Community News Roundup From Dagg Area
Sunday visits and illnesses mark the week as residents travel to Bedford Markell and Ann Arbor. Local sportsmen chase muskrat hunts while a Christmas tree event brightens Biel/Howard area. A severe appendicitis operation leaves Robert Ford in critical condition. Potters’ Nashville trip ends with a wreck near Bellevue. Community notices include social gatherings, travel to Jackson and Milford anniversaries, and local business promotions for White Liver Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Suner Owen
E Parente
Wettie Schatz
Adaline
Robert Ford
Rochester Radiator Promises Fuel Savings on Aux Stove
An old ad claims the Rochester Radiator halves fuel use for an auxiliary stove stating sale terms and trial subject to availability. The wording is garbled but centers on a practical efficiency claim and purchase conditions.
Long Drive For Wager Through Barker City Oregon
A wagons procession wended through Barker City Oregon en route to Portland. An old man named Hal Slyter, beaten by sun and wind, claims a wager with a buyer on crossing the country driving a team of yearling sires. He set out April 17 from Howard County Indiana with his family, detailing hardships and miles covered.
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Barker City
Ore
Tevenily
San. Francisca Examiner
Hal Slyter
Miily
Howard ¢ County
Ind
Portland
Indiana
Union Pacific
Granger
Rawlins
Wye
Rastins
Cowntry
Boise
Cat Kills Turtle In Neighborhood Duel
A large neighborhood cat named Scrapper tangled with an Isrée turtle while its owner Berap per watched. After a tense struggle the turtle snapped the cat by the hind feet, but Scrapper finally seized the turtle’s head and limped home with the victor’s trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmer Egerton
Scrapper
Isreé Turtle
Berapper
New York
Triump
Detective hotel scheme reveals secret guest profiling
A 19th century tale describes a detective assigned to a hotel who subtly questions guests to learn their habits. He relays details to the landlord who then tailor rooms and services to individual preferences, the system building loyalty and profits for the house.
Small Parishes in London Highlight City Municipal Oddities
The London News reports on six parishes within a crowded mile around the city that showcase the eccentric state of municipal affairs. Among them is a tiny area near Queen Victoria Street without a church since the 1666 fire, while multiple St Mary parishes and others bear names tied to local geography or benevolent donors.
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London
City Corporation
The
London News
Queen Victoria
Friday
St. Margaret
Moses
St. “Henet
St. Mary
Mounthaw
Soustruce Ucn
Mary Monathan
Horses in clothes and other notes from the era
A fragment from a periodical describes Royal Welsh Fusiliers ponies wearing oil and sodoiform coated cloth outfits to resist tsetse fly belts in Uganda. It mentions electric handlebars for cycles and lists three notable British soldiers born in Ireland, India, and Gondal County.
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Africa
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Gree Isis
Lord Wetteley
Ireland
Lord Roberts
Cardabas
India
Lord Kiteneaer
Rhartonts
Gondald
Berry
Ag- Reyelle
Notice on Rubber Shoe Trade and Market Practices
The text discusses competition and alleged restraints in the rubber shoe trade. It notes trust-like behavior, stock allotments, and price reductions aimed at limiting competition. The passage contrasts rubber shoes with leather goods and suggests customers bear the impact of these arrangements and altered market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dion
Ricber
Wool Grown from Pines Promises Oregon Industry
An Oregon promoters plan a new industry turning pine needle fiber into textile material. Mrs. Cords and her husband start a small Gran’s Pass factory, sourcing machinery from Europe after delays, aiming to rival German and French pine fiber fabrics. A satirical note closes with an ad for a stomach remedy sold by West End Drug Store.
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Oréesom
San Fran
Oregon
Cords
Germany
France
Continent
Acittie
Gran's Pass
Europe
Birds Wake Times Study Upset Early Risers
An ornithologist reports the smallest birds in summer wake at different hours with green finch earliest at 12:30 am and blackbird the first real songster near 4 am. The house sparrow and tomtit sing last, while the former famed early riser the skylark is revealed as a slugger, rising long after finches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jark
Cockrels for sale in Plymouth area ad terse notice
Very cheap par e bred cockrels for tale in Plymouth. Prices offered if taken within a few days. Postoffice address, Marshal. dhad BY Eoseann. Notice claims lowest prices and urges buyers to be convinced. Naget, the Liner.
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Plymouth
Marshal
Eoseann
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Tuscole County
Irvei
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Sears
Howard Davis
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Orea
Grandville
Lite
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Mer. Fotter
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Casper Hataware
Pulaski
Concord
Howard School
Katie Seaver
Charles Seaver
Nestrom McClintic
George Levy
Jackson Friends
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Hattie Gooper
Dela Nowlin
Chas. Rhodes
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EL Hopkins
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Wawa Mertn
Jene Ture
Utan Lard
Sime
Lity
Kabsas
Merita
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Buest
Imi
Minneapolis
Eick Hunster
Woman
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J. S. Cox Sr
Aoxieng ! Herald
Indianapolis Journai
Wess
Flannel
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Airinsids
Extma
Muleakin
Boulies
Tna
Ciara Valley
Tondon
Java
Prince Hermedort
Wit’ Tailoring Department
Wortie i
R. E. Hart
Dep't
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Navee
Tinoe
Naget
TOM & Ban
Hanted
Wien Ees Oaielis Ars Foe
Washington Market
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Ava Coffee
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ARKET
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Ralph Mott
J.S. Cox, SR
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Karshalfe Landing Table
Ruyple House
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Marshall, Mick
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