Puzzle page stray letters and acrostics spark reader engagement
A dated newspaper puzzle page lists beheadings and curtailments, double acrostics, crosswords, and word games. It includes contributor names such as Dunbar and Fox and promises prize lists for completing parts of the puzzle, with answers due in two weeks.
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Orst
Oury Republican
Our Union Tgnal
Firat
Macaciz Fox
Willa Mertz
Essen
Uncle Joan
Minne Hana
Rex
Rhombold K. A. C
Gbarado
Thea
Thaneses
Wabater
Fragmentary notice from Marshall County enrichen request
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions Marshall County and an outside area with postage and advance. The text is garbled with repeated letters and lacks clear events, individuals, or organizations to identify a factual news item or action.
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Marshall County
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Waterville Sentinel Requested and Correspondence Noted
A fragmentary letter exchange shows requests for the Waterville Sentinel, mentions sending a wagon auger, and acknowledges gratitude for assistance. Names like Gilad, Adonis, and Owlet appear in a casual, thank you tone amid a weekly paper discussion.
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Aspire
Gilad
Owlet
Lottar
Cons
Waterville Sentinel
Adonis
Probate Court records list guardianships and estate actions
Probate Court proceedings show April term actions including Sarah A Southwell guardianship, John Cornell estate distribution petition, Mary Foster guardianship of minors, Levi Jones inventory and claims, sale of remaining J A McCall & Co. claims, adoption petitions, and multiple estate inventories and appraisals with dates from April 23 to April 28. births, marriages, and deaths are recorded with names and dates across several local households.
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Jfe. Ong. Esq
Josva
Sarah A Southwell
Sarah Southwell
Thal
John Cornell
Mary E Foster
John W Foster
Ruth Ann Foster
Levi Jones
N Moore
J A McCall & Co
Emily A Ludlum
Fosana
Hiram Feazle
di Aon Feszie
Wm Spangler
Wim F Spangler
Christian Camory
Nancy Camery
Otto Drauns
John al Lif
Pas Ina, Co
Olasa
Hiram Smith
Nineteen Christian Centuries in Ontario Mine
A promotional notice praises the volume Nineteen Christian Centuries in Ontario Mine by Rev O L Thompson. It outlines contents on church history, reading methods, and civilization advances, and condemns sensational literature while urging clubs for historical reading and wise selections.
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Ont- Mine
O. L Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Henry
Peoria
Seecond C Presbyterian Church
Russia
Prussia
United States
Despised grave robbers vs a wondrous patent cure
A collection of sharp anti grave robbing sentiments contrasts with promotion of Dr Bigelow’s Positiva Cure for consumptives and lung diseases. The piece notes a three cent treasury surplus and quips on defalcation, cites Ayer’s Hair Vigor benefits, and quotes La Salle Democrat denying western city plans for a large works.
W O T U Convention at Forrest Illinois May 16 17 18
The W O T U convention for Illinois 9th district meets at Forrest on May 16 17 and 18 inviting delegates from Kankakee Iroquois Marshall Woodford Livingston and Ford counties. Alice Briggs is district president with Mary Villars Mrs J F Lindscott aiding. Delegates urged to attend wearing white ribbons and pastors urged to join.
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Ilinois
Kankakes
Iroquois
Marshall
Woodford
Livingston
Ford
Meota
Forrest
Alice Briggs
Friends
Mary H. Villars
Capt . F. Lindscott
Electric Bitters promised relief for ailing minds and bodies
An eighteenth century advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a cure for low spirits, loss of appetite, and bilious disorders with claims of rapid improvement and renewed life. The text also includes language notes on English usage and a miscellaneous period ad for glycerine salve at 25 cents sold by Albert Nay.
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Dr Jones
Albert Nay
el Paso Bank
el Paso
Bloomington Pantagraph
el Paso Journal
Tompkins
P.H Tompkins
Joliet
Ayera M. Whittaker
Woodford County
Whittaker
Chicago Board of Trade
Journal
Harpee
Randall
Save
Wichita
Kansas
Lota Myers
Henry Saltzman
Panola
Myers
Lata
Hoe
Honeforth
J, E
F.A Powell
Grigze
J. W. Cole & CO
Slack River Falls
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