Oakfield and Brayton Church Services and Local News
Oakfield Baptist Church holds Sunday services at 10 a.m with Sunday School and Junior League later. Pastor Charles Sloan leads preaching. News notes report N T Horton’s Nebraska tour, visits, shipments to Omaha, local errands, and multiple town happenings including sports, travel, and traffic incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U J Junior League
Aptist Youing People's Association
Charles Sloan
N. T. Horton
Nebraska
Grace Clark
Amelia Jensen
Jenkins & McGovern
Omaha
Bessie Dodge
Willie Jensen
John den
Polish Wedding Customs and Odd Traditions
Polish wedding customs describe Sunday ceremonies to help workers attend while the bride follows secretive rituals, wearing thin white garments and inviting friends. A centerpiece bowl at the reception invites men to throw a hard strike to break it for the farewell dance, with large cash gifts commonplace. Mrs. Mollie Allen of South Fork Ky notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets prevent cholera morbus and bilious attacks, sold by Nick Dotting & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Allen
South Fork
Chamberlain
Nick Dotting & Co
Naming the House and Montserrat Lime Industry
A clipping discusses Montserrat as the source of nearly all world lime juice, describing thirty miles of wild lime orchards tended by laboring women and a shift to wheelbarrows that failed to ease their burden. It also notes the tradition of naming ships at launch with a bottle break, tracing to older shipbuilding practices in Gorham Maine.
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Ty Island
Montserrat
British West Indies
West Indian Islands
Inni Fe
Sehieh
Indianapolis News
McLellan
Gorham
Maine
Clement
Hinloch Paint Company
Pine Street
Saint Louis
The Evolution of Royal and Civic Sitting Postures
The piece traces historical seating postures from ancient Egypt to modern monarchies. It notes Egyptian ceremonial uprightness, Greek and Roman dignity, Chinese wide apart knees, Saxon and Norman coinages, and a shift from seated to standing receptions by kings and queens in more recent times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chale Pontuces
A Legend of February Explains Leap Day Tale
The legend recalls February as a gambler who borrowed days from January and March to pay his debts. March and January gave him thirty one days each, leaving February with twenty eight normally and twenty nine in leap years. The tale contrasts ungrateful February with the generous partners who helped him. The page also includes a short exchange about marriage with Miss Pecks and Mr. Klose.
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Pebroary
Sion
January
Marek
Feng
South
Earth
Afieli
A. W. Roker
McClure’s
Nothing More Doing The Mistress and Cook Dialogue
A Detroit Free Press excerpt presents a short, humorous exchange where the Mistress questions the cook about his recent whereabouts and the time spent in the last place. The cook replies with a quip about multiple wake times and missing dishes, highlighting a playful domestic scene.
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Detroit Free Press
Blunder-WWhy Insults Miss Stile In Curious Exchange
The dialogue features Mr Blunder and Miss Stile in a muddled exchange about looks and age. A line dismisses serious intent as a joke, suggesting miscommunication and playful sarcasm amid the awkward banter.
Mven Wintim and Mrs Berryman Exchange Taunts
On the street today Mven Wintim and Mrs Berryman exchanged pointed remarks. Mrs Berryman wore a mourning gown as Mven taunted her with flirtatious sarcasm about appearing charming.
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Mven Wintim
Mr. Flirty
Mrs. Berryman
Mrs. Flirty
Frank and Honest. A clipped excerpt from the Dallas News
Fragmentary quotes describe mistaken clicks and misdirections with odd phrases about a small jackass and a blooded steed, attributed to the Dallas News. The passage reads like a satirical or misrendered dialogue about deception and behavior, with scattered references to South American fodder and household wisdom.
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Dallas News
Wide tires protect roads in European practice
European countries long use wide tires to spare and build highways. Wide tires roll roads smoothly, reduce cuts, and support heavy loads without damaging pavement. France Germany and other nations require tires four to six inches wide on heavy wagons and freight vehicles to preserve road networks.
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Drawy
Good Roads Magazine
France
Germany
Plese
Omer
Good Roads and State Aid Spark Public Debate
Discussion of federal and state road funding highlights Mr Brownlow's 20 million bill sought in Congress and New York's proposed 5 million yearly for ten years. Advocates say state aid spurs local effort, boosts competition for funds, and improves infrastructure while Maine leads in granite production aiding road building.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
United States
New York
Fis
Rural Delivery Help Fails to Hold Public Confidence
Rural delivery positions open to ages seventeen to fifty with veterans exempt. A congressman urged avoiding postoffice losses while praising rural routes and the need for good roads and maintenance. The piece argues that a reliable rural service gains support from inhabitants along the routes and must be built on proper infrastructure.
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Congress
Sult
Ilovd
First Lightning Rod Inventor Debated Across Eras
An old fragment recalls claims about early lightning rods, naming a Bohemian monk Prolop Dihelych who supposedly erected a lightning catcher at Preditz Moravia in 174. The tale contrasts with Franklin’s fame and notes hostility from local peasants. It also mentions a king snake’s prowess and a generic advertisement for Chamberlain's tablets.
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Franklin
Holt
Seuttenberg
Preditz
Morava
Prolop Dihelych
Dilwisch
Issuevess
Nelsen
Benjamin Franklin
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Silent Cure
An archaic advertisement proclaims relief from distressing pains and ailments through Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims gentle but thorough action against dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation and promises a cheap 25e price with guaranteed satisfaction by Nick Dotting Co. druggier.
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Dr. King
Nick Dotting Co
Bitter Exchange Over Beef At Table Sparks Remark
A terse exchange at table sees a stranger faulting a woman for taking a tough piece of beef. The woman retorts with a jab about the man’s manners, while Elsie is pressed to share the gentleman’s address.
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Elsie
A Bad Spell and a verse that doomed a suitor
A quirky tale recalls Poor Jack unable to spell and his doomed romance after scribbling a verse to an heiress. The line He wrote a verse to an heiress he was in love with, and he wrote bony for bonny hints at a humorous misprint and its consequences.
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Jack
Bony
Bonny
Boy Cured of Colic After Doctor Failed Treatment
A four year old boy with colic improved after morphine injections failed. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy a teaspoonful, the child slept and quickly recovered. The testimonial from F. L. Wilkins of Shell Lake, Wisconsin notes his occupation as bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. Sold by Nick Dofting & Co.
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Ihen
Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkins
Shell Lake
Wis
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Brayton
Mrl Parrott
Me. M.D. Haan
Vella
Town
Mrs. Chas, Sloan
Hls. Wattles
San Francisco
California
F. ?. Hocker
Audubon
Ralph Hawks
Troublesome
Atlantic
Joe Smith
Moses Brinkarholf
Carson Walter House
Bessie Witthauer
Extra
Bessie Ile
Will Woodward
Exira
George Freeman
Ernest Franklin
Lewis
Fred L. Franklin
Schuyler Walker
Troublesome Valley
Jenkins & Me
Winifred Kimball
Clara Ordway
Win. Ordway
3 Smiths
Jule Phillipson
Peter Haneey
Lambert
Lucy Heath
Ust
John Curry
J. P. Hallock
A. T. Anderson
South of Town
Neil Barretsen
Josh Cousine
Batelers
Anita
John Hansen
Johnson & Thompson
Walter Falkner
Eame
Frank Jenkins
E. D. Cotton
F. [de
Bray
Jtob
Sorene Paikstrom
Hans Petersen
B. F. Simpson
Council Bluffs
Isaac Brand
Polo, Trivute
F. ©. Hockenberry
Chas, Kringel
Council
Bhiffs
A. T. Ander
Charles Parrott
Old Louisville
Stull
Tmi
Milt Parrott
Scott
WOW
Chena N
Pearl Soc
J. M. McLean
McLean Medicine CO
St. Louis
Atchison Globe
K.C. S
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City
Gulf
Pullman
Joplin
Smith
Texarkana
Shre’veport
Sac Beau Galy
Hot Springs
South Dakota
North-Western
North-Western Line
Deadwood
Lead
Black Hills
P. A
Omaha, Nebr
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