Local News Highlights From North Manchester Area
A. S. Sprigg hosts family at home over Sunday while W J Fitton visits in Warsaw. James Smith and wife from Catawba Wisconsin visit north of town. Mrs. Smith formerly lived here. Local post cards and framing services offered. John Sheets and Mary Hill visit G A Brush. Mrs. Brush recovering from appendicitis. James A Meek and wife vacation at Winona. Meek ill with cancer. The Bel river drowning of Albert Cupp near North Manchester noted with funeral at German Baptist Brethren Church.
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James Smith
Catawba
Wisconsin
Mrs. Smith
John Sheets
Mary Hill
Near
Claypool
G. A. Brush
Brush
Albert Cupp
Bel River
North Manchester
Young Cupp
Oposite
Cupp
German Baptist Brethren Church
The Value of Work and the Call to Labor
A motivational address urges all workers to embrace their tasks, stressing every job matters. It compares life to a vast machine with each person linked to a larger Purpose and the need to keep yielding output until the Timekeeper calls Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
The Old Planter and His 17th Century Expenses
A fragment from an account book describes 17th century American expenses such as wig making, fabric purchases, hair powder, calico gowns, stockings, ribbons, and repairs. The piece contrasts lavish items with a simple chestnut night light method from New Orleans Times-Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Ransome
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Tablets and pencils at the Record office
A discourse on American speech suggests that poor voice traits arise from lack of training and argues for singing spelling and arithmetic for children. It notes regional variation, praises southern English, and claims no single physical trait defines Americans. It ends that Americans speak to be understood and usually succeed.
Specimen Copy Prompts Subscription Offer
A specimen copy invites non subscribers to sign up for a trial subscription. It promotes six month or three month options as a trial. The notice emphasizes pleasing the reader and securing ongoing subscriptions.
The Chutes Chicago's Coney Island Resort
A bustling Chicago amusement complex features a circus country fair summer park concert garden theater and miniature world of amusements from noon to midnight. Attractions include water cascades chutes Loop the Loop Laughing Gallery mid air autos and a giant carousel amid flags lights and a Weldon band.
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Chicago
Coney Island
Weldon
Peculiar Sign History In Tobacconists Shops
The article traces eccentric sign traditions for tobacconists from Elizabethan times to modern era. It notes woodcarved images such as a black boy, Sir Walter Raleigh, and the Highlander, with Holland favoring a dairymaid sign and motto. The Indian sign remains predominant in the country with rare variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Elizabeth
Walter” Raleigh
Holland
Paris Laundries Move Foreign Linen for Local Arrangements
Paris enforces strict washing rules with foreigners’ linen handled by city houses using machines and steam dry under pavement or near sewers. Law bans hanging out laundry and tenants face harassment from concierges and gendarmes over any drying nuisance. Delivery wagons shuttle work to and from the countryside as orders are processed and fulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fngland
Asia
America
Money Wasted Across the United States Cigars
A long list of staggering estimates counts 7 998 879 785 cigars smoked in the prior year. Projections trace end to end distances around the world and across continents, revealing vast figures for weights, costs, matches, and impacts on education and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
England
Washington
North Pole
Peary
Yale College
Panama Canal
Simple Nose and Throat Remedy for Mild Catarrh
An old expert suggested a basic treatment for mild catarrh and sore throat. Snuff bicarbonate of soda high into the nostrils and rub vaseline inside the nose, then use bicarbonate on the throat, blowing through a mouth tube toward the upper throat. This method aims to clear mucus but is not guaranteed for long-standing cases.
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Tim
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G. B. Stout
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W. W. Homman
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L. W. Myers
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Walter Sharpe
Eva Becher
Eda Murphy
Berrien Centre
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Summe Bros & Co
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al Carr
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Kilemkieriy Mirs
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Dr. Ly
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Cash Buyers Union
Encyclopedia Britannica
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