Elkhorn and Kimballton News Highlights From Sharon Township
Local notices report Elkhorn dentist opening in Elkhorn opposite Peterson’s, harvest activity, and a busy social scene around Kimballton. Items include horse sales near Brayton, birthdays, dances, barbershop offerings, barber shop candies and drinks, travel plans to Denmark, church meetings, and a memorial for Jepp Mortensen, a pioneer buried in Elk Horn.
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Elk Horn
Louis Frosig
Sharon
Mikel
Iris
Notice of 100 cream separators sold in Iowa counties
A note from Cunis J. Hanson of Harlan Iowa offers 100 Davis cream separators for Shelby and Audubon counties, claiming to handle the best and simplest machine on the market. Also included is a noisy quotation about young lawyers needing backing to succeed, with references to law offices and career hurdles.
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Shelby
Audubon
Cunis J. Hanson
St Preie Court
Justin
Walt
Ieanaeteg
Thoach
Uwere
Iehirbes
Hm Hemp
Servbese
Adams Sparks Sibyl Picture Tale At Oak Hill Dinner
An 18th century anecdote recalls Lafayette's Loudoun visit hosted by President Reno at Oak Hill Leesburg. John Quincy Adams answered a guest about his tot day inspiration, saying the Sibyl picture in Oak Hill Hall inspired him, a tale retold with pages noting curious visitors and moments from Mon Tor country seat history.
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Lafayette
Loudoun County
President Reno
Oulk
Leesburg
Mon Tors
John Quincy Adams
Oak Hill
Monnie
Mr. Adams
Oak Mil Mansion
Lessie's Monthly
Dry Rice Test in Imprisonment Quirked by Philadelphia Merchant
A Philadelphia merchant recently back from Modius describes an odd judicial test used in interior villages. The accused chews dry rice for ten minutes to induce saliva. fear supposedly dries the mouth, causing failure. He notes it is not used in major city courts.
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Tmita
Philadelphia
Modius
Wonders of Australian Lizards Walking Upright
The Australian waterdragon and several lizard species can walk on their hind legs for long distances. The frilled lizard of Queensland travels on level ground with its frill folded, expanding it when attacked to appear formidable. A tree lizard and others also walk on all fours only for short movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Australia
Children Lie and Truth in Kindergarten Views
The piece argues children lie constantly and universally, noting early understanding of truth is vague. It critiques how a child’s mind cannot grasp truth and how adults misinterpret children’s statements, suggesting that early perception distorts reality.
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Auys the
Dow
Women and Work in a Modern Age Debate
A fragment reflects on gender and labor, arguing that intense mental work may drain vitality faster than physical toil. A curious anecdote mentions a spinster showing a visitor a handmade bean collar, described in a tone echoing a New York paper quote about beauty and youth.
Promoted Swordsman Woodby Displays Ancestral Sword
The Philadelphia Press notes 80 Woodby, once poor, now rich, gains attention as his grandfather carried a Revolutionary sword. Woodby’s status rises with recent promotion and public interest centers on his historic heirloom. The piece highlights family heritage and newfound prominence.
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Woodby
Philadelphia Press
Outring. Paltyerblind com say same of Che most enfin thtoga
A fragmentary newspaper note features a local remark about a woman and alleged concealed weapons. The garbled text shows slang and misread words, offering little clear context or verifiable facts beyond a playful or sarcastic aside.
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Paltyerblind
Che
Fragmentary note on crops and cacao in coffee terms
A garbled passage discusses cacao grown alongside coffee plants and a laborer refusing to sit by the fire. It mentions Pmagteed Linverly and Fennie-And without clear context. The text appears as damaged OCR with ambiguous references to growers and potential profits.
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Tny
Linverly
Pire Fennie
Abdication Tale of Louis Philippe and Royal Cowardice
Baroness Bonde's diary recalls the abdication of Louis Philippe after a tense scene at the Carrousel. A minister of war reports the king's panic as mobs cried down with cries of Vive la nation. The king yields and orders his troops to march, while Duchesse d Orleans and others depart.
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Bonde
Louis Philippe
France
Aly
Sui
Kiar
Nia
Eewan
Sahil
Orleans
Duc de Nemours
The Frog's Breathing Explained by a Magazine
A Woman's Home Companion passage explains frog respiration. The skin acts as a breathing organ, and sealing it with varnish or dust would suffocate the frog. Frogs lack ribs and inhale in gulping motions, swallowing air through the throat as the mouth closes.
Wonders Hidden in Nature Revealed by the Microscope
The passage notes that nature holds vast marvels unseen to the naked eye. A microscope reveals thousands of muscles in a caterpillar and intricate details in drone eyes, spider bodies, and thread construction, illustrating the immense complexity of tiny creatures.
Fragmented 18th Century Fire Sermons Describe Northampton Household
A garbled reminiscence recalls Jonathan Edwards denouncing liberal fel consumption in a Northampton home during a harsh winter. It notes wood supplies of seventy eight loads, a feast-like toll, and burning sermons at ExXinants hearth amid alleged discipline and zeal.
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Jonathan Edwards
Northampton
Breakfast Banter and City Bus Delay Echo Old Time Columns
A collage of snatches from humorous and chatty exchanges. A woman questions moral conundrums over breakfast with relatives while bystanders gossip about a missing ethic in wartime and a waiter jokes about measuring patrons. A London bus delay anecdote adds to the clipped revue of social fables from era papers.
White and Mack in a rough kitchen chat
A fragmented exchange with Mrs Subarts and Uncle Mose contrasts tidy chores with rough humor. The dialogue hints at whitewashing and black washing metaphors set in a Brooklyn kitchen, with playful banter about domestic labor and social color humor.
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Uncle Mose
Brooklyn
Fare talk and bets spark family dispute in Boston Transcript
A garbled exchange hints at a domestic quarrel over a proposition about worth and bets. Bertha replies that she does not, but implies a comparison to her father’s value. The dialogue reflects a docile disposition potentially overcoming difficulties with steady effort.
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Red
Bertha
Boston Transcript
Instinct and Reason in Dogs and Birds
A fragmentary reminiscence on animal behavior compares dog instinct to learned control at the scent of game and notes birds such as peewits lying still to avoid detection. It also recounts an anecdote about Senator Depew and a telegram from New York Central about a presidential election year, illustrating memory and interpretation of events.
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Depew
Naw
York Central Touirond
Biyan
Waal
Plath
Senate
New York Central
Sey
Wlote
Paeiiculye
Anee
Uberho
Eiap
Fragmentary ancient weapon lore quoted in Casoll 1
The text discusses rudimentary artillery and gunpowder lore from ancient to classical times. It references the Hudoo code, pre Christian warfare concepts, and mythical or legendary figures such as Alexander the Great. The passage appears as a loose, speculative excerpt with archaic phrasing and uncertain attribution.
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Cannen
Gunn
Culinis
Alesinder the Great
Alexander
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Kimballton
Elkhorn
H. A. Elmquist
John Peterson
Hane Towering
Walter James Willsist
Koud Hansen
Kimbalton
Brayton
Jens Hasmussen
C. Pedersen
Elkhorn Bank
Exima
Willids Rattenborg
Denmark
Chris Larsen
Elkhorn Implement Firm
Atlantic
Richard Stevens
Avoca
Mrss
Anna
Jens Anderson
Hamlin
Jensen
Hans Madsen
Nels A. Nelson
Kimbaliton
W. Hansen
Elk Hart
Albert Christensen
Soren Sorensen
Kina
Kaners
Tom Sith
Pansy Blossom
Elkhorn Boys
Dene Jensen
Henry Johnson
Sumer Aml
Joby Leisted
Gro
Towa
Dens
Chris Jensen
Renady
Geo. James
M. T. Gregersen
Harold Hansen
North Sharon
Knud Hansen
Chris Moulgaard
Buck Valley
Monsday
Sharon Township
Chris Lang
Sharon Center
Jonerx Marcusex
Lars Hansen
Chris Andersen
Joe Elmquist
King
Tommy Olsen
Chris Arenkiel
Oscar Brown
Panbore& Hansen’e Store
Kimballin
Lown
Louis
C. Penenson
Walter Potts
Peter Paulsen
Marie Frosig Oy Sharon
Dorf
Nystic
Neb
Kimballt
Yelock
Jepp Mortensen
New Wacon
Eura
Beena
M. N. Esbeck & Co
Harlan, Iowa
Burt
Cardus
der Thedford
Yineo
Cardui
Wonrai
Wenn
Gtr
Acta
New York
Humphtons
Atami
Bonan Aryst
Chicago Record-Herald
Walters
Ybin
London
Ayers
Ayer
Tor Veokion
Mitiua
DR. J
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