Pecks Bad Boy Reveals Balloonist Dreams And Wreck On Train
The narrator recalls leaving home with a chum to join balloon society in St Louis after being promised jobs and flight training. They stow away in a freight car, endure a brutal journey with scarce food, dog biscuits, and rough travel. A catastrophic crash injures them, an ambulance arrives, and a hospital offers amputation as routine practice.
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St. Louis
Paris
France
Legion of Honor
The
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Rockafeller
Wall Street
East St. Louis
Peck
Ufe
Unlucky Thirteen Apples Prompt Bargain in Boston Market
A Boston market customer buys a quarter peck of apples and refuses 13 items, insisting on avoiding bad luck. The dealer, noting the high price, removes one apple from the bag, leaving the customer apparently satisfied with the adjusted quantity.
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Boston
Superstitions Among Crowds Aboard The Elevated Gate
An observer notes a pervasive superstition among couples passing through the gate. Two thirds show fear of separation and choosing opposite sides. Often the woman initiates complaints about space and distance to avoid quarrels or sparks of conflict. Some adapt by crossing back to prevent a flare up.
Van Den Brink Company Air Ship Feature Delights Readers
Mrs. M Moret reports major home improvements and remodelling. Foot returns to Sanborn and heads east on the regular passenger route. The M WyA's enjoyed a pleasant Thursday with Miss Luella Thompson. Mr and Mrs Will Heltritter of Sheldon visited Boyden friends Wednesday evening.
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M.wya’s
Luella Thompson
Will Heltritter
Sheldon
Boyden
Spring Suit Makers Willing to Take Cost Risk
Advertisers invite customers to order a spring suit now, promising production even if the entire cost is at stake, and urging immediate calls to discuss fitting and pricing.
Foundation work under way for Versteeg purchase and church
The masons lay a house foundation for A Versteeg's recent Grandma Connell purchase while a new Christian Reformed church at Rock Valley is let for about $10 000. School ends the 28th. Prof Suterman resigns as head of schools after this term despite universal satisfaction. Readers urged to use our printing services and detect a general push to prepare homes for winter as subscriptions rise.
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Masons
A. Versteeg
Grandma Connell
Rock Valley
Suterman
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