in vowels and consonants, and facial expressions. The piece characterizes Scots as reserved behind a mask and southern peasants as polite yet brusque, with Wortham noted for frank rural independence.
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England
Scotland
Tweed
Bia
Wortham
London Spectator
Olive Oil Medicine Claim As Remedy And Food
The text asserts olive oil is a corrective for the Hyer and a beneficial food for the system. It describes a dosage of half a cup before breakfast and a half cup with meals, noting benefits for weak stomach and bowels and suggesting use with vegetables. It reflects early medical advertising language.
Candlelight and Moonlight in the Solar System
A reflective prose piece praises candlelight as a soft metaphor for celestial bodies and the sun and moon. It muses on reading, writing, and contemplation by candlelight, referencing Milton, Lamb, and a nocturnal literary mood. The narrator hints at composing about the solar system and night’s quiet inspiration.
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Milton
Paradise
Kaylor
Betty
Charles Lamb
Unelesa Pottery Vase Joke Reported In Liverpool Post
An English pottery maker on a continental tour bought a Serres vase for several hundreds of pounds. Back home he showed it to his foreman who dismissed it as a foreign imitation and worth at most five pounds. The foreman’s blunt verdict exposes the joke about design pride and misattribution.
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Liverpool Post
English Etchings and a Day in Postwar Britain
English Etchings reports on Britain’s twenty five knot scout ship attentive in service. In Reddington hot oatmeal with milk is served to those who want it each morning. London buses fail frequently prompting a tug service to tow derelicts home. A Commons prayer meeting convenes weekly. A new party forms with a single aim to cut shaving prices from 24 to 12 cents.
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Britain
Reddington
England
London
House of Commons
Model of the Moment Fashion Notes and Fabrics
Scalloped ruching and steel headed purses set trends for gray gowns. Paquin green, a dark leaf shade, appears in fabrics with velvet ribbons of many colors. Muslin jackets, soft Mohair int, and princess dresses with wide pompadour ribbon boleros draw attention this season.
Pointed Paragrams and Local Ads From Riverside Greenhouse
A fragmentary scrawl blends counsel about idlers and luck with local ads. It mentions Riverside Greenhouse plants and cut flowers, Bindlinger's ice cream, Glidden & Reynolda, cabbage and tomato plants for sale, and priced carnations and rose plants. Also notes orders and names Milton and Julitia Peterson as readers.
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Mra
F. D. Walt
Riverside
Bindlinger
Hogor
Glidden & Reynolda
WOUND CAUSED DEATH OF GRUNDY ELDER
Grundy county mourns Christian Becker aged 83, longest resident, after a fowl bite in a barn yard led to a flaxseed poultice, swelling, and fatal blood poisoning four days later. Born in Germany, Becker lived 50 years on a 160 acre farm he took from the government. Funeral services were held Monday by Rev. Azenn of the German Presbyterian church.
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Christian Becker
Grundy County
Thiectty
Becker
Grundy
Grundy Enenty
Germany
Azenn
German Presbyterian Church
Germano Township
Sacred Heart academy annual program of student entertainment
Tomorrow evening at Sacred Heart academy a public program features children of the institution directed in music and dramatic numbers. The lineup includes choruses, piano solos, violin and guitar pieces, vocal selections, and a pantomime with a parade of titled works such as Moonlight on the Rhine and La Sonnambula, performed by students led by instructors including Miss Nellie DeGunther and Mrs. Mary McGregor, with participants from the Cecelian Club and Esther Stock among others.
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Sacred Heart Academy
Tearnolog
Cecelian Club
Violinse
Mary DeGunther
Laura Shelderman
Guitara
Addie DeGunther
Mary McGregor
Mandolis
Katie DeGunther
Nellie DeGunther
Lois Becker
Marie McGowen
Estella Hanig
Strack
Esther Stock
Sunflowers
Galop
Taura Steffen
Jennie Leister
Eereyee
Lennox College at Hopkinton and Civil War memory
Lennox College in Delaware County Iowa has conferred a doctor's degree on Henry Wallace for his genius and service. The institution invites prominent speakers. a Civil War monument honors Iowa soldiers. The school closed at the war’s start, with 94 of 95 students volunteering under their president as captain. one man was unable to join. Half the company gave life to the country.
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Ackley
Lennox College
Henry Wallace
Grace
Iowa
Dairy County
Delaware
Elvi
Ualog
McKenna to Leave Montreal Post After Long Service
James McKenna, traveling passenger agent for Canadian Pacific Railway for twenty five years, is promoted and will move to Montreal. The Charlottetown Guardian notes his farewell tour to these shores with regret, praising his loyal service and the diligent care he gave to the railway interests.
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Taites McKeona
Canadian Pacific Ry
James McKeona
Canadian Pacific Railway
Q Chec
Montreal
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Guardian
James McKenna
Lea
McKenna
Tle
Bia
John McQu
Osceola Township
Tree
Tite Wamp
Watery grave found near Kesley after creek outing
George Grussing, 27, of seven miles northeast, drowned in Mayne s Creek near Kesley on a Saturday afternoon. He and several young companions had gone to the creek seeking cooling relief from heat. Grussing leaves a wife and child. His mother in law Mrs Wilwe Green mourns with the family near the city.
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George Grossing
Mayne’s Creek
George Grussing
Harm Grussing
Gruasing
Wilwe Green
New Boiler At Electric Light Plant Demanded
Des Moines boiler inspector B C Chase visited the city and examined the electric light plant boilers. Officials oppose the aging single boiler of 48 horse power, now used only when necessary. Replacing it at a cost of about $1,200 would meet needs and save money, according to Superintendent Nazzett. Recent repairs have cut fuel usage, with potential further savings noted.
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Electric Light
B.C. Chase
Des Moines
Nazzett
ELECT PASTOR REV ENGELKE TO LEAD GERMAN TOWNSHIP
Rev Bogelke of Holland has been chosen to lead the Hast Friesland Presbyterian church in German Township at a congregational meeting held Wednesday. Bogelke is a well recommended, experienced, thoroughly educated minister who has found success elsewhere. Engelke also gains a steady pastorate in a sizable, thrifty congregation. Dan Lynch shipped two carloads of live stock to Chicago this week as packing centers adjust to regional shipments. Waterloo and other shippers show an uptick in carloads from country points. Hi G Richardson sent a car of hogs to Chicago Sunday and Leteter Vietor shipped about 100 head of young stock to Chicago early this week.
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Bogelke
Holland
Engelke
Dan Lynch
Chicago
Waterloo
G. Richardson
Leteter & Vietor
Grundy institute hosts teachers in county event
Grundy county runs a traveling program entertaining local teachers from town to town. Relny check hosts the gatherings this year with P G Holden Ames Battle Moore Mitchell Dew Moines and others listed. State Superintendent Rigag will lecture during the week.
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Grundy County
Relny Check
P. G. Holden
Ames
Battle Moore Mitchell
Dew Moines
D. Mf. Kelly
Cedar Falls
Clara Kleiofelter
Deb Moines
Thos. B. Johnson
Reinbeck
Agnes Butler
Grundy Osuter
Rigag
War Department Letter on Flour Donation to City
Mayor Roberts received a June 12 War Department notice from San Francisco stating that flour No. 21988 donated by the city’s people has been transferred to the committee for distribution. Ackley’s contributions were well placed, with items valued at least one in the stricken city, excluding cash.
Weber Lang Wedding Near Thornton Quiet Ceremony
The marriage of Louis Weber to Mary Lang was held Thursday morning at the bride’s mother's home, with only immediate relatives present. They will reside on a farm near Thornton after the ceremony and plan to travel to Cerro Gordo County. Local friends extend best wishes. Weather notes cover heavy rains and flooding across central Minnesota, with highways near Chaska and Shakopee affected. Mrs. William Tjaden and her children left for New Salem North Dakota where the family plans a new home on 32 acres of land.
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Nealdo
Thornton
Cupid Bae Brougbh
Waleh 'Te
Cerro Gordo County
Nese Thornton
Minnesota
Fleida
St. Paul
Chaska
Shakopee
William Tjaden
Ren
New Salem
North Dakota
Home Buyer Buys Bert Mapes Property on Avenue
Buys on Home, Bera Blatt purchased Bert Mapes property on her avenue. He plans material improvements and expects to occupy it within two weeks. The buyer and his partner receive congratulations for their colorized venture.
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Bera Blatt
Bert Mapea
Her Avenue
Extra
Touring Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe in South Dakota
The Baach Schultz Uncle Tom's Cabin company performed in Watertown South Dakota on Monday evening as they tour the southeast portion of the state. Their success varied with conditions.
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South Antota
Baach &Schultz
Watertown
South Dakota
Preachss in California and local notices
Rev A L Hauser once pastor at the ret Evangelical church moved to California and now serves a Napa church. George Diamond of Waulkger plans to visit Montana to register for Crow Reservation land filings. June 1 Butler county treasury stood at 55850. Treasury report shows Aardin treasury at 65516. Doctor of Divinity degree conferred on Rev High Mo Nigh by Cauex College Hopkinton Iowa.
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California
A. L. Hauser
Ret Evangelical
Thia City
Napa
George Diamond
Waulkger
Montana
Crow Indian
Butler County
Wiemer and
Marke
High Mo Nigh
Cauex College
Hopkinton, Lows
Poor Joy by Artlets on Highways and Byways
Fragmentary lines describe a group called artlets and their failure along highways and byways. The text lacks clear names, dates, or concrete events, offering only negative judgment on their performance.
Lunches at Guden and Hayne Bakery Serve All Day
A historic notice notes lunches served at all hours at Guden and Hayne Bakery. Readily available loaves priced at 25 conte each or 36 for a greater deal.
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Gudden & Hayne Bakery
Read
Ely
Ae Guippan & Bwynoups
Takeayy
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Lennox Way
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Memphis
Teno
Thackery
Abbott Orous
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Agent Thackery
Colorado
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Etemwlador
Hampton Recorder
Dider Nolte
First Evangelical Church
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Grundy Institute
Rebbeck
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