Initiative and referendum debate and local dinner ad
The piece discusses proposed law changes affecting initiative and referendum and warns of special interests controlling elections. It notes publicity for laws and urges voters to oppose changes. Also listed are events: Methodist church bazaar and dinner on Dec 20, 2c. an auction by Lutheran church with open house at 7:30 pm. and a short note on post office letters for week ending Dec 7, 1910 including names like Walter Christman Rose Davis and J. W. Riddell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus-Leader
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
Basaar
the Philip
Walter Christman
Rose Davis
J. H. Grothe
Ole Haag
Scrubs and Second Team Glory in Gridiron Realms
A Chicago News selection discusses the overlooked scrubs who train beside varsity squads, sacrificing for the game. It recalls how second teams rally during slumps, earning recognition for personal growth and occasional game turning moments. Also included are 16th to 17th century notices about plague controls and dog killings, from Winchester 1543 and King's Lynn May 1685 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes
Winchester
Beadle
King’s Lynn
Cates
Chicago News
Sweating Coins and the Fine Art of Deception
An article describes how criminals increasingly deface coins, using chemical baths and electroplating to steal gold while keeping the coin’s appearance. Detectable weight changes trigger treasury scales, and victims must send the piece to Washington for reminting, with potential criminal charges if an investigation follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of the
Mudividus
Washington
New York Times
Influenza cures and land notice in 1910 Pierre report
Fragmented local items mention influenza dangers and Chamberlains Cough Remedies, a sale and trade offer for a parlor base burner, plus a 1910 land office notice from Pierre South Dakota about Clarence L Webster claiming final homestead proof in Etbon and witnesses named Floyd Boyce William Ferguson E J Kruse and Peter Anderson. Also references to coin counterfeiting and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Pierre
Clarence L. Webster
Eileon
H. E. No. OM
E. B
Meridian
James A. Quigg
U. S
St Philip
Floyd Boyce
William Ferguson
E. J. Kruse
Peter Anderson
Etbon
John _L. Lockhart
Register
Fragmentary notice yields unclear health remedy claim
The readable snippet shows garbled text about preparations and weights, mentioning days and a vague road reference. No clear facts, names, places, or events emerge to form a coherent historical item.
Incoherent Tale of Arrest and Boatsman
A garbled clipping recounts a tailor’s arrest after a street mishap with a package and a coiner’s stock including chemistry items and molds. It cites London Telegraph and a river rescue tale involving Henry, plus a note on George Henty and a Scottish gravedigger anecdote with a minister’s remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uone
London Telegraph
George
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Ile & Kelly
Football Hall of Fame
Ares
R. B. Driver
Dusty Rhodes
Pittsburg Post
Mr. Flubb
Miss Clip
Boston Transcript
Confucius
Chas. Kauffman & Kros
Urton
One Price Clothier
Opera House
Bloc
Husband
Hoosier
Aldrich & Son
Henry
Henty
George Henty
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