Dayton Harvest Home Plans Revealed for August 8
The Dayton Presbyterian harvest home, second in the region, will be held on church grounds August 8 with a general committee led by Wesley Applegate and G W McDowell. Notices urged men to meet August 6 to set up tables and organize food service.
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Dayton Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Wesley Applegate
G. W. McDowell
Harvey R. Dey
G. D. van Derveer
R. M. Rowland
J. W. Errickson
Notica
John Everett
Harvest Home Committee
Wildcat Tops Fox in a Roadside Chase Near Pine Creek
Two Colorado men observe a red fox sprinting down the road with a wildcat in close pursuit for nearly a mile. The fox runs ahead into a buggy sighting, then the wildcat hesitates and disappears into the bushes, ending the chase.
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Colorado
Pine Creek
Reynard
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
What you need for picnicking at Stolls department store
A local ad touts picnic supplies including paper napkins luncheon sets doilies tablecloths of paper drinking cups odd favors and accessories such as hammocks Victrolas and cameras. Prices range from low to high with items like T5e to 77 dollars advertised for cameras.
Local Briefs and Notices From Hightstown Area
Hightstown notes show visits among residents with Mrs Isabelle Perrine and Mrs A H Day in Trenton, and several relatives visiting or traveling to Chicago Montreal and Mount Holly. The column also mentions real estate, an Overland car, travels, and light quotations.
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Isabelle Perrine
Mrs
A. H. Day
Trenton
Willing at Any Cost
A distressed woman pleads for grounds for divorce as a lawyer taunts her about abuse. She sobs that she has tried, while the town topics section notes the bitter exchange and her lack of divorce options.
The Twenty Questions Parlor Encounter
A traveling passenger recalls a past meeting with a woman as they play twenty questions in a parlor car. He recalls youth, engagement, debt, and a ring exchange as memory and flirtation unfold amid a delicate game of recognition.
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Tam
Optimist and pessimist war quote contrasts
A Life and a Baltimore American sourced joke compares optimism and pessimism about America winning the war and the administration. It pairs a father's explanation with a wry line about women and men’s peace of mind.
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Papa
America
Baltimore American
Turkeys First Ban on Tobacco Cited in 17th Century Decree
The account notes tobacco's arrival with English sailors in Turkey and its swift prohibition. It cites Mohammed’s prophecy about unbelievers using tobacco, Sultan Amurath IV’s strict ban, and harsh punishments including branding and public display.
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Turkey
Russia
Mohammed
Sultan Amurath IV
African frog call heard underwater for miles
A vivid amphibian note travels far underwater, echoing across miles as an unusual sound attributed to an African frog. The aphorism about love and marriage adds a witty aside from the Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia Record
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Willard Hafner
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Chicago
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R. W. Swetland
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Addison Robbins
Frank Shinn
Australia
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Harry Cable
Camden
E. J. Thompson
Ezekiel Gordon
Walter Gordon
Clifford Allen
Miss Matilda McDougall
Dunhams Corner
Miss Matilda Petty
Ethel Fink
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G. C. Peppler
James Norris
Agaia Whitehead
Lottie Hope
Boston
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E. W. Caine
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Europe
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