A L Society Holds Year End Meeting at Mrs Miner Home
Mrs W and Miner entertained the A L Society at her east Bridge street home for the year’s last meeting. The gathering featured holly and carnations, a business session, social time, and a 6 o’clock supper. Guests of honor were Mrs Newell and Miss Clara Mollison. Officers were elected: President Mrs Georgia Tisdale Vice President Mrs E Myers Secretary Mrs Plammer Treasurer Mrs Herbert Warfield Correspondent Mrs W S Plammer New member Mrs J D McLaren replaced Mrs W D Bower who moved to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Miner
A. & L. Society
East Bridge Street
Newell
Clara Mollison
Pleasant Evering
Georgia Tisdale
E. Myers
Plammer
Herbert Warfield
W. S. Plammer
J. D. McLaren
W. D. Bower
Washington
Christmas Gift Line At Ole Lime’s Shop
Patrons recall the eight year history of Ole Lime’s store as it showcases a broader selection of Christmas gifts this year. The display features cigar cases tobacco jars pouches and smoker supplies with repairs at Austin Dye Works on East Mill Street. Bucklin’s black and white photos and Fred Williams Cigar Store offer presses and fine stationery, candy, cigars pipes and jars as gift options for men and women.
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Ole Lime
Lowney
Fred Williams Cigar Store
Animals and their Feet Show Clever Maneuvering
The piece notes goats are the surest footed native animals able to walk upright where humans would crawl. It highlights horses as the daintiest treaders that avoid stepping on people if possible. It adds cavalry codes where dismounted troopers must stay still as a whole column passes. Camels are described as careless, with humans left unharmed only by chance rather than skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camel Corps
Aerated Water Invention and Britain's Water Use
A historical note credits chemist Joseph Priestley with inventing artificial aerated waters in 1772 and references his Directions For Impregnating Water With Fixed Air. It cites a calculated British and Irish consumption of 200 million gallons of aerated waters annually. London Standard.
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Joseph Priestley
Great Britain
Ireland
London Standard
Proposal Writing Confession Turns to Rejection Request
A speaker admits to mistaking a love letter for a business proposal and asks for Miss Prettyface's hand to be refused. The exchange appears in the Baltimore American as a quip on romance and miscommunication.
Order Seeks Mind Body City Peace and State Security
Fragmentary lines describe an order binding mental health bodily health city peace and state security. No clear persons or events identified. the text appears as a poetic or cryptic decree fragment with unclear targets or dates.
Bed and the Candidates and Consols by the Pennyworth
Readable fragments recount a Kentucky political debate trip where Judge Harlan and Senator McCreary shared a bed and joked about the next governor. The second piece explains that British Consols can be divided for small purchases, with a minimum to earn four pence yearly in dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Harlan
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
Mr. Harlan
Senator McCreary
McCreary
John
Pennyworth
Bank of England
London Saturday Review
Manila church work endures heat and upheaval
Rev. Dr. B. Rossiter of the American church in Manila reports May weather is extreme year round, affecting attendance as troops relocate to Fort McKinley. He notes expected shifts in American staffing, possible Sunday school creation there, and proposals to cut costs for a Presbyterian chapel set near $10,900 to $18,000 with options for wood framing to save about $6,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. B. Rossiter
Manila
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
America
Corker
New York
Jordan Valley
Fort Mc.Kinley
Fort McKinley
Cuban Napoleon Gomez remembered after Havana entry
The Youths Companion notes the Cuban patriot Gomez as a singular figure who entered Havana at the head of a ragged army. A stern disciplinarian with a soft side for a frightened sentry, he valued loyalty and harshly punished shirks while calling wounded soldiers sacred.
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Gomez
Havana
arlVone
Child's Good Looks and Nose Care Advice
A physical culturist outlines daily facial care for children and women. She warns against rubbing the face, sleeping on the nose, or pressing the nose upward. The piece promotes nose shaping, eyebrow adjustments, massage routines, and cautious hair care to preserve symmetry and youthfulness.
Roses shipped to Philippines for tropical gardening trial
Captain George P. White sent 12 rose varieties and 1 000 small eucalyptus trees from the Presidio to Maj. D. J. Stanley in Zamboanga. The roses aim to test growth under tropical conditions, with success hoped to enable wider use at the station. Manila police chief will supply ylang slips in return for the trees to plant along the Presidio walks.
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Philippines
George P. White
Presidio
Maj. D
Stanley
Department of Zamboana
Philippine Islands
Tropics
White
Chief of Police
Manila
Remedy for Rough Hands With Simple Home Lotion
A home preparation for rough water exposed hands uses two ounces each of listerine and glycerin to soften skin and reduce sensitivity. A cosmetic jelly mix enhances smoothing with rose water tragacanth gum glycerin and alcohol. soak three days, strain, add glycerin borax and any perfume as desired.
White Wool Dresses For Casual Home Wear
Woolen fabrics offer stylish white dresses ideal for evening wear at home. The text stresses simple, washable materials and uncomplicated styles for easy upkeep.
Dinner Calls Invitation Contained in Personal Request
A note states that a dinner invitation requires a personal call within a week after the event to confirm attendance and coordinate details.
Kingfishers as Weathercocks Superstition Retold
A quaint old world belief links a stuffed kingfisher hung from a string to a room's wind direction. The piece recalls a rural memory of encountering a kingfisher used as a weather vane in a village cottage, noting the superstition persists in remote areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shires
No title available from the fragment
A short quotation appears from the St Joseph Missouri Press News noting that falling in love with a rich or poor person is easy, but marrying the poor is generally easier.
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St. Joseph (Mo
Be of good courage by Thoreau
A brief quotation from Henry David Thoreau urging steadfast bravery. The line, “Be of good courage, that is the mate thing,” reflects a philosophy of resilience and calm resolve.
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Ocal News
Austin Dye Works
East Mill Street
Bucklin
Presbyterian Mission
Philippine Capital
Napoleon
Tro Girlia
Austin
Mainstreet
W Crocker
Bidge St Austin
Rochford
THE
Rochford Land CO
Austin. Minn
Ranneys
Clark St
First St
City Water
West Park Addition
Winona Street
Wine Street
West Park
Water Street Alfords Shoe Shop
Woodlawn Park
South Main Street
Lindale Avenue
Kikton
Minnesota
Maine
McBride
Owatonna Fruit Co
Flo
Gleason’s
Quick Meal Steel Ranges
Gem Food Choppers
Stransky Enamel Ware
Foot Balls
Moore's
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