Local notes from Gravity and surrounding towns
Mr Chilcote visited Chautauqua in Wa Flick from Blockton stayed with his brother Hon J P Flick. Miss Edwarda of Macon Mo stayed with brother Nolan Edwards during the Chautauqua. Dr Barton Pitts and staff noted. A horse owned by Fred Branson died on street near M E church Friday. Foley’s Kidney Cure advertised by H B Rhoads Co. Mr and Mrs Fred Brooks visited from Lenox. G O Lumley of Villisca visited relatives. former Taylor county resident. Itch promotion and Dean’s Ointment advertised for skin issues. W P Savage seriously ill at Gravity. Frank Wysong moved to north of courthouse and became janitor at school houses.
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Chilcote
Flick
Blockton
J. P. Flick
Misa Edwarda
Macon
Nolan Edwards
Barton Pitts
Hye and Har Hospital
8Th and Francis Sts
St. Joseph
Fred Branson
M. E
Foley
H. 3. Rhoads& Co
Fred Brooks
Lenox
G. O. Lumley
Villisca
Thurday
Taylor County
Gay
Nodaway Township
Frank Wysong
Clayton Township
Court House
Wysong
Taylor county fair dates and local notices
Mixed local items note the Taylor county fair set for September 11 to 14, a lightning strike near F H Walker’s yard, and residents returning home from visits. Several ads tout remedies and products, with one job ad seeking a traveling salesman for a firm with $90,000 capital and a $1,072 annual salary.
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A. Alex
Bedford
Iowa
Chautauqua Notes and Local Advertisements
Community visitors attend the Chautauqua as H. D. Hathaway buys Blair House in Creston and local dealers offer remedies for ailments. Journal items include Foley’s Kidney Cure, Dean’s Requiets, Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, and a report on O. R. Heaton’s death, plus county recorders’ meeting plans and light amusement about old maids and grace via Rocky Mountain Tea.
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O. R. Heaton
Corning
Christian Church
K. HE. Stephens
County Recorders
A. L. Bibbins
Golds Preemptive Agent List Circulates in Midwest Towns
Advertisement offering a detailed roster of 1500 active agents across 1500 towns in Missouri Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas. It claims the agents are largely local respected women and invites offers, with contact at J E Smith Leader Block Springfield Mo. Also notes a travel visit by John Blakemore son of Hon W D Blakemore to Blockton, with reference to his civil engineering post with a railway system in Seattle.
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Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Iinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
J. E
Smith
Smith, Leader Block, Springfield, Mo, 33.3 --Mr, and Mra, John Blakemore
W. D. Blakemore
N. O. Hickenlooper
Blockton
Free Press
John Blakemore
Civil Engineer Corps
Seattle
Wash
Living on an Acre for the City Wage Earner
Maxwell's Talisman argues that an acre near the city, well cultivated with a coop and garden, can cut family expenses, provide eggs and produce, and improve education and citizenship. It promotes suburban plots for workers with long hours and diverse jobs.
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Tere
Maxwell
Growth of Trout Defies Size Rules Across Waters
The brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis shows wide size variation not tied to age food or temperature. In northeastern Canada large streams yield four to eight pounders while fingerlings persist elsewhere. Food supply and climate fail to fully explain growth, leaving anglers mystified by the unpredictable outcomes. The mystery fuels fishing lore and remains a stubborn puzzle.
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Agassiz
Canada
St. Paul
Short Words Hold Power In Quick Clear Speech
The Manchester Union argues short words dominate in persuasive speech and writing. They convey liveliness and strength, helping ideas lodge in minds. Loud exclamations misfit real emergencies, so concise terms make ideas clearer and more effective.
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Manchester Union
Cockfighting Origins in Greece and England
Themistocles, leading a Greek army against Persia, witnessed a desperate cockfight and used the birds’ bravery to spur his soldiers, thereafter ordering an annual cockfight to celebrate victory. In England, the first recorded cockfight occurred in 1101 as part of early sporting history.
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Themistocles
Greece
England
What He Meant About the Mystery Show in Europe
A comic exchange cited by the Cleveland Plain Dealer centers on a travel remark about visiting a mystery show in Europe. The mishearing turns to a quip about the international sausage exhibition in Berne, Switzerland, clarifying the joke and local context for readers.
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Europe
Berne
Switzerland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Soap mishap harms Philadelphia boy
A Philadelphia boy washing his face got soap in his eyes and fell from a step, breaking his elbow. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes that small boys should show this to mamma.
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Philadelphia
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ambition’s pitiless gaze mirrors ruthless merit
Quote by Joubert on ambition. It asserts that ambition ignores unutilized merit and scorns what it cannot seize. The remark frames ambition as a harsh standard of value, prioritizing achievement over idle qualities.
Homeseekers’ Excursions Offer Western Nebraska Lands
D Clem Deaver of the Burlington Route Homeseekers' Information Bureau invites settlers to Western Nebraska with special opportunities and cancelled government lands. He lists upcoming excursions to Scottsbluff Ellsworth Mullen and Hyannis in 1906, offers low round trip rates, and provides a free folder with a Nebraska land map. He notes over 1,000 filings in the past three months and that best lands are going fast.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Ellsworth
Mullen
Hyannis
Nebraska
D. Clem Deaver
Opportunities on Chicago Great Western townsites
A recruitment note invites readers to capitalize on new town openings along the Chicago Great Western Railway. It urges writing to E. B. Magill, Manager Townsite Department, Omaha, for full information and a copy of Town Talk.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
E. B. Magill
Mgr
Omahe
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