In History of December Eleventh Highlights
The item lists notable historical births and deaths on December 11 including Wiram Paulding rear admiral born 1797 died 1878 Clemence Lozier pioneer woman physician born 1812 and died 1888 Mario celebrated Italian singer died 1883 Edward Atkinson economist died 1905. Astronomical notes show sunset 4 29 sunrise 7 11 and moonrise 7 59 p.m.
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Wiram Paulding
United States Navy
Clemence Sophia Lozier
Signor Mario
Beaus at the Sea Inspire a Lonely Heart
A New York Herald lyric recalls winter thoughts of summer by the sea and lists suitors making threats and promises. The speaker laments loneliness, wishing Allyear could return for another summer by the coast.
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New York Herald
Village store crowd erupts in bemused gossip
A village grocery scene gathers a crowd of loafers who joke about honesty and lies amid a longround laugh from a speaker. The moment ends in near silence as the Chicago News records the exchange.
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Chicago News
Hair Tonic Promises Beauty For All Women
Society readers learn Parisian Sage offers affordable hair enhancement for all women. The ad claims faster growth, dandruff cure, and guaranteed results or money back, selling through Houseworth Bros and the Giroux Mig Co in Buffalo.
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New York
America
Wouseworth Bros
Houseworth Bros
Direct
Express
Giroux Mig. Co
Buffalo, N
Elkhart County Council to Meet for Special Session
Notice states a special meeting of the Elkhart County Council in Goshen Indiana on December 28 1908 at 1 30 pm in the county council room of the courthouse. The sole purpose is to consider appropriations.
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Elkhart
Irrigation Progress in the American West and Farm Notes
The article traces early irrigation by Pueblo peoples and Mormon settlers at Great Salt Lake in 1847, then outlines expansion across the United States through the Civil War era. It highlights major projects, electrical power use, and federal funding totals, plus reports on turnip flavor in butter, pig feeding trials, and farm labor trends in New York state.
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America
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Salt Lake City
California
Strawberry Valley
Vernal
General Electric Company
Williston
N. D
Buford-Trenton
Game State
Curtis
Garden City
Ian
Salt Lake
Ariz
General Electric
Secretary of the Interior
New York State
United Kingdom
Sweden
Stock Feed Experiments for Pigs Reported
A South Dakota report to the Experiment Station Record describes experiments with stock food for pigs, comparing commercial feeds and homemade mixtures. The note, part of Washington correspondence, outlines methods and early observations on pig nutrition and growth.
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South Dakota
Experiment Station
Washington
How to Build a Simple Buggy Jack
Instructions describe assembling a lightweight buggy jack using 22 by 1 and 15 by 4 by 1 boards, with a base of 12 by 4 by 1 pieces, a 28 by 1 by 11% board with a hole, and a 19 inch strap iron hook. The device uses nails bolts and notched wood to adjust height for practical lifting.
Outside the wind moans and rain falls like tears
A reflective quote contrasts literary prose with a simple report of weather. The Atchison Globe notes rain in a line about wind and human suffering, then adds a practical aside: it’s raining. The piece juxtaposes dramatic language with everyday observation.
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Atchison Globe
Brute Questioned About Missing Wife in Odd Exchange
Dialogue features Brute asking about his wife while Weed reveals she was sent away on a rapanion in a terse, cryptic或?
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Brute
Jimson
Weed
Christmas Dinner and the Smoking Housemaid
A couple debates firing their smoking maid after discovering cigars in her possession. The husband hatches a plan to cure the habit by returning the cigars he was given, and the wife learns the maid has stopped smoking. A humorous domestic sketch from Bohemian Magazine.
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George
Mrs. Green
Scott
Green
Insomniac Hostess Gaffe At Social Gathering
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer discovery anecdote a host laments yawning at a party as a tired guest, old Fussywig, supposedly cannot yawn due to insomnia. A Philadelphia Ledger joke follows about a man bandaged after a gas leak scare as the patient says the hazard found him.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Ledger
Central Talk Sparks Busy Reply in City Exchange
In a brisk exchange Minnie challenges a claim of “busy” status while Grayce defends her frequent use of the word. The dialogue captures quick city chatter and a hint of local humor from Igansas City Times.
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Central
Minnie
Grayce
Igansas
Disturbing Quip From Yale Record On Lynching Scene
A Yale Record quotation depicts a posse leader placing a noose around a captive in a bloodhound pursuit. The prisoner protests, “You ain't going to kill me.” The leader replies, “We're only stringing you.”
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Yale Record
Couples Trade Polka News In Witty Exchanges
In a light exchange, a musical young woman says they spent the evening attempting a new polka. Jack Potts reacts with curiosity and the midst of the banter includes a joke about a count proposing due to financial strain, reflecting social humor of the day.
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Jack Potts
Philadelphia Press
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Dr. Lozier
Edward Atkinson
Tam
Jack
Daisy
Sinclair
Harper's Weekly
Ferbey
New York Life
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Ceylon
Ada
Mehlin
Borneman & Sons
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