Interesting Letter From Colorado Eyeing Home at Las Animas Fair
A writer in Colorado shares frontier anecdotes from Alpha the horse and a coyotes chase to rattlesnakes and centipedes. The note mentions Santa Fe Trail Day at Las Animas with a stage coach display, Kit Carson connection, and rough riding as highlights. Homesickness and pride in the landscape conclude the letter.
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Tso
Alpha
Las Animas
Horace Greely
Kit Carson
Tadiana
Post Cards In Plenty Brighten Bedford Boy Hospital Stay
Bedford Democrat notes Ralph Abraham, the Odon boy at the city hospital, has received 200 plus cards from schoolchildren, women, and businesspeople. Despite appendicitis surgery, he is improving and will soon go home, carrying fond memories of his hospital visit. A card from a distant admirer in Linton praises Bedford as the best town in Indiana.
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Ralph Abraham
Odon
City Hospital
Linton
Bedford
Indiana
Ralph
Busc touring car damaged in Main street break
A Busc touring car owned by Mr Lundigan of Montgomery was disabled Monday morning by a transmission break on Main street. Repairs were completed and the owner departed Tuesday morning after the vehicle was cleared.
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Busc
Lundigan
Montgomery
Main Street
Naked eye comet sighted in early dawn east sky
The comet was plainly visible in the east about 4 30 Monday morning. It stood mid sky with a distinct tail extending toward the northwest and a plainly visible head. Observers noted its position slightly south of east and its bright, obvious appearance.
The White Nile Journey with Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt recounts a journey down the Nile from Lake Victoria to the White Nile. He describes crocodiles, flies, lotus and water lilies, papyrus, river horses, and a crimson moon as night turns to day, painting a vivid African landscape.
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Agnus
White Nile
Theodore Roosevelt
Scribner's
Duke of Hamilton’s Tutor’s Quicken’d Court Observations
Dr. Moore, tutor to the Duke of Hamilton, reports to the youth’s mother on the duke’s repeated romantic attachments during a continental tour. He describes a four‑stage “thermometer” of appetite from greens to plain roast meat, noting the duke’s eccentric tastes rise with each passion.
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Dr. Moore
Duke of Hamilton
Desiree Lieber
Milo
Marcebonville
Argonaut
Pawnbrokers Skeptical Of Ten Dollar Bills As Pledges
City salesman notes a man pawned a ten dollar bill for 650 dollars after keeping it as a keepsake and using it as security with a friend who mixed the money and lost the keepsake. He says sentimental bills are sometimes pawned to tide fortunes over, a practice pawnbrokers say is common.
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Mr. Rob
Oberson
Alpha
Porharst
New York Sun
His Choice and the Miser Millionaire's Dilemma
The specialist offers a cure at ninety five dollars, at the bedside of a miserly millionaire. The sick man pleads to shade the price while noting the undertaker’s bid is lower. The exchange turns on cost and value in a brief bedside scene from Lippincott's.
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Milionaire
Feeless
Lippincort’s
Ice Cream Proposal Sparks Warm Weather Plan
A light exchange unfolds between Miss Gidday and Mr. Timmid as he suggests a proposal, she corrects him, and they agree a future ice cream outing could work on a warmer evening.
Its Purpose
Comic quip from Harpers Bazar about a cough waking the cook. The exchange features Howard and Coward, noting no cure and the morning disruption caused by the cough.
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Howard
Boston Stranger Seeks Local Stop Acknowledgment
A witty Cleveland Leader quip notes a visitor in Boston asking for a good place to stop. The response, Stop just before the at, preserves the humor of a town exchange.
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Cleveland
Man with a Rock in Adversity Quote
A George Sand line notes each man carries a rock to throw in times of hardship. The aphorism reflects resilience and collective challenge in the face of struggle.
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George Sand
Investigators Laud Root Juice Lab and its Medical Discovery
A Fort Wayne committee toured the Root Juice laboratory and found enormous business tied to a medical discovery praised across the country. Letters from druggists in Indiana and Ohio attest to customer satisfaction and record sales, with testimonials from Franklin pharmacist R Wool. The remedy allegedly cures rheumatism kidney trouble and aids stomach and liver function, earning strong endorsements from local citizens and retailers.
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Fort Wayne ‘Journal
BI Garette
Shewmanager
Indiana
Ohio
R. . Wool
Franklin, Ind
Preaching and Social Notes From Union Chapel Area
Union Chapel services Sunday night featured Pastor Perry. Blough and family spent Sunday with Janes Herron. Wiliter Stobbard of Oolitic visited relatives. Ludaed aunt Paul Counell of Good Hope visited Henry Counell. Mrs Art Critchlow improving from illness. Lige Fields family hosted herd cields visitors. Trula Sheets visited her sister Mrs Laura Taylor. William Carpenter family visited Charley Herron. Hazel Taylor and Eva Connell visited Kent school Friday afternoon. Mrs Sarah Taylor surprised at fifty sixth birthday with dinner and gifts. Rey Carpenter and Esther Bair from Odou visited Sunday afternoon. William Conard passed through enroute to Midland. Lilus Holt home from Midland for Sunday.
Druggist Promises Quick Relief for Eczema and Itch
Local shop advertises instant itch relief for eczema and psoriasis with a 25 cent trial bottle. Promotes D D D Prescription compound containing Oil of Winster green and thymos as a superior skin remedy, offering a no pay offer to try a regular bottle.
Notice of Town Election November 1911
Notice that an election will be held on November 7 1911 in the back room of Bennett and Laughlin's office to elect a town trustee from the first ward marshal clerk and treasurer B D Smiley Clerk
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Bennett& Laughlin
Drd
Marshal
B. D. Smiley
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Dreany
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Perry
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Wiliter Stobbard
Oolitic
Ludaed
Paul Counell of
Good Hope
Henry Counell
Lattrioy and
Studas
Art Critchlow
Trula Sheets
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Win
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Charley Herron
Hazel Taylor
Eva Connell
Kent
Sarah Taylor
Pilay
Odeon
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Esther Bair of
Odou
Conard
Alonday Enroute
Midland
Lilus Holt
Studebaker
Keck & Caughkhey
Jewell
Ing
Wilson
South Bend
St. B Muchaels
O'Donnell
A. T. Morgan
Auc
Grant Keith
Rock Road
Odon Realty DO
McNeely’s Livery
Co-operative
Mcneely, Mer
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