42 Squares Placed For Immediate Cash Sale Near University
Bidwell Land & Loan Co announces a plan to plat 140 acres into 42 squares 300 by 300 feet with streets, selling at 200 dollars per square for cash. Squares near the University Addition in Mitchell are valued higher, drawing held after 30 squares sell, first come first served, with options for clubbing to buy a square.
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Geo A. Weaver
Jess
University
Mitchell
Grad
Daily Republican
Mitchell, S. D
The Pepper Plant In Tropical Indian Forests
The pepper plant piper nigrum is a climbing vinelike shrub found growing wild in the forests of Travancore and the Malabar coast of India. Pepper is entirely tropical in its requirements. The white pepper is the black pepper decorticated by maceration and rubbing.
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Travancore
Malabar
India
Cure for Paralysis Rumor From Gila Monster Venom
A claim circulates that venom from the Gila Monster, a large lizard found in New Mexico and Arizona, is a fairly certain cure for paralysis. No medical validation provided.
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Gila
New Mexico
Arizona
NEW YORKS NIGHT HAWKER THE OWL CABMEN OF TENDERLOIN
Sewell Ford describes a dim triangle near Broadway and Thirty third Street known as the Cabman's Graveyard. By day upscale hansoms give way to night hawkers in one horse cabs with faded cushions and missing rate cards. The horses are worn and drivers sleepy, forming a vivid portrait of New Yorks Tenderloin at all hours.
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Tendgerlein
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Triangle
Sewell Ford
Costly Books and a Short Logan Story
In Peoria Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll hosted General John A. Logan in his library. Three volumes of Voltaire’s deluxe edition rested on the table as Logan, entranced by their beauty, examined them one by one. Ingersoll then entered and Logan spoke, holding a Voltaire volume in his hand. The anecdote illustrates Logan’s keen appreciation for fine literature.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Peoria
John A. Logan
New York Times
Ingersoll
The Governor of Illinois And The Magnificent Books
A colonel asks about the price of a library and learns the books cost him the governorship of Illinois. The exchange hints at a political sacrifice tied to precious volumes and public service in a witty, period voice.
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Illinois
Morally Certain of It in Courtroom Jest
A prosecuting witness with facial bruises and plaster testified that the defendant knocked him senseless and then kicked him repeatedly. When asked how he could know after being down, the witness replied he would have done the same to the defendant. The judge and police justice heard the exchange in a colorful moment cited by the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Wanted doctor surgeon and apothecary in eighteenth century ad
In a Cornhill Magazine reprint from an older paper an advertisement seeks a sober, steady person to work as doctor surgeon and apothecary for a family. Responsibilities include dressing wigs reading prayers preaching weekly sermons and other duties while offering a good salary despite the family’s desire to curb expenses for their bodies and souls.
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Cornhill Magazine
Teeth of a Shark Dentition Described in Detail
The article explains the shark’s remarkable dentition noting the white shark has seven rows of teeth while other species vary. It states only one row is used at a time with the others resting behind the jaw and rising to replace worn teeth as needed.
Keen edged incisors bite through rope as easily as thread
A vivid description notes how sharp incisors cut through a big rope with the same ease as small thread, illustrating the startling power of the animal’s bite. The remark emphasizes the remarkable strength and precision of the creature's teeth.
Birthday Question Sparks Cheer At Dinner
An early social occasion featured a prominent lady guest and quick catering from a neighbor. Three year old Mary watched the proceedings and, at the peak of the dessert, asked in a clear voice whose birthday it was, drawing smiles from those present.
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Mary
Sure to Win and a Streetwise Exchange
A wry exchange in the Chicago News shows an inexperienced youth asking how to woo a girl and an old timer bluntly answering with a terse suggestion to use his arms. The quip captures a humorous clash of age and manners.
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Chicago News
Curious Talk Sparks Ghostly Debate in Brooklyn Life
In a humorous exchange a character claims to dislike a man who talks shop while another quips that the fellow is an undertaker. Separately, observers note a striking resemblance between Zimbabwean ruins in Rhodesia and ancient Cornwall antiquities, hinting at a shared past.
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Faelding
Quiggler
Brooklyn
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Cornwall
England
Quote on Loss and Perspective at Peoples Forum
A cynical philosopher remark compares personal loss to the collapse of a distant great power. He notes individuals feel stronger about their own small hurt than global disasters, suggesting a universal bias toward the near and personal over distant events. The comment frames a discussion on empathy and scale.
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England
China
Fastest Bicycle Record and New Motor Pace Ride
An American rider set a mile in one minute on improvised rails laid between railway ties. A brakeman then surpassed with fifty miles in an hour while riding behind a motor pacing machine with a windshield, marking a bold milestone in cycling speed experiments.
Washingtons Generals and Their Later Fates in the War Era
The article lists major generals under Washington in the Revolutionary War and details their later deaths, roles, and honors. It notes Lafayette survived to 1884, Stark to 1822, and other generals dying earlier or holding posts as governors, legislators, or secretaries of war. It also mentions Baron de Steuben’s 1740 pension and land grant, and Stark’s 1822 pension.
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Washington
Lafayette
Stark
St Clair
Heath
Lincoln
Gates
Knox
Moultrie
Schuyler
Mifflin
Sullivan
Putnam
Spencer
Greene and
McDougall
Lord Sterling
Thomas
de Kalb
Camden
Wooster
Ridgefield
Charles Lee
Lee
Congress
South Carolina
Mi Hin
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
McDougall and
New York
Boston
St. Clair
Northwest Territory
Baron de Steuben
Oneida County
N. Y
John Stark
Washington and Lee Statue Debate Honors Washington and Lee
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee argues Virginia should honor George Washington, the successful, alongside Robert E. Lee, the defeated, in the national capitol statue plan. He says Washington merits recognition for guiding the nation to victory and unity.
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Washington and
Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
National Capitol
Washington
Rattlesnake Served at Banquet by Hot Springs Captain
A banquet hosted by Capt. Dabner of Hot Springs Arkansas featured a fried boiled and stewed rattlesnake as the principal delicacy. The reptile was fattened on rabbits chickens and larks and the guests found it delicious.
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Capt. Dabner
Hot Springs
Ark
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