Old Job and the Windmill Hope on a Dry Farm
Old Job, stubborn and wary, resists windmill plans amid a drought on his farm. His wife Betsy pushes for irrigation, funding a neighbor’s windmill by $240 plus extras, with $42 left. A neighbor Maggie Stauwood proposes to handle drainage and irrigation, saving costs and revealing Job’s shift in attitude toward change and his daughter-in-law-to-be.
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Old Job
Thim
Job
Hiram
Rascal
Wham
Betty
Boly
Maggie Stauwood
Llriim
Ehiram
Tim
John
Tiram
Man’s praise routs preacher as sea depth joke lands hit
A Methodist minister endures a loud parishioner shouting glory in church. To quiet him, the minister offers a science book. The man then exclaims the sea is five miles deep, linking it to sins cast into the depths.
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Detroit News-Tribuna
Stir Yourself Today Fuel to End Procrastination
A motivational exhortation urges readers to discard laziness and excuses. It questions idle behavior and urges immediate action on duties, work tasks, and personal improvement to align with the American spirit. It emphasizes discipline, vigor, and purposeful daily effort.
Bathing in the Sea Originated in England in Eighteenth Century
The practice began in England before 1750 after Dr Russell published on sea water virtues. Early public fear faded as coastal dwellers used sea water for treatment, boosting seaside lodging demand and prompting continental spread. By 1834 the morning tub era started, giving sea bathing a world reputation.
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England
Rtichard Russell
Western
Europe
Russell
Old Jewish tradition of the third eye in ancient Israelite lore
A fragmentary discussion traces a myth of a third eye in eastern Palestine and Asia Minor Jews. It claims two forward eyes existed and a rear eye near the neck was closed by Moses after the tablets, leaving humanity with two eyes.
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Tpalestine
Asia Minor
Tadiuy
Holy Mount
Moses
Gol
Bears of Okefinokee Swamp hunters paradise near Waycross
The Okefinokee swamp near Waycross Georgia extends about forty miles into Florida. It hosts thousands of black bears and deer plus wild turkeys with abundant game. Bears weigh 200 to 800 pounds and often prey on farmers pigpens. they are dangerous if provoked.
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Okefinokee Swamp
Waycross
Florida
Washington Post
Sea Gypsies of Mergui Archipelago on the Move
In the Mergui archipelago off lower Burma Asia the sea gypsies roam in covered boats with families and animals. They fish harpoon turtles dive for oysters by day and land at night to trade and forage, cooking savories from captured game when seas run rough.
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Mergui
Lower
Burma
Asia
Aunts Criticism Sparks Witty Artistic Banter
In a sharp exchange Fusell and Northcote mocked each other yet stayed friends. Fusell surveyed Northcote’s depiction of the angel meeting Balaam and his ass, asking if he could see it. Northcote replied, You’re an angel at an ass, but an ass at an angel.
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Fusell
Northcote
Balaam
Fuself
Why We Can't Be Great Emerson Simplicity in Life
Harper's Weekly asks if life can be simple in an era of rising complexity. It cites Emerson defining greatness as simplicity and ponders whether future generations can achieve such simplicity in a world overwhelmed by intricate modern life.
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Emerson
Harper’s Weekly
Why She Left The Club Over Five Minute Rule
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a wife attended one club session before quitting due to a rule capping each entry at five minutes. The text questions the motive and contrasts with Asia and Africa. The fragment hints at broader debates on time limits and social norms.
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Cleveland Plain_ Dealer
Wabash Time Card at Howell and Des Moines Service
Time card for Wabash at Howell lists morning and evening departures with times including North 6 31 A M 8 21 A M and 7 32 P M plus South 8 60 A M 7 56 I M and 9 23 P M. Indicates through service Des Moines to St Louis and Kansas City. For more info contact Co S Crang G P T A St Louis L R Davis T P 4 Des Moines.
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Des Moines
St. Louis
Kansas City
Co. S. Crang
G. P
T. A
L. R. Davis
T. P
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E. van Zee
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GEM City Business College
Quincy, Illinois
D. LE. Musselman, Prest
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C. E. Martin
Still College of Osteopathy
Iowa
Wormhoudt’s
Pella, Lowa
J. P. Dodds
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Drs
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Veterinary Surgeons and Dentists
Knoxville
Lesterson
Tibet
Ile
Hfe
Africa
Howell
U. S
Canada
the Selden Pen M’f.g. CO
Nassau St
New York
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Fanners and Merchants Bank
A. Haselbarth
H. C. Payne
M. D
Ada M. French
People’s Savings Bank
J. C. Mitten
VanHemert
M. Porter Auctioneer
Kleins Shoe Store
East Side of Square
M. Porter
Vander Zylt Bros
W. M. Fuqua
Dr. van Schoten
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