Mammoth Brown Jack Conkel and Norman Stallion Jerry at Malvern Farm
The 1901 season at J. M. Kline farm near Malvern features Mammoth Brown jack Conkel, 154 hands, 1025 pounds, 5 years old, and Norman stallion Jerry, 17 hands, 1550 pounds, 5 years old. Terms insure a live foal, due at foaling. Care offered but no liability for accidents.
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Simeon
Percheron Stud Book of America
J. M. Kline
Malvern
Jack
Conken
Jerry
Conkel
Ee Ee
Balloon voyage ends in an insane asylum tale
Colonel A Noel Biekeman described a harrowing balloon flight over London with multiple passengers. Descent attempts failed as anchors tangled in trees, the balloon swayed, and the party believed they would be exposed to toxic gas. After finally jumping out, he survived and wandered to an inn, only to be mistaken for a runaway patient from a hospital.
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A. Noel Biekeman
London
Washington Post
Realized His Own Madness in Kansas City Star Remark
A fragmented Kansas City Star passage shows a young wife sobbing that her husband tired of her and abused her, lamenting how he was eager to marry years earlier while he now calls himself sane. A boastful husband dismisses warnings from friends and defends his actions after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Early coins and money notes tucked in old text
Fragmentary OCR hints that early coin forms were discussed as likely tied to money heart matters in a high official tone. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, but the piece suggests historical monetary forms and their civic significance.
Japanese Love Story of Yoshima and Two Suitors
Yoshima engages a matrimonial agent to choose between two women, Miss Silver and Miss Chrysanthemum, by testing their households with disguised fish and flower sellers. A misdirection reveals Miss Chrysanthemum's kindness and Yoshima gains insight into each family before deciding.
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Yoshima Nicadoti
Nabrodo
O Killa San
Misa Chysanthemum
O Gin San
Ailys Silver
Yoshima
Miss Silver
Chrysanthemuma
Kokoro
Miss. Silver
Migs Chrysanthemums House
Misa Chrysanthemum
Miss Chrysanthemum
Xoshima
Syhen Little
Chrysanthemum
Bny:house
Alyned
Miss Chrysanthes
Billy Smith and the Mine Rescue That Went Awry
A mining explosion traps workers as rescue teams descend. Billy Smith, a tough loner known simply as Billy, digs seven hours to reach entombed miners, only to die after saving others. The event ends with a crowd and grieving families amid burned and mangled bodies.
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Billy
Smith
John
Billy Smith
Debrig
Braddy
Billy Wasamabh
Chemistry Gala Frustration Highlights Large Class
A professor complains about a very large chemistry cohort, lamenting the challenge of teaching many students this year. The remark underscores the strain of crowded lectures and the difficulty in giving each pupil adequate attention.
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France
Stritt
C. H. Brooks
Sh Ae Farm
Me. Ous
J.E. Norris
Jack, Conkel
Kline Brothers
Harry Mount
Brown Eagle
Ellerslie Wilkes
Harry B
Mattie Wilkes
Brown Wilkes
Sive
Coaster
Strahan
Iowa
St.lewis
St. Lewis
My Barn
E. A. Stone
Ttto
Ofttelal O- News
Billy Simth
Ayers
Tonia
Tyana
Hs Ve Martiz Hoi
Burlington
N. 6
Igor
Ito
Ieee
Ayer
Lowell
Mars
Hawkeye
W. C. Haynes $Yvern
Lea
Ier Wr
Jean
Mai
Moler S
Mngrppoolis
Omabs
Busalo
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