Local notes from Spencer and area visitors
Local items recount visits and returns of residents from Spencer and nearby towns. Travelers include T. P. Powell, HT. Buck, Miss Mary Elder, Mrs. Monroe Negus, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Johnson in SummIt. A shooting match is planned near Spencer on Friday. A long travel piece covers Sweden to Nebraska with playful details. Malayan tobacco import practices are described.
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Charley Marker
Gillett Grove
P. F. ‘Marker
James Cairns
Dickens
Spencer
Simington
Mary Elder
Cedar Falls
Monroe Negus
Des Moines
Negus
Spencer Friday
Nebraska
Arkansas
Texas evangelist warns stock bets and horse bets lead to hell
A Texas evangelist says persons who speculate on the stock market or bets on horse races are bound for hell in a racing automobile. An observer notes those who speculate or bet usually arrive there as pedestrians.
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Texas
The Woman In the Moon Folklore
Samoan Islanders tell of the seroon stealing Lina a night in twilight. She never returns to earth and is said to appear in the moon with a mallet and a board used to beat bark for smoking cloth.
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Lina
Earth
Where It Went Seaside Tale Ends On a Dimming Tide
A small boy taken to the seaside for the first time wakes to find the sea far out and proclaims that the sea has gone down. The scene captures a child’s puzzled wonder at the retreating shore and the ocean’s daily rhythm.
Mankind Responds to Genius In All Minds And Hearts
The quote by James Russell Lowell states that no work of genius escapes human delight and the heart and soul respond to genius sooner or later. It emphasizes universal appreciation across humanity.
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James Russell Lowell
Temptation and impulse buying tempt shoppers
The note discusses how many people struggle to resist purchases when sellers offer cheap extras they do not need, highlighting impulse buying tendencies and its challenges.
Mistake Some Women Make Exchange Insight
A brief quotation notes men’s hidden thoughts about women and suggests that vanity and extravagance do not enhance attractiveness. The line frames a skeptical view of appearances and social expectations from a past era.
Degrees In Perfumes Peddler Questioning Scent Choice
A peddler selling a scent to a cook questions whether the buyer prefers a duchess like aroma or a plain note. The light exchange appears in Fliegende Blatter style commentary.
Knowledge of Trade a Benefit in Teaching of Trades
A brief proclamation urging that knowledge of trade is valuable and that money is well spent to encourage in every possible way the teaching of trades and exchange.
Meteorite Strikes Wakefield House Causing Minor Fire
A meteorite weighing about five pounds struck the blind of Alfred H. Rickards’ house near Wakefield Massachusetts, hissed to the ground, then glanced off leaving no serious damage. Village hosemen answered the alarm and the fire was soon under control.
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Alfred H. Rickards
Wakefield
Mass
Babylonian Laws Bar Reduces Wine For City Officials
Cuneiform tablets recount strict barley and wine prohibitions for public officials and workers. No worker in government or public projects could use wine, as it was believed to compromise perfection of work.
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Babylon
True Philosophy and the Path to Happiness
The passage contemplates stoic self mastery and universal sympathy. It frames wisdom and virtue as living contentedly in one’s own state while appreciating great deeds and the faces of women without desire or envy.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Olfactory Teet and the Ideal Voice
A playful remark suggests that a thriving grocery can be spotted by its signature aromas. The scent of coffee tea and spices is voiced as a reliable indicator of a well stocked store, reflecting a broader belief in sensory cues guiding consumer interest.
Physical standards of young offenders in London prisons
Over ten years, medical authorities found young prisoners two inches shorter and 14 pounds lighter than the average youthful industrial population. Twenty six percent of these offenders suffer from some physical disease or deformation or mental defect.
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London
Guide for Course In Life
A reflective piece urging individuals to value human spirit over institutions. It emphasizes using parties churches clubs only as tools, not as absorbing forces, and encourages loving and studying people while discounting institutions to enlarge the heart.
Snake nest egg found after tree felling in Perry county
In Elliottsburg Perry county Samuel Foose had missed turkey eggs for some time and the china nest egg vanished. After a tree was cut down the home of a six foot black snake was destroyed and the reptile killed. A post mortem revealed the nest egg.
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Pennsylvania
Elliottsburg
Perry County
Samuel Foose
China
Philadelphia
New Berlin Cemetery for Suicide Victims Opens in Schidhorn
The official cemetery named Friedhof Kolonie Grunewald in Schidhorn near Herlin serves Berliners who choose death by self harm and are barred from ordinary burials. Each day more citizens are interred here as a special purpose graveyard for suicide victims.
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Friedhof Kolonie Grunewald
Schidhorn
Herlin
Logical Deduction Quip About Auto Ownership
A Detroit Free Press quip argues a man cannot own or buy a car, noting his laughter when a friend’s auto gets stuck in mud signals his lack of prospects. The item uses a wry observational joke about status and mobility.
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Detroit Free Press
The Philosopher of Folly on Today’s Success
The Philosopher of Folly notes that a successful man does not boast of yesterday’s deeds or tomorrow’s plans. He concludes that true success arrives only in the present moment.
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Philosopher of Folly
Oyster catches gull on river shore
A sea gull wheeled over the River Taw area and dropped to the ground with an oyster clamped on its beak. The bird suffocated after being unable to free itself.
Riches and Honor Admonition on Wealth and Virtue
A short reflective note extols wealth as honorable when earned by following the golden rule. It emphasizes that riches are not discreditable if the bearer remembers ethical conduct and fairness in acquiring and using wealth.
Our Season Misfortune Teaches Gratitude, Atchigon Globe
The Atchigon Globe notes that harsh times reveal how fortunate people are, urging readers to recognize their blessings as challenges test resilience and appreciation.
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Atchigon Globe
It Is So Easy It Is Easy To Overdo It
A pondering note on human tendency to overdo efforts in assigning blame or showing deference. The text reflects caution against exaggerated reverence or harsh judgment, urging measured responses and balanced perspective.
Not His Fault Dont Laugh At Bowlegged Man
A brief note urges readers not to mock a man with bowlegs, saying if he could help them he would and encouraging empathy over ridicule.
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T. P. Powell
HT. J. Buck
Eterson
Kf. M. Tuttle
Minneapolis
Mike Fell
Everly
Wm. Johnson
Sioux Township
Sioux City
Spencer Wednesday
Green Ranch
Blue Rock
W. #. Chesley
C. E. Johnson
Summit
Sweden
England
France
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
Flindt's
Gordon Furs
Spencer and Sheldon Iowa
Flindt’s
A. Derfectio
Japan
Buerwhane
Vais
Standard Oil Company
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