Message in a egg shell a Servian courier’s bold trek
A Greek girl Maria earned a hundred gold pieces by delivering a hidden message to Serbians during a British and Allied advance against Bulgaria in the Balkans. She bribed guards, passed patrols, and fought through obstructions to reach Serbian forces with the coded note, but the allied retreat soon after made the mission moot.
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Savloniki
Greece
Maria
Marta
Amd
Marin
Cra Is
Salonutrt
The Ghost Haunting Colonel Kemble in Goruckpoor
In 1862 Goruckpoor India 4000 strong garrison fights dacoits and a train raid. Colonel Kemble ostracizes locals after a treasure loss. A boy condemned as a spy dies, and Kemble is haunted by a specter seen only by him. His mental collapse culminates in suicide, prompting belief the specter sought revenge and influencing future frontier conduct.
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Goruckpoor
Oudh
India
Himalayas
Ghoorka
Kemble
England
Emble
Sahib
Sentinel
Tie
Goruckpool
Specter
Ant
Lin
A Story of Abraham Lincoln's Physical Strength
ELINOR MARSH recounts Lincoln's legendary stamina during the Civil War era. A friend recalls Abe's clever bet with Enoch over lifting a forty gallon whisky barrel and drinking from the bunghole, proving his extraordinary physical prowess and wit.
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Abraham Lincoln
Elinor Marsh
Lincoln
Billy
Abe
Enoch
Elo
Abe Lincoln
Qnoch
Vin
Yowre
Nod
Yorks
Public Sale Dates list names and days
Public sale dates listed for March include Frank C. Weir on March 4 and W. O. Eckley on March 7. Otis Morgensen appears March 8 followed by D. E. McCarty on March 14 and Fred Hurlbert on March 15. A Market Day Sale is scheduled for March 25.
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Frank C. Weir
W. O. Eckley
Otis Morgensen
D. E. McCarty
Fred Hurlbert
Burr Oak News highlights from a quiet week
Jim McCleans' baby remains on the sick list. Mrs Ressell and Olga visited Horns'. Esther ville calls came from Mr and Mrs L A Larson Ole Oleson and daughter Blanche and John Johnson. Doris Horn still ill. Roy Young visited his hospital bound brother Glenn in Estherville. Refsell family activities noted through the week.
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Burr Oak News
Jim McCleans
Ressell
Olga
Horns
L. A. Larson
Ole Oleson
Blanche
John Johnson
Estherville
Strom
Cora
la Grange
Mabel Refsell
Gunderson
Clara Rokne
Bessie Towe
Roy Young
Glenn
Lloyd Refsell
Alfred McCombs
Leighton
Doris Horn
Conrad
Martin Refsell
Lowell
Leta
Blanche Young
Alphred McCombs
Larson
O. O. Refsell
S. R. Young
Local residents update and travel notes
Lloyd Ressell spends a few days at home. Mrs Mary Smith left for Center South Dakota after a long visit with her brother Martin Steward. Doris Horn on sick list Monday. Glenn Young departed Monday for Estherville for an appendicitis operation. Mable Refsell spent a few days.
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Lloyd Ressell
Mary Smith
Center
South Dakota
Martin Steward
Doris Horn
Glenn Young
Estherville
Mable Refsell
Social notes and a London anecdote from Canon Nicholl
Residents visit Estherville and nearby areas with multiple calls on friends. A week includes no school on Washington's birthday. Canon Nicholl recalls visiting the Vhraies in London, noting ink splashed on floor and walls where Dr Johnson kept two rooms as he last used them.
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Canon Nicholl
London
Dr. Johnson
Powdered Soap for Farm Use and Bath Bags
A farm writer suggests grinding soap scraps and common laundry soap in a food chopper to create fine soap powder for boilers on busy days. Powdered toilet soap scraps are also used with oatmeal in bath bags.
Call of the Country Quote Sparks Time-Borne Duty
A Washington Star fragment features a man saying he will answer when his country calls, while Senator Sorghum counters that waiting for national action is futile as opportunities will be taken by others. The exchange frames civic readiness and the pace of national events.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Sleeping Horses Sleep Habits and Skeptical Theories
A veterinary note on why horses often sleep standing or only briefly lie down in pasture or stalls. The text cites instances of horses never lying down for years, suggests fears of insects or mice, and compares to elephants. It discusses constant ear movement and alertness as signs of vigilance in resting horses.
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of Goruckpoor
M. Q. Quad
Jim Refsell
Harry Hanson
Ole Olson
Ll. A. Larson
Blanche Olson
Mable Thoreson
Martin
Refsell
Livermore
Washington
Young
QO. O. Ressell
Rokne
High Lake
Graettinger
M. O. Grodland
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