Milktwaide Convention and varied local notices
Local items include the Milktewaide Convention with a March 15 date at Hotel Lincoln and admission prices, a school election upcoming Monday, and farm and business notes. Reports on emigrants, bank pamphlets, a Lensink building contract, and personal anecdotes round out a busy community page with local names such as Wiersma and Daane.
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Bome
Wiersma
Mra Daane
Sheidan
Danse
Thia City
Travel Advice: Leave Worries Behind on the Move
A brief travel note urges readers to leave worries at home when traveling. It suggests focusing on the journey and finding fresh perspectives rather than letting stress follow. The fragment hints at practical mindset tips for trips.
Spelling Habits Draw Attention in Handwriting Notes
The New Orleans Times-Democrat highlights how people err in handwriting and spelling. It cites examples of misformed letters like small b and small p and notes habitual mistakes, revealing how ingrained habits shape letter shapes and word accuracy.
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New Orleana Times-Democrat
Hlecari
Tosiwill
Auf
Uun
Animal oddities and unusual animal habits feature here
The excerpt notes birds avoid preys, reindeer select old dogs as leaders, and creatures like the viper and Kea show curious behaviors. It recounts a conversation about funds and memory, plus a vivid scene with a late night henhouse lookout and a roaster’s alarm, all from Current Literature.
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New Zealan
Unscrutinized Exchange Sparks Clerical Confusion
Fragmentary report shows a new clerk failing to discern a patron's request while merchants discuss a disputed sale. A Catholic Stundkua and Times mention suggests a local purchase or transfer of property or goods amid unclear intent and communication gaps.
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Tiema
New
bin Catholic Stundkua
Times
Fragmented note hints at a crime and job request
The text fragments mention a person asking about a visit to the Alhambra and a claim of killing. A police inquiry appears, with a reference to obtaining city work. The readable parts point to a crime context and employment desire, but details are unclear.
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Seanad
Lélag
Lim
Fragmented Chestnut Humour and Ghostly Warnings Unclear
A garbled, fragmentary OCR passage discusses a mysterious figure, surveillance vigilance, and a green monster motif. It references a boy growing toward manhood, a “Chrysalis,” and several scattered historical allusions. The text shifts between admonitions, speculation, and odd phrases with no coherent narrative.
The Last Clergymen Duel Case in 1782
An inquiry in Notes and Queries notes clergymen who fought duels. It recalls Rev. Mc. AT dueling Treyd Delany in Wylde Park in 1782, where Delany was killed. He was convicted of manslaughter and fined one shilling plus six months in New-Felbe.
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Treyd Delany
Wyle Park
New- Felbe
Reflections on Love Duty and Woman’s Fate
A fragmented reflection on how affection, duty, and self restraint shape a woman’s happiness and reputation. It discusses how petty causes can derail ambition and how abandoning ego for others’ needs may bring contentment, with caution about anger and self-esteem.
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Roger
Ange
Wen
Hound to Get There and a Jury Tale
A Washington Star excerpt contemplates political rivalry and service. The piece recalls a juror bribery case in which an Irish juror was paid £200 for a manslaughter verdict, prompting a wry exchange about the effort required to secure a guilty outcome.
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Washington Star
Fnror
Sid
Tlondon
Moon festival cakes and lunar rites in China
In China the practice of Tuniolatry centers on Yueping the eighth month festival. People bake moon shaped cakes paint figures visit friends and relatives offer prayers and presents. A biblical verse is linked to Chinese custom and a board of trade exchange about meat ends abruptly with garbled wording.
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China
Varrey
Board of Trade
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joods
An Ni Retia
Coats
IMENS
G. W. Lensink
Hill
Iowa
Atoré Nome
Duane & Henelase
Hotel
Lincoln
Wagner
Armory
Wiersmin’s
J. L. Curtis
Jolu Los
Vete Schoep
Sioux Center
Gard & Archibalds
W. G. Gls
Hale Hall
Ruapp
Trolland
Points Lo Town
South Dakota
At Tall
Ixpax
Henry Clews Banking House
Marshal DeVries
Railroad Street
Towits
Witteoff
Lensink
Bishor
Sheldon
Pearl Keep McManus
Canton
S. D
Bea Aes
Barrow
Willips
Narrow
Willon
Tommy
Big Mother
Poretga
Alhambra
Asake
Peyverdy
Bard Sage
Madras
Percales
Daane & Handling
THE
Hull Merchants
Eoinas Frei
Raeel Sud
Nan Oftos
Philadelphia
Duiletin
Eveitios
Bord Reslan
BABU
Diatb Anh
Ureehomy
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