Lafayette Family Farm Model of Early French Agriculture
The Lafayette family owned Lacrange estate about 40 miles southeast of Paris spanning over 500 French acres. The farm housed sheepfolds for 1000 to 1200 sheep, dairy, multiple barns, a threshing machine, pig pens, cider press, and cellars storing beet roots and potatoes. The two courts held livestock, crops, and facilities, all noted for cleanliness and efficiency.
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Lafayette
Lacrange
Paris
GC. S. Plumb
Ohio
Tiree
Tibetans In Tibet Describe Harsh Religious Fear
An Answers Magazine writer portrays Tibet as a land ruled by fear and superstition where lamaist rituals induce terror among natives. Descriptions emphasize ghosts, demons, and terrifying initiations that drive villagers to madness or death.
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Tibet
Answers Magazine
Memories and places in Scottish lore and legend
A fragmentary sketch of Scottish sites and folklore. References to Scotha Dedanne Jer and Grierson tower appear alongside mentions of Wandering Willie and Stennis stones. Norse worship, Forres castle, Elina to Tweer travel, Maeherh Whos Keep, and Bathol’s mother feature in a dreamy tour of myths.
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Scotha
Grierson
Willie
Stennis
Forres
Elina
Tweer
Bess
Ital
Fries
Pevedict
Bathol
Scothiel
Fragmentary Whisky Admixture Claims Medical Claims
A garbled note describes whisky components and a claimed chemical mix intended to affect nerves and digestion. It mentions water, chemicals, and obscure terms, presenting a dubious remedy with references to stomach nerves and antithetical terms.
Thoroughbred Breeding Terms and Herd Book Notes
A garbled OCR summary discusses purebred horse concepts, mentions Herd book registries, and the idea of maintaining pure lines. It references individuals and entities in a cryptic way, noting terms like Thoroughbred and Full Blooded, with unclear context.
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Alleester
Sabots and Woolen Soled Shoes Face Artisan Test
Readers learn how different footwear like sabots and heavy woolen sole shoes withstand tests by artisans. The article discusses materials, construction, and the aim to preserve feet, noting regional practices and weather influences on footwear choices.
Community Notes from Rolfe and Surrounding Towns
The Plover Patriot reports on visits and returns including Mabel Knapp’s move back to the George Seiple home in Rolfe, Walton Fisher of Omaha visiting with family in West Bend, and Emmetsburg workers among local residents. It notes illnesses, farm rental plans, a child’s burn, a Legion play success, storm-loss work, travel to Cleveland and Washington, and various social gatherings, church events, and local shoppes.
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Mabel Knapp
George Seiple
Rolfe
Walton Fisher
Omaha
Claude Miller
Emme Fisher
West Bend
Paul Kerns
Karl Kerns
Emmetsburg
Walter Martin
Graff
Mallard
W. L., Smith
Sterling, Til
Harting
Ernest Hubbell
Cora Hilton
Hubbell
Walter Campney
Whittemere
Algona
Laddie
Joe Hubbell
Learn
Bill McKim
American Legion Auxiliary
George Shaw
Dallas
Tex
Shaw
Dorothy
Leslie Pritchard
Barbara Kennedy
Robert Stevenson
Utica
Art Ringenberger
Lee Parmenter
Alleman
Velma Parmenter
Des Moines
Ankeny
Rolland Cruicks
Tyrus Cobb
Odebolt
H. H. Hoyt
Webster City
L. F. Garlock
Roscoe Watson
Lake City
A. W. Hess
Watson
P. G. Hess
Fred Grove
Phil Martin
Lehigh
G. A. Parradee
Town City
Parradee
W. H. Buchanan
Ilinois
Coon Rapids
Susie Thompson
F. A. Pringle
Eagle Grove
Oscar Piper
Hugh Hemphill
Detroit
Mich
R. E. Duboise
Duboise Jones
American Legion Fusiliary
Kiste Rothwell
Megion Plamn
Canada
Harry Ham
Clarence Ham
Ken Taetsburg Hospital
Moether
Baby
Alan
Dphil Martin
Oo Ward
Laurens
Sewell
Forest CF
Ward
Plover
Nnighboring
G. J. Sanders
Beyoly Kuchenbecker
Burnette Thompso
Des Moire
Early Ohio Indians Inebriation Custom Report
The article describes autumn gatherings along the Cuyahoga River at Clevenmad where Ohio Indians stacked canoes and handed weapons to their wives to prevent fights. They then consumed whiskey, with Maj. Lorenzo Carter supplying firewater and diluting it with water over hours, leading to prolonged frolicking among the Tidians.
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Cuyahoga
Maj
Lorenzo Carter
Cleveland
Carter
Fragmented Nation and Arctic Lore in Fractured Text
The text mingles notes on American symbols and naval history with Western geology and Arctic myth. It mentions Fort Sumter, a Star Spangled banner, and a 13 motif, then shifts to Norway’s Jotunheim national park and mythic trails. It references scientists in Oregon and fishers, with stray health and diet notes tied to minerals.
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America
Terry Ewen
Lake Erie
Fort Sumter
Engle
Jotunheim
Norway
Ohta Co
Plover Church Notes Rev McNalty and Rev Rothwell
Plover Methodist Church notes Rev J C McNalty pastor regular Sunday services listed. Plover Presbyterian Church notes Rev Walter Rothwell pastor Sunday School morning worship and fellowship dinner planned after services with Willing Worker coffee. Members invite guests and message from early organizing minister may be read.
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Plover Methodist Church
J.C. McNalty
Plower Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
Pastos
Justine
AQ Chapter
Myoot. Ing
Community shower honors Miss Valeria Suetjen at Mo church
Mrs Cherry Sr. visits Redman. Millicent Ippelsheimer returns from Haxelock. A community shower is planned for Thursday afternoon at the Mo church honoring Miss Valeria Suetjen. Pikertown Night Hawks meet Friday night October 9 at Tarvald O'Neil’s.
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Cherry Sr
Redman
Millicent Ippelsheimer
Haxelock
Mo. Ehurch
Valeria Suetjen
Pikertown Night Hawks
Harrison Knapp Sr
Mew
James Geoffin
Pen Weton
Minn
Ernest Froh
Altonavera
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Waterloo
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Luther Miller
Titenka
B. E. Poundstone
Peter
Fond Dai Tac
Wee
Mroo
H. O
Beneke
Helen
Dean
Iit
Harry Koartz
Fort: Peden
Sanday
TB Gartock Fore
Ab Christensen
Camely
Martay Petersen
Vier Globen
Jere Nelsen
Hazel Christensen
H. O. Beneke
HR Lampe
Ted Ter
Ed Lehnus
Othel
Mitchell
Missouri
Ro Henders
Grearvgesteiner
Sundas
Walter
Pocahontas
Presbyterian
Ava
Rabton
Bert Borbe
Medak
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