Local notes from Danville and Foster area
Widespread social activity and travel in Danville Foster and surrounding towns. Visitors include Mes Cy Romine from Danville to visit home, Col H Greene of Goodwine at Mrs Miton Wright funeral, and Will Beckett with Cr Cunningham to Williamsport on business. Community happenings cover church services, Sunday visits, building projects, and family news.
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Mes Cy Romine
Danville
Folke
Col. H. Greene
Goodwine, Ills
Miton Wright
Will Beckett
Cr. Cunningham
Willameport
Curious Covington Notes and Local Anecdotes Intrigue Town
The piece chronicles colorful happenings around Covington and nearby areas. It notes corn crops from Dixon Meade and Kent Hannah, a driven well at Arthur Berry’s residence, and regional social humor about Woodmen hair cutting. It mentions Elmer’s reactions to curiosities, Kimberly diamond, and antique tale recollections, ending with a dealer ad for DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills.
Irish Signboard Joke About a Steep Hill
A Irish worker places a warning sign at the bottom of a steep hill after being told to put it up for motorists. The employer scolds him for not placing it correctly, and the worker asks if sharing the blame at the bottom is the issue.
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Covington
Elmer Wailad
Elmer
Mike
Harper's
Fragmentary OCR Note Shows Barter Terms and Names
Fragmented text reads as a barter exchange with a request for one hundred dollars and brief dialogue on repayment. Mentions Rigge, Hartappe, and Hartappe orueatriene in an unclear historical context. The passage lacks coherent facts or dates for firm reporting.
Pere Lachaise Cemetery A Battleground of Lovers and Robbers
A tour of Paris Pere Lachaise reveals a famed graveyard with Abelard and Heloise monuments, storied visitors like Balzac and David, and a lively crime scene described by a cemetery keeper. Burglaries by art thieves and wreath snatchers persist, while widows, letter boxers, and cafe rituals add romance and curiosity to the storied grounds.
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Pere Lachaise
Paris
Louis XIV
Hare
Pere Lachaire
Victor Hugo
Abelard
Heloise
Alfred de Blusset
Guardian
Pete Lachaise
Daring Scheme by German Doctor Unmasked Swindle
A western millionaire in isolation near an Iake state village sheltered a sick daughter. A widow and her girl with similar symptoms moved in and a German doctor cured the child through an alleged treatment. The doctor duped the millionaire into deeded land for a socialist colony and fled with the widow and child, revealing the ruse. The doctor, possibly the daughter’s father, was later traced to Buenos Aires as authorities dropped pursuit.
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Iake States
America
Europe
Millonaire
Texas
Buenos Aires
Don Mark Lemon
Mazepas Treason Punishment by Mock Execution
A Scrap Book excerpt recounts Peter the Great punishing Mazeppa for treason by executing a wooden effigy of the Cossack chieftain. The imposter wore Mazeppa’s uniform with his medals, was stripped of them, and hanged at a gallows after the noose was placed around its neck.
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Peter the Great
Russia
Mazeppa
Sweden
Peter
Shovel Test Turns Tramp into Mill Helper
A Chicago iron mill foreman hires a cheerful tramp from a cold dawn inspection. The ex college baseball champion proves adaptable, joking he could fry ham on a shovel while taking a morning tour of labor.
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Chicago
Minneapolis Journal
The Pompous Man Outraged in Kamporia Gazette
A poemish vent condemns a pompous figure who fancies himself superior. The speaker mocks his arrogance as he strides the earth with self importance, ridiculing his pretensions and language. A playful, satirical tone pervades the piece.
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Kamporia Kan Gazette
Fragmentary Note on a Hobo-Ts Bird Links
Fragmented OCR text mentions a little bird that keeps flying from limb to limb. The garbled lines include questions and exclamations about a bem and timb, suggesting incomplete dialogue or notes.
Drifted Islanders Reach Formosa After Long Pacific Drift
A Caroline Islander crew, skilled mariners, sailed to Japan in March last year. A typhoon wrecked their boat, leaving them adrift for two months until they were found on the shore of north Formosa. Two died, others recovered. distance sailed about 1,760 miles.
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Caroline Isands
Pacific
Caroline
North
Formosa
Nyrlad Islands
New York Sun
Dress reform defense sparks luncheon quip from sculptress
Mrs J Gardiner Merritt argues for dress reform at a Washington luncheon. A witty back‑and‑forth describes a difficult day in a woman's attire, joking that a man would not endure a day in women’s clothes with cumbersome garments, restrictions, and lack of pockets.
Wind Gauge for Trains Protects Ulverston Viaduct
A wind gauge fixed at the Sevens viaduct in Ulverston, England, triggers bells and detains trains when wind pressure exceeds thirty two pounds per square foot. The system telegraphs the halt along the line. In February 1907 a wind speed of sixty five miles per hour was recorded, reminding of the Tay bridge disaster.
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Ulverston
England
R. Dec. Ward
Sevens Viaduct
Tay Bridge
Scotland
Population outlook shifts toward slower growth by 1950
In the Atlantic Monthly census expert T W Rossiter argues the rate of population growth is declining. He notes 31 percent gains from 1870 to 1880, 20 percent from 1880 to 1890, and 21 percent to 1900, concluding the 1950 population may be no more than 130 million and then stabilize.
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United States
Atlantic Monthly
TW. &. Rossiter
Rotted Money Restored by Treasury Expert
Mrs. A. E. Brown, a 25 year treasury expert, restored a buried tin can hoard of decayed bank notes after two years in the ground. She separated the rotten pulp and pieced together the letters and figures to redeem the amount for the distressed owner.
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A. E. Brown
United States Treasury
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