Piano case organ bargain in exchange for Story & Clark piano
Fine shape standard make piano case organ offered as part exchange on a Story & Clark piano. Priced at $40 with payments. Reading via 319 Chestnut Street. Elizabeth Daly, Agt. Mrs Blanche Schultz of Atlantic reported relief from years of constipation and kidney trouble after six treatments by Prof. A H Wolf at Gth and Poplar Streets.
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Story & Clark
Chestnut Street
Elizabeth Daly
W. U. Karsan
Oranshv
Wit
Blanche Schultz
Atlantic
A. H. Wolf
Good Liniment for Muscular Pains Promoted
A puff suggests Chamberlain's Liniment as superior for muscular and rheumatic pains sprains and soreness. It claims relief from rheumatism and sciatica enabling sleep and rest, and accelerates sprain recovery to one-third the usual time. Also useful for back and deep muscular pains available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from Atlantic Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Atlantic Drug Co
Want Him at Audubon for Memorial Day Address
H. M. Boorman received a telephone from Audubon stating the Grand Army post wishes him as Memorial Day orator. He has not yet decided if he can accept, but if he does the address will be on the Siege of Vicksburg.
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Audubon
H. M. Boorman
Grand Army
The Lotus Eaters and their ancient homeland
The Lotus Eaters refers to a Sybian tribe known to Greeks since Homeric times. Herodotus notes a caravan route from their country to Egypt. The region still grows the lotus, a prickly shrub bearing a sweet fruit like dates, eaten by locals, who also make a wine from its juice.
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Herodotus
Egypt
Stowaway Question in Atlantic Steamer Dinner Scene
In a trimmed city editor’s note a spectator jokes that a “growing scandal” is redundant as scandals naturally grow. The excerpt references a stowaway aboard the Atlantic liner and a humorous dinner remark about a stout man’s appetite.
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Chicago Tribune
Anita News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Fort Collins visitor John C. Van Slyke tells Anita friends about Colorado as families host bereavement and social gatherings. Local high school ball team beat Adair 11 to 6. various residents travel to Des Moines Casey Atlantic Massena Boone and Boone, with lodge activities, preaching plans, and nursing home bedding project updates.
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Anita News
John C. van Slyke
Fort Collins
Colo
Anita
O. W. van Slyke
Colorado
William Chambers
Des Moines
George Bills
W. JL. Burnett
A. B. Gilbaugh
C. Turner
Casey
Obedience Lodge
A. F
A. M
B. D. Forshay
Anita High School
Adair
Miss Curtis
Atlantic
Nelse Johnson
Lorena Thomas
Maine
J. E. Bruce
Edna
Masonic Temple
Smilley
Guy Swartz
Massena
Helen Dinsmore
Cushman
Congregational Church
Roy Mill Hollin
Nettle McIntire
George Haver
van Tayle
J. D. Young
George Dilts
Five Mile Grove Local Notes
Local items report fruit damage from recent cold weather affecting cherries and plums. Ed Warren loses a young horse. Wallace Tobias made a business trip to Anita. L H Pine visited the Grove to manage political interests. James Hedges and crew erect Fred Warren’s new house foundation by Jack Taulty, who also did the foundation for O N Becker’s new elevator at Lorah.
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Five Mile Grove
Ed. Warren
Wallace Tobias
Anita
L. H. Pine
James Hedges
Fred Warren
Clark Swiger
Omaha
Jack Taulty
O. N. Becker
Jack
Lorah
Flying Fish Flight Explained by Science
Scientific American clarifies that flying fish gain momentum from water before leaping and gliding, using their enlarged fins as winglike structures. They do not actively fly by muscular power in air, and can cover up to about 500 feet on momentum before dropping back into the sea.
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Scientific American
Where the Joke Lay and Other Humorous Bits
A collection of light anecdotes from Pearson's Weekly and Universalist Leader. An Englishman aboard a Welsh steamer stops a mock overboard joke by collier companions. A professor prompts a shy student with sharp questions about Earth shadows. A talkative boy finally asks when questions will begin.
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Pearson's Weekly
Greene
New England
Jones
Mr. Jones
Universalist
Instinct and wit quoted in early columns
A collection of short quotes and quips from 19th century sources. Contains lines from the St Louis Republic about earning and living cheaply, Mr Dooley on instinct, Life on amateur theatricals, and a Spanish proverb about tomorrow’s troubles.
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St. Louis Republic
A Famous Regiment of the Civil War Second Cavalry
The Second United States cavalry furnished many distinguished officers. Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee rose to Confederate command, while George H. Thomas and others became notable Union generals. Captains included Van Dorn Kirby Smith and N. G. Evans, with Evans leaving service before Lee. Lee reportedly feared Evans might become a general.
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Second
United States Cavalry
Albert Sidney Johnston
Robert E. Lee
William J. Hardee
George H. Thomas
Robert H. Lee
A. &. Johnston
Hardee
Thomas
Robert EB. Lee
Fort Mason
Tex
Lee
Evans
Lord’s Payroll Dilemma Solved by Vacation Plan
Mr Lord fears paying the stenographer will deplete funds needed for himself and partner Davis. His wife proposes a month’s vacation for the stenographer to share the remaining payroll, a fair solution to appease Davis and preserve money for all involved. The suggestion reflects practical, cautious thinking about business burdens and employee compensation.
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Davis
Lord
The Story of Starlight Racegate Deception
A Los Angeles Times anecdote tells of five men claiming to be owners, trainer, jockey, and a meek owner of the horse Starlight. All were poor and dressed oddly as they guided the animal through the paddock gate.
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Starlight
Elie Officiel
Los Angeles Times
Banquets In Elizabeth's Time
A New York Tribune excerpt lists a Elizabethan banquet sequence with courses from lanquet to sweets and drinks. It details first course porridge and broths, second fish and porpoise, third various puddings, fourth meats, fifth sweets and wines, ending with mead or metheglin. The note closes with Cowper’s quip about unnecessary friends.
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Elizabeth
John
New York Tribune
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