Resolutions of Respect for Harvey Co Beebe
Resolutions from Osceola Camp No. 820 Modern Woodmen of America honor the late Harvey Co. Beebe with notes of esteem. The motion calls for recording the resolutions, printing in local papers, and forwarding a copy to the bereaved family. Includes committee members Joel Hanson A A Clay L B Lindquist and Dr H H Cox. Lonnie Buchholz home from David City Sunday. Porko Meat Maker H C Duncan Produce Co and Mr and Mrs T L Hosick with daughter Carol visited Fred Green family Sunday.
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Harvey
H. H. Cox
Lonnie Buchholz
David City
Porko
H. C. Duncan Produce Co
T. L. Hosick
Carol
Fred Green
Cobbler of Agawhin and early New England lawmaker
The piece recalls cobblers of the 13th and 14th centuries and highlights Nathaniel Wardoon enelishnan born 1570 as a Cambridge graduate turned noted cobbler and theologian. He traveled in Europe, became a Puritan leader in Massachusetts, helped shape early New England law and wrote The Simple Cobbler of Agawhin.
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Nathaniel Wardoon Enelishnan
Cambridge
Massachusetts
New Enghand
Early signaling through mirrors and fire arrows
The passage notes ancient communication methods used in warfare and exploration. It cites fire arrows as an early signaling form and mirrors used by Persians, Babylonians, and Egyptians to relay locations. It mentions burnished shields reflecting sunlight as a signaling method.
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Persia
Purist and Weather Talk End in Umbrella Exit
In a Boston Transcript exchange two speakers clash over language. One insists rain is a weather condition while the other predicts a coming shower and heads off with an umbrella, highlighting miscommunication about everyday science.
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Boston Transcript
Time Desperado Made No Impression
A Blackstone farmer reading by the roadside is interrupted by a stranger who claims to be Remblad. The man threatens violence, but the farmer ignores him and resumes reading while Remblad sulks away after boasting of a criminal past. The farmer remains unfazed.
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Remblad
Blackstone
Providence Evening Bulletin
Elephants Must Be Allowed to Increase
Elephants hunted in India are thinning due to fewer young elephants. Hunters once yielded 100 plus young per drive, now eight or nine quality ones are rare. Some calves join training groups for circus acts or to bear howdahs for riding children. Elephants are caught in the dry season when food is scarce and trails are long. They need extensive care and nursing but can live to old age once acclimated.
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India
John T. Benson
Popular, Mechanics
The Rise and Recoil of Miss as a Female Title
A historical note on English titles shows that until the seventeenth century Mistress was the universal form for women and Miss emerged with Charles II. The new term reflected perceived inferiority for single women yet filled a social need, spreading despite purists. Lady Mary Wortley Montague recalls elders resisting Miss and calling girls Mistress.
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Denmark
England
Mary Wortley Montague
Outcasts of Paris Sleepers Under Seine Bridges
Paris regulates public lodging under arches but about 4000 people still use the bridge shelters. Many are elderly or incapacitated, some alcoholics or vagrants. The Salvation Army visits nightly with two “comrades” carrying a lantern and soup to aid and reclaim those found beneath the bridges.
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Paris
Seine
Salvation Army
Two Men and a Luncheon Best, Says Leacock
Stephen Leacock in Winowed Wisdom argues smaller luncheons foster closer talk. He contends groups of twenty or fewer encourage personal contact and genuine idea exchange, noting four or two can feel especially worthwhile with good service.
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Stephen Leacock
Kicking Habit Highlighted By Tale Of Death Row
A short parable about a chronic kicker facing execution reveals a defiant inmate who curses his lawyer and laments treatment before the electric chair. He vows the chair will not work, while noting a dog training incident and a harsher justice system.
Heredity and a Mother’s Cautionary Tale
A three year old is told to guard her mother’s diamonds and pearl necklace with a toy sword. The piece notes the mother’s banking lineage and the “influence of heredity” in a brief, likely editorial reflection.
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Mamma
Safe Deposit Company
Kansas City Times
Echoes of the Truth Golf Echoes on Ninth Hole
Four players faced a ravine on a golf course with the ninth hole. Three cursed their lies while one cleared the hazard and reached the green. After two gave up, the remaining player went down to finish in three strokes, revealing the other two as echoes.
First Native American Comedy Set Stage in New York 1787
The first independent American theater era began in 1787 at John Street in New York with Royall C Tyler’s The Contrast, the nation’s inaugural professional native comedy. Historians trace its inspiration to Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s School for Scandal staged at the same venue.
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Colonies
John Street Theater
New York
New World
Royall C. Tyler
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
School For Scandal
John Stree
Donald Freeman
Painless Cure Promises for Chronic Diseases
Ad says chronic diseases including piles fissures and varicose veins can be cured without surgery or pain using advertised methods and treatments.
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Omaha
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