Abbott area social notes mix travel mishaps and minor chores
The Abbott Grist records a flurry of visits across nearby towns including West Union Iowa Cleves and Ackley with relatives and errands. Injuries recur as Mrs Laach bruises herself placing a face on a glass dish and Mrs Fouts sprains a ankle after a belt accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Gimner
Cleves
Mark Laach
Abe
Hays Fouts
Oblame
Waterloo
Guiiek
Clarion
Amboy and Surrounding News Roundup
Amboy Illinois and Mrs. Allen of California, niece of B. Li Cross, visited at his home. Mrs. Oscar Plates and Miss Tda Harris toured the Industrial School. Mrs. O. Platen of Tracey Minnesota and Miss Davis visited A. L. Cross. W. A. Wickham and Mrs. Fred St. George attended a golden wedding at Steamboat. John Zufall spent last week in Bradford. Several locals attended the state fair in Des Moines. Miss Eva Horner lectured at the M. B. church.
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Amboy
Illinois
Allen
California
B. Li. Cross
Oscar Plates
Tda Harris
Industrial School
O. Platen
Tracey
Minn
Misa [da Davis
A. L. Cross
W. A. Wickham
Fred St. George
Mucky
Steamboat
John Zufall
Bradford
Faulkner
Osceola
John Knipfel
Fred Burkley
Ed Waudby
Dickens
Town
Chas, Laipple
Tom Ferricks
Henry Richtsmeier
Ladies' Aid
Will Diamond
Milbank
S. D
Ea Lynch
Charles Laipple
Chas. Burkley
Des Moines
Issiah Wagner
Reed Taal
Henry Osterland
Laipple
Gottliab Laipple
Fred.Bobman
Tom King
B. Boyengs
Cars French
Marshalltown
John French
Frank Roegner
Srs. Jones
T. D. Jones
Hamilton Center
Len Hickman
Frank Haymond
E.H. Haymond
Chester Horner
Fernwood
Toledo
Peter Hicks
John
Latimer
W. S
O. P. Taylor
Kansas City
Cora Tidd
W. H. Thompson
E. A. Page
T. H. Siska
South Dakota
Ladies Aid Society
Page
Florence Howard
Meringo
Lloyd Pfeltzgraft
Clinton
Waterloo
Dewauto
Henry Miller
J. C. Perris
Dalwein
Brown
New Hartford
A. Waln
la Verne
Lou Martin
S. H. Lathrop
A.J. Clemena
Henry Polk
Parsons
Omaha
Fleet National
Fred Wehmeyer
Bokting
Eva Horner
Luxury of a Tropic Sea Bathing In Jamsey At 90 Degrees
An excerpt recounts extreme heat in tropical waters with bathers noting water temperatures near 90 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit. On November 21, 1800, at Moo Jee near Queenland, shallow reef water reached extreme warmth under direct sun with undetermined surface temp. January 10, at TA TA, measurements showed water hitting 90 degrees as the mercury surged, while tests by the shore indicated similar high temps.
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Jamsey
BH. J. Banfield
Moo- Jee
Quneetmland
Jong
Lille
Tata
Foreign Plucking Case in Switzerland Shocks Town
A foreign resident in Switzerland was fined 10 francs after his great aunt’s buttercups were picked on what authorities called a protected field. Children faced charges and the father appealed, leading to a reduced fine of 8 francs per buttercup. Swiss gendarmes reportedly collect much of the fine, sparking debate on fairness toward natives vs foreigners.
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Switzerland
Abe
Tigher
Thia
Swice
Fortier
Proved Himself Competent Highlander As Gamekeeper
An Engilah oobieman engaged a tall Highlander to act as gamekeeper on his estate. After years without poaching, the noble attempted to poach at night, but the Highlander attacked him, stole his gun, and he was beaten and left half senseless. He crawled home and lay in bed for two weeks, doubting the man’s ability.
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Wan
Tested Love Ends In Silent Parting At Door
In a Chicago Record-Herald style vignette a woman beds her lover test of love leads to heartbreak then he returns seeking mercy but she withholds forgiveness. He apologizes and says he forgot his robbers, leaving the scene unresolved and reflective.
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Abe
Tia
Ale
Karr
Chicago Record-Herald
Emperor's Mistake Keeps Major Status For Life
A tale from Mrs. High Fraser's Reminiscences of a Diplomatist's Wife recounts Count Seeckendorff presenting a promotion to a younger brother who lacked the rank, while the elder, already promoted, proved unfit. The emperor Wilhelm II declared no repeat error, maintaining the original major’s rank as final.
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Eneperre Wiliam I
Germany
Hltuself
Count Seckendorf
Wilinin B
Feflow
Lazy tarpon fishing method described in Stray Stories
The passage details Meri fishermen who imitate sleep in a boat while a tarpon bait is set. A wire with a bait is tossed outward. a slack line is retrieved as the boat drifts toward the sand. Fishermen lie back with eyes covered, watching for twitching lines to signal a catch and then spring into action.
Uses of barytes in industry and daily life
The text notes barytes largely used as a pigment in paints and in Naplesite production, with other applications including rubber, wallpaper, cement, and toning. It mentions Italian uses for barytes in generating certain chemicals and references a crusty coating for protection, followed by a quoted ambiguous meditation on reading and perception.
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United States
Italy
Parliament Wit Sparks Old Queen Anne Jokes in Melbourne
A witty Melbourne parliament member, Evans, aged and seen as Queen Anne era, sparks jokes as colleagues recall the past. A doctor quips he did know Queen Anne, prompting lighthearted exchanges about historic scholars and contemporaries.
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de, Evans
Melbourne
Queen Anne
Waa
Waa Abe
Cattarrh Cure Reward Ad Promises One Hundred Dollars
TRIa offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad cites F J Cheney and Cheney Co of Toledo as trustworthy, claims the cure works internally through the blood and mucous surfaces, and notes price and availability. Hall's Family Pills are also advertised for constipation.
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Cheney & OO
Toledo
Padersiened
F. J. Cheney
Ational Bank OF Commerce
Hall
Hal
Fragmentary note on Bali and Penewe discussed
A garbled fragment mentions Bali and Penewe and a discussion about topics including a wary nyt kiln and maiden ed ue totoring etection. The readable parts imply inquiry or briefing but lack clear subjects or dates.
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Cota Thar Ake
Bali
Fragmentary Dispatch From Old Paper Stirs Curiosity
The text presents garbled OCR style lines with partial phrases and quoted remarks. It mentions a prison, a reply by a convayer figure, and a reference to declarations in a Detroit Breeze Press image. It hints at a reporter's note about Mr Milliontow intestate and anticipated hearings, but specifics are obscured by corruption.
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Pittsburgh Post
Ethel
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Boston
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Anus Horn
Pauls
Heetland
Ayer
HOGS
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Harry Brown
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