Public Auction At Fountain County Farm Stock Sale
Norval Smith and A. G. Madden announce a public sale at one and a half miles east of the County Farm Fountain County beginning at 12 o clock noon. livestock includes 8 grade Short Horn milk cows with calf, two heavy springers, 3 grade yearling bulls, 2 purebred Short Horn bulls aged 6 months and 16 months, and a number of pure blood Poland China hogs. terms cash or four months credit on bankable notes at 7 percent interest from date of sale.
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Fountain County
Norval Smith
Japan and Her Ruler Emerges From Kyoto to Tokio Ride
The article recalls the 1869 royal journey of Japan’s young emperor from Kyoto to Tokyo marking the first audience with the sovereign in five centuries. It notes the 1872 rail journey Yokohama to Tokyo and the singing of Japan’s national anthem as the train departed. It highlights the mikado’s early unfamiliarity with Europe and his later literary fluency in English French and German.
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Mikado
Japan
Kyoto
Tokio
Julius Caesar
Yokohama
Thames
Neva
Rome
Radium and Laws Reform in Scientific Forecasts
An excerpt from Kate Linborn in National Magazine discusses radium discoveries. It notes how radium challenges existing laws by revealing its mysterious origins and properties, including its rays, emanations, and transformations, suggesting future legal reassessment as new facts emerge.
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Kate Linborn
National Magazine
Lion Courage Compared To Partridge In Defense Of Young
The article argues the lion, despite fame as king of beasts, is not bold and avoids open fight. It contrasts with the partridge which sacrifices itself to save its young, using feigned injury to mislead pursuing dogs. The piece cites New York Mail as its source.
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Sowinis
India
Africa
New York Mail
The King and the Preacher Dr South Read Sermon
A tale recounts Dr South’s quip to Charles II after preaching before him about reading from manuscripts. The king retorts that he reads speeches to the Commons to ask for money, and the doctor’s remark is given as witty commerce of wit.
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South
Charles II
Odsfish
Charles
Man Declines Seat Then Holds Infant On Train
A nearsighted man in a car refuses to give his seat to a woman but offers to hold her large bundle. The woman hands him a six month old baby to hold, eliciting amused reactions from other passengers.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Monopolies in Old England Through the Tudor Era
All the Year Round notes that monopolies were common in England long before the Stuarts. A later act under James I voided monopolies for excisable trades except patents for fourteen years. The piece credits Tudors as major creators of monopolies and Elizabeth I as the greatest developer of them.
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Old England
England
Stuart James S
Elizabeth
Company stock runs on water in nautical riddle
A quip notes a man failed because he was in a company whose stock was all water. The joke pivots on pretend value and lack of substance, using business language to mock a waterlogged venture.
Miss Roxley and Poorman Exchange in Ledger Snippet
A brief dialogue fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger shows Miss Roxley and Mr Poorman amid a playful exchange about losing a heart versus a head. The exchange highlights wit and local newspaper tone.
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Miss. Roxley
Spare Others You Talk About Yourself Quote
Dialogue quotes appear with remarks attributed to Catherine and a Holmes saying about mirth as medicine. The article fragment presents a humorous exchange and a quotation from Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes. The text references Detroit Free Press as source.
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Catherine
Detroit Free Press
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes
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E. O. DeWitt &Co
Chicago
de Buekoer
BLAGI
LS MIV S.a Thom
Wabash R. R
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Germany
Pacific
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National Association Retail Grocers
Cal
Knights Templar
Sovereign Grand Lodge
St. Louis
Geo. H. Ross
Gea
Toledo, Ohio
Republican Office
Hall
Halls Ikon
Brown
Woodbury Drug Co
West Main Street
Danville
Illinois
Interurban Depot
Plaza Hotel
P. S
M. Board, Furniture
Covington
Perrysville
Warted
N. Pehna. ST
Indianapolis
Usiness Universit
E. J. Heeb
Bradfield
Bradfield Regulator CO
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Minneapolis& St. Louis R. R
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
G. P. Aus
A.B Cutts. and
Minneapolis, Minn
Sleeper Bros
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