Fourth of July races and events in Audubon area
Audubon County Journal notes a Fourth of July foot race and a ladies horse race. Other items include local visits by Lars Esbeck and Ed Allen, C. Donaldson and Father Waly in town, Ed Wilson arriving from Warsaw, Hensley Brothers shipping stock, and Dan Fullerton overseeing road work. Citizens plan celebrations and travel to spend Independence Day.
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Tkace
Lars Esbeck
Audubon
C. Donaldson
Waly
Atlantic
Allen
Ed. Wilson
Warsaw
Neb
KE. C. Wilso
Ladies Race at the Fourth and a Wedding
A local event features a 400 yard horse race with Mrs Gee and Mrs Taylor astride, both noted horsewomen, racing to win. Also, Lester Peterman and Anna Spoo were married July 1 at the Catholic parsonage by Rev Herbst, witnesses present, planning a happy married life and new home on Depot Street.
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Ridera Tobe
John Dimick
Gee
Taylor
Lester Peterman
Mise
Anna Spoo
Father Herbst
Dustin
Depot Street
The Fate and End of Hannibal of Carthage
This account portrays Hannibal as a great yet tragic figure who led Carthaginian forces across the Alps into Italy. Prolonged campaigns and Roman persecution drive him into exile, ending with a self-inflicted death in a desolate refuge after losing support.
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Mannibal
Hannibal
Hart
Carthage
Rome
Strait
Ghaltar
Alps
Italy
Kole
Rulus
Crafty M Blanc and the Monte Carlo Scam Tale
Crafty M Blanc, founder of Monte Carlo Mambling resort, avoided carrying money and boasted he never touched a penny. He kept a Gratt on red paper for hundreds of thousands of francs, payable to the intake, and planned a draft in case of kidnapping. Instructions required a telegram to cash the signature.
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M. Blanc
Blanc
Monte Carlo
Blane
Greeley Notes and Local Happenings Then An Invalid Soliloquy
Greeley social items note Grant Kness of Des Moines expected home this week and Ira Johnson calling on Extra customers. George Wahlert hosts a dance. Mrs Mina Wilson Trent of Charter Oak expected home for Fourth. Edith Rucker deals with a sore limb after a visit to Audubon. The column ends with an excerpt titled An Invalid's Soliloquy describing decline and longing for release.
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Grant Kness
Des Moines
Geo. McCall
O. Ward
Ira Johnson
George Wahlert
Mina Wilson-Trent
Charter Oak
Edith Rucker
Audubon
Very Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea in Morgan Texas
Mrs Alice Miller of Morgan Texas recounts a six year battle with severe diarrhoea. After endless doctors and expenses a Bosque county move led to trying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Nick Dotting & Co. One bottle, costing a few cents, cured her completely.
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Alice Miller
Morgan
Texas
Bosque County
Chamberlain
Nick Dotting & Co
Liberal Farm Paper Club Offer Expands Reading Lineup
A farm-era promotion invites readers to subscribe to four papers for one year at 3 19 dollars, including The Town Homestead its Special Farmers Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer plus local and general news. The Iowa Homestead and The Poultry Farmer are highlighted as top West papers. Samples available at the office.
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Town Homestead
Speci Farmers' Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Southern Fruit and Vegetable Growing in Louisville Ey
Brief notice lists Southern Fruit and Vegetable Growing associated with Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Louisville Kentucky. Public notice hints at agriculture enterprise and rail link.
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Louisville &Nashville
R. Ry
Louisville, Ey
Lion Captured After Night of Fearful Chase
An account from 1902 details a South Africa hunt to capture a ferocious lion that killed cattle nearby. A 10 by 6 by 12 foot pit was dug, a cage built, and villagers aided as the beast roared and stalked the camp. After three days a concerted effort trapped the lion, which was then chained and moved to Royal Zoological Gardens, remaining feared decades later.
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RD. Marahail
South Africa
Royal Zoological Gardens of London
Hotal
Fheing
Tim
Bernhee
Jargens & Joun
Iito
Manis
Ma~ives
Royal Gardens
Cs M. Quad
Century of Extinctions Reduces Global Animal Diversity
The article notes widespread extinction in the 19th century driven by hunting and habitat loss. It cites the quagga vanishing from the Atlantic side around 1440 in America and 1500 in Europe, the South African quagga, the Galapagos twin shelled tortoise, the South Australian black emu, and regional bird losses including the great cormorant.
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Atlantic
Europe
Galapagos Islands
South Australia
Danish West India Islands
Questionable Bread Taste Attributed To Shelley
Fragmented OCR notes describe poet Shelley tasting bread with unusual disdain and humor. It recalls a friend asking if he ever met someone who disliked bread, and suggests Shelley preferred other foods while keeping a satire tone about austerity and appetite.
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Shelley
Frog
Serpents That Breathe Air Like Sea Serpents
The article describes sea serpents that permanently inhabit the ocean and breathe air by nostrils at their snout tips with valves to keep water out. They rise to surface to breathe and feed on small fish paralyzed by venom, while their eyes are adapted for underwater perception.
Mimicry by Caterpillars Stuns Village
A giant caterpillar stretched from a tree, resembling a small snake with eye-like markings. Report notes a poisonous keel and deceptive mimicry as villagers witness the creature. narrator recalls showing it to others before the incident.
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Ainagou
Two Tales of Trufled Turkeys from Old Text
Excerpt from The Pleasures of the Table by UW MH Ellwanger recounts a playful tale where two turkeys must dine to be eaten, involving the Abbe Morelot, the archbishop of Sanzal, and a bet about a lost turkey. The passage mocks pretentious talk and feasting mishaps with a humorous, antiquated tone.
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Morelot
Euy
Sanzal
Turkey
Grand
UW. MH. Ellwanger
Cat Fur and Suds tussle in odd animal hygiene note
A quirky fragment describes a cat, a caveat about opossums, and a nonsensical comparison to other animals. The text mentions washing behavior and a rough tongue, presented in a humorous but unclear sequence with distorted phrases and garbled names.
Wovertne Nervous Old Lady on Steamer
A passenger steamer scene shows an elderly woman addressing an officer while directing terms about the wheel. The dialogue reveals confusion as the steerage helm alternates between directions and the woman’s grip on the situation remains unsettled.
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Wovertne
Wip Tai
Efe
Vor
Sire Hie
Milid
London
Blownkind Helden Burgess Seen At Club
A Blownkind Helden Burgess says he wants what he believes. Helden claims he spoke with Saw Lon at the club last night but the Chin could not utter a word the entire evening.
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Helden
Burgess
Lon
Boston Transcript
Society Woman Questioned for Tithe Beliefs
In Philadelphia record, a woman known as Belle-Yes asserts she belongs to no eighteen societies aiming to suppress various things. The piece notes the belief that American civilization rests on individual thought and action, as stated by a schoolmaster.
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Philadelhia
Wolves Driven Off by Drums and Pipes in Turkish Snowbound Inn
In Sivas Turkey two musicians seeking refuge from a snowstorm in a deserted inn faced wolves. The drummer beat and the piper played, terrifying the wolves and prompting a fierce escape as survivors fled through a hole in the wall. Government officials report the incident.
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Sivas
Turkey
Jansic
Trouzh
Gagetie of
A Pickled Traveler and the Tartary GuVeler Tale
A fragmentary narrative follows Curpaliyt Grek’s servant as they travel toward Tartary. The tale notes Grigis inclined toward Iran Abmision and a hazardous epidermis procedure, leading to harrowing desert perils and a remarkable journey to the Black Sea amid distress.
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Tartary
Curpaliyt
Rayassu Attinddnes
Cali
Black Sea
The Latin Quarter of Today in Paris Life
The Latin Quarter is the heart of Paris, where students and grisettes shape the city’s mood and ideas. From Abelard’s era to a modern metropolis of eight million, students remain the soul of the capital, guiding fashion, culture, and spirit.
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Paris
Abelard
Champs Elysees
Scribner’s Magazine
Dickens
Thackeray
Howells
Mark Twain
Carlyle
Froude
Morley
Sea
Emerson
Curtis
Grant
Sherman
Sampson
Schley
Miles
Wheeler
Lew Wallace
Eliot
Gilman
Hadley
Hussey
Tyndall
Herbert Spencer
Agassiz
Carnegie
Depew
E. W. Holt
Cyriis W. Field
Gladstone
Bok
Stolen Document Revealed British Recognition in Berlin
A seized British document in Berlin exposed the government’s recognition, as the British ambassador openly took the item and sparked revelations about diplomatic steps.
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Berlin
Secret document thefts from embassies traced to Berlin
A 1855 scandal revealed couriers copying secret papers from the Russian embassy in Berlin. Burglaries occurred for two years, as documents were abstracted at night and replaced by another nation’s agents. Hugh Elliot, British minister, once forced open the French minister’s desk to retrieve a treaty copy.
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Ion
America
France
Hugh Elliot
Berlin
Cooling a Hot Iron Mishap Inspires Child’s Fridge Trick
A small girl defies the warning not to place a flat toy on the stove for warmth. She insists on a hot iron to comfort her Wolf’s clothies. The iron warms beyond expectation, she hides it and cools with the refrigerator, then offers a cryptic excuse to her mother.
Origin of the term greenroom in theater history
The article traces the term greenroom to Elizabethan times when actors rested in rooms with green rushes laid on the floor. It notes later shifts to green walls and green furnishings, with the name eventually sticking to today’s practice.
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Aetors
Teaching by apples proves arithmetic in class
A chaotic quotation from the Chicago Tribune humorously suggests a teacher demonstrates addition by giving pupils four apples, then the students supposedly eat both the sun from the substance, reflecting a linguistic mix up in the teaching example.
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Kindersartey
Chicago Tribune
Unlucky Friday Wedding Plan Cited in Debate
The exchange notes a wedding date set for a Friday with both parties expressing superstition about unlucky days. Mrs Lakeside voices doubt that the date differs in luck from other days, while Mr Hopeford references prior superstitions.
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Hopeford
Lakeside
New York Weekly
Fragmentary dialogue captures a drugstore scene
A customer asks a druggist about a bottle while pocketing his change. The druggist’s new assistant protests and refuses to sell it. The excerpt shows tension between customer intent and store policy in a terse historical voice.
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Gret Scott
Stmiy Storfes
Trade in White Shark Oil and Gelatin Tissues
A historical note on shark products from Ceylon, highlighting significant trade in white shark oil and the gelatin rich fins and bones. It also mentions Chinese use for nourishment soup and compares turtle soup as a distant imitation, reflecting period beliefs about exotic foods.
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Ceylon
Epicures
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Powell
Park Hotel
F. M. Hensley
Omaha
W. R. Copeland
Jas. Persing
Gault Dray
Pocahontas Iier
Charlie
ForSale
M. D. Tomas
Iowa
Dan Fullerton
Hanlin Township
South Hamlin Township
Hensley Bros. & Thielen
South Omaha
S. B. James
8. D. Horn
Bear Grove
Guthrie County
Greeley
Greeleys
Tevon
Maine
Fire and Lightning Insurance
Greeley Mutual
Enow
M. L. Masterson
Greeley Township
Postoffice Extra
RF. D
Fred Wahlert
Exira
P. G. Schwenneker
Adair
State Mutual
Tnlek Gardauir Gayman
Radishon
Wardik
Pillahavel
Pire
Weresulevan
Watkin
G. A. Park
General Tudustrial and Immigration
The
Royal Zoo
Tomer
Thomas B. Reed
Farrar Sn
Cullena
Sis Henry Jeng
Fy Ada Hanes Nat
Henry Ward Deeche Joseph
Choate
George William Fre
Spalding Elwani Pegieston Lord
Anaes Nathan
Doliiver Raecal Eed
Marks Twain
John B. Gordon
Giver
Wendell Holme, We Ting Fang
Hamilton Wright Mable Joseph Jefferson Arthur
John Rusk
Beary Mustaniey
Evarts
Phelps
Choates
Coudert
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Fickt
Dana
Mulstead
Watterson
McClure
Metzelway
Whitelaw Reid
Cleveland
Harrison
John D. Morrin
John D. Morris and Company Publishers
Philadelphia
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