Farrow Chix March delivery catalog highlights
The notice lists March delivery of 100 live chicks including Leghorns Barred Rocks and Wyandottes with prices from 11.50 to 17.50 post paid. Special matings mentioned. Catalog offered free from D. T. Farrow Chickeries Peoria Illinois.
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Farrow
D. T. Farrow
Peoria
Ill
Automobile and Union
John Ravesfoot
Zdr
State Street
Harvey
W. Res
South Holland
Illinois
van Buren Bros
Indiana Avenue
River
Menno Ridder
Oak Glen
Radios for sale and repairs in Riverdale Illinois
Radios for sale with Goldren Rod aerials and tube exchanges. Repairs done. Call H. G. Wills at 11 East 137th Street Riverdale Illinois phone 0041. Also listed are a Rumley tractor for sale in Lansing and a “Gift of Gab” note explaining the phrase origin.
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East
67Th Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago
Fairfax
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Bay Mare
Christian Miller
Glenwood
Glenwood-Lansing
H. G. Wills
East 137Th Street
Ill
Dolton
sOtf
Rumley Tractor
John Trinosky
Lansing
Custom of buying new husbands in Ahmedabad district
A historical note describes a tribal practice in Ahmedabad district where women may discard their husbands and remarry after paying monetary compensation to the first husband. The account highlights this custom within the local social norms.
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Ahmedabad
India
Telephone Exchange Clerk Hinted in Banter
A couple jokes about a maid who does not answer the door. One notes the new servant previously worked at a telephone exchange, suggesting why she might be slow to respond. The exchange of lines hints at curiosity about her background.
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Horace
Ambition and a Town Tale of a Gentlewoman
A charming excerpt notes a nice woman’s bold ambition to approach a handsome man named Tuttle in her town. The piece, quoted from E Ait RHE Shin Lane, reflects social mores and personal longing in a light, humorous tone.
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Tuttle
E. W. Howe
Novensis and Mrs Lea Dispute Sheep Count
Boston Transcript notes Fanny Heaslip Lea’s tale about the Good Shepherd bringing home the ninety nine and one. Mrs Lea is one short in her count. R H counters that it was the hundredth that was lost.
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Fanny Heaslip Lea
Take a Smaller View to Gain a Larger Life Perspective
A reflective aphorism counsels beginning self change to broaden life perspective. It urges focusing inward first to improve outward understanding and growth. The quote frames personal restraint as the path to larger insight.
Romanian Walnut Exports Lead to U S in 1920s
Romania supplied the United States with walnuts forming the main export. In 1924 Romania earned about 83 thousand dollars from exports, out of total receipts around 15 thousand, and in 1925 the export value remained higher.
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Ruimiania
United States
Rumania
If This Is a Sample She Hat Comment
Humorous exchange from Boston Transcript where a fiancée boasts about a hat bought on her fiancé’s account, and the fiancé rails against funding until his father's approval is solved. The short dialogue highlights social tensions and domestic banter in a newspaper quip.
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Robert
Boston Transcript
The Bo Tree of Asia Revered as Sacred Fig
The evergreen Bo tree or peepul Ficus religiosa is venerated in Asia as the sacred fig under which Buddha attained supreme enlightenment on the night of his awakening.
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Asia
Buddha
Boston Named Trimountain Then Renamed in 1630 Town Meeting
Historians note Boston’s original name Trimountain was changed to Boston in 1630 after early settlers met at Charlestown across the river on September 7 1630. The decision reflected colonial naming practices and ties to the new settlement.
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Boston
Trimountain
Charlestown
Pioneer novel Miss Betsy Thoughtless marks English domestic tale
The 1751 novel Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Mrs Haywood is considered the first true domestic novel in English. It is viewed as a model for Frances Burney's Evelina and helped shape early English fiction.
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Haywood
Riverdale Primary Election Notice of March 9 1926
Village of Riverdale announces a primary election on Tuesday March 9 1926 at village hall for nominating a Village Clerk three Village Trustees and one Police Magistrate. Polls open six in the morning and close at five in the afternoon. George L. Koehler signs the notice dated February 17 1926.
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Riverdale
Peoples Party
Independent Republican Party
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Carondelet Ave
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Henry W. Schnoor
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Propper’s
M. Joffee
Leyden Ave
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Telephone Riverdale
Anthony Basile
Joseph Radtke
WM. C. Zesch Plumbing
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Saginaw
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