First National Bank Certificate Declares Bank Authorized
The excerpt notes a July 7 authorization by the Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency for The First National Bank of Betry to commence banking in Iowa under the United States statutes. It mentions certificate No. 6870 and related formalities between individuals and local towns. The passage also includes various social notices of residents traveling, visiting, and leaving for outings to Omaha and Okoboji.
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Treasury Derarranxr
Chick
Washington, D.C
First National Bank of
Eximu
Bafra
Andubon
Iowa
United States
Betry
Extra
Audie Bonyamd
Towa
Wilkbrck
Hymeneal Wedding At G F Kapp Residence
A pretty home wedding occurred at the North Park street residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Kapp on Tuesday noon July 14. Fred Autdenkamp and Ellowene Jonas pledged vows in a parlor arch with James Hunter Jr. as beat man and Rose Jonas as bridesmaid. Rev H L Wissler officiated. A grand dinner followed, with a reception in the evening. The groom, a Lincoln merchant, came from near Toledo Ohio. the bride, well known in Extra, has lived with her sister Mrs. Kapp. The couple depart for their new home, with bright prospects ahead.
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G.F. Kapp
North Park Street
Fred Autdenkamp
Ellowene Jonas
Eke Hunter, Jr
Mise Rose Jonas
H. L. Wissler
Gongrekatdens
Lincoln
Nebraska
Toledo
Ohio
Horace Greeley
Mrs. Kapp
Very Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea
Mrs. Alice Miller of Morgan Texas recounts six years of chronic diarrhoea and failed treatments before using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After trying one bottle she is reportedly cured, with the medicine sold by Nick Dotting & Co.
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Alice Miller
Morgan
Texas
Bosque County
Chamberlain
Asata
Nick Dotting & Co
Fourth of July notes from Guthrie Center and surrounding towns
Farmers plan harvests as timothy meadows beckon and new water pipes go in for M S Kness. Adair resumes work after illness while Hay harvest leaders are named for Frew Hays. Residents visit in Guthrie Center and a revival movement nears in Greeley. Old Hamlin pension concerns reach Guthrie Center as evangelists search for a preacher. Chamberlain remedy promotion by Nick Dorling & Co promises refunds if not satisfied.
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Hays
Adair
M. S. Kness
Honeton
Guthrie Center
Greeley
Billy
Nick Doffing & Co
Chamberlain
Nick Dorling & Co
Unprecedented clubbing offer for farm papers
A local notice touts a short time only deal combining The Iowa Homestead The Poultry Farmer and Special Farmers Institute Editions with the subscriber's paper. It promises superior reading matter for farmers, livestock interest, and practical farming guidance, urging samples be viewed at the office.
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Lowa Morestead
Farmeree’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
Iowa Homestead
Southern Fruit and Vegetable Growing Trial Returns
A 1902 account describes experimental fruit and vegetable farming in Florida and nearby regions. It notes costs, yields, and revenues from crops including potatoes, corn, melons, and strawberries, with references to rail lines like Louisville and Nashville as transport links.
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Alas Puma
West Florida
Miiseive
Pylare Veritable
Byumuens
Rick
Rae Daud
Ani
Aegis Bering
Marriage Race in Lapland Ends in Blood and Folly
A historic ethnographic tale describes a Lapland custom where a forced marriage follows parental guidance. The suitor and bride face a crowd at a final “race for a wife” run over a quarter mile. If the woman halts the suitor by delay or misstep, he is forbidden, else she risks death if she refuses or misjudges.
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Lapland
Sultor
Spmce
Underground Mushroom Farm Deep in France Reveals Hidden Harvest
A Scribner's Magazine excerpt guides readers through a vast underground mushroom farm in France. Cherry orchard entrance leads to a subterranean network where harvests occur daily, with three workers collecting crops by great baskets. The operation ships sizable yields to nearby cities while producers receive about 20 cents per pound.
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France
Carmeries
Scribner’s Magazine
Flamingoes Tongues and Imperial Feasts
The beas tly Vitellius spent six million on meals over six months and a dish named the Shield of Minerva featured flamingoes tongues. Sailors aboard Captain Owen’s east Africa survey shot hundreds of flamingoes to savor their tongues, described as large with a gleam of fat near the root.
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Vitellius
Gibbon
Minerva
Martial
Sampier
Owen
Africa
History of Albania and its ancient boundaries
Albania stretched about 180 miles along the Adriatic and from fifty to a hundred miles wide. According to William Jackson Armstrong in his Work Chapters of Defeat, it formed from Syris Epirus and part of Macedonia. From this region sprang Pyrrhus who faced Roman generals Philip and Alexander. Perseus gained fame as a soldier sixty years after Christ, and Skanderbeg defeated foes for forty years against the Turk. Ancient Albania lay in Asia just east of the Caucasus.
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Albania
Adriatic Sea
William Jackson Armstrong
Syris
Epirus
Macedonia
Pyrrhus
Woader
Philip
Alexander of Macedon
Perseus
Christ
Skannerbog
Asia
Quiet Wedding Ahead of Niagara Visit Sparked Attention
In a Philadelphia Press retelling, a man recalls quietly marrying last Tuesday week and heading to Niagara with his wife. He notes the striking reaction of other men as his wife passed, highlighting the couple’s discreet nuptials and their trip to the falls.
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Niagara
Ana
Falls
Phiadelphia Press
Squallop Family Sparks Debate Over Restraint
A fragment notes criticism of the Squallop children’s upbringing and mentions their mother joining a Woman's Literary society and attending meetings. It references a Mr Squal lop and a Don't Worry club as part of the exchange. The terse dialogue hints at social expectations and perceived restraint.
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Club Benestes
Squallop
Woman's Literary Society
Mis Busy Day Between Customer and Printer
A quarrel over delayed printing shows a busy office where a customer laments a promised completion that was not met. The printer responds that their workload justified the delay and invites gratitude for keeping a promise under pressure.
Say Pa What’s a Favorite Son In The Chicago Record Herald
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a dialogue about a favorite son and a dead one, with stray phrases including ballet and Chicago Record-Herald. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identifiable subjects to summarize.
Foolish Fear of the Opal In Venice Era Belief
The article traces a superstition about opals dating to three centuries ago in Venice. It notes opal fashion among Trallen goldsmiths before the plague and how dying patients supposedly caused opals to brighten, then dull after death. This led to fear and decline in opal popularity.
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Trallen
Venice
Obsersart Rividual
York
Courage of Wild Dogs in Asian Jungles
A London Spectator extract describes the golden wolves or wild dogs of Asia Minor and their forest habitats from the Himalayas to Cayton. The piece notes these diminutive yet fierce predators travel in packs averaging three feet in length with nine to ten members, posing a threat to large game but rarely challenging elephants or thick-skinned beasts.
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Wil Fogs
Asia
Himalayas
Cayton
Frei Clina
Asia Minor
A Balkan House Entrance Custom for New Year
A Balin tradition assigns luck for the year to the first visitor who enters a house. The visitor places a stone or twig on the hearth, brings salt, and wishes the hosts prosperity. While the salt crackles he recites a formula praying for abundant eggs and chickens.
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Balkans
Balin
Why Men Eat Too Much and the Value of Diet
A critical view on overindulgence and waste in eating habits. The text argues many eat far beyond need, causing health and social concerns, and questions whether life’s joys would continue with such restricted diets. It reflects a Harper’s Magazine style critique of consumption.
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Harper’s
Chaire In the Dark Ages and Roman Inspired Seats
The article surveys chairs in the early medieval north and Saxon England. It notes comfortless dwellings and thrones shaped like boxes with mised ends and a foot stool-like bottom. Cushions and occasional backrests appear as simple cross pieces.
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Europe
England
Courage He Gets Courage
A fragment reflecting on courage and perseverance. It contemplates how taking one brave step strengthens the next, reducing obstacles over time. The tone is philosophical, noting that the path may not be easy but grows more interesting as one grows capable. Written in a period voice.
College humor quote shows failed student taints sprint hopes
An elderly man remarks colleges turn out good men while his son laments a failed athlete who was poised to win next year's dash but did not pass exams. The Syracuse Herald notes the irony of talent hindered by academics.
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Syracuse Herald
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Box
Ruko
Caknecie
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Iris
Fvarts
Phelps
Choates
Cowlett
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Dana
Halstead
Waterson
McClure
McHielway
Whitelaw Reid
Cleveland
Morrison
Blaine
Conkling
Sumner
Seward
Gladstone
Qupon as Stockbroker Noted for Limited Conversation
The Commercial Tribune remarks on Qupon describing him as a good fellow yet with limited conversational ability. It notes he relies on stock phrases and is typical of a stockbroker.
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Iim
Qupon
Belnud Commercial Tribune
Fragmented dialogue reference in old newspaper text
A garbled OCR snippet presents a dialogue like line from a dramatic or literary piece. It mentions Hobson and a daughter and a parent’s remark about singing, plus a stray line about an extinguisher and a vein of t Lamb, indicating damaged text with unclear context and few readable facts.
Atlantic Chautauqua Assembly Dates Set
Atlantic's Chautauqua Assembly runs August 15 through 23 under manager L. H. Maus.
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Atlantic’s
Chautauqua Assembly
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