Fremont County Republicans nominate candidates for county offices
A garbled set of notices announces candidacies for Fremont County elected positions under the Republican primary. Individuals such as Owen P. Stewart Harry Mills Griffin and Della Simons declare their runs for Representative Sheriff Treasurer Recorder and County Superintendent of Schools subject to the June 2 1908 Republican primary election.
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Assembly
Fremont County
Owen P. Stewart
Fremont
W. T. Dawson
A. T. Griffin
W.S. Rongeurs
Farragut
Della Sinons
Owen
Stewart Farragut
Eory
J. “Pailing
Randolph
W. T. Davidson
Hamburg
A. V. Penn
Sidney
Dem
Geo. G. Coleman
W. E. Miller
Riverton
A. Wildberger
C. L. Eskew
Prairie
J.D. McKean
E. H. Harrison
Sheriff Reyratemeat
Jarry B Wood
Lotust Grove
Juba Lure Farragut
G. Aarts
R. Co. Kent
Waiakl
Con Ryan
West and Robb announce candidacies for county offices
Democratic notices declare Lung L. West for Superintendent of Fremont County Schools and W. E. Robb for member of the Fremont County Board of Supervisors. The proclamations set June 2, 1908 as the primary election day and urge pledges against liquor interests influencing officials.
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County Schoola
Lung L. West
Board of Supervisors
Fremont County
Licenses and candidates mix in Iowa primary race
The piece outlines a heated licensure debate and a flood of literature aimed at keeping Iowa a nonlicense state. It lists county nominations, party candidates, and notes Democratic and Republican contenders across offices, including speeches, conventions, and a Bryan endorsement while mentioning Mrs. Jas Shell's illness.
Barnyard Queen and the Chicken Game Observed
The Farmers' Tribune notes a barnyard queen carefully watching over 13 unripe eggs. A pecking, turning, and egg-warming routine unfolds, with the hen off only briefly for meals and sometimes resting two to three days. The observation inspires cautious confidence in the world's steadiness and a potential vacation.
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Tribune Iis
Coliier's Weekly
Die Where I Please On Stage Macready Theatre Tale
In Mobile Alabama a native American actor playing Claudius in Hamlet plotted to “get even” with Macready. During a rehearsal he stabbed the usurper in a flat scene, collapsing as Hamlets role required. Macready urged him to “Die further up the stage,” while the Claudius insisted he would die where he pleased as the monarch lay insensible.
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Macready
Mobile
Ala
Claudius
Hatolet
Hamiet
Hamlet
Ereupon
Iron Eaters
A carpet layer recounts swallowing tacks with humor, claiming it happens often in the trade. A companion jokes about the habit, noting the speaker has swallowed a large number and that it causes no real trouble.
No Mistake in New Jersey Eggs Cited by Shipments
A New York produce commission house known for accuracy received a New Jersey customer's complaint about poor eggs. The firm's junior partner replied that there was no error, but noted the original order read "Rush 50 crates 5ES We want them pad," a misread that excused the shipment.
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New York
New Jersey
Lippincott's Magazine
Nicknames in Families Then and Now
The author reflects on old practice of naming and nicknames in families, noting how fathers and sons gain labels like Big John Ragged John Little John Old Tom and Young Tom. The piece also details child nicknames such as mother habe huas Deck Dud and the elder being the old man or dad. It cautions to give a child a nickname early rather than naming a son after oneself.
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Columbia
Big John
Ragged John
Little John
Old Tom
Young Tom
Big Dick
Peel Head
Pap
Not Well Heeled, Either.
Fragmentary OCR text shows dialogue about finances and status with garbled phrases. It references a relative, money, and possible self-presentation but lacks clear narrative or identifying details to form a coherent news item.
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Clarence
Praise Kept Rising for Niece’s Musical Gift
Abner Riggs hails his niece as a prodigy with boundless musical talent. He claims she sings like a bird and plays piano, melodeon, pipe organ, banjo, guitar, fiddle, and cornet with ease. He asserts she could become the greatest musician from New England or the United States, given her versatility and voice range.
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Abner Riggs
Mr. Riggs
New England
United States
Hatener
Groundhog Day origins and Candlemas in history
The Groundhog Story explains Candlemas day as a medieval European festival tied to the Feast of Purification of the Virgin established around 684 A.D. by Pope Sergius. It notes the weather superstition as a global fable with different animals in various countries and mentions candlelit processions once common in churches.
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Europe
Sergius
Germany
France
Switzerland
England
The Caterer’s Boy Delivers Chicken Salad
Mrs Bridey pays for a chicken salad and asks the caterer’s boy how to make it. The boy admits he knows nothing about preparation. She suggests her husband ordered the delivery and wanted the receipt.
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Mia
Mrs. Bridey
Kenney M D Bye at 6th & Edmund St Joseph MO
A fragment notes a nose and throat specialist W L Kenney M D Bye in St Joseph Missouri with correspondence elicited. It mentions A H Manna and James Medford repairing a cement curb on the south and east side of his residence property.
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W.L. Kenney
M. D. Bye
6Th
Edmund
St Joseph Missouri
James Medford
Something New Records at Cowles' Bicycle Store
A brief item notes a new arrivals or product line at Cowles' Bicycle Store. It mentions steel framed records or sturdy builds and highlights the shop as the venue. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Cowles’ Bicycle Store
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Requilian Party
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Harry
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W. E. Robb
Tearquor
Jaws
Ayer
Adan
Cain
7. Dyer Co
Lowell Mess
Lowa
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Della ‘Simona
Lulu L. West
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W. Forney
Green Two
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Earl Halliday
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Earnest Steinkamp
Franklyn
Geo. Melvin
Ton
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Michigan
McAdoo & Dean
Holmes
T. T. Brown
Hamburg, Iowa
Mueller & Co
F Street
Walt
McClain & McClain
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