Odd News Snippets From Western States and Local Notes
A mishmash of curiosities and local items notes a famed horse trainer and his life in luxury, Kansas railroad inspectors, aging wind ventures, and a grass-killing engine on Rock Island rails. Also covered are teaching contracts, a Forest Green apple tree aged over a century, and a medicinal ad touting Burdock Blood Bitters as a health booster.
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The
Rock Island Railroad Company
Avoca
Ghariton Courier
Forrest Farm
Forest Green
Charles Schorge
New Liquor Law Launches Strict Permit System
A new liquor law effective Monday requires county auditor issued permits to druggists. Blank permits are bought in bulk, numbered, and returned bi monthly. Stubs stay with pharmacists and are inspectable by county officials, grand jury members, and sheriffs. Violations carry severe penalties and demand strict vigilance.
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Grand Jury
Disease as a friend and immune defense argues for body's healing
Bernaar Macfadden in Physical Culture argues that disease is not an enemy but a protection that signals the body’s effort to rid itself of poisons. He questions medical focus on disease details and urges study of bodily forces granting immunity, claiming disease can save life when poisons accumulate.
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Bernaar Macfadden
Physical Culture Magazine
Innstead
Presbyterian Church Remember the Services
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching in the afternoon. The choir will perform an anthem. Evening service at 0 p.m. with the sermon topic from the Gospel of John led by R. Bruce West.
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Presbyterian Church
Audi
Hamburg church Sunday School and services announced
M E Church South shows Sunday School at 10 o clock. Preaching Saturday night and Sunday night at Hamburg. Sunday night subject The Morning Cometh. All invited to attend services. George Todd, pastor.
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M. E.church South
Hamburg
Epworth League Ice Cream Social Friday Night
The Methodist Epworth League hosts an ice cream and cake social on the church lawn Friday evening. All are invited. Sunday morning the sermon title is Born of God and the evening topic is The New Birth.
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Epworth League
Goa
Baptist Church Services Announcement
A cordial invitation to attend Sunday school at 10 A M B Y P U at 7 P M and prayer meeting Wednesday at BP M Rev J M Huston will preach Sunday morning and evening services are announced.
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J. M. Huston
Minister G D Haskell to preach at Christian Church
Nortonville Kans minister G D Haskell will preach at the Christian Church next Sunday at 10 AM. He is highly recommended and may become pastor by mutual agreement with himself and the congregation. Everyone is invited to attend, says J A McKinzie state evangelist.
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Bible School
G. D. Haskell
Nortonville
Kans
Christian Church
J.A. McKinzie
New England Farmers Eye National Corn Exposition
New England states join the National Corn Association calling for lessons from Iowa and Nebraska growers. They plan a future corn show in New England after viewing Omaha's exhibit this winter, with participants from North Dakota Montana Arkansas Kentucky and Georgia.
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New England
Iowa
Nebraska
New
Veils Help Grocer With Women Shoppers
An East End grocer cites veils worn by women as a boon and notes how veils let customers sample goods while wrapping. He jokes that women, keen shoppers, sample items through the veil with a straw, enhancing sales.
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East End
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Japanese Footfall
The piece highlights the distinctive sound of wooden sandals in Japan, noting how clinkety clink echoes define outdoor footwear across classes. It contrasts this with European style stations, trains, and shops, capturing a vivid auditory snapshot of daily life.
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Tokyo
Origin of the Spoon Traced to Shells in Antiquity
A cor respondent suggests spoons originated from shells such as musgel scallop and oyster with a wood handle split to hold the shell. Westman cites Roman examples similar to caddy spoons, noting bronze iron and brass were common for utilitarian spoons. The Celtic spoon echoes shell form while horns and other materials were used for cups and spoons.
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Westman
Egypt
Hotel Proprietor’s Swear Word Lesson
A Maine hotel owner, famed for kindness and profanity, overhears a churchgoing guest demanding a room away from the kitchen. He reveals that the swearing is by him, noting he means no offense and that the guest swears similarly when praying.
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Maine
Lippincott's
Circus lineage links performers to thirty families
Alfred T. Ringling notes that nine tenths of leading circus performers come from thirty families. These lineages trace back centuries with each generation passing on heritage of spangles and tights. The bloodline extends through Clarkonfane Demotts and Slegriate Florenzes, forming great circuit lines guarded with royal genealogy.
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Alfred T. Ringling
Clarkonfane
Demotts
Florenzes
Hugi Co. Welr
Maximilian coins spark interest in Mexican 1868 set
A 1868 Maximilian one peso and companion coins sold for 27 dollars each, drawing attention to a scarce coinage era tied to Maximilian I. The piece notes varied mintage, die flaws, and legends, while a separate tale claims a donkey likeness from the engravings. A second item reports Mrs. Joseph Irwin breaking her leg in a runaway accident near Sidney on July 13.
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Maximilian
Mexico
Maximilian I
Orient
Mexican City
Sidney
Joseph Irwin
Food price crisis in India hits workers hard
A report by Consul General William B. Michael to the Bureau of Manufactures notes a 40 percent rise in foodstuffs and 50 to 60 percent rent increases over two years. He cites grain exports and market speculation as driving up prices, fueling widespread discontent among all but the very wealthy.
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India
William B. Michael
Bureau of Manufactures
Constipation Remedy Promoted For Gentle Relief
A brief drug advertisement touts Duan's Regulats as a mild easy action remedy for habitual constipation. It claims a single dose suffices and urges readers to ask their druggist for a box. 24 wants a box.
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Duan
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