Stork Bangs Alton Birth Records With Mayor Beall
An old column recalls a cottage prayer scene for a crippled mechanic and a later note on Alton Illinois birth records. Mayor Beall promotes larger families by renting to families with children and offering a baby carriage and three months rent free, with President Roosevelt praising the plan.
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Torture of a Preacher and other Humorous Notices
A Harpersville pastor recounts agonizing coughs and relief after Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Local ads promote remedies from Reinharts Pharmacy and Kennedy s Laxative Horey and Tar. Jokes about auto speeds and census bachelors punctuate a compact period page with light humor and advice.
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Discovery of De Soto expedition record on Lake Itasca shore
A farmer, Chester Gray, found a serialized antelope skin record buried beneath a boulder on Lake Itasca, source of the Mississippi. Dated August 9, 1547, the document names Lake De Soto and recounts De Soto era events and Kiczhi or Mizi-Cepi, with notes of indigenous peoples and looming threats from an eastern nation. The record, signed by Ferdinand Villena and Sanco Cueva, calls for preservation and urgent knowledge sharing. Gray will send it to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Not to Be Caught Bird Seed Gaffe in London Shop
A London corn chandler hires an assistant from near Leeds who believes he cannot be caught by sharp city folk. A customer asks for bird seed, the assistant mocks and finally reveals his misunderstanding, claiming birds grow from eggs not seed. The comic exchange centers on the villager’s confidence and the shop’s puzzled reaction.
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Leeds
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Doctors Could Not Help Her Kidney Cure Relief
Immigrants style humor recalls a Shel ton woman Mrs Raymond Conner praising Foley's Kidney Cure after years of kidney trouble. The snippet mentions doctors failing and a first dose giving relief amid other light anecdotes about mispronunciations and family quips.
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Foley
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