Boston Herald notes Bunyan tale at Harvard Library
A Boston Herald notice reports the Harvard College library will receive John Bunyan's 4 Buck for Boys and Girls, published by Nathaniel Pender at the Peacock in Poulfrey London. The item, bought by a former investor from a peddler for six cents and later valued at $10,000 in London, highlights a rare market surge.
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Boston Herald
Harvard College Library
John Bunyan
Nathaniel Pender
Tx Peacock
Poulfrey
London
Harvard
Atetion
Inchange
Student Essay Laments Cricket Match Postponement
An English school inspector in Hampshire asks for a cricket description. A pupil hands in a short essay reflecting the match was postponed because of wet weather. The inspector reads the line and notes the reason as the essay.
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Hampshire
England
Olve
Nahant Town Seal Tied to 17th Century Land Purchase
Nahant's town seal depicts a white man buying Nahant from an Indigenous ruler for cloth or breeches. The purchase, dated 1600s, was long disputed and denied by Nahant authorities, with a protracted 80 year contest concluding in favor of the settler claim.
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Nahant
Mase
Thomas Dexter Dester
Tynn
Tyne
Kindness to Animals in Portuguese Traditions and Public Notices
An OCR fragment describes Portuguese animal care, donkey sizes, oxen yokes, and wagons in Portugal with pride in humane treatment. It shifts to unrelated local notes about a court subpoena, potato sales, hospital cases, and residents like Miss Ruby Woodring recovering from pneumonia.
Magnate Snaggsley Controls 60,000 Jobs Says Roar
The Brookton Enterprise quotes a magnate described as a lender among men whose slightest word can command millions. The figure, named Snaggsley, is said to hold sway over 60,000 jobs and even cause the treasury to tremble with his influence. A quip notes he phones his wife for permission to stay downtown for dinner.
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Super-Bose
Aaid Snaggsley
United States Treasury
Gee Harkness
Hrookton Enteprise
Modern schooling fuels youth with freedom myth
A father doubts his son’s progress at a modern school praising self expression and advanced theories while noting the child enjoys the school. The dialogue contrasts older generations memories of strict retraining with new educational aims. The piece reflects concerns over how modern schooling shapes the young.
Snakes Sing in Australia Bizarre Song Report
A Sydney Bulletin correspondent describes a brown snake singing during a heat wave at Goulburn. The snake reared about a foot, producing a flute like sound that listeners compared to a bird whistle, a remarkable tale of wildlife behavior.
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Australia
Sydney
A Coming Empire in Coos County Dairying Rise
An editorial praising Coos County dairying highlights high per cow butterfat, with Lakeside and Marshfield cited. It notes farms producing 474 pounds per cow, three sisters averaging 80 pounds in two months, and overall prosperous dairy practice. Factors include pasture, green feed, and strong market demand in California.
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Coon
United States
Oregon
Lakeside
Marshfield
Coos County
Akven
Jersey
Coes County
Harvey Hale
Oregon State College
Coos
Coos Bay
California
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Washgton
Baby Genevieve Catherine Born to Fairview Parents
Last Saturday a 6% pound daughter named Genevieve Catherine was born to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Berry of Fairview, their fourth child and first girl. Both parents are doing well. Medical notices follow with several local residents receiving treatments or recovering from operations and injuries at area hospitals and clinics.
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Horace Berry
Fairview
Genevieve Catherine
Hare
Mountain States Power Co
Ford Road
Paul Jones
Ray Hyde
Camas Valley
Mollie Perkins
Frank Groove
Baby of Powers
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Soreone
Myrtle Poing
A. B. Hermann
Mast & Wilson Hospital
Root Sturdivant
T J Sullivan
Empire
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Footer- Milburn Ca. Chem
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Portland Journal
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Joe Ya
Anna Train
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Gravel Ford
Raham Brothers
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Washington
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Bank of
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Fourth and
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EFORE
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Myrtle Poiat
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