West Grahamite argues college hill best for new school site
A letter from a West Grahamite dated June 6 argues the college hill site offers fairer access for all students east and west of Bluestone, comparing sanitation, foundation cost, road access, and central location to the hotel hill option. It urges the district school board to select the college site and forward it to the council for purchase.
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Daily News
Bluestone
Graham
Hotel Hill
Post Office
Geo. Hauser House
Old Land Company
College Site
College Hill
Archie Thompson
Sexton
West End
State Line
Krom Haymaker’s
Moss
Friends of the Intellite
West Grahamite Hockman, Va
Graham Postoffice Receipts Rise. Postmaster Receives Increase
Receipts of the Graham postoffice show a notable rise from the prior year and the postmaster is among those granted a salary increase. Local obit notes the death of Aunt Louise Kirtley of Graham, a well known colored woman and wife of George Kirtley. Ice cream supper proceeds noted as a success with funds raised for the organizers.
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Graham
Odd Word Survivals From Early English Poets
The piece notes obsolete terms like blowth for flower and Orts for swill still used in Rockingham County New Hampshire and York County Maine. It recalls orchardists speaking of a full blowth or light blowth in May and predicting the fruit set, with Orts meaning swill along the Piscataqua river.
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Rockingham County
N. H
York County
Piscataqua
Tricking the Bobby in Dublin Purveyor Shop Incident
An eccentric Dublin man entered a shop and bought a barn then paid and asked it be hung outside the door. He said he would return for it as he paced outside the shop, creating a curious scene.
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Bobby
Dublin
Ham Heist Turns On Selfsame Slice
A man shoplifts a ham but the shop assistant reveals it is the thief’s own ham. A policeman pursues the culprit, then returns him to the shop. The assistant explains the joke and refuses to press charges.
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London
Weatherwise Birds and Fish Insight in Seafaring Lore
The seagull acts as a living barometer with seaward flight signaling fair winds and calm seas, while inland birds warn of foul weather. Dolphins serve as a storm signal. their appearance near peak waves indicates the gale’s end for mariners at sea.
Joke About Phrenology Belief Shocks Chicago Reader
A humorous quip in the Chicago Record-Herald contends with phrenology after a phrenologist visits a home and assesses the cook’s head, joking that the bump of destruction is small and undermining belief in the pseudoscience.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Grocer quips on women’s ease in love talk
A terse exchange in a Chicago News item jokes that women are not hard to please as a bachelor questions the grocer. The comic line ends with a philosophical quote about consistency by Marcus Aurelius.
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Chicago News
Betieves Urinary and Kidney Troubles Ad
Receipt free offer for Betieves claim targets weak kidneys with relief from urinary and kidney troubles. Mentions backache straining swelling and related symptoms as issues addressed by the remedy.
Bleeding versus quinine shifts 1830s French military care
In 1832 during Algeria campaign France faced high death rates from fever as bleeding persisted. Maillot tested quinine, reduced hospital deaths from one in three and a half to one in forty six over decades, facing strong opposition before 1860 when his reforms gained honor and authority.
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France
Broussais
Rove
Maillot
Bone
Legion of Honor
Harper's Weekly
Lose Urine Ailments Quick With Free Home Recipe
A promotional missive claims a home remedy can cure frequent urination weakness eye strain headaches and sleeplessness. It promises a free copy from Dr A I Robinson at Detroit Michigan and touts the remedy as harmless yet powerful, urging subscribers to request the recipe.
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L Meike
A. I. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Hear and Your Soul Snail Live at Red Sulphur Springs
Sudduth announces a public talk at Red Sulphur Springs Monroe county West Virginia starting Saturday the 10th lasting until the following Wednesday. He will discuss the causes and cures for consumption and advise on prevention. Welch West Virginia June 7 1911.
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Red Sulphur Springs
Monroe County
W. Va
Uintil
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