Five Hundredth Anniversary of a University in 1908
A collage of remarks notes varied topics from newspapers counts and public figures to Maine deer shooting laws and a Kansas City bridge engineer earning czar recognition. It mentions life and death, flattery, Twain, whisky in Kentucky, and daily New York clearing house totals. It ends with Jamestown exhibition chatter and a rural Indian town’s town hall absence.
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Lespair ‘University
Amala
Arizona
New York
J. A. L. Waddell
Kansas City, MO
Russia
Olga
Mr. Waddell
Royal visit to Italy prompts fashion, finance concerns
A chaotic column riffs on Siamese king and 12 wives touring Italy then Paris, musing on royal expenditures, fashion impacts, and social networks. It lampoons Queen Alexandra’s friendships, secretary Taft circles, and odd asides on babies, psychology, and Mark Twain’s Connecticut villa plans.
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Siam
Italy
Paris
Mark Twain
Connecticut
Mari
Deluge of Temptation Ends in Wall Street Ruin
In a June crisis, Matthew Langdon, top textile executive, taints his self discipline as market rumors surge. He faces a sudden stock collapse, a failed engagement fantasy, and a desperate bid to shield his fortune with injunctions and loans, while his allies sense his betrayal.
Earth Becoming a Desert Says Prof Lowell
Boston Globe reports Prof Lowell warned at the Lowell Institute that Earth is progressively drying into desert. He cited water loss to space and desert expansion, noting once populated Gabara valleys are now arid and deserts like Sabara and Akrons grow faster than most realize.
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Prof
Lowell
Lowell Institute
Massachusetts Institute
Akrons
Boston Globe
Believe or Not Story of luminous poultry eggs and a sunlike egg in a rich man’s yard
Colonel Adoniram Van Rensselaer and family visited town with a forty horse auto to showcase eggs laid by a French maid’s hen. The luminous eggs glow blue red white green across seventeen rooms of the home and barn, visible for miles, as a spark of extraordinary poultry lore reported by T. S. Murdock.
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Adoniram van Rensselaer
Adoniram
van Reng Salaer
Angelina Clementina
Dorothea Duleines
Mocking Bird Ranch
Screech Owl Township
Colons
Mra
Osco Us
van Rengselmer
T. 8
Murdock
Question and Answer in Tuckerman will case before Judge McKim
In Boston Dr Jelly the wall known expert of insanity testified as a witness while Nathan M Morse questioned him. One hypothetical query spanned about 26 000 words and began at court opening and ended shortly before the court adjourned. The lengthy interrogation aimed to reveal the testator mental state when he made his will.
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Sindbad
Nathan M. Morse
McKim
St Boston
Jelly
Morse
Thie Althy
Manitoba farmer reports year's crop and assets in Wentura region
Gwan River Manitoba November 21 1006 a Went ura Canada farmer details this year's work on his farm. He shows 1236 acres ready for next year and lists crops including 90 acres oats 12% barley and 60 acres wheat plus hay and potatoes. He notes assets of 180 acres land and implements and 15 head of cattle and 1 stack of oats. He urges readers to seek low railway rates to Western Canada homesteads.
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Gwan River
Manitoba
Wentura Canada
Spethon 9
First Meridian
Bwan River
Shiites
Baianco
Western
Canada
Queer Names of Jurymen for Franklin County Court
Among the drawn for jury service for the April term in Franklin county are Mr Button, Mr Hasty, Mr Curl, Mr Lord, Mr Dyer, ae Cook and Mr Pear Kansas City tau.
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Franklin County
Button
Hasty
Curl
Lord
Dyer
Ae Cook
Pear
Kansas City
Tau
Pot of it tt kept as tame pet deer near Sabed
A tame deer kept by Mrs Smith is described as having been found in deep snow and carried home as a fawn. It has lived in seclusion, never learning wild behavior, though it roams freely around the promise. Deer are common near Sabed and there is question if the pet will ever join its wild counterparts.
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State of
Maine
Diema
Queen Alexandra
Miss Knollys
England
Sys Tom
Anta
Textile Common
Anita
Sherry’s
Monson
Hall
Mowbray Langdon
Textile Association
Bali
Tonhe Sea
Joo
Jenkins
Textile Trust
Langdon
Elleraly
Ty & Lumberman
Sabed
Mra Smith
California Fig Syrup Company
Elmvir
Seine
Corpeetas
California
Fredb Company
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Janington
D.C
Apes
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Child healed of severe skin sores with Cuticura remedies
Mrs Egbert Sheldon's letter from Woodville Conn dated April 22 1905 describes her year and a half old child developing sores on face arms and body then becoming a skeleton and nearly unable to walk. after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the sores healed in about two months and there has been no recurrence.
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Egbert Bheldon
Woodville
Conn
Powder and War Paint Onstage with Amazons
A war correspondent notes female warriors halting before battle as the commander explains they are about to apply powder to their noses. The scene unfolds with powder, mirrors, and animated display, underscoring that even warriors seek personal grooming.
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Marble Hill Press
Will & Ghandler, Publishere
Fort Dodge
Stetil
Automobile Tren
Abels of
New York Clearing House
Old Kentucky
Henry Watterson
Util
Boston
Polar Boar Club
Euli
Lord Fauntlerous
Taft
France
Matt
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Coray
Interstate Trust Company
Power Trust
Aunrise
Roebuck
Black Matt
Theo
Mr. Roe
Matthew
Henry J. Roebuck
Whitehouse & Fisher
Millis
Fisher
Corey
Earth
Canada Record
Gwen River
China
Hayden
Islands
City Times
Fie
Lares
Castor
Obie Soe
Bears
Diveourag
ST. Jacob Oil
Witte Fot
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