Percheron Stallion and Mare Offered at Falls City Area Sale
A 1907 season announced at a Falls City area farm 113 miles east and 1% miles south. The stallion St. Anthony is described as a high grade Percheron, a perfect individual admired by all who see him. A mare named Dam-a, also high grade, is presented as a good individual for breeding.
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Pineules for Kidneys and Bladder Relief
Pineules target kidneys and bladder to ease backache rheumatism and lumbago while restoring vitality. A 40 day treatment costs 1.00 with money back if unsatisfactory, sold by A G Wanner.
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A.G. Wanner
Three Hundredth Anniversary Sermon at St Thomas Church
Rector George Lirrie Nee reflects on the 300 year arc since Jamestown and the English settlement. He honors Francis Drake Burgesses the church of England and the Bible and laments the frontier contrast while praising liberty and the cross of Christ.
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Mexico
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America
England
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Francis Fletcher
Church of England
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Godspeed
Constant
James River
Jamestown
United States
Ovids
Santley
Episcopal Church
Jamestown Colony
London Company
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Virginia
George Lirrie Nee
St. Thomas Church
Ulster County Gazette 1800 Washington Death Notice Preserved
A Kingston New York dated January 4 1800 Ulster County Gazette details President Washington s death and funeral with pallbearers and attendees. The paper is described as well preserved on fine rag paper despite age and is owned by E S Van Valkenburg of White Cloud who plans to keep it in the family.
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Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
N. Y
Washington
E.S. van Valkenburg
White Cloud
N.Y
van Valkenburg
Hints to the Boys from Our Dumb Animals
A juvenile excerpt urging kindness to animals and birds with quotes from Ruskin Queen Victoria and Longfellow. It warns that unkind treatment harms milk and life on Earth, urging boys to read and act for mercy toward dumb creatures.
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Ruskin
Eivery
Queen Victoria
Longfellow
Beliefs About Thunder From Old Weather Lore
The passage notes unscientific beliefs about thunder and its causes. An old writer claims storms follow crying hogs returning home, due to hogs being dull and melancholy and foreseeing rain. Leonard Digges linked morning thunder to wind, noon rain, and evening tempest.
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Leonard Digges
Man’s Weakness and the Donkey Tale
A Nasreddin Hodja story highlights human frailty as a group mocks a man who claims no faults. A distressed donor loses a donkey, and Nasreddin points to the self claimed flawless youth, saying he’ll not find a bigger donkey.
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Nasr eddin-Hadja
London Chronicle
Allah
Nasreddin-Hadja
For Love and Necessity a Gasoline Can Saves Elopement
A young couple on a bumpy ride escape a pursuing father by carrying a gasoline can. The man explains the dripping fuel will make the father believe they eloped in an automobile, while he relies on an old mule to chase them.
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Iarold
Dobbins
A Child's Question Elsie-Mamma
A mother and child dialogue recalls school days with the girl asking who minded her and the mother replying she attended school in girlhood. The exchange captures a simple memory of education and caregiving from a bygone era.
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Elsie
Mamma
Cure for Red Noses In Roseau Tale
A middle aged Roseau man famed for heavy drinking sought a cure for his red nose after seeing an ad offering a remedy for $2. He paid, received a slapdash note in red ink promising “Drink more and it will become purple” from a judge’s library.
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Roseau
Judge’s Library
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