Show Jack Bred by Jay Star Wins Prize
The 48 show jack aired by Jay Star, a 2real show jack and prize winner, is a Bourbon Prince Elvira cross and Kentucky Mammoth bloodline. He stands fifteen and a half hands high, black with white nose and belly, heavily boned, among the finest jacks. Prices and terms: insurance 219.00, mules at home, sale details by Mack Stevens & Sons of Barat Rowe, Low City, Iowa.
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Jack
Jay Star
Price
Bourbon
Elvira
Bourbon Chiez
Kentucky
Mack Stevens’ & Sons
Barat Rowe
Lowe City
Lowa
Australian Appetite Astonishing in Mr Coughlans Book
The book Seven Colonies of Australasia outlines Australia’s immense food intake. It cites Australians consuming about 204 pounds of meat per person annually and large amounts of wheat potatoes and sugar. Tasmanians reportedly eat a quarter of a ton of potatoes yearly.
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Mr Coughlan
Australasia
Rare 014 Book Sheds Light on Early English Chess Text
A fragment on the second printed English book The Game and Plate of the Chess notes it was finished on the last day of March in 1404. Only twelve copies exist. In 1813 an English navigator’s copy sold for 276 dollars, and in 1869 an imperfect copy fetched 2150 dollars. The British Museum declined a 10000 dollar offer for its copy, missing seven leaves. The piece ends with a moral aside on mercy and religious tone reflecting a Catholic Standard and Times exchange.
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Marche
Albhorne
United States
British Museum
Ballroom Banter and Clever Quips Across Papers
A salon discourse features compliments about a "galaxy of beauty" at a recent ball. Merchants and spouses weigh in on behavior and fault, with quips about reforming neighbors and a light exchange about paying dues.
Speeches That Live in Reading's West
A discussion on the value of reading great orations over hearing them in audience, noting how reading preserves style and idea, with questions about Antony, Chatham, Sheridan, Burke and Patrick Henry. It also urges hygienic, clean humor and cheerful company for leisure, avoiding vulgar or indecent show fare.
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Reading
Antony
Cesar
Lord Chatham
Sheridan
Burke
Warren Hastings
Eyarett
A Stubborn Husband and Old World Marriage Customs
A piece discusses a stubborn husband contrasted with a clever wife using turnips to steer him. It compares marriage by capture among various peoples and cites Tudor and George IV era laws on abduction. It then reflects on what the White House represents to Americans politicians historians and the public.
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Australia
New Zealand
America
England
Elizabeth
George IV
A Dialogue On Hopes And Proposals In Town
A fragmentary exchange shows Mr Philip proposing to Miss Gertie after a tense pause. She rejects him, arguing there is a third thing a man will jump at besides a quick conclusion, revealing their cautious relations and unsteady romance.
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Gertie
Philip
Not Appreciated in Somerville Journal Debate
Injenks argues that a man like Blackson who supported a family of sixteen deserves credit. Tijones counters that he cannot have it at the stores. The exchange reflects local views on merit and recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Injenks
Lke Blackson
Tijones
Somerville Journal
When You Eat One Apple Dumpling Lesson
Schoolmaster notes a common craving for more after tasting an apple dumpling. He counsels patience, suggesting the appetite fades after a short wait. The remark frames self-control as a simple, everyday discipline.
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ORLY
R&ecrive
el Paso
Chicago
Wisp
Ria Tse
Yan
C. R
Iowa City
Muscating
St. Louis Express
Burlinston
Cedar Rapids
Rockford
West Caton
Iowa ‘City
Ear Rapids
Burlington
B.D. Sreexe
Jalam
Iowa City Carpet Co
College
Fullem
Basa
Wilcox Avenue
Tainery
South Clinton ST
E.F. Rate & Son
Kriz
Lewis’ DrugsStore
Clinton and
Market Streets
John T. Ries
Iowa Book Store
Clinton Street
Owa Ave
L. L. Kenyon
Murphy
Capitol
Washington Sts
Cumberland
Leslie’s Monthly
Catholic Standard and ‘Times
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta Alwiars
Chicago News
Francis Kane
Dubuque’ Street
Efe
London Standard
White Home
White House
Charles Moore
Gollmar
Big Lorse Fair
Deep Sea Aquarium
Carnival of Earth’s Wonders
Mighty Millionaire Menageris
Animal World
Gollmar #ros
Zoological Maiden of Marvels
Rile
Holy Well
The
Nile
Gollmer Bros
Peter Vannesson
Ellet
Ceaw
Seumite Bros
Big Railroad Stows
Triple Circus
Millionaire Menagemency Ivide
Michigan
Canada
Iowa
Milton Refiley
Loveel Swisher
Treas
W. LI Bywater
Secy
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