Weird funerals and Africa's kings in Totoquelll
A detailed account of King Wobeh’s death in Totoquelll Liberia hinterland describing bush law funerary rites three weeks of ceremonies. Women barred from the dead, the devil bush, feasts, pigmented drums, and the final bullock slaughter with royal meat share and a death of a dog to fill the feast.
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Monrovia
Africa
Ter
Wobeh
Wabeh
Goomah
Totoquelll
West Africa
Totoquelli
Child quarrel over supper leads to bed without supper
A mother and her five year old child argue playfully about punishment. The child Bessie jokes she could be her mother’s little girl if she behaved, prompting a lighthearted exchange about spanking and sending to bed without supper.
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Bessie
Missouri Tax and Fee Totals Rise in 1909 August
Missouri secretary of state reports a total August 1909 revenue of 16954.46 from domestic and foreign corporate taxes and fees, auto registrations, notarial commissions, land department fees, railroads, and miscellaneous items. The year-to-date increase over 1908 reaches 150,791.87, with August a banner month adding 126,922.49 over last year.
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Jefferson City
State Treasury
Secretary of State
Tay
Land Department
Anguet Twomestle
Miecourt
Fatal collapse at new Kobnows hotel construction
Report from January 1, 1908 describes a fatal accident during the construction of a new Kobnows hotel. A worker was struck by debris when a bite fell upon him while supervising the copper construction crew. Officer Williams is named as overseeing the scene.
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Joeegh
Mina J Hertiey
Williams
Kobwows
Missouri Court Rules No Hunting On Inherited Land
Justice J A Athineip holds that Missiart voters cannot hunt on inherit ed land. A broad ruling affects Roe resident bugting Neenee and others paying 5 theatre fees. The opinion was prepared under state administration and Missioner Jew A Talorian Sedalia. While en route to a military prison at Port Leavenworth a company of plebt otter pre bers. The Missouri train incident near Ceptertown involves Georgy Brital of Deecatge TCL. A boy named Fatherly Judy Ornharn, age unknown, is said to have brain injury after a horse kick. The attending physician notes the case is remarkable though recovery unlikely. Ear of Corn Stolen reports a theft of corn from a church flower bed at Second Baptist. Pastor Rev T T Wade offers a $1.50 reward for information leading to apprehension of the thief.
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Jeferenge
Missiart
Sedalia
Port Leavenworth
Plebt Otter Prebers
Missouri
Georgy Brital
TCL
Jevtgent
Ceptertown
Columbia
T T Wade
Cape Girardeau Child Dies After Kettle of Scalding Water
In Cape Girardeau a three year old child of William Zapp was scalded to death when a kettle of boiling water overturned while the mother dressed chickens for dinner.
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Cape Girardeau
William Zapp
Pace resigns as Confederate Soldiers Home superintendent
The board of managers accepted the resignation of Col. J. L. Pace, superintendent of the Confederate Soldiers' home in Higginsville. J. R. Walton of Nevada was unanimously chosen for the new post at the same meeting. Former Representative Dies in Marble Hill. William Jerry, prominent farmer and merchant, died at his Glen Alien home, aged 84, after serving four terms in the general assembly representing Jallinger County.
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Pace
Higginsville
Col
J. L. Pace
Confederate Soldiers’ Home
Board of Managers
J. R. Walton
Nevada
Marble Hill
William Jerry
Glen Alien
Jallinger County
Ecoeral Assembly
Kidney Pills Offer Relief For Woman’s Ailments
Aged advertisement reports Mrs John M H Wright of Mitchell South Dakota states kidney complaints nearly disabled her. She credits Pont Kidney Pills with relieving backache draggings pains and urinary symptoms after years of struggle. Sold by dealers and Fouter Millura Co Nutala NY.
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John MH. Wright
East Fleet
Mitchell
Anya
Dizey Apella
All Dealera
Miibura Co
Nutala
N.Y
Nothing Doing Dares: A Creaked Exchange of Feelings
A terse exchange hints at bold feelings as one speaker challenges another about daring to say what they feel. The fragment suggests tension and unspoken risk in a strained conversation.
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Wobeh
Not Ambiguous at All in English Political Election
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a donkey tied with ribbon bearing a campaign message Vote for Papa. The text mentions a Lord father and references to party politics abroad and to lord Maths daughters in a confused, garbled manner.
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Donker le
England
Sleng Searlieg
Papa
Tehnier
Lord Maths Daughters
Kansas Farmer Eavesdropping Tale Reported
A Kansas farmer recounts a curious overheard exchange during travel mentioning a mysterious device and a warning about a forthcoming power change. The remarks appear to reference an external influence and a cryptic warning, with no clear resolution or attribution.
Fragmentary notice from noisy quay yard report
A garbled OCR item describes a world wreck yard scene with mentions of lighting, rear fencing, and a stated annual figure of 3000? The readable bits name a yard, a seven digitish number, and a yearly monetary amount but details are unclear and candidate names or places are not legible.
Reminiscent Skinonge Oot 0etherlimasier
Fragmented readable text describes a reminiscence with garbled terms and names. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge to form a coherent news item or factual outcome.
Grape Nuts Endures Dyspepsia Says Terre Haute Woman
A Terre Haute woman writes of four years of abdominal pain and inability to eat except very light foods before trying Grape Nuts. She reports rapid relief, renewed strength, and says even her husband and son benefit. The letter promotes Grape Nuts as nourishing, citing phosphate of potash and wheat and barley protein.
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Terre Haute
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