Editorial misadventure at Amity Standard ends in temporary editorship
A brief, humorous notice recounts a temporary editor's chaotic stint at the Amity Standard, describing late night drafting, lack of news content, and the plea for the regular editor to return. It notes the challenge of filling pages and the social hints of reader gifts, ending with a quip about an illness remedy from Popular Mechanics.
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Amity Standard
DePew
Pauline
Sanctum
Billy Goat
Germ Found Behind Infantile Paralysis Clears Path to Remedy
Dr Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute announces discovery of the infantile paralysis germ, detected only in the presence by the strongest microscope. The disease began in Sweden and Norway about 25 years ago and has spread worldwide. While not always fatal, infection often leaves crippling muscle weakness or mental impairment.
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Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
Sweden
Norway
Stories of Success James J Hill Empire builder of era
James J Hill is depicted as a devoted and growing figure in American business history. The narrative highlights his rise from a 16 year old orphan to a leading entrepreneur, stressing thrift, self reliance and the quick leverage of savings into broad opportunities. It ends by urging readers to save, invest, and seek bank guidance for future success.
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Andere
Dark cellar potatoes on a table grow method
An article describes growing potatoes in a dark cellar on a kitchen table with soil and careful sowing. It details selecting two year old tubers, cleaning with a damp sponge, planting in rows four inches apart, and harvesting after several weeks.
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France
New York World
Language devotion sparks waiter miscommunication
A man famed for adapting plays to French cuisine tries to smoke after a meal in an English hotel. He asks the waiter in French Peut-on fumer ici. The waiter replies I do not understand a word of French, sir, prompting the man to beg for someone who does.
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Ishman
Fire alarm sermon sparks unlikely revival tale
The London Chronicle recounts John Wesley using a sleeping congregation as a teachable moment by shouting Fire in a sermon. He warned that those who sleep during the word face hell, provoking a startled reaction before delivering a moral lesson.
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John Wesley
London Chronicle
Power of Praise in Washington Allston’s Thought
A compact reflection on praise as a universal mercy not earned by wealth yet demanded by merit. The author argues that praise cannot be given by the rich if not its own, for its existence depends on the presence of merit in others and cannot be withheld when due.
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Washington Allston
Old Story Distorted by Pittsburgh Post Phrase
Fragmentary item cites a line about a duke and old news with a cryptic financial figure of about 200 000 licks. The source resembles a clipped society or cartoon caption from a Pittsburgh paper, offering sparse context and no clear names or events.
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Pittsbare
Executors Notice for Penelope J Skinner Estate
The undersigned William Kincall is appointed executor of the last will of Penelope J Skinner, deceased, residing at Springbrook, Yamhill county Oregon. Creditors must present their claims with vouchers within six months from the date of this notice. June 1911.
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Hollingsworth
Yamhill
Oregon
McMinnon
K. Gumpston
Moses Hollingeworth
Penelope J. Skinner
Vaapnik Coun
J. Skinner
Springngbrook
Yamhill County
William KiNcall
Penaioge
Daneway
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