Hiram King of Tyre and His Illusion of Divine Power
A historic essay recounts Hiram of Tyre attempting godlike grandeur by building seven heavenly chambers of varied metals and stones, each vast in scale, linked by water and guarded by a thunderous display. Ezekiel confronts him as divine judgment follows vanity, predicting the temple’s doom and the downfall of pride.
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Firram
Hiram
Solomon
Ezekiel
Tam
House of Israel
David
Amin Dee Waanded
Ezekick
Lily
Copenhagen Customs of Courtesy on the Canals
A fragment describes Copenhagen as a canal city with polite residents who greet conductors, remove hats in fare exchanges, and receive a paper receipt after payment. The excerpt notes the courteous habit of tipping and the conductor’s polite responses as part of daily transit etiquette.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Scotland Sipped Whisky Myth Through Century Old Tales
A writer debunks the notion that Scotland’s national drink is whisky and that kilts define its garb. The piece notes whisky and kilts are Highland Celtic products, not common in lowland Scotland until the mid eighteenth century, when Highland settlers spread them south. prior to that lowlanders preferred ale. It cites Tam o Shanter and Souter Johnny drinking strong beer, not whisky.
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Scotland
Lowlands
Ceiling and Cieling in Seventeenth Century Texts
The piece notes the frequent use of e before in old manuscripts and printed books, citing examples like Feild neice atchelve ment releif releife greife and proper names such as Feild Purfeild Feild ing. It discusses possible causes for these spelling shifts and mentions cieled in eighteenth century writings. It closes with a reflection on how culture shapes destinies, comparing readers to the fates.
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Feild
Neice
Atchelvement
Releif
Releife
Greife
Purfeild
Feilding
London Standard
Pittsburg
Waiter Compares Cooking to Electricity at Detroit Café
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes a dialogue where a waiter boasts the cafe is up to date and cooks by electricity. A guest responds by asking for the steak to receive another shock as part of the bemused exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
Odd dialogue on shaving and clocks in Wihen tale
Fragmented excerpt presents whimsical exchanges about a nest of excelsior and shaving sets. Characters Wihen and Mis muse on politeness, illness, and timepieces, with playful mispronunciations and staged humor. The text reads as a quirky, unfinished scene from Mis not all but opinion.
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Wiaitsan
Advertising needs goods and advertising equally
A compact adage stresses that effective promotion requires both quality goods and active advertising. It underscores the reciprocal importance of product merit and publicity in driving success.
Davis City Notes and July 4 Firecracker Injury
Davis July items report church reopening at M F church after repairs with music and services. Local visits include Misses Bokhof, Chambers, and Miss McMinn. Mystic Workers picnic set for July 14. Three year old injured by a firecracker. doctor sewed wounds. Fire wagon loaned to the Davis City band. plans to convert wagon for portable band stand. band did not travel to Freeport due to rain. several residents noted visiting relatives and attending funerals.
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Davis
M. F
Traveler
Steward
Ill
F. J. Beardsley
Ray Tloster
Waterloo
Town
John Kloster
Mr. Folgate
Albany
Missouri
Afflerbaugh
Orton Markel
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry Markel
Jacob Mack
Burbank
South Dakota
JL. Mack
James Flynn
Allison
Sylvester Flynn
Lizzie Bokhof
Jared Creakey
Beloit
Wis
O. E
Thimble Club
T. H. Briggs
Frank Clark
Dakota
John Guehring
Evansville
Irwin Afflerbaugh
New Mexico
Willie Markel
Chicago
M. McMinn
Vignette Briggs
Georgia Chambers
Red Oak
Supreme
Fred Zick
W. G. Ende
Burg
Davis City Band
Davis Drums Corps
Mr. Pitney
Mulhall
Florence Miller
Edward Degweather
Madison
Maude Miller
Freeport
Miss Mitchell
Zion City
Kleckner
Scheark
Newton
D. F. Welling
W. E. Morris and Son
Cleveland
Gerald Mullarky
Shannon
W. Sheckler
John Schmitt
Rev. G. Kloster
Wisconsin
RE. D. Allington
Shannon Funeral for Mrs. Jacob Bender Held
From Our Own Correspondent Shannon July 7 funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Jacob Bender with relatives and neighbors attending the observance at a local church.
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Shannon
Jacob Bender
The Modesty of Women and Their Health Cure
A vintage medical advertisement touts Favorite Prescription for women, claiming non alcoholic formula printed on bottle wrapper, endorsed by professionals, and promising to heal irregularities. It urges informed choices, offers Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser free by mail, and promotes Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
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Tomenas
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Rainy Cedarville Notes and Local Visits
From Our Own Correspondent Cedarville July 7 rain dominates town activity. Henry Springman of Story City visits relatives with brothers John and George and wife at Orangeville. Springman returns home Thursday. Chas Homan Jr joys over a new sweetheart. Frank W. Clingman and M. B. Humphrey paint homes. Mrs Sills lays cement walks. Presbyterian services Saturday at 8 and communion Sunday at 10:80. Bible society meets Evangelical church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs A. Young of Chicago visit Cedar Cliff. Miss Gertie Christensen from Chicago visits C. J. Lapp. Fourth of July party at John H. Lausch with many locals attending. Ira B. Taft still bedridden with paralysis. Homer Fry visits Dr. John L. Fry in Chicago. Children’s choir at Presbyterian church praised. Mrs. C. Leonard Bower of Chicago visits Herman Bower. Bertha and Ida Smith visit aunt in Monmouth.
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Cedarville
Henry Springman
Story City
John Springman
George Springman
George Seyler
Orangeville
J. Ed Erickson
Rockford
Chas. Homan, Jr
Frank W. Clingman
M. B. Humphrey
Evangelical Church
A. Young
Chicago
Cedar Cliff
Gertie Christensen
C. J. Lapp
John H. Lausch
Wm. H. Heck
J. O. Heck
Clint A. Bolender
S. W. Frank
Boyd Jordan
J. Ulrich
Ed. Kahly
J. H. Rubendall
Freeport
J. T. Clingman
Wim. F. Bair
Chas. Cottman
Clayton Foleate
Fred J. Meyers
Adam Frank
J. Bixler
Wm. Schrack
Homer Fry
John L. Fry
Presbyterian Church
C. Leonard Bower
Herman Bower
Bertha
Ida Smith
Monmouth
Winneshiek Social Roundup and Local Visits
Miss Bertha Shoemaker hosted guests from Chicago on Sunday evening. Freeport visitors, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lapp and Ruth, stayed several days. A Reformed church service is set for Sunday at 9:80. Kortemeier family members from Freeport and South Dakota called on H. F. Kortemeier. Chicago air children stayed with Mennonite families. Davis visitors, Oscar Myers and friends, attended. A family picnic was held at Walter Herbert’s. Jentz, recently back from Kewaunee, Wisconsin, heads to DeKalb for weeks. Fireworks display occurred in Winneshiek Friday night.
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Winneshiek
Bertha Shoemaker
Chicago
J. M. Lapp
Ruth
Freeport
F. Kortemeier
Wm. Kortemeier
South Dakota
H. F. Kortemeier
Oscar Myers
Davis
Walter Herbert
J. L. Bokenmeier
Wm. Mitchell
Mary Jentz
Kewaunee
Wis
DeKalb
Fourth of July Passes Quietly at Florence Station
From Our Own Correspondent Florence Station July 6 Fourth of July passed off quietly here with a few bursting of paper bags. D Amlsberg bought a driving horse and Korts spent Sunday at Baileyville. Edith Hoebel, who spent the past six months in the west, returned home. Willie Runte has been a frequent caller in our vicinity. Johnny Wall and a friend of Freeport called at the former's parents' home. Margaret Carr and Albert Michael spent the Fourth at Madison Wisconsin.
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Florence Station
D. Amlsberg
Korts
Bailyville
Edith Hoebel
Willie Runte
Johnny Wall
Freeport
Margaret Carr
Albert Michael
Madison
Wis
Miss Zora Van Horn Visits Warren in July
From Our Own Correspondent McConnell July 7 reports Miss Zora Van Horn of Warren visiting the town.
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McConnell
Zora van Horn
Warren
Visits and Local People Highlight Weekend
The town enjoyed a weekend of visits as Miss Etta Woolf of Winslow stayed with her sister Mrs A V Gage. Miss Etta Van Matre and sister from Winslow visited friends here, while Miss Emma Siefert of Freeport was a Sunday guest. Mrs John Bechtold and children from Baileyville visited relatives, and Miss Ida Swartz and Mrs Herman Muntzke of Winslow were in town Saturday. Mr and Mrs Robert Musser and daughter Florence of Orangeville visited Wilbur Shippee, John Lapp suffered a serious injury from a barn fall last Monday, and the town festival last Saturday evening drew large crowds.
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Homer Heckman
Etta Woolf
Winslow
A. V. Gage
Etta van Matre
Emma Siefert
Freeport
John Bechtold
Baileyville
Ida Swartz
Herman Muntzke
Robert Musser
Florence
Orangeville
Wilbur Shippee
John Lapp
The Question Pertinent Reveals Childish Quarrel Dialog
A playful fragment shows a child taunting another with mock age bragging about honesty. The exchange hints at a family or domestic scene capturing a moment of teasing.
Cupid at the Bat in College Baseball Romance
Chicago News notes a fe male college baseball team where five players wed and left the squad during the first season, signaling a lively, if disruptive, romantic streak among athletes.
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Cupid
Pearl
Ruby
Chicago News
Cheep Cheep Chick Talks Early Says Duck
A quirky exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times notes a duck claiming a chick is already talking while a young rooster dismisses the chatter as mere cheep. The humorous episode captures early speech play among farmyard birds.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Poets Trade Barbs Over Time Killing Verse
Dabster quips about killing time with poetry while Crittick returns a manuscript. Philadelphia Press notes a light exchange about literary work and ambition.
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Dabster
Crittick
Philadelphia Press
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Geo. Gronberg
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Hattie Boerner
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Mary Boerner
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Mabel Coon
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