Oddball Facts From History and Trivia Snippet
A fragmented OCR snippet lists quirky statements on topics like sun heat expansion shifting a tower, portraits on bank notes, stamp bisecting legality in 1847, Spain gift customs, an erg wrapped elephant claim, Tartars preparing steak beneath saddles, and a mistaken chauffeur detour near Sarajevo in 1914 involving Grand Duke Francis Ferdinand.
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United States
Spain
Thomasan
Francis Ferdinand of
Austria
Sarajevo
Serbia
Oddities and trivia from a scattered world archive
A collage of curious statements spans history and geography. Notes claim Peary reached the North Pole in 1909 after 23 years of effort, Edison lost money on inventions, and unrelated jottings mention pencils, gambling, and strange customs from Yemen to New York.
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Riven
Strort
Galie
Heen
Germany
United States
Pole
Admiral Peary
North Pol
Ars
Cawn
Thomas Edison
Mediterranean
Buenos Aires
Yarrop
Brown
Henderson
Boethius
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Bunsain
Corevantes
Yale
Borchart
Eli Law School
London
Yemen
Arabia
New York
Lute
Tin-Kid
U. S
Be Your Fishing Now-You'll Be Too Busy Later
In this poem styled piece the speaker contrasts busy modern life with past leisure. It notes how greed and work stretched days, leaving spring and summer missed, yet claims a saner time now though money is tight. The tone urges reclaiming simple joys and play.
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New York
Local hospital adds X ray equipment for safe skin treatments
Colorado County residents gain access to a new Great Ray X ray machine at Swainbus Hospital enabling skin lesion treatment with minimized risk to underlying organs. Doctors from Mayo Clinic, St Luke's Hospital, and other centers contributed to its installation. Dr Waldrop lauds the upgrade as a public service funded by loyal community support.
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Amer: Medical Association
Teadins
Columbus
Swainbus Hospital
Mosb
Mayo Clinic
Rockester
Minn
St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago
New York City
Waldrop
Colorado County
Colorado
Mentz News Items Show Local Visits and Returns
Miss Miry Wenghatts returns home after days away with friends at Glidden. Mrs Awalt Miller visits Engle Lake. Families from Bernardo, Glen Flora, Eagle Lake and Batchelor Hill spend weekends with local residents, including Mr and Mrs Hille Kotzebue and Mr and Mrs Donn, plus others visiting Braden and Trevigh households.
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Miry Wenghatts
Glidden
Awalt Miller
Engle Lake
Hille Kotzebue
Donn
Bernardo
W. J. Braden
Frank Miller
Erwin
Leslie
Bennie Schram
Hulda Treybig
Glen Flora
W. P. Treyhig
Anton Mertz
Reuben Mertz
Eagle Lake
Fritz Kanstiener
Albert Wendel
Herbert Braden
Jake Braden
Oscar
Hillie Kotzebue
Jess Weishahn
Batchelor Hill
Ness
Christian Science Church Service Notes and Trip Update
The Sunday lesson on Christian Science in all Churches of Christ, Scientist featured I Thessalonians 2 13 as the golden text and included Isaiah and I Chronicles passages and excerpts from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Roy Heffley Jr headed by bus Tuesday for a several weeks visit with relatives in San Antonio reporting a great time.
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Shippers of Texas
Christian Science
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Israel
Lecey
Mary Baker Eddy
Roy Heffley, Jr
San Antonio
Local Papers Need Community Support for Survival
The piece urges town residents to back the local newspaper to keep it alive amid a slump. It warns against outsourcing printing to outsiders and highlights how loss of the paper harms the community's voice and business.
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Harry Rawls
Rosenbe
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Savere
Nevis
Cole
Jersey
Jairyarden
Talis
Texas
THE
Texas Railroads
Mentz
Christian Science Churches
Dock” Gordon
P. T. Gordon
F. F. Crim
J. F. Ulery Jewelry Store
Ulery Store
W. P. Wade
Lois Wade
J. R. Wade
Granger, Saat
White Mountain
Cry
Herrick
Eagle Lake Furniture Co
I. Ry McCreary, Mgr
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