New Mexico Letters And Public Notice Record
A mixed page from Espanola includes a Missouri to New Mexico letter from Mrs. Charles Fuller noting travel by Ford, family updates, and weather, plus a March 10 1926 auction notice in Linn County Missouri detailing mortgage land sale of 50 acres, and a series of domestic diary entries recounting daily events from a family visit to a new baby and small anecdotes over several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Nickell
Daar
Charley
New Mexico
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Charles
Ford
Effie Brown
Mrs. McCardy
Linneus
County of
Linn
State, Savings, Loans & Trust Company
Quincy
Illinois
George Clark
Myrtle Clark
Recorder's Office
Linn County
D. W. Mardis
Slats Diary Reports A Tourist Visitor At House
An informal diary fragment describes a woman arriving at a house described as dirty and tired. She explains she was not in an accident but was in a Ford, with the speaker noting repeated knocking at the fords. The passage conveys a rural, colloquial tone and hints at social misperceptions.
Letter from Civil War soldier Knifong to Caleb Knifong
A Browning Missouri letter dated Feb 17 1926 prints a Civil War era note from David Knifong to his father Caleb Knifong. The message from Oct 30 1864 recounts sickness death of Bill, relief and family news, plus local notes about residents and subscribers around Purdin and Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knifong
Browning, Mo
Joe Nickell
Browning Leader-Record
David Knifong
Caleb Knifong
Veda Lambert
Rolla
Tam
Bill
Grandpa
George Shaw
Joe
Bob
Nell
Johnathan Spencer
Henry Smith
David, Kaifong
Local notices and reader responses in a Missouri town paper
Community notes report subscriptions and donations from residents of Tulare and Sidney, Nebr, plus thanks to readers. Local business offers eye testing, RN A county events, and visits from St. Louis residents. Steers shipped to Chicago highlight farm activity and social calls from local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Rinehart
Dorris Williams
Sidney, Nebr
No Need for the Kunnel to Trouble About That Part
A southern town attorney is visited by an old woman asking him to write her a will. She explains she has a farm and no kin, with children across the river claiming kin. She insists a witness is already paid to witness the will, prompting the judge to note the situation.
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Kunnel
Mandy
Deacon Smith
Morning Mischief as Rastus Mangles Sunday Attire
A household vignette follows Erastus, impatient at Sunday dress. He cannot locate footwear or stockings, prompting his mother to scold him and direct him to raid the area for his shoes behind the door stockings under the bed and feet on him. She urges him to mingle them.
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Erastus
Rastus
Chile
Somebody Else Tribune Style Quote
A Chicago Tribune snippet recounts a woman recalling a domineering partner who halted a drive and declared marriage plans then reacted angrily when she asked whom they would marry, leading to her marrying someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marri
Chicngo Tribune
Buying Him a Suit Reflects Parental Approaches
The text contrasts mother and father shopping for a son's suit. The mother carefully selects the price and keeps clerks busy until the right suit at the right cost is found. The father lets the boy choose, then returns home to be told he has paid twice as much as he should, highlighting differing parenting styles and the notion of exchange.
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Leader
The
Record
Browning
J. P
Me &S
Nations
Associated Press
In a Hard Position
Perey and Alfred discuss blue moods and love. Alfred reveals he is engaged to one of twins and worries about recognizing the right sister when both enter the parlor. He recalls a rule about kissing only if engaged, recounting a past rejection and a kiss that night.
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Perey
Alfred
No Holes in Her Nose
A lighthearted children's anecdote recounts three year old Elizabeth playing with a doll. She defends leaving the doll uncovered by saying it has no holes in its nose to catch a chill.
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Elizabeth
Dolly
Multimillionaire woes and marriage musings echo in papers
A fragmented clipping contrasts fashion and finance as a shapely wife sighs about longer skirts while a stern husband insists the old trousers won’t do. The piece threads amused reflections on a multimillionaire’s sour mood and a boy’s college plans, all from several papers.
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Enquirer
Man vows revenge on motorists after threats in letter
A writer declares intent to target motorists and warns others to fear him, saying he will reclaim control and urges action, noting fear previously held by others and suggesting acquiring a truck for enforcement.
Spring's Come Lucy Learns Power Of Happiness
Lucy greets spring with village cheer and sees how mood shapes others. Grandfather explains happiness is a choice, not the season, urging Lucy to spread positivity despite grim surroundings. The tale closes with Lucy understanding her own influence on those around her.
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Lucy
Tommy Dodson
Tommy
Mommer
Ourself
The Bards of Wales and the Old Harp Tradition
This fragment describes Welsh bards shaping medieval culture linking music poetry and science. It notes the Trish harp entering Wales with Prince Grit in the twelfth century and the harp’s prestige. The Welsh national anthem is cited as The March of the Men of Harlech. A Hartech castle siege by Forkiat troops ends in 1488.
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Wales
Grit
Freeman
Hartech
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Espanola
Saterday
Ant Emmy
Nike
Mr. Bosser
Bosser
Emmy
Jane
A. H. Long
Purdin
Tom Jennings
Cora
Carlos Mace
A.A. Hawkins of
W. S. Neet
Humphreys
Aven Hicks
Route 1
Aven
J.D. Langdon
R. M. Ross
Brookfield
W. J. Cokerham
J. C. Shouse
Parker of
Charley Brummitte
B. O. Brantner
Route 4
D. W. Jennings
James Jennings
Cleve Jennings
Taylor Gooch
C. B. Gooch
J. W. Brassfield
Honey Creek
Town
D. D. Cotter
Mrs. Eggert
Kirks
Ville
C. E. Keithley
Tulare
Calif
Herbert Hamilton
L. C. Peterson
Floyd A. Spencer
Near Winigan
Floyd
J. H. Burkholder
H. F. Carter
R.M. Calhoun
B. P. Christy
J. F. Dearing
C. E. Rinehart
C. M.thornton
J. H. Calhoun
Linngus
Elmer
Walter Taylor
Chicago
Taylor Brothers
Wm. Knight
St. Louis
Mrs. L. ©. Carpenter
Knight
Coe
Aoung
Kisa
Nisa
Lonivo Mail
Myra Curtis Lane
Western Newspaper Union
Srs Eames
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