Texas Land Co Promises Cheap, Safe Texas Acres
An Omaha Nebraska land firm markets 100000 acres in Racdall Hale and Swisher counties Texas offering land at 3.50 to 22.50 per acre with strong soil, water near 10 to 50 feet, and rail access from Omaha to Canyon City. It claims land doubles in value, promises no bank reliance, and offers monthly railroad rates and agent commissions added to price.
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Landlord
Wall Street
Oper
Racdall
Hale
Swisher
South Plains
Texas
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Canyon City
Texas Land CO
Chamber of Commerce
Neb
Mr and Mrs T W Sboults Visit Sidney Last Monday
Mr and Mrs T W Sboults of Sidney were welcome visitors last Monday. Get our prices on jo o pointing.
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TW. Sboults
Sidney
Joo
Hamburg Iowa post office list and local notices
Week ending Sept 18 1908 letters remaining uncalled forNames include Martha Clark Mrs Doyle Mrs Eldridge Mrs Hall ER Wilson Mrs Harriet Conner C Cantlemen C B Barnes Wm Barrett L D Crowell Ballard Co Bank. Also gum literature offer from Texas Land Co Omaha. Nebr. Local social notes about Ernest Liess family visit Joe Nies and Miss Loveland from Omaha shopping in Omaha.
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Hamburg
Iowa
Martha E Clark
M Doyle
M A
Eldridge
C A
Hallwry
EH Wilson
Harriet
Conner
B Barnes
Wm Barrett
L. D Crowell Ballard Co. Bank
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Hamburg Resident
Local resident Samuel O Howard of 40 South Main Street Hamburg Iowa endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. He claims quick relief from kidney trouble and kidney toning, recommending the product sold by all dealers. Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent, price 50 cents. Remember the name and take no other.
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Hamburg
Samuel O. Howard
South Main Street
Lowa
Saya
S.O. Howard
Dean
Alll
Milburn
Tightwad husband refuses to fund wife shopping list
A quarrel over money ends with a husband granting his wife $100 but balking at the details. The wife lists expenses for sewing, sheets, gloves, shoes, and home repairs, while the husband protests and questions the need for such specifics before he agrees to the funds. The exchange highlights strain in a married couple over spending priorities.
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Scott
Period of Rest Proclaimed by Scientist on Daylight Sleep
A scientist notes humans and animals rest due to light levels with the day nerve and sight. Plants grow in light while digesting and feeding in darkness. Early life forms lack regular rest cycles until eyes develop, then animals split time into waking and sleeping periods.
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Darkiess
Transport freight timetable fragment with class codes
A fragmented freight timetable shows train car numbers and schedule codes such as No. 27 No. 21 No. 28 and No. 1 No. 20 No. 26. It references K.G. Ltd COBY North Frt. Da. ex San 1:88 a. C. and B. & Q. East. Frt. Da. ex Sun with times 1:58 Daily and dp 2:20 p. m on Sunday.
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A. C
Sun
Masters of evasion and a Bedouin greeting in the east
Norman Duncan recounts a caravan journey from Jerusalem to Cairo where Bedouin towns offered poor hospitality. When asked if the world is round or flat, a guide’s reply sparked philosophical humor as locals debated with poets and applauded the clever retort.
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Far East
Egypt
Jerusalem
Cairo
Norman Duncan
Duncan
Harper's Magazine
Curious gum test at subway station sparks penny experiment
The New York Times reports on a man chewing gum test at the One Hundred and Tenth Street subway station. A small boy first drops a penny to trigger the machine, fails to retrieve gum, and leaves with his mother. Several others imitate, each hoping to taste gum, risking pennies as curiosity spreads.
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One Hundred and Tenth Street
New York Times
Lucky Catch Off Long Island Shores
A Brooklyn man and a skilled deep sea fisherman fished near the wreck of the Rickmera off the Long Island coast. He boasted catching 17 tin cans of oil from his lines and winning a box of cigars in a bet about the day’s record, comparing the haul to a whale yet easier.
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Brooklyn
Long Island
Rickmera
Old Mother Hubbard Cupboard Tale Of Summer Boarders
A playful verse recalls Old Mother Hubbard searching her cupboard for a bone. The dog doubts. the cat notes summer boarders. Upon opening the cupboard no meal awaits a field mouse, ending with a humorous twist.
Enigmatic remark on laundry amid wife’s absence
A wry exchange hints at domestic routines as a speaker muses on laundry tasks during his wife’s absence. The line suggests a casual, improvisational approach to chores described with humor and irony.
Ancient Twopenny Tube Found at Gezer in Palestine
At a Palestine Exploration Fund meeting Prof Macalister described a 2000 B C tunnel unearthed near Gezer in Philistines Palestine. The shaft rises to a height rivaling the Twopenny Tube and narrows by half its width. It descends 130 feet to a well, marking Palestine’s greatest engineering work.
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Gezer
Palestine
Palestine Exploration Fund
Macalister
St. James
Midsummer Eve Traditions in Europe
The piece notes June 23 midsummer eve customs in European countries with hilltop fires symbolizing past good luck and warding off evil for the year. It mentions a maiden gathering mistletoe with her left hand to secure her heart's desire, but the season’s culmination is deemed unremarkable locally.
Two of a Kind: Maj Bragg Keeps Calm in Engagements
The summer girl jokes about ice and Meyer while Maj. Bragg asserts he has remained level headed in many engagements. The light exchange highlights a playful flirtation amid wartime bravado and romance.
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Maj. Bragg
Ice
Meyer
Embezzler Arrested in Honduras Plans Terms of 73cane
A reported embezzler in Honduras faced a native official with the remark Youre a robber and declared he might hire a lawyer. The brief exchange captures a tense moment in an alleged financial crime case abroad.
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Honduras
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A. Millard
U.S. National Bank
G.L Wood
Security Bank
Ponca
W. McBride
First Nauional Bank
Elgin
Zeb
First National Bank
Wesas Nebr.y
Nebr
Danforth, P.M
Ernest Liess
Joe Nies
Sunda
Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson
Montana
Mrs. Trudeau
Lillian Loveland
Pearl
Ethel Goot
Blumber
Frank Davis
J. H Knoth
Pride Dolly Tar Bridie
Black Bear
Mr. Tinsley
Wsen
Gentisman
Playic
AMA Department
GAN Toblcco CO
St Louis
Joseph
Hisaousi
Altime Teble
K.G. Ltd
Coby North
East
Links
Edison Phonographs and Records
Edison
Western Union
North
Tam
T. T. Brown
Wanamaker
Surgson
Daaid Perry
Vepet
CHAS
Medford
Mueller & Co
E Street
McClain& McClain
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