Luxuriant Ozark estate Ha Ha Tonka bought by St Louis group
A wealthy circle from St Louis acquired the Ha Ha Tonka tract in the Ozarks, a 5400 acre site famed for its dramatic spring, lake, and canyon features. The mansion, greenhouses, water tower, and stone stables mirror a grand home once planned by Col Snyder, with extensive cave systems and diverse wildlife surrounding the historic grounds.
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Ozark Mountains
Missouri
St. Louis
Hahatonka
Maj. Kellogg
Col
R. C. Scott
Leith
Col. Snyder
Snyder
Shackelford
Sunset Hill
Washington Monument
Ind Pend
Trout Glen
Coliseum
Santa
America
Island
Bear Cave
River Cave
Cullin's Cave
Onyx Cave
Bunch Cave
Griffith Cave
Bridal Cave
Ha-Ha-Tonka
New Zealand Birth Rate Falls Sharply in Empire
The Hon. J. A. Millar NZ labor minister cites “staggering statistics” as birth rates drop from 41 per thousand in 1880 to 27 last year. Declining school attendance noted. concern grows that NZ may face long term demographic strain.
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New Zealand
France
J. A. Millar
Jndas
Kaiser’s Fourth Son Chooses Marriage Over Harvard
Berlin reports Prince August Wilhelm fourth son of the Kaiser will wed his cousin Princess Adelaide Schleawig Holstein Sonderborg Gluckaburg. Adelaide born October 10 1889. He is 21 as of January 26.
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Berlin
August Wilhelm
Harvard University
Adelaide Schleawig-Holstein- Sonderborg-Gluckaburg
Empress Birthday Festivities Under Preparation in Berlin
Elaborate preparations are under way for the empress's fiftieth birthday on October 22 with ceremonies and festivities planned. The event follows the style of previous royal marriages, though less elaborate than the unions of Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and Prince Eitel Frederick. The princess will enter Berlin with traditional pomp on her birthday. Prince August Wilhelm again chooses a German Hohenzollern princess for his bride, heeding his father's counsel.
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Ding
Frederick Wilhelm
Cecilia of
Mecklenburg
Eitel Frederick
Sophie of
Oldenburg
Berlin
WANTED Man for Demonstration of the Rack
A Thunderer notice in London seeks a short man for demonstration of an old English rack used in Star Chamber tortures. The ad notes the device stretched victims by a crank until a confession was obtained, a legend rather than a real offer.
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London
Women of To-Day and Their Active Lifestyles
A dated anecdote contrasts a debutante with auburn hair and a mature grandmother at a past ball, noting differences in poise and speech. The piece then surveys American women aging into their sixties taking up or continuing tennis golf and quieter games, citing a New York society woman nearing sixty who remains active and mobile.
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Rander
Appleton
New York
Piggery Plan Proposes 50 by 16 Foot Farm Hog House
The plan outlines a hog building 50 by 16 feet with a central cleaning passage, two rows of pens, and 20 to 100 pigs capacity. Features include cement troughs, swinging doors, feed rooms with a cooker, furrowing pens, and large winter quarters for sows to prevent confinement in small pens.
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Flu
D. Close
F. F
Weard
Scientific Feeding of Swine and Hog Ration Practices
An agricultural note emphasizes scientific hog feeding to prevent piglet scouring after farrowing. It advocates gradual dietary changes, a light corn and corn meal start, creeping fed piglets, and feeds high in protein and ash. It warns against overmilking the sow and suggests worm control, disinfectants, and careful handling for healthy development.
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Pemple
Eaii
Umeta
J. H. Abhby
Lown
Poultry House Plans for Farm Project Unclear
Fragments describe a poultry house project for a farm and a plan involving a ration or building sequence. The text is garbled with missing words and appears to reference design, measurement, and possibly a moving or locating action but lacks complete details.
PeruNa Tonic AdOpts Widely Acknowledged Benefits
Letter writers praise Peruna for gastric and constitutional relief and endorse it as a useful tonic. Reports from Hon. R. Tharin and T. Barnett of Ontario recount recovery from grip and related ailments after prolonged Peruna use, with a note on Peruna tablets as an alternative form.
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Tharin
Anti-Trust League
Pennsylvania Ave
N. We
Washington, D. C
Mr. T. Barnecott
West Aylmer Ontario
Can
la Grippe
Peruna
Lndy
Love Letters Deemed Too Soft to File by Hubble Couple
A Boston couple, sorting through old papers, found boxes of love letters. The husband teased that the letters were junk to discard while the wife lamented the loss of personal mementos. He finally conceded to keep them if she wished, calling them too soft to file.
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Clarence
Helen
Lippincott
Little girl hosts stylish afternoon tea with pink tissue decor
A young girl arranged an afternoon tea for friends aiming for perfection like her mother’s. She debated supplies and asked for pink tissue paper and cambric tea, seeking the fashionable touch, with guidance from an uncle.
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Tom
Uncle Eben and the Wise Man’s Boast
A fragment from Washington Blazor quotes Uncle Eben ridiculing a boastful man who claims deep wisdom yet misleads others. The speaker mocks pretend explanations and shifts blame to the listener’s lack of understanding.
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Eben
Hhen
Sila
Pertendin
Washington
Dr Mitchell’s Eye Salve Promises Quick Eye Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Mitchell’s eye salve as a remedy for inflamed eyes. The product claims to restore brightness and vigor after external applications, sold widely for 25 cents.
All the Difference Nial George Comment Stirs Gossip
A brief item notes that Nial George comments on beauty stirring him and Bisle-1s hears he said you are enough to drive a man to drink, according to Journal Amusant.
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Nial—George
Bisle
Journal Amusant
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