Grant township ditch survey under way after old petition
A five mile drainage project in Grant township, approved in 1908 and stalled by a 1904 ditch law challenge, sees a survey commission led by George F Lambert F W Hill and E P Gilbert assessing costs. If approved, land owners will hear objections and damages claims before final construction.
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Board of Supervisory
George F Lambert
Des Moines
F. W Hill
Maxwell
E. P. Gilbert
Gilbert Station
Grant Township Ditch
Grant Township
S. E. Ogden
W. F. Swayze
Board of Supervisors
Nevada Journal
Punishment to Fit the Crime
A courtroom exchange features a judge and a prisoner recalling a past connection as the judge sentences twenty years. The dialogue implies a prior relationship with the judge’s daughter and centers on a justice decision reflected in the punishment.
Religion converts despair into resignation
A terse quotation attributed to Blessington reflects on how religion turns despair into resignation, suggesting a coping mechanism that transforms emotional upheaval into acceptance. The line captures a somber view of spiritual consolation amid hardship.
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Blessington
Suburban Attractiveness Quip Echoes Across Pokeville
In a humorous cartoon exchange, Scout asks where the advertised view is and Farmer Takeminn directs buyers to a chain of travel by stage to Hen Lake, then a steamer to Moose Land, finally climbing Skeeter Mountain to Lover's Leap for the view.
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Pokeville
Hen Lake
Skeeter Mountain
Puck
Stubborn self opinionated described in Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt uses wordplay to nickname a person as stubborn and dogmatic, with humorous exchanges highlighting phrases like self opinionated and bully dog matic. The brief item captures a light press text tone.
Saving Small Sums To Avert Big Bills
The piece urges frugal living and small investments like seeds or Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to prevent larger costs. It notes the average man saves little and spends most on living, and ends with a sales line for Loughran & Bauer.
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Chamberlain
Loughran & Bauer
Beauty Tea Ad Promises Clear Complexion at Low Cost
An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cheap beautifier for a smooth complexion rosy cheeks and laughing eyes. The seller L. M. Bosworth lists the price as 35 cents.
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Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
Notice of Cross Petition in Iowa District Court
Original notice in Story County Iowa case A L Orange v Morain names multiple Morain defendants and Eva J Matters as cross petitioner asserting undivided shares in Sec 17 and Sec 17 8 23 W 5th P M ja. cross petitioner asks partition or sale and equitable relief with default and timeline for appearance by Aug 2 1905 and Aug 28 1906 Nevada Iowa court.
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Thomas A. Morain
Anna B. Morain
Carrie Morain
Alma Morain
Earnest Morain
Grant Morain
Allen Morain
Sarah Freisner
Grace James
George James
Clark Johnson
District Court
Story County
Iowa
Eva J
John W. Matters
Eva.j. Matters
N. BE
N. W
W. Sth P. M. Ja
A. L
Court House
Nevada
McCarthay & Ler
Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
T M Wood manager of the White County News Beebe Ark praises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saying it is the best of its kind and has given him and his family excellent results. Sold by Loughran and Bauer.
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T. M. Wood
White County News
Beebe, Ark
Chamberlain
Loughran & Bauer
A Danish Writer’s Carriage Revenge Story
The tale recalls Frans Christian Andersen using a royal carriage to visit his former dean who treated him poorly in youth. He rode to Fohr with palatial trappings, paid by the king, and left the coachmen outside while the dean received him. George Brandes notes this reveals Andersen’s romantic vanity and longing for honor.
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Frans Christian Andersen
Fohr
Fobr
Andersen
George Brandes
Contemporary Review
Sir Joshua Reynolds Portraitist of Plymouth to London Fame
Sir Joshua Reynolds, born 1723 in Plympton near Plymouth, trained in classics, moved to London to study art, painted Commodore Keppel and rose to fortune. He studied in Rome and Parma influencing his style, later settled in Leicester Square. his early works and travels shaped his career.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
Plympton
Plymouth
Devonshire
London
Commodore Keppel
Mediterranean
Centurion
Rome
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Vatican
Parma
Correggio
Florence
Venice
Paris
Rubens
St. Martin’s Lane
Keppel
Leicester Square
Nicholas
Speak Good of the Living Reflections on Mortality and Charity
A Success magazine excerpt argues for fairer, charitable treatment of the living while acknowledging the Latin proverb De mortuis nil nisi bonum. It notes the tendency to praise the dead and forget faults, urging greater justice and tolerance for the living.
Coffee Lovers in Grotx Island World’s Highest Per Capita Use
The London Grove notes Grotx Island near Lorient consumes about 90,000 pounds of coffee annually for a population of 5,300. With most men at sea, roughly 2,000 women, children, and elders drink about thirty pounds per person each year.
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London Grove
Grotx
Lorient
A Healthy Puppy
A brief exchange reveals the father’s blunt praise of a visiting puppy’s health. The daughter defends him while recalling a moment in the hall when the father commented on the dog’s cold nose indicating concern or affection.
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George
The Wall Street Way
A dialogue about stock advice shifts from optimism to caution as Dobson recalls four reasons a broker gave for a rise and four reasons for a fall, highlighting volatility in investment guidance.
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Wall Street Way
Jobson
Dobson
Goodness Know and Judge Salem in Cleveland Leader
A playful exchange features Mrs Nayberleigh-Judge inviting Judge Salem to try angel cake while the Cleveland Leader notes the judge’s distracted reaction and asks what he is charged with.
Belief as Strength Says Robertson Quote
A Robertson quote centers on belief building strength and energy, contrasting doubt as a drain with conviction as power. The line emphasizes mental stance shaping resilience and action.
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Robertson
Apache wit and the Indian’s bluff in Cremony tale
In his tale to Mr. Cremony the Apache tests sign language by sending a paper asking for tobacco. The hunter uses a bird and flower sign to explain distant talk while the Apache doubts the signs. The trick ends when the Apache asks for more tobacco to prove the claim, but the ruse fails.
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Les
Mr. Cremony
Washington
Distinguishing Black Walnuts From Butternuts
A country visit guide explains how to tell black walnuts from butternuts by leaves and especially odor. Butternut stems carry nine to seventeen leaflets while black walnuts show fifteen to twenty three. teeth on the walnut are larger and sharper and lack the fuzzy stem. Once the odor is smelted from crushed leaves, identification is permanent.
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St. Nicholas
His Own Self
A quotation attributed to Emerson asserts that education reveals envy to be ignorance and imitation to be self-destruction, urging each person to accept their own portion and cultivate the ground assigned to them to grow. The passage emphasizes personal responsibility and independent effort as the path to nourishment and growth.
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Emerson
Absolutely Necessary
A brief exchange notes Miss Magsey's wealth as a barrier to marriage with Nan Inez and Dick. The Philadelphia Press reports the sentiment that she may feel compelled to marry for financial reasons, doubting any match without her money.
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Nan
Barber ends hair joke echoes classic exchange
The quip features a barber asking to trim hair and a customer replying to trim the ends rather than the middle, reflecting a humorous exchange noted by the New Yorker.
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New Yorker
The Endless Curse of an Evil Deed
A fragment implies a theme about an evil act whose consequences perpetually generate further harm. The text conveys a moral warning on how wrongdoing breeds ongoing repercussions and moral debt. The source expresses a somber, reflective tone.
Early Diamond Buying in Africa Embraced Cows and Waggons
Joseph B. Robinson recalls how South Africa’s first diamonds were paid for in cattle and goods. He describes his method of organizing workers on both riverfront sides, trading ten cows per diamond, and transporting a belt full of stones to London for the initial shipment.
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South Africa
Joseph B. Robinson
Vaal
London
Cape Town
The Military Chevron Symbol and Its History
An old veteran notes the shift in army insignia orientation from points down to points up and explains the chevron’s feudal origin as a roof. He traces rank progression by additional roofs and contrasts marines with the army in this historical aside from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Army
San Francisco Chronicle
Rings From Shishaldin and the Queer Earth
A New York Press piece notes Shishaldin on Unimak Island as a remarkable volcano with continuous white smoke and large circular rings forming at intervals from its summit. The author contrasts it with Mont Pelee and Alaska’s Kiline volcanoes and muses on geothermal activity fueling Klondike gold rush legends.
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Shishaldin
Bown
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Alaska
Unimak Island
St Elias
Klondike
Nome
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