Harvest Home Excursion Draws Seven Thousand To State College
About seven thousand people visited the state college campus for the Annual Harvest Home Jubilee Excursion last Thursday despite chilly weather. The Northwestern ran multiple trains from many towns and visitors toured shops, watched cadet drills, and attended lectures as a new engineering hall and an exhibit engine drew interest.
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Des Moines
Northwestern
Ames
Clinton
Elmore
Moville
Toledo
Jewell
Onawa
Paulinna
Audubon
Missouri Valley
Harlan
Pres. Beardshear
P. A. Smith
Scranton Journal
House of Representatives
Adrian Newens
School of Oratory
College Glee Club
Barrett
Agricultural College
Aghall
Beardshear
0. & N. W. Railroad Company
Iowa
Nebraska Indian Base Ball Club to Play Boone at Boone
Nine tribes are represented on the Nebraska Indian Base Ball team which meets Boone at Boone this Sunday October 6. Players include Siouxs Assinaboines Wacos Winnebagoes Pottawatomies Shawnee Chippewas Santees and Omahas. The manager carries thirteen players.
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Nebraska
Propogators to Replace Dead Stock Free by Begley Agent
J Wragg & Sons Co of Waukee Ia announce their agent J J Begley will call on customers to replace all dead stock at no charge. Customers are asked to hold orders for Mr Begley and quote a local slogan about planting trees that will grow.
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Fernando de Soto
de Sota
F. de Soto
de Soto
Bucher Club
Moral
J. Wragg & Sons Co
Waukee
J.J. Begley
Begley
Salesmen Wanted to Cover Story and Adjacent Counties
Harvey Oil Co seeks salesmen to handle interests in Story and nearby counties. Salary or commission offered. Apply at Cleveland Ohio address.
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Story
Harvey Oil Co
Cleveland
Ohio
For Rent Two Furnished Rooms Near Intelligencer Office
Two furnished rooms available over the Intelligencer office. Quiet building, utilities included, street access. Ideal for students or professionals seeking a convenient central location with shared amenities.
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Intelligencer Office
Insect Pests In Brasil and a Humorous Tale of Berne Flies
A traveler notes Brazil’s pest problem, including ghig gars and the dreaded Berne fly. The Berne fly burrows in skin, hatches insects, and is coerced out with pork tied to the skin, a scene observed by locals and recorded as a curious colonial aside.
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Brasil
Ceylon
Brazil
An Afghan Trick at Kandahar Shooting Match
In Kandahar a sirdar confounds marksmen by proving sparrow head shots are easy but eggs are hard. An Afghan trick reveals a blown egg suspended on a thread was moved aside by air flow, fooling shooters until a gust unmasked the ruse.
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Kandahar
Peter
Limited Numeral System of Murray Island Natives
The Murray Island people use a two-term base, netat for one and nela for two. They count to three and four by combining terms, then extend counting via body parts from the left hand to the shoulder and down the right side to twenty one. After thirty one they term the quantity many.
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Murray Island
Torres Strait
Reverend Sydney Smith Proposes With Teaspoons Promise
One day before marrying Kate, the Rev Sydney Smith flung six worn teaspoons into her lap and declared he gave all his fortune. He, however, instead gave her his character and talent, proving himself a devoted husband through his actions and qualities.
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Rev
Sydney Smith
Kate
Calculations Claim World Could Be Submerged Soon
A French geologist calculates that if volcanic action is excluded, erosion from ocean wash rivers wind and weather would submerge all land in four and a half million years leaving no dry land remaining.
Dare to Work Inspires Many in Atchison
A remark from the Atchison Globe notes many people will not take a dare to do anything except a dare to go to work, reflecting work ethic among locals.
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Atchison Globe
Banner Salve and Insurance Ads Feature Local Claims
A collection of early 20th century advertisements tout Banner Salve for ulcers sores and scalds, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve claims and injury forgiveness insurance from The Bankers Accident Insurance Co. plus native herb remedies offered by B. Cowdrey and a money-back guarantee. includes names Loughran Bauer White Mernepria Merxepitu Cowdrey and Bryantsville Indiana.
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Loughran & Bauer
James White
Bryantsville
Ind
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Anecdote of Sims Reeves on the South Coast
An opera singer recalls a mid nineteenth century wager by the tenor Sims Reeves. Disguised to perform on a beach for a sparse crowd, Reeves asks for a tip and is recognized by a stranger who laments costly anonymity. Reeves invites the man to his hotel for a drink.
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Sims Reeves
Tom Bowling
My Pretty
Jane
Reeves
Fragmented Schedule Snippet Shows Odd Time Entries
A partial OCR read lists irregular times such as 12:35 8and 4:40am and 10:85 with 12:01am 4:55 pm. The fragment suggests a timetable or clock readings lacking proper formatting and context.
Regular feeding for infants and children
The text urges regular meal times for infants and older children and warns against feeding the baby every time it cries. It notes infants need food every two to four hours by age, and irregular feeding endangers digestion, contributing to high infant mortality in mortuary reports.
Scald Cornmeal Before Baking For Softer Starch
A Good Housekeeping tip advises scalding half the liquid to soften cornmeal. Pour hot liquid over the meal, then add eggs, remaining cold liquid, and flour with baking powder sifted together for bread.
Willow Trees Lightning Proof Claim From Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quote notes willows rarely suffer lightning damage, while spruce whitewood and pines show more electrical attraction. The claim comes from forty years of gardening experience, suggesting willows resist lightning more than oaks and other trees.
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Cleveland
Funeral Visit Sparks Mutual Grief Over Afternoon Plans
A bookkeeper asks to attend his mother-in-law's funeral this afternoon and the proprietor agrees to join, then returns to his desk. The brief exchange appears in Tit Bits.
Infatuation Versus Parental Favor in Love
A Boston Transcript note argues that a man only truly loves a woman his folks approve of. If denied parental blessing the feeling is only infatuation, not love, as viewed in a social commentary.
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Boston Transcript
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Ionatral Railway
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Marshalltown
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Hemstreet & Campbell
Real Estate & Insurance
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Ames, Lowt
Homeseekers
Iowa Central Railway
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A. Richmond
M. D
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M.D
Drs
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