Bathing Suit and Silk Stockings Then Abandoned Wife
In Batesville Arkansas Rudy Byrd a 22 year old student at Little Neck College of Pharmacy faced trial for wife abandonment. His father in law testified Byrd provided only silk stockings and a bathing suit as support during five months of marriage before leaving. A jury found Byrd guilty and fined him ten dollars.
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Batesville, Ark
Rudy Byrd
Little Neck College of Pharmacy
Kit
Byrd
Mra Byrd
Unemployed Underwear Shrink Investigation Sparks Debate
The Department of Commerce opens a wide inquiry into why underwear shrinks. Officials review the roles of textile makers and manufacturers in a May 7 meeting. The study will examine handling and washing effects to explain the shrinkage mystery.
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Woatingtin
Department of Comin
Stamfords
Leeson
Fruit Has Three Tastes Discovered by Dr. Wilton Popenne
A new fruit tasting like banana, pineapple, and strawberry was discovered by Dr. Wilton Popenne of the Department of Agriculture. The fruit was found in Guatemala and is said to grow anywhere. He notes a long revival record at Paden, Mary dating back to 1725.
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Washington
Tina
Wilton Popenne
Department of Agriculture
Guatemnala
Popenor
Paden
Mary
E. A
Peyser
Himeetl
Bride
Double Yolks Reported In Eggs In Princeton Minn
A fragment describes double yolk eggs found in Princeton Minnesota. The text notes yolk size and shapes but is unclear about source or event. It mentions a Mr. Devils and daily occurrences of double yolked eggs among friends.
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Princeton
Minn
Devin
Price
Devils
Farmers Urged to Sell Unprofitable Livestock
The article argues removing nonproductive stock to cut labor and feed costs. It notes milking cows producing 125 to 10 pounds of butter and hogs reaching 200 pounds by nine months are unprofitable. It urges improved breeding and feeding methods to ensure each pound of grain and hour of labor counts.
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Poe
We’ll Not Forget Wee Hot Forget You We’ll Remember
Poem reflecting enduring friendship and memory across distance with lines about flowers fading yet remembered. Affectionate tribute emphasizes that kindness and sweetness remain in hearts even when apart. Attributed to McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Children and Family Meals From an Old Cook Book
A vintage recipe roundup lists Kids Supper Dish with prunes and rice, Hongrosse Potatoes with onion butter sauce, a Potato Flour Cake, Turnips New York Style with parsley, Berkshire Pudding with foam sauce. Includes butter, sugar and eggs in standard midcentury home cooking.
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New York
Bakery Dispatches Prices Rise. Customer Seeks Yesterday’s Lost
A fragment from a bakery scene shows a shopkeeper noting price increases since morning and a customer seeking a thing described as yesterday’s lost. The dialogue suggests a small-town market moment with fading memory and rising costs.
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Brend
Oregon State News In Brief Selections From The Week
St Helens lumber shipments top five million feet for the week. State engineer Solem Rhea Luper asked to regulate water division between ditches from the Deschutes river. State land department sent $31,110 to the state treasurer for May. Necanicum hatchery received 407,000 cutthroat eggs from Montana. about 1,000,000 fry are being reared. Oregon fire conditions remain hazardous. Eugene Chamber gains about 200 members. debt cleared. Two industrial accidents caused two fatalities in Oregon last week. Oregon governor to lift quarantine on California citrus fruit if no further outbreaks by June 3. Willamette valley rain needed to prevent crop losses. July 1 smoking ban near Salt Creek watershed. Carver cannery opened for 1624 crop. six tons of berries processed weekend. Sheriff raids moonshine. two men and a woman sentenced in Pendleton. Campfire permits required in Veneta national forest beginning Monday. Klamath Falls option on 39 acres of SP property. oil and salt prospects noted in eastern Oregon. Yale Salt Fields company formed with capital for salt mining ventures.
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Salem
State Land Department
George G. Brown
State Land Board
Astoria
Necanicum River
C.D. Smith
Montana
Necanicum Hatchery
Fresh Start Tale From Beaton Evening Transcript
Misa M writes of visiting her sister in the country where she overslept and was awakened by her three year old niece who exclaimed Aunt Annie, got up, the world has begun. The remark marks a light domestic moment captured in the Beaton Evening transcript.
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Misa M
Annie
Beaton
Worldliness and the will of God in Woolman’s journal
The passage reflects on money and worldly wisdom shaping business urgency, contrasting it with John Woolman’s allegiance to divine will. It discusses discernment between practical matters and moral considerations in 18th century Quaker thought.
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John Woolman
Traveling Plant Reels Itself An Inch A Year
A remarkable plant with a root made of knots slowly advances about an inch annually from its starting point. The traveling plant’s movement is noted as one of the most extraordinary botanical phenomena.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Mother
Portland in testimonial from Mrs. Dick praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and expectant mothers. She reports relief from breathlessness and fatigue enabling work during pregnancy and endorses the tonic as dependable. The ad urges obtaining the medicine from physicians or Buffalo center.
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Portland
Oreg
Mintilla
Efficiency Report on Cleanup and Cost Savings
A speaker notes the abundance of ping items on the floor and suggests directing the helpers to pick them up. This simple order would reduce waste and lower pit costs, yielding noticeable savings.
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Carter Four
Tce
Bad Luck Triplets in Marotavland Folklore
In Af rion the natives of Marotavland view a birth of triplets as a duel omen when a mother has two brepate. One child is Will ed and two are Jott, reflecting a belief tied to the mother's reproductive history.
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Marotavland
Afrion
Riplota
Fragmented piece with garbled text on monotony and love
An unclear passage discusses money and consistency in affection, mentioning familiar names and a repeated disdain for fickleness. The garbled lines suggest a reflection on time and reliability in a personal context.
Foolish Question and the Birthday Watch Gaffe
A humorous exchange features a bold question about a husband receiving a $100 wristwatch from his wife. The quip illustrates a playful marital moment centered on gifts and social luck, with a nod to the era’s slang and tone.
Fragmented Musing on Mind and Majority Belief
A terse, archaic sounding note argues that only the elite opinion holds any value while the majority’s view is deemed foolish. The text laments folly and the unreliability of common judgment in determining truth.
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