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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
Andy Meleen, a dying millionaire miner, orders a will favoring the son of a long‑lost sister whose married name is unknown. In New York, Wilfrid Stennis boasts of wealth to his fiancée Eunice Trevecca while Roger Hews uncovers a surviving Meleen daughter.
Wilfrid Stennis moves through Park Avenue circles, matching wit with Clara Passavant while Eunice Trevecca grapples with jealousy. He rails at yacht plans and foreign travel as Eunice’s heartbreak deepens, with a glamorous life masking hidden loyalties and a looming absence.
A Horton youth traveled to Nevada to obtain a marriage license and surprised his partner by proposing at a church ceremony after the preacher spoke. She reacted with shock and asked him not to contact her again, noting he spent his money foolishly. The community's sympathy is mixed. A separate reflection recalls Carlyle on morality and cooking with a Victorian aunt objecting to a noble rabbit pie at her nephew’s breakfast.
A New York Sun quip notes a diner who learns a waiter’s remark about odd food combos. The man realizes he himself had just ordered sausage, wheat cake, and a milkshake for luncheon, reflecting on curious eating habits.
The article argues farm lands in Canada rose fifteen to twenty percent in value this spring, boosting returns for investors and land workers. Railways, good roads, and government rail rates support profits, with homesteads of 160 acres valued at up to 15 per acre once three years of residence duties are met. Many Americans are moving north, yet ample land remains near rail lines, and agents offer guidance through government literature.
A dialogue recalls reaching Pike's Peak about 14,000 feet above sea level and a higher, unknown height after an ascent begun from a bare tent on a bees nest, implying a daring climb and extraordinary altitude.
A reader from Brookline Massachusetts reports long term relief after using Resinol Ointment for itching piles. The testimonial notes immediate improvement and that occasional use suffices. The excerpt also includes a joke line about kite flying and long distance electricity from Ben Franklin.
A fragmented OCR excerpt mentions Calais and a famous poem Casey At The Bat, plus references to The Vocabilary Webster compiling words for a telegram. It also advertises Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Sagarcoates stomach remedies, with odd phrasing about the whale world.
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