News and Local Happenings From Bechel and Surrounding Towns
Oct 1 notes Bates ships two car loads of young stock to Hazelton Iowa with local farmers selling cattle to aid the load. Carpenters in demand as building booms. Recital at Jackson schoolhouse pleases attendees and church entertainment planned. Several local teachers noted with Miss Eilen Jackson starting at Bayley school. An incident leaves Bates's team and buggy after a scare on a hill. Bridge approaches to be graded next week.
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Bechel
Eilen Jackson
Bayley
Plano
Mabel Field
Shultz
S. W. Rowley
W. L. Wallis
F.L
West Prrryy
Jos Zapskie
Mr. Kerr
Ohio
Evan
Jay
John M. Schmidt
McDonald
Iowa
Schneider
the Chronicle
Dodgeville
Wis
Frank F. Curbey
Frank
Mitchell
Wilber Jacobs
Avoca
Ida
Lila
Tina
Frasers
Rain or Shine and a Doctor's Discovery
A railway station agent braves rain and cold daily, risking bronchitis. A testimonial from I B Staples of Barclay Kansas credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing chronic bronchitis after four bottles, noting relief from cough and improved health without narcotics. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also mentioned for stomach liver and bowels regulation.
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Doctor Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Stu Faction
I. B. Staples
Barclay
Osage County
Kans
Dr. Pierce
The Bald Eagle At Home Chooses High Tree Nests
An observer recalls a mature bald eagle patrolling the shore daily for miles. The bird and its mate repair their nest each season and hunt carrion and fish, while guarding their domain from intruders and pups, as fragments of prey litter the area.
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Ed W. Sandys
How to Say a Duel Ended in Death in French
A Washington Star quote notes a novelist asking how to express in French that a duel ended fatally. The expert argues such a phrase seldom appears in French discourse, implying it would be unusual or unnecessary to phrase it exactly that way.
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Washington Star
Jones
Sam
Geo. Summers &On
Geo. Summers
Hig Son
Gesticulating Talkers and Odd Travel Anecdotes
A traveler notes southern Europeans gesticulate vigorously in conversation. Neapolitans perform calisthenics while talking about weather. A separate tale tells of a man with a thick brogue misrouted to Washington instead of Boston and exonerated by rail officials. A claim that fruit cures drunkenness closes with brief humor and a Peru customs house at 16,000 feet.
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Europe
Italy
London Mail
Wis
Emerald Isle
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boston
Broad Street
Washington
National Capital
Philadelphia
Customs House
Ancomarca
Peru
Burglary tale and urban humor parade in brief
A compact reading of clippings shows a street verve with a ballad loving neighbor and a river proposal, plus a Wagner quip and a grim veranda burglary anecdote. The spoofed dialogue and the star talker style echo early paper wit, with a grim takedown by the Buffalo Commercial.
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Buffalo Commercial
The Cossacks and Their Cavalry Role in Southern Russia
The Cossacks form volunteer cavalry troops in southern Russia. They supply horses uniforms and weapons and guard highways and carry other duties for the district governor. They are relieved from taxation to some extent and are famed for their picturesque dress and renowned horsemanship.
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Russia
True to the Soil McSwatter-Ile Ends at His Fingertips
A compact item notes McSwatter-Ile and MecSwitters-Even as central figures tied to local real estate, with a hint of concern from the Syra cuse Herald about access to assets and influence in the community.
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McSwatter—Ile
Syracuse Herald
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Blendon
W. H. Dean
Frank A. Smith
Yankton
S. C
Rey Michener
T Perry
BELLA
Rellgal
Nellie Hannett
Mitchel
Evan Watkins
Badger
Ethan
J. A. Kipp
Mra. Davis
David Watkins
Letcher
South Badger
Mies Rogan
Ruth Wiliams
Fannie Smith
Bald Eagle
Bessie
New York Journal
Denver Post
Johann
Justin
H.D. Butterfield
D. W. Burright
Security Bank
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York
A. E. Hitchcock
J. L. Hannett
Mitcneil
S. D
Champeng Block
L. J. Shaw
Champeny
Mitchell, South Dakota
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