A Case for the Oculist and Curious Bits
A humorous note recalls Lite Cockleton's oldest inhabitant James who laments his broken telescope yet boasted of sighting a distant church steeple. The piece ties in with a Buffalo News snippet on early food science and German experiments with ammonia and wood fiber in stock feeds. It then covers St Alban as the first British martyr, noting his sheltering a priest Amphiabalus, his concealment, and execution by beheading.
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Lite Cockleton
James
Janes
Joseph
Buffalo News
Germany
St. Alban
Dioclesian
Roman Empire
Gaul
Britain
Constantine
Amphibalus
Alban
Ronan
Laurel Named National Flower Contention in U S
The United States lacks an official national flower though mountain laurel is praised as a near candidate for the honor. The laurel is hardy widespread and symbolic, with author Henry Turner Bufley extolling its fit for Uncle Sam. A Kansas City Star note recalls a tornado description by farmer William Soda who quips the storm lasted only two minutes while he adds a witty remark about the devil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mountain Inn Tel
United States
Henry ‘Furner Bufley
Uncle Sam
Miyasuwe Dw
Kansas City Star
William Soda
Peller
Mike the Devil
Payette’s shopping hub touted for bargains and cash savings
The notice extols Payette Idaho as the best shopping town with wide bargains and a cash basis store policy. It promises no credit, claims savings for cash buyers, and highlights local goods like new cereals and household items. Also lists advertised letters, sale items, and a call for apple pickup at Idaho Vinegar and Pickling Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Payette
Moon Influence Cited In Market Crops And Sleep Beliefs
The article notes the belief that moon phases affect onion quality in New York markets and cites Vienna physician Sadger on somnambulists acting under moonlight. It also discusses the soldier’s burden, describing infantry packs weighing 89 to 60 pounds plus ration, blanket, canteen, gas mask, and first aid items for marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Doctor Sadger
Vienna
Medical Journal
Masonic Lodge Meeting Notice and Local Notices
Washoe Lodge No 28 invites all traveling Master Masons to attend the meeting on the second Tuesday evening each month. Wanted horses to pasture and watering. call F C Moss. Found a child’s gold bracelet. owner may claim at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washoe Lodge
Sone Hall
Thurston-Crighton
F. C. Moss
Majesty and Treason Across Ancient and Modern Law
The article discusses lese majeste in Roman law as crimes against the sovereign, with examples from Suetonius about Tiberius, notes Germany’s strict critique of emperor actions, and states the United States has no constitutional recognition of this form of treason under Article II, Section I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiberius
Suetonius
Germany
United States
Music and Mirth in a Fragmented Page
A mixed OCR spread blends a philosophical note on music with light humor. It includes a broad cheeky meditation on music as universal language and a string of humorous, dated dialogues about sleep, a letter from the front, and a British tank escapade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
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Paul Stark Seeley
C. S
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Emma Theatre
J. A. Judd
Sixth Street
ACLU
Cts Ea
Ls A Fashion
Wey
Stanton Bros
Payete Commissary
Carter
Geo, Lutz
L. Murpay
BI. Kavesmen
Glenn Williams
Maud Wrest
Harve Yarbrough
Otto E. T. Bowman
P. M
Springs
Burrea
Flora Chalfat
Ninth Street
Idaho Vinegar and Picklin Go
Sida
Hart Schaffuur & Mars
Hart Schaffner & Marx
E. C. Keith & Son
Jal
Herman Kaeser
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