Mail to Fairplay in a Snowbound Run
In a gritty frontier tale, Hee Haw recalls tasked mail delivery to Fairplay during a brutal winter. A 81-man crew with a snow plow and three engines battled drifting blizzards, breaking windows and packing snow for a 36 hour trek to fetch the U.S. mail amid a stubborn rail line.
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Hades
Dad Perkins
Fairplay
Mary McFarlane
Chas. W. Cuno
Daily Story Pub. Co
Bill
Hee Haw
Easy Money
Cal
Roosevelt
Como
Nohrow
Cititel States
Washington
Denver
Buck
United States Mail
Leadville
Useful Accomplishments From a Dancer Turned Maid
A Detroit Free Press item notes a house maid who was formerly a ballet dancer. She saved lives when an evergreen on the chan deliver caught fire, kicking it out instantly.
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Detroit
Sleep tips and home remedies to ease headaches
A Harper's Bazar article records advice for headache sufferers. A physician suggests raising head height at night and using two thick pillows to prevent morning pain. For catarrhal headaches or facial neuralgia, a cooler mustard substitute of egg white and red pepper is proposed, safer on skin, and usable at the base of the brain for tension headaches after holiday stress.
Soot Deposits in Cincinnati City Study
A scientific investigator in Cincinnati measured annual soot deposition using a novel bucket test on 11 roofs. Findings show downtown soot at 541 tons monthly or about 15 tons daily, a city-wide average of 171 tons per month per square mile, and suburban footings of 464 grams per square foot for 30 days versus central city 22 550 grams per square foot.
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Cincinnati
Mosaic treasure found near Lucrine lake in Italy
A large Roman mosaic parallelogram about five and a half yards by ten yards was uncovered near Baige north of the Lucrine lake. It depicts a hunting scene with many wild animals and hunters and was bought for 1500 by the ministry of public works for Rome’s Victor Emmanuel monument.
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Baige
Italy
Ministry of Public Works
Victor Emmamuuel
Rome
Versatile Fiancé Sparks Lighthearted Quip Exchange
In a playful exchange Miss Guscher jokes about her fiancé being "so versatile" causing laughter. Dumley is teased as "a regular idiot" yet praised for being "many different kinds of an idiot" in a humorous remark.
The Easy Way Out Theatrical Exchange
A theatrical manager rejects a play for being too long, while the amateur playwright suggests shortening it. The dialogue centers on adjusting length for stage constraints and raises issues of adaptation and feasibility.
Papyrus Returns as Mint Currency Paper in Italy
In Sicily’s Anapo river area a surviving papyrus plant may be revived for state papyrus paper. The Julian finance ministry plans to make cultivation and a government factory monopolies, printing bank notes on papyrus to thwart forgers and strengthen currency.
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Europe
Anapo
Sicily
Syracuse
Julian
Ministry of Agriculture
Italy
Nots
Crooked Work and Airsick Balloons Joke
Cortland F. Bishop, newly named Aero club president, is interviewed on aeronautics. The reporter asks if airsickness in a balloon equals seasickness at sea. Bishop replies only fidgety, highly sensitive people are affected, illustrated by a joke about a train and a lady who feels trainsick when facing away from the locomotive.
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Cortland F. Bishop
The
Aero Club
Aeronautics
Mr. Bishop
Weds Armless Patient at Widnes Hospital Romance
A Widnes hospital tale tells of a nurse who cared for a young man after a September railway accident that cost him both arms. Their friendship blossomed into love and the nurse has married her patient. She plans to work to support herself and husband.
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Snccident
Widnes
Lancashire
England
Dodging the Question Sparks Light Domestic Query
Mrs Benham asks if love has faded since their wedding. Benham replies with a quip about whether he married her more than once, signaling a humorous domestic exchange rather than a serious dispute.
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Mrs. Benham
Benham
Bridegroom Answers Question Amid Fragmented Text
Fragmented OCR reads as a question about marriage vows and possessions with unclear surrounding context, mentioning ask about "I thee" and paraphrased pledges. The readable portion hints at a vow scene with potential legal or ceremonial wording.
Summer Tours and Low Excursion Rates from Higginsville
Dated notices advertise travel and excursion fares on the Alton and Chicago & Alton lines from Higginsville Missouri. Special summer rates to Kansas City Independence Oak Grove Odessa Alma Blackburn Marshall Slater and other stations apply with round trip prices and specific departure times listed. Ticket agent contact provided for further information.
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Odessa
Higginaville Sad
Farms For Sale Near Dover And Higginsville Missouri
Multiple farm listings offer 150 to 200 acres near Dover and Higginsville with Lafayette County access and price incentives. Also advertised are livestock including White Finland hens and cockerels, plus assorted farm equipment. A tobacco of agricultural weekly The Farmer and Stockman promotes farming topics and subscription details.
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Lafayette County
Schoors
Dover
Bear 'Igeinsville
Todhunter
Lexington
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Franklin Ave
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Missouri
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Chicago & Alton Railroad
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Slater
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