Dover Notes Highlight Local Social Glad Ties
Dover notes recount visits and travel across towns with mentions of Vaughan in Corder Cox in Lexington and Pleasant Hill trips by Neer Ebersole Winn and Mary Evans. Weddings engagements and church events include Mrs Evans bearing a son and Annie Speas wedding to Emmet Speas with well wishers in town.
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Will Neer
Pleasant Hill
Walter Ebersole
Kansas City
J. F. Winn
H. L. Corbin
Sallie
Lexington
Jess Edward
Hodge
Dre. G. Harwood
Frank Evans
James Winn
Evangelist Harvey
The
Christian Church
Geo. Zeysing
Mary Evans
George
W. R. van Anglen
Ashworth
Webb Cole
H. L. Plattenburg
Edgar Cox
New York
Rudolph Yokley
Pawl Vandiver
Higginsville
Edith McLain
Gan
William Pauling
Miss Annie
Emmet Speas
Mia
Speas
Fezema And All Skin Diseases Promised Cure
An old advertisement touts Zemo a clean liquid for external use promising instant relief and cure of eczema pimples and various skin ailments. It cites Rose Medicine Co St Louis and local seller C W Loomis. The page also lists seeds groceries ladders and photography services with prices and contact notes at multiple local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
C. W. Loomis
Dandruff Cure Ad Sparks Hair Health Claim
An old advertisement touts A Positive Cure For Dandruff claiming instant scalp relief, dandruff destruction, hair fall prevention, glossy color, and a clean healthy scalp. It lists W. Rose Medicine Co. of St. Louis and Lexington dealer C. W. Loomis, with scattered notes on seeds, chilli, sorghum, and an insurance office change in Creaghaw & Crenshaw.
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Eample
W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
Lexington
C. W. Loomis
L. B. Mark
Ferry
Crenshaw
Peruna praised by readers in letters from Illinois and Kentucky
Rosa Boyer of Franston Illinois says Peruna did wonders for her after a severe cold left her run down. Mary F Jones of Burning Springs Kentucky reports better health since using Peruna and notes sharing it with a neighbor. The ad also touts Manalin as an ideal laxative.
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Mia
Mary F. Jones
Burning Springs
Notice to coal dealers bids April 7 1909
Notice to coal dealers in Lexington that Baston Beauty Brick Company will receive scaled bids for coal to be delivered at their yard as needed during the season up to noon April 7 1909. Iva Keller treasurer. FP Wing Good. BP Wine for Gevg's Coffee Beet by test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Triumph Press Brick Company
Iva Keller
Gevg
Paper Hanging and Painting by Al Weber
Classified listing for paper hanging and painting services by Al Weber. Samples shown on site, customer contact via phone. Local ad notes reasonable rates and prompt work.
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al Weber
Sampes
Nome
AL Wrens
Land and Money and Local Listings in Lafayette
Land and money notes offer sales of city residences and vacant lots near purchasers. Agents Vaughn and Artis present contact details for selling or viewing properties. Plenty of local services advertised include dry cleaning, piano tuning, candles, feed, and groceries. Evening Star noted for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Nave
Gray
E. B. Vaughn
W. V. Artis
HINESLEY'S Ad for Fresh Produce and Ice Cream
When in need of Celery, Oys ters, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Grapes, fruit, Oranges, Lemons, Pears, Grape Nuts, ice cream or Ices you will find same at HINESLEY'S, Phone 64. Please send in Sun day orders before 10 o'clock.
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Hinesley's
Holland Rusk Ad Seeks Dutch Breakfast Power
An advertisement urges trying Holland Rusk from Holland for any meal, claiming it is dainty and delicious and will boost appetite with every bite. The pitch emphasizes direct import quality and versatile use with all meals.
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Holland
Unknown And Ancient Civilizations Spanning Central America
A Van Norden's Magazine passage notes vast unnamed cultures between the Aztecs and Incas. It cites six new coastal Ecuadorian civilizations found by Prof Saville, with relics shipped to New York for a potential American museum. Marble chairs and delicately patterned pottery highlight advanced artistry.
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van Norden
Peru
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Maraball H. Saville
New York
Antauity
Rome
Law of Tyque ad Coolum Threatens Airship Era
London meeting of Heronauts discusses a Roman law Tyque ad Coolum that lets landowners restrict air passage and issue injunctions. If applied, airships crossing occupied land could be subject to bullets from barn or smokehouse. Amending or nullifying the ancient rule may be required before spaceflight becomes common.
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London
Where She'd Wear It Society Card Gaffe
A Cleveland Plain Dealer story notes an afternoon card party scene where a stout woman asks the nearby guest to pick up a fallen card to avoid bending over for her new $50 car set. The other woman quips about wearing a $50 corset on the outside if she had one.
Nature's Bidding Ends in Fatal Resolve
A man driven by financial ruin considers suicide to protect his family from pauper misery. He steps into the street intending a fatal act but is halted by a speeding car, narrowly avoiding disaster as neighbors watch.
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Agbe
Remarkable dog Zip of Flatbush, famed for pipe smoking
A Flatbush correspondent hails Zip, a bull terrier owned by Bluff and son, as the most remarkable dog in the world. Zip supposedly walks chalk lines, can topple animals twice his size, and retrieves his master’s pipe, even smoking it upright. He studies the fire, tugs a 600 pound plane, and acts mild despite feats.
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Zip
Bluff
Flatbush
N. Y
Devery-at
Maxter
Samgon
Antiquity of the Sausage Studied in Historic Texts
A fragmentary excerpt traces the sausage’s origins from ancient Greece and Homeric eras to medieval Europe. It notes early meat mixtures, sausage forms in France and Germany, and the spread of spiced links like cinnamon seasoned varieties evolving into Frankfurt and its neighbors.
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Germany
Frankfort
Sirossburg
Strength of Moncey in Paper Testing
Strength tests on Crane paper measured by random samples show a 14 pound weight per team creating a 16 pound load to the team, achieving a transverse strain near 4% pounds and a perpendicular strain of 338 pounds per square inch. The results indicate a durability close to shoe leather.
How to Get Thin From Harper's Weekly
How to get thin advises complete abstinence from sweets and starches and a moderate amount of food at all times with daily exercise both indoors and out. Persistence is key and watchfulness must continue after reaching target weight. Spasmodic diet or exercise will not yield lasting results. When weight is high, diet restraint and more vigorous exercise are required.
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Harper's Weekly
Singular wills reveal quirky bequests and ironies
The article notes unusual wills such as a British sailor who left his wife a whip to buy hazelnuts and mend stockings, and a 1830 probate where a widow must wait to inherit 2500 dollars until after her death so she may be buried with dignity as a widow, with a French merchant among those named.
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Ahe
A Knowing Dog Describes Loyal Collie on Sheep Recovery
The narrator recounts lending valuable sheep to a neighbor, then using a telescope to spot a flock two miles away. His dog Bob tracked the sheep’s location, barked, and after about nine minutes returned to guide the owner, bringing the sheep home safely within two hours.
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Bob
Women's Sweet Laugher Poem Reflection on Joyful Laughter
A lyric meditation on a woman's laughter as a natural grace more bewitching than speech. The playful sound is likened to flute music on water, lifting the heart from dull prose to poetic light and dreams of immortality.
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Deair
Sveyearald Girl Reviews New Baby With Careful Eye
In a Brooklyn household the Sveyearald daughter, praised as a connoisseur of children, examines a real baby thoughtfully as it is placed in her arms. The scene captures her measured reaction and affection.
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Sveyearald
Brooklyn
Lippincott
the Burne
Local Shops Advertise Goods and Services in Odd Phrases
A jumble of retail pitches lists seeds groceries cheeses and livestock services. Mentions Crenshaw and Youngs Winn Lang Wilson Bros Traders Bank Ed Aull and C A Summers Livery Barn with contact hints and prices for farm land paint wallpaper and rental needs amid scattered misspellings and procedural notes.
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Wilson Bros
Traders Bank
Ed Aull
We Work for Best Granite Steps and Concrete Walls
We offer granite steps and concrete walls foundations and footings. We emphasize quality work and client care. Call 325 for Journ L. Ashurst contractor services.
Photographer opens gallery at Love studio
The message announces a new photograph gallery at the Love studio offering various photo services at reasonable prices. Call to inquire or view samples.
The Courage of Opinions and Individual Reflective Courage
A reflection on how people form opinions. Society’s ready made views shape most minds. Some accept them are swayed by fear of rashness while others reject tradition to avoid ridicule. Intellectual cowardice underpins both conformity and defiance as described by Phillips Brooks.
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Phillips Brooks
Discriminatory Menu Sparks Debate in Philadelphia Eatery
A small Philadelphia restaurant facing economy diners displays separate prices for men and women with men charged 25 cents and women 15 cents. A male patron challenges the gender-based fare, while the owner explains the higher cost to feed men and notes other shops have started similar pricing.
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Philadelphia
Oriental Philosophy and the calm East
An excerpt reflects on Western arrogance meeting Oriental thought. A Chinese mandarin dismisses spectacle of early motor travel from New York to Parla as not extraordinary, noting invention is continual and the world continues to turn. The piece ends with a pithy nod to Youth's Companion.
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New York
Parla
Atom
Maturity and Gender Roles Debated in Ancient Essay
A fragment discusses maturity in men and women, arguing reasoning powers grow with age and that men reach noble adult conclusions later. It notes women may claim brain merit but emphasizes enduring respect for male character across all ages and conditions.
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Iris
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Dover Notes
W. 5
Beckle
Vaughan
Corder
Wilson Bria
Teaders Bank
Rd Aull
Red River Ohio
Jos
L. Long, Cash Grocer
Crenshaw & Young's
J. H. Moorehead
Cail
Moorehead
Grensyaw
Young's
Barron & Sheet
Phore
Picture Shop
J. O. Coffin
J. B. Framer
Creaghaw
Pe-Ru-Na
Rosa Boyer
Sherman Ave
Franston, Ill
Peruna
Man-a-lin
Mrs
Baston Beauty
Sfatard
Nurvell
Wrrrenurg
Lexington Brewing Co
J. B. Winn
Barron & Sheets
W.Y Curris
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nature
Flatbush, N. Y
Her Critielam
Bertz
Rudolph Dryer
Columbus Road
Marc
Elm Park
Percheron Horse Co
August Bertz
Mgr
Montgomery County
Kansas
A. M. Campbell
Elk City
Kans
J. &, Winn
Johansen
Traters Bank
Jus
L. Bong
Cash Grocer
Jon. L. Lang
Callan J. KR
Gelzer’s
Rhode
G. H. Logan
C. O. Willson Co
Wilson Broa
Hank
O. Willson & Co
Edmonds
Lana
Bosch and Company
Leningtom
Wileau Nres- Traders Bank
C. A
Old Town
Wilson Bros. Traders Bank
Oriental Philosophy
Plate Glass Insurance JO
A. Wilson & Bro
Main Street
Ulere
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