Idle Talk and Odd Notes in Athena Press
A column of witty snippets and social musings covers a Philadelphia bank scandal, a 17 year old and a 16 year old romance, a New York millionaire and his typewriter, and a broad survey of public sentiment. It notes Canada purchases and looks at post office investment schemes in England as a model for safe investments.
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New York
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Postal Savings Bank
England
Consol
Inscriptions Mention Deceased Inscriptions Across Britain
The Worcester slab for a deceased auctioneer bears a single word Gone. In Sussex the death notice initials and date are followed by He wan. At Cane Hill Belfast the inscription reads Left tll called for, marking funerary phrases.
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Worcester
England
Sussex
Cane Hill
Belfast
Halls of All Seasons and Local Track News Notes
A playful note touches on seasonal sports including football in autumn and baseball in spring while linking social events to school life. The fragment mentions track news and a cheeky line about a mother praising her daughter for choosing a partner, reflecting light local school life chatter.
Fat Kansas Really Growing Prosperity Across State
Topeka reports a golden year with nearly 100 million bushels of high grade wheat, the largest crop in the nation. Secretary Coburn praises seven prosperous years as mortgages fade and bank deposits rise, with Kansas boasting a bank for every 1,834 residents. Farmers invest cash in banks while 20 new banks open in the wheat belt, and consumer goods from phonographs to telephones spread prosperity across rural Kansas.
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Kansas
Coburn
Topeka
Wheat Belt
Philadelphia
A Little Lesson In Patriotism and War Tribute
A detailed note honors Commodore Lewie Warrington for the 1814 battle against the Epervier and Peacock. It praises his courage and states the inscription on a commemorative medal reflects noble character and readiness to conquer or die for the country.
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Connes
Lewie Warrington
England
Eper Lewis Warrington Vier
Peacock
Warrington
Patriotium
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