Harvest in Thomas County Land Buyers Tour Noted
Thomas County farmers from Republic County joined Clement L Wilson Colby L N Hendrix Scandia and E H Benson Belleville on a excursion rate last Tuesday. Round trip cost 7.92 dollars. Next excursion planned for Tuesday August 1 1905 at 7.92.
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Republic County
Clement L Wilson
Colby
L. N. Hendrix
Scandia
E. H. Benson
Belleville
Thomas County
John Sundine
Mats Anderson
C. A. Cline
E. D. Clark
W. L. Hendrix
Republic
District 48 Community Notes and Local Plays
District 48 records visits births sales and social events. Mr and Mrs Frank Nichol travelled to Big Springs Nebraska for a two week visit while Will Stallings sells his farm to Mr Tucker of Courtland and G I Bowling sold a horse to the same buyer. A Missouri Miss Reed visits the Murphy family and Mrs Chester Lewis recovers from illness. Pat Berry threshing begins as The Unexpected's humorous tale about stamps and a postman ends with a punch line of fifty plunks.
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Stallings
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Policemen and the Devil in Local Printing Proposal
The Liverpool Mercury notes a city council proposal to set up a police printing office was defeated to keep cops from an association with the printer's devil. It questions whether printers today are less pious due to historic ties with monks friars and clerks.
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Liverpool
Eng
Mercury
It's All Right in the Day to Day Blues
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution presents a lyric view that misfortune darkens bloom into blight yet urges resilience. The speaker counsels moving along despite sorrow, insisting the only way is to keep singing and carry on through winter’s May.
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Oller
Atlanta Constitution
Epitaphs and political banquets spark moral talk
A reflection on how speeches at political banquets might elevate public morality like a good dinner on special occasions. The piece notes that adopting high standards could move toward a political millennium in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Deadly Sparrow Pest Remedy From 1820 England
An 1820 English game book describes a sparrow control method using lees of wine and hemlock steeped with wheat overnight. Birds fed on the wheat would supposedly die drunk, though the text warns against overuse to avoid poisoning other birds.
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England
The Dog and His Friends Anecdote From Dartmouth College
A Dartmouth College recitation tale recalls a math professor humorously ordering a small black dog removed from the room. A front-row student retorts with a quip about one pup being enough. The items also mention a bridge whist anecdote and other brief notes about local people and events.
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Onis
Dartmouth College
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