A South Sea Romance of the Mutiny on the Bounty Told
A long piece recounts the Bounty mutiny at Tahiti, Fletcher Christian and the mutineers, the escape in a boat, Pitcairn Island discovery, Adams the last pure Briton, and eventual pardon before the colony sailed to Tahiti again. Also notes an expert pool player event, U P ladies aid chicken pie social and bazaar, and laundry ink for sale.
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Pacific
Tahiti
Blythe
Bletcher Christian
Fletcher Christian
Pitcairn
Adams
England
Bounty
Isle
New Idea Magazine
U. P. Ladies Aid Society
How Attraction Acts on the Moon and Giants Planets
The article explains gravity differences across celestial bodies. It argues on the moon a man could leap over a three story house and an elephant would be light, while on Jupiter or Saturn the stronger gravity would hinder movement and crush large animals.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Dutch Hospitality and Dinnerware Through Time
An excerpt discusses Dutch hospitality, noting that guests are welcomed but dining etiquette changes with repeated visits. It contrasts initial use of heavy silverware and ivory with later meals served on everyday ware, and it ponders the value of silver for future generations through a question from an elder.
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Harper's Bazar
Curious boundary post at tri-country crossroads
London Globe notes a boundary directing post near Herseaux set 600 yards from the station at a crossroads from Oudenarde to Roubaix. The marker marks France Belgium separation and touches three provinces, three bishoprics, three languages and three communes Wattrelos Herseaux Estaimplus.
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Herseaux
Oudenarde
Roubaix
Tournai
Mouseton
France
Belgium
le Nord
Flanders
Hainault
Cambrai
Burges
Wallon
Wattrelos
Estaimplus
London Globe
Now is a good time to sud ipé for the home paper
Fragmentary line suggests a push to invest in home paper coverage or printing materials. No clear names, dates, or places visible to identify a specific event or outcome.
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Sud
Hicks Almanac 1916 Weather Forecasts Promo
The Rev Irl R Hicks Almanac for 1916 promotes original Hicks Weather Forecasts in a year book on astronomy and meteorology. It offers 35 cents by mail postpaid and 30 cents on stands, with a free copy for a yearly WORD AND WORKS subscription from WORD AND WORKS PUBLISHING CO 2201 Locust St St Louis MO.
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Word and Works Publishing CO
Locust St
St. Louis
Pickpockets and their thieving methods described
The article explains pickpocket tactics across tiers from street cars to theaters. It details lower grade pairs who work crowds and getaway, and higher grade groups choosing busy shopping hours. A Chicago trio used disguises and a drunken decoy to steal unnoticed. Bohemian Magazine.
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Chicago
Bohemian Magazine
Monte de Piedad of Mexico City Pawnshop History
Mexico City's Monte de Piedad is a government run pawnshop with origins in 1776. Founded by Don Pedro Romero de Tiereros, it later came under government control, distinguishing it from European models like Paris and Vienna institutions.
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Mexico City
Monte de Piedad
Paris
Vienna
Pedro Romero de Tiereros
Regia
South Dakota Farms for Sale Near Marion and Monroe
Real estate notice from C A Morris of Boyden Iowa advertises South Dakota and nearby Iowa farms in Turner and McCook Counties. Listings include 160 to 320 acre tracts with prices from 55 to 100 per acre, various cash and 6 percent terms, mortgages, and notes on improved buildings, water, and access to towns within six miles.
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Boyden
Iowa
Turner
McCook
South Dakota
Sioux County
Holland Church
Holland Stores
German Church
Marion
Monroe
Parker
Canistota
Nice Grove
Moorog
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Irl R. Hicks
Alma
C. A. Morris
Boyden, Iowa
Turner County
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