Local Notes From Ladd And Vicinity Weekend Visitors
Miss Katherine Marks and Miss Marie Peters of Chicago spent the weekend visiting relatives in town. Ida Belle Talbott of Chicago visited Sunday. John Meek Sr. made a business trip to Spring Valley on Saturday. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church. Mrs. John Baxter plans a Colorado summer. A Carnival week drew a large crowd to Spring Valley. Several residents, including Gertrude Jordan and Luella Thomas, were on the sick list last week.
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Katherine Marks
Marie Peters
Chicago
Ida Belle Talbott
John Meek Sr
Spring Valley
Mrs. Sanitzer
Savannah
Illinois
John Baxter
Emma Baxter
Bulgarian Blood Tea Claims to Ward Off Old Age
An advertisement extols Bulgarian Blood Tea as a universal remedy for aging and illness. It cites Bulgarian longevity, botany knowledge, and two-thirds of rare perfumes coming from Bulgaria, urging readers to ask a druggist for the product.
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Meres S
Imost
Balkans
Europe
Near Orient
Bulgaria
United States
Funeral at Bureau Cemetery for Plano infant son
Mr and Mrs Ferris visited friends out of town. Belle Ellis Ruth Blake and Flora Pigali were Cherry visitors Sunday. Mrs Wick Mrs Wm Pearson Mrs Fred Jordan Mrs Sam Lunn Gertrude Jordan Hannah Hanley Alice and Babe Wick attended the funeral Decoration Day of the infant son of Mr and Mrs Geo Thompson of Plano Illinois at Bureau Cemetery near Zearing. Mr and Mrs Andrew Plynm of Peru also attended.
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Wick
Wm. Pearson
Fred Jordan
Sam Lunn
Gertrude Jordan
Hannah Hanley
Alice
Babe Wick
Ladd
Geo. Thompson
Plano
Ilinois
Bureau Cemetery
Zearing
Andrew Plynm
Peru
Cedar Point Local Visits And Family Health Notes
M J Allewan was in Cedar Point on business. Winnie Charneskey spent the weekend in La Salle. Lulu Maurer of La Salle visited Cedar Point Saturday to see her cousin Vera Maurer. Geo W Braun returned from Wisconsin after two weeks on business. Dellino Randebush and wife were called to Rushville to tend Dellino Sr who had surgery and is doing nicely.
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M. J. Allewan
Cedar Point
Winnie Charneskey
la Salle
Lulu Maurer
Vera Maurer
Geo. W. Braun
Wisconsin
Dellino Randebush
Rushville
Dellino
Mr. Randebush Sr
Ladd Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration in Wadi
A movement for a Fourth of July celebration is underway in Wadi with Ladd likely to stage another major event. A mass meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at eight in the city hall for townspeople and rural residents alike to attend.
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Wadi
Ladd
Footed Beginnings of Serpents and Their Limbs
Early snake ancestors are thought to have four legs, with some boas retaining rudimentary hindlimbs. Modern snakes move using rib cartilages acting as feet, a feature that complicates preparing ophidian skeletons.
Ring Recovered From Cod Found on Grand Banks
A wedding ring lost when the steamship Anglo Saxon sank in 1861 was found in a cod caught on the Grand banks. The ring belonged to Mrs. Pauline Burnham of England and was traced to her son who rewarded the fisherman with 250 dollars.
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Grand Banks
Pauline Burnham
Burnham
Cedars of Lebanon Age Disputed Across Centuries
The famed cedars on Lebanon’s plateau, 6 000 feet high, number 389 with 15 large trees. Professors estimate ages between 2 230 and 2 500 years, based on heartwood rings from fallen specimens. The largest cedar measures 13 feet in diameter.
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Lebanon
Solomon
A. Henry
Royal College of Sciences For
Ireland
Country Life
Totem Poles Tell History Of British Columbia Coast Tribes
Up coast British Columbia tribes use totem poles to depict tribal crests guardians spirits and narratives. Crests descend through women and a man builds status by giving away blankets and goods rather than by ownership.
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British Columbia
Ancient Grape Syrup Craft Traced to Antiquity
Writings show grape sirup making is not new with Galen the Greek physician and writer who lived in the second century after Christ.
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Galen
Christ
Ancient wine terms and heating processes from Greco Roman eras
The text explains early wine storage practices and terminology. It notes fumarium for drying wine by evaporation in fireplace corners, and lists Greek terms pro topion and deuterion, Roman vinum primarium and vinum secundarium. It defines mustum as must before fermentation, frustum after heating, and sapa as reduced must used as grape syrup on bread.
Perfect Human Figure Says Professor Sargeant
The article cites Professor Sergeant as an authority on women's health who proposes a set of measurements for a perfect figure. It lists height 63.6 inches and specific neck, shoulder, waist, hip, calf, arm, thigh, and forearm girths and breadths, noting others advocate 5 feet 5 inches height as an alternative standard.
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Sergeant
Sargeant
Oldest Work of Fiction Unearthed In Fragments
A partial OCR reads as the oldest extant fiction piece, noted for its antiquity and fragmentary form. Scholars identify the text as an early narrative with uncertain authorship and damaged sections, highlighting its historical value for study of ancient storytelling.
The Tale of Two Brothers and the D Orbiney Papyrus
An ancient tale called The Tale of Two Brothers, likely by Enana the Theban scribe under Menepthah, may hold autograph kingly signatures. The 19 papyrus sheets were bought in Italy by Mme D Orbiney and sold in 1857 to the British Museum, where it is archived as the D Orbiney papyrus.
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Enana
Menepthah
Italy
Mme. D’orbiney
British Museum
D’orbiney
Position Wanted I Am The Newspaper Ad
A compact self description presents a job seeker who touts experience and sales ability. The speaker claims to work quietly and efficiently, be pleasant and faithful, and to have long success in producing big sales for current employers. They offer immediate employment in business communications.
For Sale Two Bedroom Suites With Leather Furniture
Two bedroom suites offered with leather couch and chairs. For further information call 159 L 1.
Three rooms for rent inquire of Mrs Ruppert
Three rooms for rent inquire of Mrs Ruppert or phone 19R2. For sale brick store building joining Spring Valley Bank on the west. For price and terms write W A Tidball Independence Iowa January 3.
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Ing Spring Valley Bank
W. A. Tidball
Independence
Iowa
Wanted Stenographer for Law Office in Princeton
Help sought for a stenographer in a Princeton law office. Good pay for competent person. Contact Mairo A. Trimble or Perry D. Trimbbe for details.
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Princeton
Mairo A. Trimble, Perry D. Trimbbe
Bakery for Sale by retiring owner Mrs Sittler
A good bakery is offered for sale at a reasonable price due to retirement. Contact Mrs G Sittler regarding June 3 details.
Poultry Wanted and Various Local Advertisements
Poultry wanted before you sell call Spring Valley Poultry Co for prices. Good Bakery for Sale Building and Fixtures and covered wagon. Wanted men and women to take orders for hosiery guaranteed for men women and children. We pay 50 cents per hour spare time or 24 full time experience necessary Write International Stocking Mill Norristown Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley Poultry Co
International Stocking Mill
Norristow
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Clean Stomach Breath Freshness
Purported remedy Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea claims to cleanse stomach and bowels, improve disposition, and make breath sweet. Advertises tea or tablets at 35 cents.
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Hollister
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Cherry
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The
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Mrs. Logan
Dorothy
Mrs. Sandretto
John Meek, Jr
Luella Thomas
Vera
Grace Colver
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Belle Ellis
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