Corn Growth Wager Ends With Inch Short Victory
Wallace Rankin a hardware dealer made a $5 bet with a traveling man that a corn stalk would grow six inches in thirty days. They measured the stalk in the farmer’s field using a string and a rule, finding it had grown just seven inches in the interval, earning Rankin the winnings. The crowd watched as the string rose off the ground and the ruler confirmed the inch count.
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Wallace Rankin
Maine
Chanute
Magazine Review Victoria Punch Poem Fragment
Fragmentary magazine note reviews a hot tone and a visual scene of a heated drink and citrus by the sun. Text mentions a pink of weather and a carbonated water, a few orange slices, and a compact description of a companion and a wife.
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Victoria
Djarkle
Tur Angwat
Fragmented State News and Oddities From August Paper
Fragments report Swanton arrival and plant startup, mental agility notes, Walton line debate, Chicago school tale, and western high school fraternity social themes. Scattered items hint at societal norms and local concerns with incomplete details.
Clerical errors and misreadings hint at a chaotic report
The fragment describes a rough mishmash of events including a horse accident, a man named Ernest Kendall and Windsor escape, capture at Chittenden by M A Reown and G A Hughlin returning from fishing, William Davis at Lowell asbestos mines, a saw injury to a hand, and local sales of lumber and butter losses.
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Ernest Kendall
Windsor
Tion
Chittenden
M. A. Reown
G. A. Hughlin
William Davia
Lowell
Ayde Park
Meralthy Plants Promise Cure for Hair Loss
An old advertised remedy claims to treat hair fall by addressing root causes rather than applying topicals. It asserts that canker and scalp issues destroy healthy hair and that genuine cure comes from systemic treatment, sold by The Herpleide Co. samples offered for one dollar with a guaranteed bitchn? E. A. Drown, Special Agent.
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Mare
Yarelior
Saar
Bend Ac
Hiomne
Herpleide Co
E. A. Drown
Twenty Five Years of Married Life Celebrated at Stith Home
The twenty fifth anniversary of Ale Mrs Orville Herbert Stith was observed with a ceremony in 1884 performed by Rev Dav ee at Hampton N J. Mr Smith born in St Johns in 1800 lived there with his mother until recent years. The event was celebrated amid family reminiscences and local notices of community life including a water leak incident and fire department service.
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Johnsbury
Aug
Orville Herbert Stith
Dav
Hampton
Smith
St. Johns
Fairy
Charles P. French
Ponies UY
Charlee
Andre Thayer
Rant
Peers
Aes
KB. & T. Fairbanks & Co
Mendia
Apeton
Ralph
Sintavert Snitch
Alwase
Caledonia Lodge
Flo
Pet
Hook and Ladder Company
Fire Department
Prisoner Confesses to Justice in Rushville Trial
An elderly defendant admits to a jury that he is a criminal and fugitive as the case narrows to the defense. The witness recounts prison transfers and escape attempts amid a tense political rally where a candidate struggles to address voters.
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Pescege
County wildlife reports and local incidents linger in memory
Reports from Chester detail deer damage to beans and county game warden BM Newton Welthrile’s recent work. Other items note a new $12,000 building planned by Park & Pollard for Swanton, the death of Cap pollen dog near the canal tunnel, a safe at Harton that yielded no money, and varied remarks from Chicago about Lord Blank and a political figure, all reflecting a town’s bustle and mischief.
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Newton Welthrile
Chester
Cap
Felowe Falls
Clark & Davidson Trrain
Harton
Old Story Brings Examinations Fear Among Princes
A dinner tale recalls an American prince’s terror at examinations. He began to study, pleaded with his father, and a royal scene followed. The anecdote mentions fear, a dramatic confrontation, and a knife incident, ending with an unrelated ad for Arnica Salve at Red Cross Pharmacy.
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Fitment of Education of
New York
Mr. Palmer
Earth
Red Cros Pharmacy
Thane Clark's Times Eldo Shipping Ad
Clark's Cruises lists routes from Newark to various ports with notes on new craft and fares. The advertisement mentions agents including Madeira and Japan, with a general offer to win travel opportunities and references to Palestine and Egypt in a broad travel context.
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Tome
Newark
Atont
Madeira
A. Coyres Et Dotppines
Japan
Palestine
Thane Clark
Times Eldo
Washington Street
Hoxton
Worn Worm Threat Citings Need Stronger Control
A Santa Fe New Mexican report describes a dangerous worm outbreak affecting crops and livestock in Golfay county. Authorities warn the pest spreads rapidly, weakening plants and threatening thousands of birds and horses if not halted. Researchers seek effective methods to curb growth and protect the region's agriculture.
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Golfay County
Tts
Tle
Santa Fe New Mexican
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