Gold Rush Tensions Erupt as Detected Quartz Spurs Camp
Murray O’Neil faces a looming stampede at the White River camp when two prospector strangers Baker and Thorn report Nevada quartz finds. Dr Gray and Eliza push for control while the crew packs gear and dogs, awaiting a council with miners. The crisis hinges on trust, leadership, and the looming Cortes route.
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White River
O'Neil
Thorn
Baker
Omar
Gray
Murray
Eliza
Mellen
Stanley
Tiger Door
Chortez
Gordons
Dan
Cortez
Satie
Blaine
Belief in heredity questioned in Detroit free press
A humorous remark quotes a columnist asking if heredity exists and replies that children inherit all their bad traits from their father's side, reflecting light commentary in the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Presa
Delays Are Dangerous Swat the Fly Today
Early season notice urges immediate action against houseflies to prevent rapid breeding. Recommends using last year’s swatter and preparing screens to keep homes free of germ carrying insects.
Swatter urged in early anti fly preparedness campaign
The message promotes having a fly swatter ready as part of an early preparedness effort. It urges people to obtain one if they do not have it and to act immediately to smash flies to prevent accidents or spreading disease.
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Nata
Eliza
O'Neil
Miss Appleton
Just a Few Ifs and a Warning on Fly Control
The piece urges immediate home maintenance to deter flies. It lists steps like screening the house, storing baby milk, covering garbage, and keeping yards clean. It warns neglected conditions will invite flies to thrive and starve them early through preventive actions.
Fly Guilty of Murder and the Fly Question
Dr Crumblue of the Kansas state board of health links infant diarrheal deaths to flies and records rising deaths as files multiply. January shows 35 deaths and July August rise to 176 as flies swarm and spread filth, urging immediate action to prevent fires and protect babies.
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Crumblue
Kansas State Board of Health
Teach Children to Swat the Fly in Home Safety Drive
A historical public health notice urges parents to train children to spot and kill flies to prevent disease. It warns against reliance on automobiles and stresses vigilance against hidden files entering homes. Children should be rewarded for killing flies and taught not to touch dirty, disease carrying pests.
Lending shelf note for tracking borrowed books
A suggestion to place a small blank book in a convenient spot to record the date the book is lent the name of the borrower and the title. This journal acts as a safeguard against misplacing books or forgetting who has borrowed them from the library.
Tyranny and the lure of power in life and travel
A reflective passage contrasts tyranny with human delight in authority. It links power to the felt superiority over resistance and cautions against rigid obedience when one is clearly right. The note ends with a comfort about travel and exploration through quiet, thoughtful reading.
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Johnson
A Texas Wonder Cure Ad
A Texas Wonder promises to treat kidney and bladder issues by dissolving gravel and curing diabetes and rheumatic conditions. It claims to regulate bladder troubles in children and offers mail order for $1 with two months of treatment per bottle. Testimonials are available. Dr. EB Hall of St Louis is listed with nationwide druggist sales.
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Texas
Olive Street
St. Louis
Administrator's Sale of Real Estate in Marshall Illinois
By order of Clark County Court Illinois on petition of administrator of Margaret Smitley deceased a public sale of Lot 8 Block 36 in Archer's First Addition Marshall Illinois will be held May 5 1917 between 10 am and 4 pm at the east door of the Marshall courthouse. Cash on day of sale. Charlie Smitley administrator Everett Connelly attorney.
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County Court of
Clark County
Mlinois
Margaret Smitley
Court House
Marshall
Said
Wm. B. Archer
Illinois
Charlie Smitley
Admr
Everett Connelly
Atty
From Weak and Lame To Well and Strong
A Gainesville Georgia testimonial promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming they cured Mrs. Straynye’s back pain and bladder inflammation. The ad asserts quick relief, improved kidney and bladder function, and renewed strength with continued use.
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Foley Biarey Pilla
Jain
Croup Relieved by Foley’s Honey and Tar Said To Help
Advertisement notes Foley’s Honey and Tar cures croup hoarseness and wheezy breathing. A few doses at nightfall ward off symptoms and the product is sold widely.
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Foley
Carbon Paper At Herald Office For Embroidery Patterns
Large sheets of carbon paper for transferring embroidery and other patterns are available at the Herald Office.
Bingmore trotting stallion from top bloodlines offered for season
Auction notes describe Bingmore 57902 a 16 hand 1200 lb brown trotter hailed from the famed Bingen lineage with The Exponent as sire and Topeka Lady as dam. Progeny include Uhlan 1:58 and multiple performers. Topeka Jersey 64498 a three year old bay colt capable of four minute trots and fast pacer gait. Both horses available for the 1917 season at Clarksville area farms with insured prices listed.
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Bingmore
Bingen
Uhlan
Jerasy ‘B
Dan K
Rosa K
My Farm
Clarksville
West Bed Wagon Yard
Marshall
Topeka Jersey
Bross Buckner
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Ture
Sully
France
Boas
Jay
St.hto
Walsh
Flo
Dr Gray
O'Neill
Dr. Gray
Del
Natalie
Foo Phra
Morris
Baltimore American
Harper & Brothers
BY Rex Beach
Ste An
Holmes
Maxwell Motor Cars
Maxwell Company
Detroit
Charles Brandenstein
Wabash
Farmers
U. S. Army OR Navy
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