Interesting Washington Letter from Rev I L Moore at Wilbur
The letter from Rev I L Moore formerly of Akron M I church now at Wilbur Washington describes life there. He notes health improvement climate scenery and fruit with Indians bears deer and coyotes seen nearby. He compares local prices wages fast farming growth and a town with a trout stream and orchards while mentioning neighbors and family connections.
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Washington
I. L. Moore
Akron
M. 1
Wilbur
Wash
Judlen
Iowa
Hve
Colvilis Indian Reservation
Columbia River
Wesk
Harington
Towa
Pierre
N. D
Devil's Lake
Arthur Bellwood
W. B. Boyd
Will
Middle West
Tawa
Wrong Number Sparks Morning Fire Duty Debate
A fireside chat between a planned future wife and a suitor turns into lighthearted marital duty talk. He argues the wife should rise first to start the fire, then the exchange ends with the woman politely correcting him by saying ring off you have connected with the wrong number.
Prizes for Corn at Ames Iowa State College Contest
The Iowa State College Corn Con test will be held at Ames during the Annual Short Course in Stock and Grain Judging, January 8 10, 1910. Several thousand dollars in premiums will be given for corn. The W K Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Co of Battle Creek Mich will give One Thousand Dollars in Cash for the best tests of corn shown. Everyone is invited to send corn. No entry fee charged but a good prize for every exhibitor, whether a premium winner or not. For premium list and fill particu lars, address P C Taft Superintendent of Contest Ames Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Aimes
W. K. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
P. C
Taif
Lawa
Public Auction in Brule Township South West of Vermillion
Chas Kelly to sell at public auction in Brule township Union county on January 4 1910 at the W M Gibson place. Four good horses twenty choice Shorthorn cattle seventeen head fullblood Duroc Jersey shoata. A good mat of harm tuplemouts fourteen dozen Leghorn and Plymouth Rock chickens fifteen tons prairie hay fourteen hundred bushels corn in crib. Free lunch at noon usual terms with ten months time. J J Anlie auctioneer 4 H Youngstrom citeris. Christ Klemtie will sell at public auction at his farm on section 34 Pranton township seven miles east of Alte ron and two miles north of Rubie on January 20 1910 the following property ten horses thirty cattle bey enty hogs full line of farm machinery usur terms best in farm machinery and vehicles auto livery in conigation
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Chas, Kelly
Brule Township
Union County
J. J. Anlie
H. Youngstrom
Cteris
Chriet. Klemtie
Pranton Township
Alteron
Rubie
POWER IN TURKEY Next to the Sultan Ranke the Head of the Dervishes
The Tehelebi of Kontah, a descendant of Ala Eddin, leads the Mevlevi dervishes at Koniah Asia Minor. Dancing dervishes attend ceremonies on Tuesdays and Fridays in public halls, combining reverence with show. Monastery life includes vows of chastity poverty and obedience, yet many earn with trades and gifts from the faithful. They travel long journeys, with the Kowlah dervishes reaching India, and retain influence among the people despite a decline in prestige among educated Turks.
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Tehelebi
Kontah
Daman
Mehemed V
Ottoman Empire
Ala Eddin
Seljuke
Osman the Illustrious
Osman
Koniah
Asia Minor
Peru
Scutari
Egypt
TchelebPs Monastery
Kontiah
Tchetebt
India
Tehelabt
Pera
Constantinople
A Wedding Hint From Old Shoes
A tall girl asks a shoe clerk for second hand shoes to throw at a wedding. The clerk produces worn footwear. she picks small sizes, claiming the couple needs to be shocked rather than hurt. A bystander quips that big feet make the ruse tricky, noting the girl wears very large shoes.
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Ward
Brooklyn Sermon Attacks Wrangling Over Religious Tenets
Dr Parkhurst in Brooklyn denounces those who wrangle over religious tenets of no importance saying such people give Christianity a bad name. He cites a Brooklyn boy who defines heathen as those who refuse to fight over religion.
Embarrassed Model Sparks Cash Claim Across Studio
Fragmentary report recalls a model complaining of embarrassment after a photographer joked about his stare. The dialogue hints at pay concerns and a clash over treatment in a studio setting. Further readable context remains unavailable in the fragment.
Meets Usual Fate of Glasspy Scheme Inventor
A Chicago businessman, Mr Clappins, rebuts a tall stranger claiming to be inventor Glasspy. The caller promotes a revolutionary motive power based on the heart and leg motion, offering a partnership. The scene ends with an alarm as police are summoned after a frantic interruption.
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Mr. Glasspy
Schermo
Clappins
Glasspy
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Tribuns
Philadelphia Becomes Home for Those Seeking Comfort
The Philadelphia Inquirer extols the city as a humane, comfortable place with homeowners owning their homes, contrasting it with Manhattan and Chicago. It pleads for Philadelphians to appreciate local living conditions and for newcomers to move to Philadelphia to raise families in stable homes. A Sotheby’s listing of Swinburne rarities is noted, with Swinburne recalling his casual verses and poet George Meredith’s critique.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia Inquirer
Swinburne’s
Swinburne
Sotheby’s
T.J. Wise
George Meredith
Wise
Zuineas
London Chronicle
Economy of Air and the Woe of Woglish in Calcutta
A fragment recalls the Woglish perishing in the Wack Hole of Calcutta with rueful sympathy. Comments note their misfortune and imply they lacked a summer hotel stay, while Hore is described as seeing the value of practice.
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Calcutta
Simmmer
Second Thoughts on Repartee Ponders Quick Wit in Speech
In a brief note the piece asks What is repartee and defines it as the conversation you think of on the way home from the party, highlighting witty exchange as the core of sharp talk.
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