County News Briefs From Our Qua Correspondent
Mr John Campbell moved to Chicago last Tuesday. Dedrick plans a cash business selling goods at cash prices. A social party at Mr John Maines residence had good times. Election night in town favored Democrats by 47 with minor Republican and prohibition votes. Mrs W J Webster visited Battle Creek friends. Mrs Amy Bart wed Harley Clark in Albion village. Albion district women foreign missionary society met at M Church with many delegates. Mr D B King rented his farm. George Reed sold ten barrels of apples this fall. Heimatreet recovering from broken leg. neighbors dug potatoes. Arnold Phelps moved into new house. Gridley farm Kalamo yielded 1100 barrels apples. Husking cost two and a half to three cents per bushel. Big cabbage crop near Marshall could have fed Hallowe’en crowds.
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Leneater
John Campbell
Chicago
Dedrick
DB. King
George Reed
Heimatreet
Haimetreet
Arnold Phelps
Gridley
Kalamo
W. N. White
Marshall
Hallowe'en
Partalle Pickings From Our Own Corrsopendent
Local notes report mixed village news and updates. Mrs A Gibson recovering, Mr Jewett’s broken limb mends, Mr Starks moves his blacksmith shop, and the church reappoints the Methodist minister for another year. Several residents improve homes, a five month school term is set, and mill operations expand to grinding corn and making cider and jelly. A school organ was bought, Tom Vangarbeck returns from Battle Creek, election returns were watched in Marshall, and a prohibition meeting is noted. An Eaton Rapids trip and a barn fire incident are also mentioned along with various minor happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Thomas
E. Sinclair
Murray
Farmers decry apple prices and local events fill notices
The column reports farmers’ low apple prices for picking, Geo Eyre and wife visiting from Kansas, talks of a temperance society, Prof Williams preaching at Francisco, and hard exams at Marshall. It notes school start dates, church services, ditch construction, eye treatment for Miss Louize Francisco, and Republican election attitudes. A memorial honors Mrs. Albert Underwood, detailing her virtues and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo, Eyre
Wife
Kansas
Francisco
Williams
Pranciedo
Marshall
Local notes and school terms amid county chatter
Cranscriptions report skating popular at the rink and dances well patronized while Miss Eliza Dean and C L Stillman plan winter terms in district No 5 and Springport. There is talk of new uniforms for a cornet band. News notes farming yields, grub worm damage, cancelled apple business, and election day dinners. A second telephone line to the Air Line depot is in operation and local travelers comment on hard times and muddy roads in southern Michigan.
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W. F. Dorris
Eliza Dean
C. L. Stillman
Springport
Lewis Eldred
Air Line
Blake
E. D. Parker
Constantine
W. Abrama
Rockbridge
Michigan
Illinois
Atata
Births and local happenings in Albion and nearby
A string of small local notices from Albion and Calhoun County recount births and family news, civic events, lectures, prices, and community notices. Highlights include two newborns, a racing band appearance, a quiet election, a university eye operation, a church meeting, a shadow social at the Presbyterian church, a golden wedding, and longtime residents praised for forty years in the county.
Bedouins’ Thirst Tactics In Desert Warfare Account
Colston, ex Egyptian General Staff, notes Bedouins in Waterleaf Land live on scant water with 8 skins per man and small bags, move with camels that provide milk and meat, and know water caches in mountains. Their economy hinges on guiding travel and commerce, enabling rapid, self-sufficient retreats when wells fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Derbury
Et RE
Colston
Tarosi
Sabelat
Jmarch
Noted Figures From Diverse Regions and Markets
A compilation of brief items cites Canton population estimates, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan sizes, cattle shipment rates to England, and a U S population projection. It references American naval strength, cotton plantations in Alabama, Montana stock purchases by Eastern capitalists, Northwest sheep ranch costs, Wisconsin cranberries, Michigan fruit, and fruit export trends to London.
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Canton
China
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Chicago Journal
United States
Alabama
Mesers
Roberts & Baker
Union Springs
Lovtagilie Courier-Journal
Montana
New York City
Chicago Tribune
American Agriculturist
Northwest
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago Commission
London
Chicago Herald
Wit and Wisdom Fragment Sparks Mixed Public Gleanings
An early 20th century column notes quotes about character and social behavior. A Philadelphia girl fainted before an ice cream parlor and was carried to a drugstore. a St Paul Herald remark cites perception of character. The item closes with a Louisville man revealing an electrical invention.
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Philadelphis
St. Paul Herald
Louisville
Fragmented Quotations From 19th Century Columns
A collage of humorous gibes and misquoted lines from various papers. It includes a Traveler proverb about lying in bed, a world geography joke about a hole through the earth, a college graduate quip about law, and a moral on teaching truth about beauty. Also a misprint exchange about Chicago’s location and a Boston to San Francisco time travel gag.
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Tom
Sydney Smith
Harry James
Chicago
Wisconsin
Henry Jamers
New Jersey
San Francisco
Boston
Dan
James
Philadelphia
Scandinavians for House Servants in America and England
The Commercial Advertiser notes English and American families seek Norwegian girls for domestic service. The women are described as large, hard working, and non English speakers, yet praised for diligence. Minnesota experience shows Scandinavian servants valued for steadiness and productivity. A New Orleans Exhibition feature mentions a pyramid built from 20,000 plates of fruit.
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England
America
Minnesota
New Orleans
Arizona Indians and burial customs described by Boston Advertiser
The Boston Advertiser reports on Hanulapai and Mo people burial rites and beliefs. Cremation of the dead is followed by burning possessions and ponies, with ashes scattered to the four winds. Relatives honor kinship through offerings, while elders face critiques for wasteful feasts. Medicine men hold little power, are often killed, and cures bring scant lasting wealth.
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Spencer
Captain
Boston Advertiser
A Journey to the Sun Through Time and Distance
The article muses on sun distance using a cannonball voyage of fifteen years and a Mayflower era express speed. It notes rail speeds would still leave the sun far away in 1844 and retells a nerve transmission thought experiment to illustrate vast scales.
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Delfhaven
Terrestral
Onsa
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the Statesman
Evenina
County News
John Maines
Hare
Jomer Eimmt
Can
W. J. Webeter
Battle Creek
Aom Bart
Harley Clark
Homer
Albion District Woman's Foreign Missionary Socialy
Seasion
M. Jt
BR. Smith
R. F. Watkins
Tom Vangarbeck
Advent Church
Luther Greeley
Byahit Joe
Burlington
Marchal
Wa Jie
Brett
Holden Spregue
Wim
W. J. Francisco
Wm. Jones
Freantisco
Rocko
Louize Francisco
3. O. Bryant
Ceresso
Congregational Church
Newton
Ceresco
Albert Underwood
Mia Underwood
Asa
Cranscriptions
L. Rice
Tekonsha
Oceana County
Tekonsha Tower
Mrs. Dorris
Ohio
G. P.waldo
Marshell
Frank. Engle
Chas. Cook
Belva A. Lockwood
Ware
Main Street
Tekongha Cornet
Blaine
Logad
Albion Atema
Traac Bull
John B. Gough
Albion
E. C. Gale
Albion Willing Company
Uorlins
G. E. Frothingham
University
The
Baptist Society
Q. B. Simons
Sintony
Thorn
Presbyterian Church
Archer
Damyela
Calhoun County
Mra. Dickey
WIT and Wisdom
Arizona Indians
Childrens
Tres Folwdeoe
Vicunins
Theo
Sean
Venice
Prines
James A. Anderson
Hig
Acini
Penesal
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