Fillmore prepares for moving day in a three way real estate swap
John Hunter traded his north end property to Oliver Coffin for Coffin’s near the Pennsylvania station and will move there. Coffin will occupy Hunter’s former home now lived in by Mrs. Smitz, while Mrs. Smitz will relocate to the Hunter property. Mrs. Maude Arnold and Miss Francis Pend with Mrs. Mary Elliott and Miss Iva Elliott attended Thursday evening. John Melvin Elliott left for Indianapolis to attend school this winter and will stay with his father. Wednesday has been set as Moving Day in Fillmore due to the complex swap.
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John Melvin Elliott
Mary Elliott
Indianapolis
Maude Arnold
Francis
Iva
John Hunter
Effie Smitz
Oliver Coffin
Fillmore
Pennsylvania Station
Mr. Hunter
Coffin
Mr. Coffin
Hunter
Smitz
Fillmore Public Schools Open With 226 Enrolled
The Fillmore Public Schools opened Monday with total enrollment of 226 pupils, down from 254 last year. Junior and Senior high schools hold 126 students, grades 1 to 6 total 100, while domestic science and manual training departments are unusually large and crowded for room.
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Fillmore
Fillmore’s Tomato Shipments Surge After Frost
Fillmore proves to be a major tomato center with 20 carloads shipped this week. Tomato buyer Fred Duncan says Thursday frost did not hurt the crop and may have accelerated ripening, predicting next week will be the largest in Fillmore’s history.
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Fillmore
Fred Duncan
Brazil
Duncan
Farms For Sale And Trade In Various Sizes
A notice states farms of all sizes are available for sale and several farms of different sizes are offered for trade. The listing emphasizes variety to attract buyers and traders seeking diverse options.
Sharp sisters hosted by Fillmore aunts this week
Mies Geraldine Sharp and Miss Lucile Sharp of Indianapolis stayed with their aunt Mrs. Homer Higgins and Mrs. Higging this week. Ora Day and Charles Snodgrass attended a district Christian Church meeting in Crawfordsville Friday as Fillmore church representatives. Addie Adkins of Charleston Illinois visited cousin Mary Elliott and daughter Iva Elliott Monday. O N Hicks with family spent Sunday with Mrs. Lou Byrd and others in Cloverdale.
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Charles Snodgrass
The
Christian Church
Crawfordsville
Mrs. Day
Mr. Snodgrass
Fillmore
Addie Adkins
Charleston
Illinois
Mary Elliott
Miss Iva Elliott
O. N. Hicks
Lou Byrd
Cloverdale
Ragan and Smith Visit Relatives Across States
Civil war veteran Solon Ragan of Pueblo and native Marion township ties visit relatives in town. John Smith a Portland engineer visits his mother Emma Ragan and brother Clarence while also making a Bloomington farm trip. Local remarks note Sinclairs hosted visitors from California Oregon Michigan and Colorado.
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Solon Ragan
Pueblo
Colorado
Mr. Ragan
Marion Township
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Smith
Portland, Oregon
Emma Ragan
Brother Clarence Ragan
English Candidate Declares English Identity
A political candidate proclaims he is English in origin and work, while an audience member asks if he has ambition. The exchange appears in Sporting and Dramatic News of London.
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England
Sporting and Dramatic News
London
Just One of Many Beecher Quote
Henry Ward Beecher speaks on modest virtues and common fidelities. He notes God created many blades of grass and a single tree, reminding readers not to mourn for lacking heroism or sainthood. The earth is a field of grass rather than forests.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Horseradish Purchase Prompts Child’s Curious Question
The small daughter watched the horseradish purchase with interest and asked her mother what they would do with it since they have no horses. She wondered if a cow might eat it, expressing childlike confusion over the purchase.
Rapid Rise of Petroleum Across Era and Regions
The article notes petroleum's global rise as the main energy source and motive power across sea land and air. It highlights Svantans in a remote Black Sea Caspian range as the laziest people, keeping to four holidays weekly with saints days as extras.
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Svantlans
Black
Caspian Seas
Native Orchid Diversity in the Northeastern United States
Nature Magazine notes the orchid name evokes exotic forms, yet in the northeastern United States there are at least sixty native or wild orchid species. The article highlights the regional abundance and variety of local orchids.
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United States
Nature Magazine
Advice on resolving misunderstandings in relationships
The passage urges partners to avoid miscommunication by openly seeking explanations and giving clear responses. It emphasizes frank dialogue to prevent disputes and to maintain trust in the relationship, encouraging mutual openness.
Beauty in the Bog Orchid Described by Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine notes the white fringed orchid grows in bogs across northern Maine Newfoundland and eastern Canada. It rises two to three feet with a loose cluster of white blooms at the top.
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Maine
Newfoundland
Canada
Nature Magazine
Civil Engineers Popular in South America
In parts of South America people honor civil engineers highly, using the title doctor to signify an expert engineer rather than a medical physician.
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South America
Nebular hypothesis origins and early spectroscopic findings
The Nebular Hypothesis proposed by Herschel in 1811 suggests the universe formed from shapeless nebulous matter. Later spectroscopic studies revealed many nebular aggregations in the heavens.
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Herschel
Wanted designer for carpet factory range in Boston
An advertisement notes a need for an experienced designer to create latest carpet designs for a carpet factory. The brief is vague but indicates seeking talent in Boston.
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Adv
Boston Transcript
Proves Asia America once joined in ancient land link
Washington reports from Peking that Joy Chipman Andrews leads the Third Asiatic expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. They confirm a land connection between Asia and North America and unveil vast fossil deposits with dinosaur bones, a titanothere skull, and other ancient remains across Central Asia and the Gobi area.
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Washington
Peking
Joy Chipman Andrews
American Museum of Natural Histry
New York
Asia
North America
Andrews
Central Asia
Europe
America
Gobi Desert
Altai Mountain
Chinese Turkestan
British Lead in Ships That Pass Suez Canal
The 1922 Suez canal statistics show 4 345 ships totaling 20 745 245 gross tons and receipts of 166 856 537 francs. British-flag vessels led with 2 736 ships (68 percent) and 18 425 942 gross tons, followed by the Dutch 455 ships, Italian 225 ships, French 215 ships, and German 149 ships with varying tonnage totals.
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London
Suez Canal
Canal Company
Italy
France
Japanese Skipper Found Dead After Fuso Circling
Twenty five miles off San Diego the Japanese fishing vessel Fuso steamed in circles after steering erraticly. The skipper O. Tomann was found lashed to the wheel. his body leaned to one side and the engine ran at full power. Doctors ruled death from heart trouble.
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San Diego
Cal
O. Tomann
Tomann
Secret Drawers Yield 7355 in Old Bureau
In Manchester England a combined Sheraton bureau and bookcase bought for 100 by the wife of a Manchester Corporation official yielded bonds and probate of a will valued at 7255 from secret drawers. The will dated November 1903 is by Mrs Sarah Kerr shaw of 15 Meadow Street Moss Side. A Manchester corporation bond for 100 was redeemable next month.
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Manchester
England
Sheraton
Manchester Corporation
Sarah Kershaw
Meadow Street
Moss Side
All in an Egg
Two dyspeptic men debate eggs as diet in a witty exchange. One asserts eggs are highly nutritious and feed the future chicken, while the other questions the practical strength of a freshly hatched chicken. The snippet is attributed to The Argonaut.
Artificial Diamonds From Paraffin and Lithium Process
An English chemist created artificial diamonds by blending paraffin spirit bone off distillate and metallic lithium in a cast iron vessel and heating in a reverberatory furnace. The synthetic stones match real diamonds in composition but are extremely small and costly to produce, with mined stones of comparable size available for far less.
Miners Hold Morning Prayer at Waller Coal Mines
Daily prayer services are held at the Waller Coal Company mines near Duquoin Alabama before miners descend. Up to six workers participate, leading the prayers at the bottom of the shaft as men stand with uncovered heads.
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Waller Coal Company
Duquoin
Admiral of New England Title Origin
Captain John Smith, the Virginia settler, was dubbed Admiral of New England by the Western Company for North Virginia for his New England coast explorations. He urged Prince Charles to name the region New England in the early colonial era.
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New England
John Smith
Virginia
Western Company
North Virginia
Smith
Prince Charles
New World
Cleaning an Enamel Bath With Turpentine and Kerosene
An enamel bath can be cleaned with a soft cloth dipped in turpentine and rubbed, then polished with a duster. Another method uses kerosene, followed by thorough washing with hot water and soda to remove kerosene odor.
Color distribution of flowers in old England study
Old England features gold and yellow as dominant colors with white second. A tally lists about 240 yellow flowers, 190 red, 100 purple, and under 100 blue among 900 flowering plants.
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Old England
Fossil Ginkgo Leaf Found in Spokane Washington
A remarkable fossil of a ginkgo leaf estimated at one million years old was found recently in Spokane. Today a related species of ginkgo exists in China and Japan and it is also called the maiden hair fern tree.
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Spokane
Wash
China
Japan
Swan down powder puffs from Norway face rising price
The best powder puffs are made from young swan down. Norway supplies the material and about 40 000 birds are killed yearly for this purpose as prices rise steadily.
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Norway
Observation Sparks Snappy Heated Matches
A bemused speaker notes in the Boston Evening Transcript that matches, when struck, tend to be snappy and hotheaded, reflecting a wry observation about temperament in moments of ignition.
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Robert
Boston Evening Transcript
Jovial origins tied to Jupiter in astrology
The term jovial comes from Jove or Jupiter and reflects ancient beliefs about luck linked to being born under the planet Jupiter. The concept ties language to myth as a commentary on personality traits and fortune.
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Jupiter
Fooi Questions and a Rushed Bird to the Hospital
A quirky note asks if a tree must pack its trunk when it leaves, paired with a dire cartoonish remark ordering a doctor to rush a bird to the hospital. The odd phrasing and garbled text echo a comic or filler caption from a late newspaper page.
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Doc
Publicity Hunter Misquotes Spark Repeated Explanations
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times item notes a publicity seeker who wishes to be misquoted to fuel further misquotations. The piece reflects on the cycle of sensationalism and the desire for public attention.
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Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Two Trials for a Woman’s Temper Rise
Excerpts note a woman’s irritability tackling two tests of temper: preparing for expected guests who never arrive and awaiting unplanned visitors who arrive unannounced.
The Hoe Cake Devourer
A humorous tale snippet features Uncle Eben calling a lazy man to respect a hoe cake, suggesting the baked treat may relate to the man’s behavior in a rural setting. The line blends dialect and rural wisdom with a playful warning about manners.
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Eben
Camel Milk Churn Turns Into Butter Discovery
A simple method described uses camel milk carried on backs to create butter. The motion from walking supposedly churns milk into a usable fat, revealing an ancient butter-making idea.
Be slow to anger says Uncle Eben
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben urging patience and asking for clarity before reacting. The dialectal line emphasizes careful speech and understanding in conversation.
When Its Light Goes Out
A Dallas News feature notes the paradox of a light bulb’s usefulness when the power fails, exploring the eerie helplessness and odd value of illumination in darkness.
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Dallas News
Thought for the Day on time and mood
A reflective line notes that pursuing Seppy happiness can shorten the day, while sadness makes days feel longer, wryly contrasting moods and perception of time.
Remedy for Fatigue Nothin Covers the Tired Businessman
A fragment notes a fatigued businessman and a remedy titled Nothin covers fatigue. The text hints at efforts and returns, mentioning a figure or title woster Sorat in a cryptic manner.
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Sorat
Monument to Col Roosevelt Planned in Santiago Cuba
Theodore Roosevelt monument planned in Santiago de Cuba to honor his Rough Riders role in the Cuban fight for independence. An over life bust of Roosevelt will be set on a pedestal, modeled by James Earle Fraser. Site chosen by Sandy citizens near the main road to San Juan Hill, announced by Col Greenway.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Fordom
Roosevelt
Rough Riders’ Associ
Roosevelt Memorialsociation
Rotary Club
Sw Tlage
Colonel Rowvelt
San Juan Bill
United States
San Juan Hill
Twin sisters save mother saves season profits late
Marjorie and Thelma White two sixteen year old dancers with Fred Stone in Tip Top aided their mother Mrs. Harry White of 1% Broadway after being snowbound on the Montana prairie. The mother had saved 2400 dollars in her stocking which fell when a safety pin came loose at Riverside theater robbing the troupe of the season profits.
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New York
Marjorie
Thelma White
Fred Stone
Harry White
Broadway
Montana
IB Butte
Maro
Pigeon Wins International Race From Midland Ontario
A pigeon bred by George Bond of New Brunswick New Jersey won a international race starting in Midland Ontario at a rate near 1100 yards per minute. Montreal's Charbonneau placed second at about 1065 yards per minute as about 600 pigeons entered the event amid poor weather.
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Boston
Midland
Ontario
Americaing Pigeon Club
George Bond
New Brunswick
N. J
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A. T. Foster
Fillmore News
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Campbell Bros
Oldfield
Firestone
Walter Campbell
Bloomington
Mr. Smith
Sinclair
California
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Michigan
Fillmore High School
DePauw
Ray Skamire
Marion McNary
Margaret Bryant
Mary Bryant
Dorothy Wright
Edith Ragan
Clarence Ragan
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Monroe
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