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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
10
A diary based sketch by G. E. Comstock recounts a recruit's prison experience during the sixties. The work, edited and approved by the author before his death, is presented as his contribution to the university's semi centennial celebration program.
A humorous quip about Jacques mis spelling English words and failing to pronounce endings. Commentary notes a Bishop Welldon's Flights of Fancy tale and a Frenchman aiding with place names from Lyons with a misheard distance phrase about cow flies, as observed by the London Chronicle correspondent.
An 1863 diary recounts capture at Shiloh and transfer by river steamers to Montgomery and Atlanta, then Libby Prison and Belle Isle. The writer details guard cruelty, a mercy-seeking reunion with a former friend, and rough conditions aboard trains and ships, ending with ongoing confinement on Belle Isle.
A curious hoax claims a unique stamp called the elephant stamp bill exists with an elephant design and bird wings. It says a New York collector obtained the sole copy, prompting a chase among philatelists and a soldier executed for smuggling a stamp before revealing it to a boy.
Rosetta VanSickle files a verified petition in Fayette County District Court claiming fee simple ownership of the south fourth of the northeast quarter of section 32 in township 93, range 8, alleging long term adverse possession and tax payment. Defendants include Noah Alexander and multiple others with various claimed interests. the filing notes sheriff’s deed in 1874 and a divorce decree 1885 that bars certain claims.
Legal action in Fayette County Iowa seeks partition and ownership of Noah Alexander real estate. Unknown heirs and claimants include Robert Alexander and Ezra B Chamberlain heirs with other named parties. mortgage release requested. publication ordered for four weeks starting March 16 1911 in the Fayette Recorder.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal remedy with claims of healing millions of users over forty years. It cites cures for ulcers, eczema, burns, boils, scalds, cuts, corns, bruises, sprains, swellings, cold sores, and piles, noting availability at Hickert & Davis.
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