The Wheatfield, a Sea of Living Gold Across the Plain
Agnes C. Laut recalls a wheat field across California to the Canadian northwest, a golden ocean stretching to the horizon. Sunlight, wind, and scent of ripening grain overwhelm the rider as lark notes drift down, a surreal panorama of endless wheat and the perfume of millions of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Washington
Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Agnes C. Laut
Outing Magazine
Wise Chinese wife solves baby claim by river test
A mandarin hears two women claim to be the mother of a child. His clever wife orders a fish dressed in clothes to be thrown into the river and a drowning woman to be rescued. The true mother, who dives in to save the child, is identified while the impostor flees.
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China
White and Red Wines Explain Color Source Theory
White and red wines owe their difference to skin contact during fermentation. The juice of all grapes is nearly colorless, and the color difference comes from grape skins. Champagne grapes are nearly black in outward appearance, yet the juice is colorless.
Cuckoo clock trouble cited in a comic telephonic note
A humorous exchange quotes a Mrs Jones requesting a doctor visit for a cuckoo clock with throat trouble. The fragment contrasts streetlight boyhood antics with later adult accountability about returning home. The lines reflect period-appropriate humor from Harper's Weekly and Atchison Globe style snippets.
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Dr. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Harper’s Weekly
Not Like His Parent Exchange Quip in Paper
A brief humorous exchange notes parental likeness. A caller asks if Mr Skinnum’s baby will resemble its father, and the reply quips that the child was persuaded to cough up a swallowed nickel, underscoring a playful take on family traits.
Watching a watch in good service from father’s gift
A London Opinion cartoon dialogue shows Bill asking if the watch from his father lasts well after ten years of use and pawning it for the twentieth time, while Jill confirms its continued value. The quote on merit and fortune by Goethe frames the exchange.
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Bill
Jill
London
Billy the Kid Death Account from Lincoln County Shootout
Harper's Weekly recounts Billy the Kid's rise in New Mexico cattle wars and terror, Garrett's pursuit, siege at Stinking Springs, capture at Fort Sumner, and final ambush at Maxwell ranch. The piece notes his 1881 burial at Fort Stanton and cites his twenty one years. It ends with a quip about bronze statues of great men.
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Lew Wallace
New Mexico
Billy the Kid
Lincoln County
Pat F. Garrett
Garrett
Billy
Pat Garrett
the Kid
Stinking Springs
Billy the Wid
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Fort Stanton
Lincoln
Murphy & Dolan
Peter Maxwell
Fort Sumner
Maxwell Hacienda
Maxwell
William Bonney
Military
West
Harper’s Weekly
No Trespassing Sign Sparks Quiet Conversation
From a Boston Transcript exchange, a man named Hiram avoids addressing a woman seated near a "No Trespassing" sign while another character, Mandy, notes the woman is beneath his notice. The fragment captures rustic dialogue and social boundaries in a small town setting.
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Hiram
Grasa
Mandy
Boston Transcript
Mrs Hoyle and Mrs Doyle Exchange on Marital Finances
In a brief exchange, Mrs Hoyle states she had $100,000 at marriage while claiming her husband retains most of his ciphers. Mrs Doyle asks how much he has now, eliciting the retort that most remains with her husband, described as “Bohemian” in tone.
The Whale's Blow Exchange Quip
A brief exchange notes a whale blowing after swallowing Jo nah. The joke frames progress as the cure for overestimation, with Macdonald’s quip about progress and self view. Porpoise and dogfish participate in the pun about notices and feats.
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Jonah
Chicago Markets Hog and Cattle Prices Report
Hogs receipts 35 000. closing slow steady with top 5 90. Mixed and butchers 5 15 5 90. Cattle receipts 8 000. good steady, stock show curbing beef numbers. Beeves 3 30 7 60. cows and heifers 1 50 4 90. stockers 2 60 4 70. Sheep receipts 22 000. weak 10 lower, sheep 2 50 4 65. lambs 4 00 6 50. Estimated tomorrow: hogs 23 000. cattle 1 000. sheep 3 000.
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Chicago
Ill
City Market Report Grain and livestock prices
Grain corn 50 cents wheat 83 oats 40 rye 60 barley 48. Hog and cattle prices hogs 5.00 to 5.25 beeves 5.50 to 6.50 stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.00 cows and heifers 2.00 to 3.00. Poultry hens 7 spring chicks 9 old roosters 4 ducks 7 geese 5 turkeys 4. Produce eggs 24 butter 20 23 potatoes 60 apples 50 hay 8 to 9 straw 4 to 5.
RASS LANG AUCTIONEER Offers Trusted Service
Thirteen years of experience in the business guarantee satisfaction and reasonable charges. Visit the office just north of the Atlantic Hotel on Walnuts Street or call for arrangements.
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Atlantic Hotel
Walnuns
How to Treat a Sprain
How to Treat a Sprain. Sprains swellings and lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlains Liniment. This liniment reduces inflammation and soreness so that a sprain may be cured in about one third the time required by the usual treatment. 25 and 60 cent sizes for sale by Atlantic Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Atlantic Drug Co
Pension Attorney Office Listing in Atlantic Iowa
Pension attorney contact point at Room No 1 Downs Building Chestnut Street Atlantic Iowa. Local directory style entry naming venue and street address for legal services.
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Pressnall
Pension Attorney
Downs Building
Chestnut Street
Atlantic
Iowa
Bargain crepe paper sale at eight cents a roll
A brief notice from The News announces limited stock crepe paper in assorted colors offered at eight cents per roll while supplies last. The item emphasizes bargain pricing and a quick sale to readers.
Hair germ theory and Herpicide advertisement
An advertisement argues dandruff is caused by a germ and hair products lacking effect. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only remedy to kill the germ, claim of being harmless and grease free, and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending 10 cents to The Herpicide Co in Detroit.
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Newbro
The
Herpicide Co
Detroit
G W Patton Rass Aud Duval Clerk
In a terse entry the names G W Patton and Aud. diwl Mat Duval, with Clerk, appear as personnel identifiers in a clerical notice. The fragment suggests an official notation or record section likely from a local government or court document.
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Wheatfield
Atchison Globe
Goethe
Territories
America
Macdonald
Stock Markets
Rass Lang
Musson Danas Bikate
SS Lang
Chicago Daily Record-Herald
the Evening News
Record-Herald
the News Publishing Company
W. T. PA
D. O
East Fifth Street
Poland
Chinas
Bradley’s
Walnut Street
Palmer's Drug Store
Steinke’s Clothing Store
Residence
Musson
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Byollister Drug Company
Madison, Wis
Gold Hill Church
Cumberland
Cumberland and Atlantic Road
G. W. Patton
Rass “Ang
Diwl
Mat Duval
Panens
G. T. Shannon
Cass
L C. Seaman
Liz Collins
West Fourth St
M@ee
Bell
W. W. Chamberlain
Telephone
Atlantic Drugco
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