Basin Gardens Fourth Celebration Recap and Local News
Basin Gardens hosts a large Fourth of July celebration with races, eating contests, ball game tied score, and praise for Hon S Skovgaard. Attendance spans Basin Orchard Beach Ahrensville and Shell Valley with a large Farmers Union welcome from Oasis and Ala mo unions. Odds and ends note crop promise in Basin Gardens and local meetings plus a Santa Ana leg relic tale from the Illinois state house.
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Basin Gardens
Basin
Orchard Beach
Ahrensville
Shell Valley
Farmere’ Union of the
Gardena
Oasis
Alamo
Brain And Finger for Some Typewriter Mistakes
A fragment discusses common typewriter errors and patterns in misspelled words. It notes frequent slips like ble for the and eht for the, with examples such as ahive for leave and hwat for what, reflecting how fingers misstroke keys.
Common Misspellings and The Curious Error Habit
The Chicago Tribune notes that spelling errors cluster around second and third letters and vowel position. Readers repeatedly misplace vowels in frequent words, such as take, luxurious, necessity, and aisle, with examples like bo oo s and swell. Medical explanations cite brain finger coordination and nerve delay as causes, while common words like of and there are frequent targets.
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Houmor
Kiyept
Esile
Aisle
Chicago Tribune
Indoor circus by Three Spauldings in Basin
Under Acme Amusement Company, the Three Spauldings hosted an indoor circus with Wednesday and Thursday shows. The audiences praised Baby Eimore as the world’s youngest acrobat, Spaulding the strong man wowed with feats, and Mrs. La Lena earned applause on the flying trapeze. It was regarded as one of the best shows of its kind in Basin.
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Acme Amusement Company
Three Spauldings
Baby Eimore
Spaulding
Fourth of July Festivities Highlight Basin Events
Townsfolk enjoyed a speaking program at the town hall, a foot race won by John Goons of Basin, and Basin beating Manderson 123 to 2 in hallgame. Sam Scoville staged bucking horse exhibitions, with many Basin residents staying over Sunday. The Yankee Robinson circus promises three rings and dual stages, with performances across the track and stands, arriving in Basin on July 17.
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John Goons
Basin
Frank Hrnstow
Manderson
Beall
Nowells
Gabbert
Hoffman
Sam Scoville
Acta
Yankee Robinson Circus
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Medical Help
The family expresses gratitude to friends for ministering during bereavement and extends thanks to Basin doctors hospital staff and nurses for their efficient services. Walter O Manny and Mrs J O Blakesley acknowledge the kindness shown.
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Walter O. Manny
J. O. Blakesley
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