Death of a Nevada woman referenced in local obituary notes
The article notes a Nevada woman died after a family delayed disclosure of her father's illness. Her sister was told only on Wednesday morning, and the funeral is planned from the Lockridge home Sunday afternoon around 2 o'clock. Neighbors send sympathy to the husband, mother, and sisters.
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Nevada
Des Moines
Ohio
Story County
Masonic Order
Scott
Mary
Jennie Lockridge Warrick
Lockridge
Kansas City
Elsa Worsley
Bees yield largest honey harvest after spring swarm
Story County reports a swarm settled between weather boarding and plaster. Daniel Kirkman killed the bees this spring and removed over three hundred pounds of honey, the largest amount heard of in similar cases.
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Daniel Kirkman
Maxwell Tribune
Baron Howth and the Rat Curse of a Banquet
A tale from Lon don Tit-Bits recounts the Howth family legend of a rat spared at a banquet in the 18th century. After a foreign tour, the rat reappeared in Marseilles where it was killed with a poker, and Lord Howth reportedly died instantly after the rat’s death.
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Howths
Howth
Lord Howth
Marseilles
London
Toad in a Hole Explains Hidden Burrowing Tricks
The Garden notes how toads become trapped in rock and explains their backward burrowing habit. Ancestors linked the behavior to the dish called toad in a hole, where meat bakes inside batter with no visible entry.
Bible Collateral Loan Provokes Pawnbroker’s Warning
A Philadelphia pawnbroker, one of the city’s largest in his field, says Bible collateral has rarely been accepted for loans in his 30-year career. He notes it has happened only a few times, never with his sanction, and cites sacrilege and bad luck as reasons for his aversion.
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Pope
Burns
Shakespeare
Leslie Albaugh
Will Hague
Watchman
Charles Stone
Story County
Mr. Stone
Stone
Maxwell Tribune
Busib
Philadelphia
How Trouble Began Among Mothers Over Teeth
Two young mothers meet on the street discussing their babies teeth. One claims their child cut teeth far apart while the other insists they came in evenly and close together. The exchange escalates into a lengthy argument before they part.
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Detroit Free Press
Social climbing and politics fuel two inescapable crazes
A New York Press note rails at society and political office as twin obsessions. It mocks the wealthy spending vast sums to gain entry, claiming even half a million more won’t unlock haute monde. The piece contrasts social aspiration with political ambition as incurable obsessions. Then an unrelated ad promotes heavily discounted excursion tickets on the Chicago and North-Western route with various car accommodations.
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New York Press
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Geo. E. Baker
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H&tc
Lowa
AMES
Eastmans
L. M. Bosworth
Story County Newsless
Billy Backous
A. G. Armstrong
Collins
Collins Liberator
Col
John Scott
Baron Howth
Bibles In
Pawn
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Buckr’s
Chicago
Joe
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
Rie
Columbia
Cattaraugus Pocket
Geo. Roberson, Ameslowa
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