Local Notes and Notices From Princeville Town
Princeville residents recount visits and greetings from M L Bniff and Charles Freeman while Bennett & Son begin mason work on a brick telephone building. The piece notes scarce game, changing local staples, a birthday surprise at the Baptist parsonage, and plans for a new storage building. A formal handover of the Peoria county judgeship includes a warm note from Robert Lovett.
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M. L. Bniff
Princeville
Haywards
Charles Freeman
California
Bennett & Son
Misra May Slater
Baptist Parsonage
W. A. Marshall
Bragg
Eye Interior Painted by New York Illustrator
A New York woman, expert at painting the eye, examines it with an ophthalmoscope and paints vivid pictures of what she observes. Her sketches will illustrate a costly work on the human eye, the first such publication in the United States.
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New York
United States
Miss Bibby Joins Ontario Rifle Association Amid Militia Elite
An Ottawa recording notes Miss Bibby using the regulation LeeKnfela and gaining membership in the Ontario Rifle Association. The group is described as drawing the cream of the fife shooting militiamen and crack shots, highlighting strong ties to elite rifle skill.
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Bibby
Ontario Rifle Association
Calve and the Dressmakers Sing for Approval
A fragment recalls Mme Calve asking dressmakers for a song during her career, noting their loyalty and the intimate, cordial atmosphere surrounding her famed performances.
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Mme. Calve
Atmosphere We Live In Reflects Shared Happiness and Play
A fragment from London Special urges readers to consider the shared atmosphere of life. It argues happiness should be pursued openly without shame while recognizing others breathe the same air and urging a focus on wholesome, communal play.
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London
Specia
Foonts This Useful Ritle Article For Sale
A brief notice advertises a useful title available for purchase at twenty dollars.
Southern Pines Drafts Headquarter for Winter Travel
Many readers plan winter trips and favor Southern Pines as a base. The town, on the Seaboard Air-Line Railway, offers low fares to Florida and other southern points, with John T. Patrick of Pine Bluff, NC, handling free travel literature.
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Southern Pines
Florida
Long Leaf Pines
Seaboard Air-Line Railway
New York
Washington
Jacksonville
John T. Patrick
Pinebluff
N.C
Boy’s life saved by Foley’s Honey and Tar claim
C. W. Lynch of mnod reports his boy suffered membranous croup but found relief after one dose of Foley’s Honey and Tar, which he credits with saving his life. Sold by Wm. Robinson.
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C. W. Lynch
Mnod
Foley
Sabetstites
Wm. Robinson
Old Georgetown House Said Haunted by Local Woman
An elderly Black woman, long known in Georgetown, has moved into an old house reputed to be haunted. She insists she is not afraid of ghosts, arguing they are the souls of departed people and that the notion of fear is unfounded.
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Georgetown
Chile
Nebraska Land Promises in The Corn Belt and West Nebraska
An advertisement argues men tire of rented farms and low prospects, urging Nebraska as land of plenty with easy terms. It touts grain, fruit, cattle and hogs, plus favorable climate, churches, schools, and cheap land. Offers two booklets: The Corn Belt and West Nebraska Grazing Country, with excursion tickets via a cheap trip.
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Nebraska
Brimfield Seat 2 Year Dayoffice Schedule Misread
On and after Oct 1 the Brimfield seat will lose an hour at 8 oclock. The note indicates a continued schedule into September with unclear details and a date change.
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Brimfield
Thousand Dollars Worth of Good From Foley’s Kidney Care
A. H. Thames of Buffalo, a coal operator, reports years of kidney and bladder trouble with gravel and stones. After using Foley’s Kidney Care, he notes brick dust stones and no pain, claiming it has done him a thousand dollars worth of good. Sold by Win Robinson & Co.
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A. H. Thames
Buffalo
Foley
Win.Robinson& Co
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Santa Claus
Society of of Brimfield
Stryon
Sens
Branfield
Peoria County
Robert H. Lovett
Ladice-Aid Society
The
Congregational Church
H.C. Tucker
Altona
Tadieso
Festmaster
D. R. Strain
W. H. Jordan
Wyoming
Dickinsou
Mr. Dickinson
Pye Ag ET
Pere
CALVE
Joohn T. Patrick
India
Down IN
Dixie
Oley’s Honey
Danvers
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