Farmers Rush to Harvest in West Perry Area
News notes from West Perry and Beulah detail farmers racing to finish corn husking in good weather. Social items include quilting sale tickets, a Pleasant gathering at Mrs. Waugh, and local goings on in Badger and Blendon Blendon. Church and school updates, moves, and a public auction of small town happenings.
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West Perry
R. N. Krats
E. L. Barton
Will Ferrier
Sanborn County
Shoemakers
Weet Perry
Fred Jensen
Ida Grove
Iowa
Beulah
Alice Saul
Nellie Saul
Quigley
Badger
John Beddoes
Albert Leason
Mr. Young
Wright School House
H.L. O’mealey
Seth Greenacre
Comstock
B. A.o'mesley
Clear Lake
Eulah
Blendon Blendox
Miss Stebben
Helgeson
W. H. Dean
Chris Christopher
Geo. B. Kelsey
Mitchell
Eoon
Mr. Kelsey
Ladies Aid Society
Alaska
Texas
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Health And Purges Germs
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify blood and expel disease germs, claiming health preservation and time and money savings. It promotes Hood's Pills as a complementary remedy and notes Shiloh's Vitalizer relieves sour stomach and kidney and liver distress, sold by S. H. Scallin.
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Rsking
Hood
Shiloh
S. H. Scallin
Removal Sale Cuts Prices on Hats and Accessories
Local retailer announces a removal sale to reduce stock with a 20 percent discount on trimmed hats caps trimmings ribbons and related items through December 1.
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Relief for Catarrh
A reader urges trying a ten cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and head cold. The product, available in fifty cent sizes at druggists, is sold by Ely Brothers in New York. The testimonial claims improved speech and hearing after use.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
J. W. Davieson
Monmouth
Hosier Hoosier Mix Up Sparks Laughs at London Reception
The Philistine meets a London woman who jokes that Americans call Riley the Hoosier poet and a hosier while she recalls the poem When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin. He corrects her, but she insists it is a joke about pronunciation.
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London
Hosier
Exeter Hall
America
Riley
Mr. Riley
Peffers Potatoes and Premium Plot at Wilson County Fair
Senator Peffer recounts exposing fair fraud by claiming to have bought sweet potatoes at a store, kept the small ones, entered the rest under his name, and won the premium for best sweet potatoes grown in Wilson County.
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Peffer
Kanss County
Fairera
Wilson County
Historic Wreck Reveals Tattered Saint Paul Remains
In Santiago de Cuba harbor a sunken hull, parts of the St Paul, survivor of the 1588 Armada voyage, lies exposed at low tide. The aged wreck, burned and sunk years ago, remains a slime covered relic marking Spain's former maritime presence.
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Santiago de Cuba
Maturin M. Ballou
St. Paul
Philip II
England
Santiago
New York Tribune
Wicked Lonsdale Aid Story Recalls Bishop Waldegrave Tale
At a London Poor Clergy Relief society meeting a story recounts Bishop Waldegrave of Carlisle persuading Lord Lonsdale to help poor clergy. The bishop refused to speak for a rich clergyman, while Lonsdale donated 10 000 and then 20 000 pounds for Carlisle diocese relief.
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Lonsdale
London
Waldegrave
Carlisle
Lord Lonsdale
Lowther Castle
Modern shell power and Victorian curiosities
The article describes a 12 inch rifle with an 88 foot length and 48 ton weight firing a 50 pound shot at over 1400 mph, capable of perforating 19 inches of steel at 144 miles. It also notes six 4 inch rapid fireguns and torpedo tubes, plus a stray anecdote about Harriet Martineau and a gate design remark.
Experiments Show Very Tiny Sound Vibration Affects Hearing
Lord Rayleigh stated that a sound vibration with an amplitude under one twelve millionth of a centimeter could alter hearing. Such a pulse would be invisible without 100x enlargement, if visible at all. He noted age-related hearing shifts and suggested babies hear frequencies elders cannot.
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Lord Rayleigh
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Tnt
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S.c.wells & Co
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James Leslie
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Mahamondich Canal
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Russia
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Union
P. T. McGovern
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