Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
Tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory at about one fare plus 2 for the round trip. Gulf points in Texas and intermediate to Oklahoma priced 25 10 for round trip. Colorado and other points on application. Thirty day ticket limit with liberal stop overs. For details contact E. W. Richeson Agent.
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Wabash
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
Agt
A Castilian Bravada of a Daring Spanish General
A vivid scene from Valdes describes a retired Spanish general at a Seville picnic where a show of strength by an Englishman leads to a brutal duel. The Englishman wounds the count with a dagger after drinking and defying the count as bystanders gape. Blood, bravado, and social comment on gender finish the tale.
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Valdes
Nathan Haskell Dole
Seville
Jaid
Arevant
Don Jenaro
Miserliness and its costs in a public tale
An undertaker laments thrift while recounting a case of an elderly woman who saved money and left behind five hundred dollars in life savings. After funeral expenses and lavish spending by relatives, the remaining funds were exhausted in six months, highlighting the harm of denying personal necessities for hoarding.
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Prem
Remeins
Boriah
Lewiston
Bookworms and the myths of boring holes in books
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat summary debunks the superstition that bookworms ravage volumes unseen. It notes borers harm books by boring and cockroaches cause similar damage, while many insects exit before being observed. American bindings resist with chemicals, whereas southern Europe libraries suffer more from borers and ants.
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Europe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Knocker That Meant Life at Durham Cathedral
Centuries ago cruel punishments led criminals to seek sanctuary inside churches. A relic remains in Durham cathedral, a door knocker paired with a copper mask. A priest peered through the mask to decide admission after parley.
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England
Durham
Tramp Seeks Better Pub Choice After Kind Offer
A London Spectator anecdote recalls a kind old lady giving a shilling to a tramp and warning him against vile drink. The man replies with humor, saying he will head to the Black Bull for a better quality experience.
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London Spectator
Mild stimulant helps case with tongue check
A physician considers a mild stimulant for a patient while the husband intervenes noting the tongue needs no stimulation. The exchange reflects a clinical inquiry and domestic interruption in Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson's Weekly
Crawford's Shoes and Dr Shoop Restorative Ad
Stylish footwear advertised by J. L. Peters highlighting Crawford's goon fitting shoes. The ad also promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative claiming quick relief for stomach, heart, and kidney ailments with a prescription known to druggists available everywhere.
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Crawford
Peters
Lien Safe Notice of Auction in Covington Indiana
Notice by ChelengerG Schma that on a Saturday in November 1907 the undersigned will sell at public auction at their Covington livery barn a 6 year old standard bred mare about 16 hands high with white brindle markings, weight suitable, plus a rubber tired buggy and single harness. Bids will be accepted from the highest bidder between 1 and 4 p.m. Personal property can be viewed beforehand.
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Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
John RK
Biros Revisiog
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Minn
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Lake Mirest
Mr. Ewing Young
Stonefort, N
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MR. Youngs Leter
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Tat
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