David City Chautauqua Offers Diverse July Program
The David City Chautauqua runs July 21 to 30 with a high quality program. Lecturers include Frank Dixon Dr Thomas E Green Harvey H Harmon L B Wickersham John R Clarke Thomas McCrary and F J VanHorn. An excellent musical and entertainment course features the Dunbar Male Quartet Chicago Ladies' Quartet Mr and Mrs W B Amsbury Ross Crane cartoonist and entertainer Katherine Ertz Yowden Company presenting Longfellow's Hiawatha and the Passion Lay Hagenow's band will also perform from July 24.
Indigestion Cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Remedy
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Digestant cures indigestion and stomach troubles by digesting food, allowing the stomach to rest and regain strength. It promotes quick, permanent relief and bodily purification, sold by G. T. Ray & Co with no payment unless used, alongside a separate tonic called Ballister's Rocky Mountain Tea priced 35 cents.
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Rocky Mountain
Elsora
Saratoga Co
N.Y
Mi Ciné
Prospectus for Epworth Assembly at Lake Park Lincoln
The Prospectus for the Nebraska Epworth Assembly lists a remarkable program at Epworth Lake Park Lincoln from August 2 to 10. Speakers include Mark Guy Pearce London Governor W fluch Kansas Bishop David H vicore Portland Emerson Brooks New York Robert S MacArthur New York George R Stewart Tennessee H W J Ham Georgia Anna Shaw Philadelphia D Fox Chicago Stephen J Werden Herald Clinton N How ard Rochester Anderson New York and others with notable feats and demonstrations.
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Nebraska Epworth Assembly
Epworth Lake Park
Lincoln
Mark Guy Pearce
London
Er. W. Fluch
Kansas
David H. Vicore
Portland
Ced Emerson Brooks
Surras
Robert S MacArthur
New Yok
George R. Stewart
Tennessee
H. W. J. Ham
The
Georgia Viorist
Anna Shaw
Philadelphia
D. Fox
Chicago
Stephen J. Werden
Herald
Rue Ke
Swine Entries at State Fair Limited by Rules
State fair management reports 1450 pens allocated to exhibitors with 150 more possible. About 143 swine were exhibited in 1904. to accommodate all applications 1800 head would be needed. Rule 174 will enforce that in class C no more than three entries per exhibitor per premium and all shown in competition. Relinquishment of nonessential pens urged to aid all exhibitors.
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Nebraska
soraSka
Euen
Anima's
Animal Imitators Cleverly Blend With Surroundings
A New York Herald piece notes various creatures mimic their environment to stay hidden. Kelp-dwelling fish adopt leaflike postures and colors, olive crabs cling to kelp or resemble rocks, and a deep sea crab adds seaweed plumes to its back to blend in, switching posture when startled.
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Santa Catalina
Zoological Gardens
New York Herald
Women Cruelty Told At Washington Dinner
A society woman at a Washington dinner recalls how women can wound others with kindness. She recounts a scene where a young woman greets an older one with praise at a ball, then delivers a hurtful compliment and slips away. The remark ends with a jab about a gown seen as more lovely each year.
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Washington
Helen
Louisville Courier-Journal
Meteors Measured Heights By English Astronomer
English astronomer W F Denning measures meteors heights. Swift meteors visible at 84 miles and fade at 56 miles. Very slow meteors appear at 65 miles and disappear at 38 miles. Slow meteors with greatest heights come 20 miles closer to earth than low radiant. Snowdrifts In Sweden Hamper Railroads. Sweden faces heavy continuous snowfall with powerful snowplows and vast manpower to free stuck trains.
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W. F. Denning
Sweden
Women removing hats at church sparks absurd debate
A satirical exchange references a church controversy over women taking off hats, with Deacon Jones criticizing the gesture and Rev Wyse declaring it absurd. Another vignette follows Perdita and Penelope as they joke about marriage consent, hinting at family resistance and humor.
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Deacon Jones
Mr. Wyse
Boston Transcript
Cranky Patient and Village Humour
A humorous exchange features Dr Bailey noting a high temperature and a sick student asking why the thermometer was used. An aside mentions African epicures and giraffe meat tasting like veal. A Scottish minister consoles John about aging with playful dialect and ribbing about rheumatism and old age.
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Harvard Kalmpoon
John
Did Not Go to Roost In Fact Mind Comfort
A framed remark on Mrs. Salter’s vacation visit to a farm reveals a practical mindset. She explains that the hens slept quietly in the back while they stayed in the front rooms for three weeks and avoided city distractions.
Osaka Castle Siege and Gold Bequest in Edo Era Tale
A Japanese report recounts Tokugawa Ieyasu capturing Osaka Castle and receiving 300 ingots of gold valued at about 500000 dollars of the era. He bequeathed the gold to his second son Yoshinao for national emergencies, but the Owari clan head Marquis Girei later prepared to use the wealth for state needs, instructing it be placed with Yoshinao’s tomb and then transferred to the treasury.
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Yoshinao Solmenty
Igeyasu
Hard Case For Wreckers In Orkney Skerries
A Cornhill Magazine passage notes storm swept Pentland Firth dangers with rocks and currents. The Orcadian pilot scoffs at wreck myths and says Britain’s lighthouses at Skerries prevent wrecks for local fishermen.
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Pentland Firth
Orkney
Skerries
Cornhill Magazine
Fragmented Verses and Jotted Sayings in a 19th Century Page
A collage of short quotes and parlor reflections appears, featuring a girl named Dot watching workers ascend a steeple and comment on heaven. It continues with defi nitions of stoicism tied to engagement joy and a child’s hurt from harsh words, plus brief family news captions and a birth notice.
Amused Queen at Buc palace party puzzled by child’s grass gift
Queen Alexandra enjoyed aChildren’s party when a three year old son of Lady Lurgan offered a dainty pamp grass as a flower gift. The boy compared her quiet dress to the soldiers’ scarlet bands and firmly said no, grass for you, handing her the blade instead.
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Buc Palace
Alandra
The Newest Slang Word alar in Crude Coinage
The Kansas City Journal notes slang term innovations with alar and Chefu as examples. It claims Chefu labels risk rumors and asserts the usage will spread if not restrained. The piece mocks casual insults and suggests playful linguistic transformation.
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Chefu
Kansas City Journal
Date of This Year in Question
The text questions the current year value and suggests the date may be miscalculated. It debates a 1904 assumption and considers whether the year may be eight or more years different, referencing authority and investigation.
Misquoted Exchange Reveals Family Roles
A dialogue shows Mrs De Work boasting of training her eldest daughter as an expert house keeper while Miss De Flight imagines the daughter becoming a practical maiden aunt for the other daughters' children.
Her Excuse and Bridget in Philadelphia Ledger excerpt
Mistress accuses Bridget of kissing a policeman last evening to avoid arrest. Bridget denies resisting an officer and warns she would not be jailed for resisting. The dialogue reflects a tense social confrontation in a Philadelphia Ledger theater or column excerpt.
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Bridget
Philadelphia Ledger
Woman Shot by Burglar in Jaw as He Loots Home
A Cleveland Leader excerpt reports Mrs. McTalker was shot by a burglar during a nighttime break in. The bullet lodged in her jaw, described as a vital spot by witnesses quoted in the piece. The incident highlights peril during home invasions.
Contrary Winds
Tommy asks about a contrary wind while Mrs. Tucker explains any wind can be contrary. Chicago Tribune tone shows a child’s inquiry into weather with practical family guidance.
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