Great Mills County Corn Show Promises Big Prizes
Preparations for the Second Annual Mills County Corn Show in Malvern progress for December 13 and 14. Prof. L. M. Bowman of Ames will judge and lecture on corn culture. Entries close at noon and must be filed with Willis Clark. A large program with music, talks, and a corn judging contest precedes a diverse set of cash and in kind prizes from local businesses and patrons.
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Mills County
Town
Malvern
L. M. Bowman
Ames
Willis Clark
Opera House
Bowman
Straban Quartet
D. EF. Whitfield
James Criswell
W. H. Guyer
Mubile
A. B. Judson
James Sowers
Sherman Jones
C._W. Black
Irving Fisher
N. M. Chambers
Jobo Summers
Henry Nims
Claude Wilson
WG. White
Geo. Parker
J. D. Robbins
T. G. Markel
Chas. H. Peer
C. J. Linkin
Ivan Durbin
H. W. Seeger
W. H. Salyers
C. B. Ubristy
H. H. Huffaker
T. M. Aistrops
Alf. Wolfe
L. W. Biche
Col. Talbott
A. EB. Kiser
Tux
Chicago Dry Goops Company
Royce and
Surra
Reid
Delleker
N. JA Cops
Tom Keene
Honey Landis
J. W. Moerwoop
North Pool Hall
T. D. Orson
Toledo Steam Cooker
McElhose & Hall
John Summers
Olin
J. Degenhart
Degenhart
Wn Kneeland
N. G. Patterson
Richmond & Co
Harry Hilton
White Cloud
A. R. Graves
J.W. Bushnell
A. E. Cook
J. KR. Graham
C. 3B. Christy
D. B. Whitfield
C. W. Black
A. J. Chantry
J. M. Strahan
Willus Clark
Ll. W. Miller
Hubert Chambers
Roy Parker
W. L. Summers
W. G. Gregory
S. B. Barnes
J. W. Bartley
Harry Landis
Geo, Keffer
Albert Baird
Mills County Schools Shakeup and Attendance Drive
Mills County schools report all teachers in place except Box Elder Union Valley and Little Brick. Two teachers rumored to have changed names for Thanksgiving. Winter term staff changes noted with transfers and vacancies. State law on compulsory attendance urged. county office hours adjusted for monitoring. WM. Moorg, Co. Supt.
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Mills County
Box Elder
Union Valley
Little Brick
Grace Nims
Maple Grove
Rawles Township
Gertrude Stevesson
Center
Deer Creek
Mary Maguire
Golden Hill
Indian Creek Township
Frances McCoy
Elsie Russell
Pleasant Ridge
Forest Grove
Edna Wacob
Araula Wade
Shady Grove
Desda Evans
Florence
Mill County
Mille County
WM. Moorg
Male Dress Reform And The Case Against White Shirts
Manning in London Gossip argues for immediate dress reform by discarding white shirts. He claims the garment harms health by hindering sweat evaporation, causes winter illness, and no longer signals wealth, urging an “antiwhite” shirt movement focused on comfort and health over tradition.
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Heromes
Manning
London Gossip
Curious Fiji Social Customs Feature
A feature describes Lave Up a tree courting customs in Fiji plantations. It notes doors off limits for courting and deems breadfruit trees as sacred Cupid zones. Lovers are described perched forty feet up, one tree on each side of the trunk, aligning with local notions of modesty during moonlit plantation strolls.
Memory Defined by Lord Rosebery in Gentle Wit
The quotation credits Lord Rosebery with the most modern definition of memory. Asked what memory is, he replies that memory is the feeling that overtakes us when we listen to friends recounting their original stories.
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Lord Rosebery
London
Springs Ark paper hints at political deal and credit notion
A fragment from a Springs Arkansas Democratic column likens Yuriendship to credit terms, noting that it is best when less used. The brief item implies a political or social analogy without detailing specifics.
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Ark
Werald
Democrat
Curious Insect That Lives a Nightly Life
A historical naturalist describes the ephemeral insect known as the ephemere. Born as a worm, it transforms through water and air into a butterfly-like form, lives only a few hours, and dies after laying eggs. Multiple generations emerge within days, with variability due to disease.
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Mirna
Seine
Rhine
Notable eyes in famous figures through history
A compact survey of eye descriptions for figures from Michael Angelo to Dr Johnson. It lists individual eye colors and impressions, including hazel, coal black, gray blue, small brown, large black, blue, weak blue, and steely gray, with brief notes on mood or health affecting appearance.
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Michael Angelo
Mohammed
Milton
Beethoven
Dante
Boccaccio
Isaac Newton
Cowper
Harvey
Carlyle
Bismarck
Dr. Johnson
Richelieu as an Editor in the Gazette de France
The first reporter of France Louis XV produced military accounts for the Gazette de France. The manuscripts passed through Lucas the secretary and Richelieu who corrected and rearranged them. At Corbie the king briefly praised the cardinal, crossed out, then Richelieu restored the line.
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Richelieu
France
Louis XV
Gazette de France
Louis XIII
Lucas
Corbie
Revue de Paris
The Man Who Minds the Cows in Basque Country
Strand Magazine describes Basque children starting work early to tend oxen used for farm and draft tasks. A four year old rises at daybreak to guide cattle, pursuing strays with a long stick while managing the herd and till.
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Strand Magazine
The Huns in Early History and Europe
The first historical reference places the Huns in 210 BCE in China, where they conquered before being driven out by the Celestials. They then swept across Asia into Europe, reaching Hungary by 876 AD, threatening much of the continent before being defeated in central France and pushed back toward the Danube.
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China
Asia
Hungary
France
Danube
Did He Pay For The Board Or Not
A Cleveland plate dealer recalls a terse exchange about a man who refused to pay for a board. The dealer notes the man was deaf and unable to respond, illustrating a brief, unsentimental street exchange captured on his front steps.
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Cleveland Plate
Lost scattered relics of ancient texts and their fates
Ancient literature largely survives only in manuscripts. Remarkable preservation stories include a single copy of Taritus in Westphalia, scattered references to Livy and Cicero, and Petrarch's lost Cicero volumes. The Magna Carta is said to have been nearly cut up by a tailor for a pattern.
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Westprassia
Livy
Hattledoor
Cicero
Petrarch
Petrus Mogonius
England
Richard Cotton
The Stickleback Color Change After Battle
The three spined stickleback is a vivid UK fish, male guards eggs while females rear them. During breeding, rivals clash with spines and swift lunges, often tearing flesh. Victors display green gold scales and a deeper red throat, while the defeated fades to gray and hides away.
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Luca
Dundee Advertiser
Parisians Bread Traditions and Waste Not Palate
Parisians consume vast bread annually and historically preferred fresh loaves. In old times they used large round loaves as a dish called tranchoirs or trilloirs, absorbing meat juices to keep the bread moist and flavorful during carving.
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Paris
Cape Town Paper Theft Sparks Miner-Struck Loss
A Wimberley editor seized a fresh Cape Town edition and cut it up for printers, prompting a clash with Coell Rhodes who lamented the loss of his paper paid by his miners. Rhodes remarked on the cost, mentioning a figure of 4,000.
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Wimberley
Daly
Coell Rhodes
Cape ‘Town
Rhodes
Cape Town
The Long Lived Orchid Flower
Orchid flowers stay on plants for two to three weeks after full development without deterioration. This offers an advantage over cut flowers that must be harvested immediately upon or before reaching maturity.
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America
Barbed Gossip Sparks Quiet Parlor Quarrel
A fragment from a local page shows Mrs Styles insisting her husband has fully entrusted her, while Mrs Myley retorts about a haircut demand. The exchange hints at household tensions and social commentary in a period newspaper voice.
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Sane
Clark Broa
J. W. Pointer
M. HamMams
Swanson & Foster
Blacksmiths
Wortz & Bushnell
Tus Mulholland Company
M. Cunningham
IOWAN
Muedure
Sears
Mills County Schools
Wess
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