All steel Davenport Wagon at Prebles
Mrs N G Rust returning to Belleville from country visit. W McKeown of Lincoln, Neb visited town. Prof Parlee Plotner of Cuba schools spent weekend with locals. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Ben Brown on Sunday October 9. Mrs Nimocks leaves for Great Bend Kansas after visiting her son G W Nimocks family.
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Prebles
N. G. Rust
Belleville
W. McKeown
Lincoln, Neb
Parlee Plotner
Cuba
Powe
Ben Brown
Gladden
Ahrens and Armstrong Wed in Belleville Ceremony
Dr K P Ahrens wed Miss Cora Armstrong of Seandia on Tuesday Oct 11 in Belleville with Rev Duckett officiating. The couple will honeymoon in Colorado and later reside at 24 Seandia. Friends celebrate with hopeful wishes and noisy welcomes at their return.
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K.P Ahrens
Cora Armstrong
Seandia
Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Belleville
Colordo
Pork Production Special Cooperation Aims Hog Growth
The Rock Island Company and Kineas Agriculture College announce a Pork Production Special to promote hog raising and improve breeding with the cooperation of the road company. The effort seeks to boost hog numbers and advance agricultural infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Company
Kineas Agricultura College
Rock Island
Agricultur College
Troad
Lustruc
Cosmopolitan Magazine seeks Scandia representative
Cosmopolitan Magazine calls for a full time or spare time subscription renewal representative in Scandia to extend circulation by methods shown as successful. Salary and commission. Actress with references preferred. Apply Ho. Campbell Cosmopolitan Magazine 1789 Broadway New York City.
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
Scandia
Ho. Campbell
Broadway
New York City
Developing Love of Art In A Gallery Tour
A mother guides a child through Layton gallery teaching proper gallery etiquette. The child distracts herself by gripping a brass railing as a gym, prompting a firm warning about focusing on pictures. The lesson emphasizes cultivating visiting habits to build appreciation for true beauty.
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Layton
Excelsior Tale Among Alps and Odd Theories
A vignette recalls a young man in the Alps who seeks shelter but cannot pay tips, carrying a banner reading Excelsior. Theories suggest he was a drummer or a breakfast food inventor. He is found the next morning near a mountain.
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Alps
Excelsior
Mary
Lamb Causes Stir at School Then Sells at Rising Market
A lamb accompanied a pupil to school one day but was expelled from the front door after disturbing a spelling class. The animal wandered the yard until Mary was sent home. The next spring Mary's father sold the lamb at the rising market.
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Mary
Travelers and explorers face scorn then prove true
The passage recalls how past travelers like James Bruce and Paul Du Chaillu met ridicule for their vivid descriptions of distant peoples and creatures. Later expeditions and discoveries vindicated their accounts, showing that skepticism toward explorers can be unjustified.
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New Guinea
James Bruce
Bruce
Paul du Chaillu
Equatorial
Africa
British
Royal Geographical Society
Love of Nature and the Rise of Scientific Faith
A reflection on humanity's evolving relation to nature and science. Early affection is playful or harmful toward wildlife, yet growing respect for science may transform this bond into a faithful, sacred aspect of human feeling as shown in Sir John Lubbock's ideas.
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Sir John Lubbock
Naples Lottery Dreams Drive Hope and Loss
In Naples the weekly lotto draws stir the masses with hopes of fortune. Each Saturday ends in disappointment, but Monday brings renewed backing of dreams for the next drawing as Neapolitans again await luck.
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Naples
Harper's
Quick Justice at Blackpool Tying Meeting
A Yorkshireman and a Lancastrian discuss justice at the Blackpool tying meeting. The Yorkshireman quips about speedy justice while the Lancastrian replies with a sharp retort.
Airman jailed for vagrancy after fall from plane
A witty exchange recalls an airman who fell from an aircraft and was sentenced to six months in jail for vagrancy due to lacking visible means of support. The remark highlights a prior curious legal outcome and public sentiment.
Hotel Room Card Observes Tipped House Helpers
A vintage card lists tips for hotel staff with three labeled amounts. Ome Ring Ten cents to the bell boy. Two Rings Fifteen cents to the chambermaid. There Rings A quarter to the porter. The text evokes early hospitality etiquette.
Idol of Theocritus: Bee Wounds and The Poet’s Plea
A fragment from Andrew Lang follows a mythic tale where Love is stung by a bee while stealing honey. Pain drives him to lament Aphrodite, then His mother retorts that even small beings can cause great wounds, a moral echoed by the Greek fable.
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Theocritus
Aphrodite
Andrew Lang
Darkening Eyebrows Uses Pomade Pencils For Subtle Color
Eyebrows retain color after head hair gray and light or gray brows hurt appearance. Darkening them is justified and easy with pomade pencils made for this purpose. Do not apply under the lower lid as it creates an artificial look like painted cheeks or altered hair color.
Undying Fame in a Family Tree Riddled with Slave Names
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a colored man whitewashing a chicken coop claiming a relative was General Washington's body servant and sparring partner of Mister Jack Johnson before the fight, in a blurred share of pride and memory.
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Washington
Jack Johnsing
Uncertain Luxury Mentioned by Mr Penniwise
Dialog notes Mr Penniwise refuses to pay for anything without exact value. The exchange claims he will not even buy a cantaloupe, illustrating his demand for certainty in purchases.
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John Botts
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Scandia Journal
Scandia, Kanpas
Wo. H. Hitt
Possis
Republic Comity
Oet
Pan
Courtland
Hast Serndia
A i Wilson
Nan
A. S. Mahan
Jewell City, Concordia
Grocery
Red Rose
Blackpool
Journal Office
J.B Henry
Weislogel
Kansas
E. Porter Ahrens
D. D
Newall’s
F.L. Warren
D. D. Ss
Bank OF Scandia
John A. Freeburg
Zimbalmer and Iuneral
V. E Ekblad
M. D. Physicians & Surgeons
Omer
Riley Building
Methodist Church
Scandia, Kansas
Holmes Bros
Dray Line
Wilson & Smith
Real Estate and Loan Agents
Republic County
Baldwin & Lash
Monuments
Belleville, Kans
Aera
Charles Peterson
J. D. Fuller
City Drag Line
W. E. Godfrey
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