Vignettes from the London Mail and Karlsruhe Tales
A curious London anecdote about a farmer and a vicious horse ends with a remark about the animal being an “okard Beggar.” The page then presents London Standard stories on Karlsruhe society and Ben Franklin's cheerful decline plus a chair that converts to a library stepladder, with a single example in Philadelphia.
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Karlsruhe
Horace Rumbold
Gemainingen
Mardenberg
Duerckheim
Amerongen
Talleyrand
London Standard
Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Rainy weather and the stubborn joy it spawns
The Detroit Free Press notes that rain brings no need for fret as worse trials could visit and daily discomforts prove trivial next to enduring troubles. The piece argues happiness persists when weather stays mild and life’s petty irritations pale beside greater ills.
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Detroit Free Press
Copernicus and Vatican notes span science and church history
Excerpts describe Nicholas Copernicus as founder of modern astronomy and his Polish origin in 1473, his Cracow studies, and the heliocentric system. The Vatican section notes the palace’s purpose, residents, and its scientific and administrative roles within the church. Also included are brief, odd quotes and a note on the gray buzzard, a nearly extinct bird.
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Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus
Poland
Cracow
The
Vatican
Great Palace
Church
Fragmented OCR Text With Confusing Nonsense
The readable parts describe a struggle between two sides and a tense confrontation. Names and places are unclear, but the fragment hints at ongoing conflict and a possible relationship dynamic. The overall context remains obscured by garbled OCR.
Great Danger From Hessian Fly Threatens Illinois Wheat
Reported by the Illinois agricultural service the Hessian fly infestation in volunteer wheat sown in stubble fields has intensified. Field data across Randolph, Johnson, Perry, Marion, Jefferson, Williamson, White, and Saline counties show eggs and larvae increasing, urging farmers to destroy volunteer wheat promptly to protect this season and next year’s crop.
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Urbana
Ill
Illinois
S. C Chandler
Randolph
Johnson
Perry
Marion
Jefferson
Williamson, White
Saline
Illnois
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Saum
Birmingham Age-Herald
Toba
Burelis
Joba
Tenis Ss
Wwes
Supervisors’ Meeting
Anderson
Chas Hazen
S W Weir
Flora Bonsack
Auburn Township
J J Rose
Geo. Throckmartin
Nick Hurst
Mdse
B Churchill
Casey Township
Nancy Biss
Nancy Little
Nash & Fancher
S Davis
M. EB. Snyder
L. Williams
Buxton & Appleby
Griffin & Williams
J Y McCullough
Serv
Griffin & Hix
Whitney & Whitney
Beasley & Reinbolt
Elijah Erwin
Darwin Township
Seth Buchanan
Wees
R A Mitchell
Chas Bartz
Edw Pearce
Dolson
J F Hornbrook
Wisklie
E C Miller
Wm Nicifer
Marshall “Township
P Schwanecke
Poopae
Red Ana Pets
Dell
J. Highfill
Ed Lovell
Geo Schad
Wm Chrisler
M Rhoads
Dell Matthews
P P Haslitt
Elmer Smitley & Hillbaby
L Parsons
Ben-T Baird
McCarty
Larrison
Thomas & Smitley
L J Weir
Jesse Bays Baby
Ralston
Gacenleads
Highfill
Martinsville
Geo. Scott
C Miller
Medcalf
W-M-Rogers
Geo Scott
N Medcalf
Craig
Akins
Redman
F J James
Brown
Winters Bros
Melrose Township
L A Burnside
Ed Crumlin
Highshoe
Orange Township
W M Rogers
Elliott
DL Wilhoit
Parker
E Hall
W Johns
Wabash
Coler
Sarah Sullivan
Osborne
Colye, Clouse & Davison
Grabenheimer‘s Sons
Carpenters Hve
Weaver & Denny
Jake Wyrick
Foster Martin
Sutherland
Frank Montgomery
Wm Crosby
Hannah Colvin
Clouse Baby
Wm Jennings
E Volkers
Geo Speck
J Sturgell
Hudson & Clouse
E Noel
Hannah Rollings
Wea Ae
Westfield Township
Harvey C Houser
Frank Cline Baby
H V Anderson
Johnson, Hart, Hepner & Chambers
P M Lacy
Chambers
L Huey
Hepner Family
Westfield Elevator Co
Dennon & Hepner Aeveee
York Township
Edw & Mary Shields
Hazel Correll
Cver
Hettie Fisher
Mullen
Cornwell
Vargas
Jackson, Thomas, Patton & Smitley
Transportation Children
J F Kaufman
Robt Anderson Family & Leucht Children
Sevcee C O Flowers
Ellen Stewart
Roy Scott
Shepherds
A S Coryell
Margaret Medsker Produce Co
Robi Anderson
J E Price
Same
Marion Collier
Hill
Marshall
R H Pritchard
Poorman Bros
Poorman Bros., Mdse
Psaees
Wabash Telephone Co
Commuitiee
Terrell, Peares
Grant
Marrs
Dempster Ford
Reynolds
Willow Creek
Weber
Messrs
Abraham, Byram
Terrell
North Fork
Cleone
Slusser
Dow
Holwick
Blue Grass Creek
Kelley School House
Stricklett
J E. Thompson
Westfield
Montgomery, Reynolds
Lee
Clark County
Illinois State Highway Commission
Collier
Anderson Jr
Fred Sheets Jr
Auburn
Clarence Beachout
Casey
J M Danbury
Orville Arnold
Darwin
John Bush
Oliver Draper
C A Hammond
Joe Fox
Douglas
Thomas Devaney
Curtis Burns
Frank Foster
Chas English
Geo Meehling
al Bennett
Chas Boney
Melrose
John Seigel
Orange
W H Downey
N P Daughbettee
J H Ray
Jos. Hutchinson
Hershel Lewis
York
Giles Bartlett
State Highway Commission
MarUnsville
Pearce
Holwick and Pearce
L. Thompson
Abe Martin
Warsaw
Valier
Valier’s Enterprise Flour
Valfer
Enterprise
Waller
Onal
W. A. Williams
Moor
Quaker Steel
Millhouse
South Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
Ladies’ Aid Society
Good Housekeeping Magazine
W. 41St St
New York City
Marshall Herald
the Herald
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