Auction notices sweep Geneseo area farms for rich stock
A sequence of sales across Geneseo region lists Richard Anderson on the Douglas farm selling 6 horses, 10 cattle, 23 hogs, 43 sheep, 20 tons hay and farm gear at 12:30. Multiple auctions follow January 24 to February 7, featuring hundreds of livestock plus implements and household items with cash or credit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aronday
Richard Anderson
Douglas
Geneseo
Henry County Infirmary
Poland
Arthens
Farm and livestock sale notice at Atkinson Cambridge area
Auction listing for horses cattle hogs and farm equipment to be sold by D. J. Holzinger and T. L. Gutshall on February 14. Items include multiple horse breeds and ages, Jersey Red shoats, sows and boars, a Hereford bull dairy cow heifers yearlings and calves, seed corn, sheep, plows cultivators binder hay gear and wagons, with free lunch and cash or credit terms. Location details specify miles southwest of Atkinson and near Cornwall township with times starting at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Thorp
W Oh Obrecht
Arnett
Sharon
Geneseo
Spring Hill
Louissille'Jr
F. Obrecht
C. L. Dart
George Duff
Poland
China
Reid
Molasco
Duff
Gust Hammerstrom
Combs
Osivo
Cambridge
Guy M
Bonnie Lass
McCormick
Hayes
Great Western
Strom
Berg’& Carlson
C. H. Anderson
Cld
J.W. Terpening
Peter Miller
Sailes
County Infirmary
J. Panen-urien
John Deere
Milwaukee
John Deere Corp
Iowa
Aug. Braw
Atkinson
Flowers
Julius "Stanke
Kaaba
Surrey
Harvey Holzinger
Cir
Walter Fell
Jersey
Emerson Gang
Oliver Gang
Deere & Man- Sur
Star
Randle
Champion
D. J. Holzinger
Clk
Frank Brooke
Liberty Church
Cornwall Township
T L. Gutshall
Strychnine as a antidote to rattlesnake venom
Popular Mechanics reports that strychnine may counteract rattlesnake venom when given in sufficient doses. It notes danger from underdosage and cites experiments showing opposite toxic effects, suggesting physicians lack consistent guidance for dosing in bites.
Finger Print Triggered Peach Theft Suspect Capture
Professor Pumperdinck notes a fingerprint on an unripe peach as clue to a garden theft. He confronts suspect Jake, who admits guilt and collapses in alarm saying he cannot be good. The tale blends humor with a detective twist about missing fruit and a traced signature.
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Pumperdinck
Jake
Waltman Earns Respect and Purchases a New Lawn Mower
In a candid exchange, neighbors praise Waltman as a fair man and well liked. He, however, must invest in a new lawn mower each year to keep up appearances and maintain his neighbors' favorable opinions.
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Seymour
Waltman
Svery
Bea
Ashley
A Xerribia Creature
A dialogue features a boy asking if any animal is more terrible than Hon and a father naming a cow as frightening for spreading germs via milk in pasture fears.
Peasant Finds Queen Tomb near Ancient Gaza
A Gaza area dig by Musa-el Burtu uncovered a two chamber cave with a hardwood coffin and a crystal inner coffin. The mummy wore a crown of jewels, a pearl necklace, three chains, and a gold candlestick. a marble sarcophagus lay within a vault with no inscription but a book reportedly found inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaza
Palestine
Musa-el Burtu
Jerusalem
Prof
Macalister
Palestine Exploration Fund
Musa
New York Sun
Blood Tax Between Valleys Keeps Peace For Centuries
Seven hundred years ago Basque and Navarre shepherds fought over pasture lands in Arlas. To avoid further war they agreed to a yearly blood tax of three white mares later cows. Representatives from both valleys meet at a frontier stone to present and receive cattle, an ritual secured by records in Roncal archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roncal
Navarre
Bareton
Bearn
Arlas
Pyrenees
France
Spain
Roncalals
Paying by Check at the Peanut Stand
A peanut vendor spots a white elephant shaped check for $1.05 and refuses it as unsatisfactory. A shopper exchanges the check for cash causing an investigation into why five cent bags of peanuts are bought on time. A woman explains she pays for everything monthly including groceries and church dues, and sees no exception for peanuts.
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Genn
Migration of Storks Out of Alsace Revealed by Ring Data
The Buda pest ornithological bureau reports a study in which storks were tagged with rings showing origin and destination. Of ten birds captured and tagged, eight died from hunting, while two escaped, and rings indicate travel to Bagutoland the Transvaal and Cape Colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace
Budapest
Bagutoland
Transvaal
Cape Colony
Magpie Superstitions From Folklore References
A fragment discusses magpie superstitions in country lore. It notes the bird’s sinister rep and links numbers to omens of sadness death and birth, with quirky lines about appearance and foretelling events.
Death of a Little One Mildred Irene De Crane
Mildred Irene De Crane daughter of Charles and an unnamed mother was born October 5 1910 in Henry County Illinois and died January 8 1911 at age seven months three days. She leaves her father mother and two brothers. Funeral services were conducted by Rev H Wykle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Irene
Chas. de Crane
Henrycounty
Rev . H. Wykle
Mildred
Earth
Fairy Strand
Bright Mansions
Olive Oil Eases Eye Pain From Cinder Incident
A bystander poured olive oil into a man’s eye after a cinder caused severe pain. The oil provided instant relief, a method he learned abroad.
MI-DNA and MI-O-NA Promoted as Vitality Tonics
An advertisement extols MI-DNA as improving nourishment and vigor, aiding muscles and nerves, and MI-O-NA as a reliable stomach tonic. It claims benefits for indigestion, sleeplessness, and general energy, with a free trial offer from Booth's Mi-v-nu in Buffalo and retail price of 50 cents at Peterson's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F A
Péterson
The
Republic
Buffalo
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John Halslander
Annawan
Gertrude Clifton
North State Street
Miss Gertrudi
Clifton
Illinois
E. Gerdman
H. Burchner
Connecticut
Ancient
Gazz
Lady Killer
EF. A._Peterson
P. S. of America
Fliat Street
Weinrich
Genesfoo, Lllinois
Ceneseo Republic
Inter Ocean
Farmer
Geneseo Republic
Inter Ocean and Farmer
Bei : Club
Washington
Lve
Later
Ocean
Rae
West
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Fae
Inter Osea
Bara
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