Narrow Gravel Train Near Miss At Rail Crossing
Marty Jelbold narrowly escaped injury when a gravel train backing down toward town without signaling frightened his horses at the railroad crossing last Tuesday. He rode up to the crossing as the train approached and was warned just in time, avoiding a collision and causing a brief town scare.
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Roberts
Henry Wetzel
Julia Wiatz
Pearis
Anns Becker
Jennie Ray
Jeago
Barr
Iain
Johnson
Peoria
Betey Duncan
Parsons
Painter
Will Betts
Peskin Sac Fay
Heary
Duncan
la Prairie Jasale
Marty Jelbold
Local baseball games and town notes in La Prairie
Oscar McLaughlin’s pasture hosts a Married Men vs High School boys baseball game won by the Married Men. news items include illnesses travel to Peoria and Chicago, marriage and death notices, neighbors visiting, and local events such as a Sunday school convention in Henry, a Pontiac chautauqua trip, and Epworthians plays in preparation.
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Oscar McLaughlin
Frank Anderson
West
Roseville
Anderson
Peoria
Sne
Troubie James Lyons
Mre Lyons
William Marland James
Bragons
Chillicothe
Sparland
H. S. Myers
Milan
Myers
Clara Robb
Old Mexico
Win McCall
Cheassman
Harry Marshall, Jr
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Harry
Frank W Hanna
Highland Park
Bradford
Henry
Stowa
Wes
Delbert Taylor
State
Lincoln
Neb
Dells
Ch‘cago
Bessie Willard
Dorothy Scott
Dayton
Mildred
Greene
Chicago
Richard Davidson
Granville
Groveland
Charles Casey
Lacon
Forbes
Arkansas
A E Calder Herman Webber
Webster Green
A. Porter Webber
Mra Dille
Ethel Adams
Grace
Powell
Lucy Gallup
Leroy
Myrtle Hastings
Lenna McVicker
Castleton
Mr McCullough
Frank Calder
Acre
Chariie Monier
Mra Hillebrand
Pontiac Chautauqua
Mary Davidson
Mary Hastings
Fannie Dine
R. Davidson
Black
Wilbur Root
Laks Senachwine
George A Hurt
Mins
Mildred E Greene
Epworthians
Phoebe Webber
Wenona
LeVeta Webber
Ada Altchison
Edith Leigh
Wiese Sayoso Best with medicines sold via druggists
Fragmentary notes discuss medicine makers endorsements versus independent testimony, arguing endorsements are biased while disinterested medical opinion should carry weight. The text critiques marketing claims and highlights concerns over credibility of claims for curative value.
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Prain
Isao Uyl
Als Ag
Goker
Secrer
Tialer
EU Yoo
Pere
Barter
Pras
A Coast Romance Ends With Murky Town Turmoil
A coastal romance tale follows Aus Wiat, a farmer, and John Christopher, an oysterman, amid jealous schemes and rumored engagements. The narrative traces misfortune, failed schemes, and community rumors as the pair navigate love, money, and reputations in a stormy locale.
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Aus Wiat
John Christopher
Christopher
Didi
Didi Eheae. Ie Abate Betors Dorotiy Haddhay
Setsaro
Greca
Serge
Tom s.Qlersinhorn
Ates
Steolaghy
Paver
Rescue at Sea: Dorothy Prays While Wint Pulls Her Free
A shipwreck off North bar tests lifeboat courage as Dorothy clings to the mast. Wint leaps to battle foaming waves, frees her with a life preserver, then retrieves a rescue rope for the man. Dorothy later marries the rescuer. Rev Robert Burdette sermonizes on Genesis 12.
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North Bar
Schoegner
Dorothy
Wint
Aliz
Omsha World-Herald
Fragmentary OCR: Uneven text on cheap lead and oats
The readable bits discuss lead pricing and a reference to oats. The legible terms include cheap lead, per pound, and mentions of extraneous letters. Overall content is fragmented with no clear event, persons, or organizations identifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Dollar Bill’s Journey Through a Church and Market
A rambling dollar narrates its travels from church offering to street trades, reflecting on virtue and vice. It describes spending at foods, rents, a poultry dealer, a butcher, a fishmonger, and a book for a birthday, then muses on honesty and sin. The piece contrasts moral worth with economic life and includes a critique of American watch factories and tariffs.
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Ang Mary
Eia
Grace
Devius
Terry
Bate
Jeanonis
Edna Ayia
Agers
Alk Soro
Weil Ke
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Chicago Hoelgints
Ania Gipex
Fa Aieath
Mire
T. Gafpen
T. Gafpen, Miday
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Leery
Bhs
Beudon
Wiedvia
Amber
Llinges
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ITC
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Bparland
Lil
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Robert Burdette
Temple Baptist Church
Los Angeles
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Eer Wei
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Teli
Repa Tees
América
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Thor
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Hanne
Pro
Duky
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