Sunday church invitation amid a village fair draw
A lengthy appeal promotes attending church next Sunday highlighting music prayers and a chance to rethink habits. It notes Flora residents cleaning alleys for a national Brethren meeting, mentions a Harris chicken factory near the train exit, and jokes about a New York doctor claiming to cure tuberculosis with high voltage germicide. John W. Gates reportedly lost about three million dollars in the Chicago wheat corner.
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Flora
Chicago
John W. Gates
Eastern professor claims Egyptian funeral art revived corpses
A Monticello report states an Eastern scholar has discovered a method of preserving dead bodies by ancient Egyptian practice. The tale suggests many of these reanimated corpses still roam the area, fueling local chatter.
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Monticello
Minnesotan professor invents spring gun for runaway horses
A Minnesota professor of physiology patents a front mounted spring gun for wagons. When a horse bolts, the driver snaps the gun toward the animal and fires multiple pointed darts into the horse’s skin to halt the run. The device aims to curb runaway accidents and ease driver fear.
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Minnesota
Unnamed Austrian Noble Origins Linked to Hiccup Tale
An Austrian noble family is claimed to trace its princely rank to a hiccough that the founder reputedly took blame for, a tale used to illustrate the paradox of status and misfortune. The origin story critiques the notion of titles born from odd luck.
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Anert
Austria
Real Estate Transfers Listed Across Multiple Townships
A long list details real estate transfers involving numerous parties across Jefferson Monroe Rock Creek and other townships. Names include Hale Hamill Eikenperry Horner Bowman Michael Mohier Flora Vandervolgen Foster Blue Brookie Patton Sedam Blue Kingery Doyel Hodges Gibbs and others with parcels ranging from 1 acre to 160 acres and prices from 60 to 1900 dollars plus notes on loans and administrator actions. Additionally Kerry Gibbs visits Loganport and a Sunday schools convention is announced for Pyrmont Brethren church with program plans.
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Lester J. Bryan
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William B. Austin
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Rebecca E. Hoppe
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Joseph N. Snelletux
Keturah Stone
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Mary L. Tate
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