A Botanical Deduction and a City Romance
A lengthy excerpt blends Whittier poetry with a coming of age tale. Allene, home from New York and invited to a party, recalls a past romance with Kenneth Allen while receiving flowers from suitors Schuyler Van Rensier and Ned Holmes. Kenneth and Allene share a candid moment about love and flowers as she reveals her true feelings.
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Cine
Schuyler Elton van Rensier
New York
Ned Holmes
Hesertor
Gove View
Kenneth Allen
Dr. Allen
Kenneth
Allene
Schuyler
van Hensler
Ned
Small Schools Diminishing Across the State
State Superintendent Fasser A. Cotton releases figures on school consolidation showing 699 abandoned rural schools forming 280 consolidated sites. Last year 8,312 children rode buses at $823.85 daily with $1.68 per wagon. Forty-nine schools host five or fewer pupils. 286 host 10–15. 1,933 host 15–20.
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Fasser A. Cotton
Crawford
Notable Theater Fire Sparks Grief and Pneumonia Warning
The article recalls the Chicago theater fire killing nearly six hundred and cites pneumonia deaths that year. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing pneumonia and shares a testimonial from W. D. Wilcox of Logan New York about curing his daughter Laura’s severe cold and stopping pneumonia. Sold by Joseph Bros.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Laura
W. D. Wilcox
Logan
New York
Joseph Bros
Feathers and Fins on the Frisco booklet promotion
Hunters are invited to request a free booklet about hunting and fishing in the Ozarks and St. Francis Valley. The guide lists turkey, duck, quail, squirrels, small game and deer opportunities, with the offer from A Hittoy G P A Frisco System St. Louis.
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Turkey
Frisco
Ozarks
St. Francis Valley
A. Hittoy
Frisco System
St. Louis
Makes Electricity Do Portion of Farm Work
Darlington farmer W H Smith demonstrates interurban power helps farm tasks. He built a home near the Indianapolis and Northwestern line and taps power for lighting, pumping water, and running churns mills and grinders. Underground wiring reduces danger. estimated monthly cost is 2.59 to 3 dollars.
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Darlington Echo
W. HE. It. Smith
Darlington
Smith
Indianapolis
Northwestern
Ria Stork
Farm Auction At Shannondale February 27 1906
Public sale on the old Baird farm one mile east of Shannondale begins at 10 a m Tuesday February 27 1906. Five horses include a black mare in foal brown mare 10 years old a coming three year old mare an iron gray four year old and a yearling colt. Eighteen cattle include five cows and one heifer due in March or April three cows with calves by side three yearling heifers three yearling steers and one good Poll Angus bull. Twenty sheep including 13 ewes six lambs and one buck. Hogs total 22 late fall pigs 11 shoats about 100 pounds each and 3 good Poland China sows. Hay and corn 15 tons loose mixed hay 100 bales timothy hay and 300 bushels corn in crib.
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Poland
China
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Featured For Heart Trouble Link
A testimonial claims indigestion causes heart disease and that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves stomach pressure and heart strain. D Kauble of Nevada Ohio says four months of use cured his heart trouble. Product details include bottle sizes and price, prepared by E O DeWitt Co and sold by Joseph Brown.
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D. Kauble
Nevada
E. 0. Dewitt & CO
Ohigagd
Joseph Broa
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Hustler
Southland
Prairie West
Yoo Jong
Farwell
Jors Greenleaf Whittier
Copergae
Faing
Acne
Freduatec
The
Dell
Berlin
Paris
Sue
Cotton
Clipper
Frank Basal Rue. CO
Utd
J.B Fisher
Union Depot
Baird
Shannondale
Oscar S. Lrader
J.B. Henderson
Andy Clements
Lebanon
J. A. Parr
Neal—Cason
North Side Square
Candy Cathartic
Oyit
Little Pilis
Jacksonian
St. Louis College
Suerratt College
Jackson, Mich
Advance
Ind
Mike
Harvard Piano CO
C “Cthnati
Ohio
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