Curious tale of a cat attack and a reformist sermon
A Pennsylvania farmer near Northumberland recounts a cat attack while driving to Sunbury markets, firing at a large feline that jumped onto his load. The text shifts to reflections on science, righteousness, mercy, and the belief that God dwells within humanity, ending with a Renan quotation.
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Adee Eee
Northumberland County
Sunbury
Cate
Nobis
God
Renan
Aeroplane Sightings Over Jerusalem Stir Crowd
A moving aeroplane from Constantinople to Cairo draws crowds as it passes over Jerusalem. The aircraft hovers above the Ephraim ridge near Jeru-salem, attracting Christians, Jews, and Muslims who gather to glimpse the airman and his machine.
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Jerusalem
Jerusiem
Constantinople
Cairo
Benaier
Holy City
Pinim
Ephraim
Jereseiom
Made a Poor Choice Heeck In a State
The fragment hints at a person making a bad decision and entering a stressed mental state. It mentions a name Peck and an expression of mental strain, but lacks clear events, dates, or organizations to confirm specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heeck
Mar Peck
The girl with the most cheek does the least blushing
A wry remark on boldness and composure notes that the girl displaying the greatest audacity tends to blush least, contrasting nerves with poise in social settings.
Easterling Named to Official Family Amid Vacancy
Easterling becomes a member of the attorney general's official family due to the death of Captain Frank Johnston and is confirmed by Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Sidney Smith. The appointment follows a public announcement after a note of vacancy and a Mississippi event presided by Mayor S J Taylor.
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Easterling
Capt Frank Jammeston
Hoss A. Collins
Sidney Smith
Mississippi Supreme Court
Frank Johnston
Supreme Court Decides On Three Case Appeals
The court upheld lower rulings in three cases including a murder verdict from Amie County. Justice Cook authored opinions for the court while the court affirmed a life sentence despite circumstantial evidence and defendant appeals.
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Supreme Court
Orir
Sone
Cookie Gwen Os Opinies
AOG
Pelfer
Amie County
Wurder Aed
Mississippi club boys report high yields and profits in 1914
The 1914 Mississippi club boys, led by Carl Graves of Soso with 1202 bushels on one acre at 1412 cents per bushel and net profit of 11.06, posted strong results. Gale Walker of Taylorsville and W F Ragland of Paris followed, with 15450 and 135 bushels respectively, while Young Ragland and Walker tested varieties at varying costs. Total from 43 clubs reached 5210 dusheia with profit around 1499.49. reports also note planned Gulfport deep water outlet by Illinois Central as near completion.
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Wr. Cobb
Mississippi Club
Carl Graves
Soso
Jones County
Gale Walker
Taylorsville
Tax and labor tribute under ancient regimes
The text describes taxes paid as labor and produce rather than money, with emperors deeming commodity payments unjust. People knit clothes and provide arms for soldiers and the poor, using wool from local flocks and cotton from plains. Idleness carried punishment, while the disabled were cared for. It notes critiques of Dickens by German historians and a defense of his humanity, ending with musings on poetry and imperial literary works.
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Ines
Indictment Upheld in Minnesota Manslaughter Case
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld an indictment charging a physician with manslaughter over a fatal burn from an X ray machine. The court rejected claims the instrument was a non dangerous tool, stating medical notices must be considered and the instrument cited as dangerous when misused.
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Aepreme Court of
Minnesota
Lester
Dodson’s Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Alternative
A dubious wartime style advertisement urges ditching calomel for Dodson’s Liver Tone claiming it to be a safe vegetable medicine that cleanses the liver and bowels without causing salivation. It promises a 10 cent bottle and a guarantee of renewed vigor for the whole family, including children.
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Dodson
Why Smith Could Not Take His Father's Advice
A joke at a dinner about married life features Congressman James A Hughes recalling Smith's home troubles. Elder Smith visits his son John to find the daughter in tears, and the father asks for a calm explanation. John laments that she is never wrong.
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James A Hughes
West Virginia
Smith
Smiths
John
Resinol Stop Dandruff and Hair Loss Ad Claims
An old advertisement promotes Resinol as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss and notes it is sold by all druggists and prescribed by doctors for twenty years. The clipping also includes a fragmented historical line about Napoleon near his marriage and a director remark about age.
Quit Meat and Salt Remedies for Kidney Relief
A health column urges reducing meat and using grape and lemon juice salts with lithia to cleanse kidneys. It claims meat creates uric acid that irritates kidneys, causing cloudy urine and nocturnal trips to the bathroom, and prescribes a daily tablespoon of the salts before breakfast for several days.
Prominent Efficiency Expert Comments on Sales Skills
Harrington Emerson, famed efficiency consultant, discussed in Washington that young salesmen err by chasing novelty and fads. He warned that overeager enthusiasm and gimmicks harm performance more than fundamentals.
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Harrington Emerson
Wasington
Gub
Wales
Warning signs on employment entry threaten safety
A garbled excerpt warns applicants to avoid careless work and to follow safety, mentioning a rigid sign at an industrial site’s entrance and a coercive dialogue about employment. The text also references urging subordination and questionable moral expectations in a troubling, archaic tone.
Cold and Grippe Remedies Mentioned in Ad Snippet
An OCR fragment mentions six doses of cold and grippe remedies for chills and fever. It claims to act on the liver better than Calomel and to relieve gripe or sickness. The passage also includes a social observation about a garrulous fan and about politeness and hypocrisy.
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