Ladies Aid Bazaar And Fire Department News
The Congregational Church Ladies Aid will hold a bazaar and supper on December 1 after 3 PM at the Spring Valley church with items collected by November 29. A new Sheffield fire truck made its first run after a blaze at Mrs. James Condie’s East Third Street home caused minor damage.
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Ladies Aid of the
Congregational Church
Spring Valley
James Condie
East Third Street
Ladies Aid Society
The
Mary Britt
James Hl
Ladd
Tadd
Stage dialogue on marriage and character contrasts
Miss Gushington and Miss Heavysides discuss performance and the idea of marrying one’s opposite. The exchange notes Lady Macbeths sleepwalking line and the practicality of domestic life, concluding that couples often become opposites after marriage rather than prior.
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Miss Gushington
Macbeth
Miss Heavysides
Dreams Shape Fate in Herodotus Legends and Wars
The text notes that many Herodotus characters viewed dreams as supernatural signs. Kings abdicate, Cambyses murders his brother, priests gain military power, and cities recover after men alter plans inspired by dreams. The invasion of Greece under Xerxes is linked to these night visions.
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Herodotus
Cambyses
Greece
Xerxes
Paris suburbians wed in tennis attire and bathingsuits
A young professor of physical culture married a beautiful athletic pupil near Paris. They appeared before the mayor in tennis clothes and breakfasted on the Seine bank. After coffee, the party changed to bathing outfits and later began a bicycle honeymoon tour.
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Paris
Seine
Different Thermometric Scales
The text explains three thermometric scales labeled by initial letters F C R or by Fahrenheit Centigrade Beaumur. It states 180 F equals 100 C equals 80 R and derives that 1 degree F equals five ninths degree C and four ninths degree R.
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Fahrenheit
Centigrade
Beaumur
Mischievous Magpie Stoning For Fun In Garden
A tame magpie gathered pebbles from the garden and dropped them into a deep hole made for a post. With each stone the bird chortled in triumph and searched for another, revealing a toad at the bottom of the hole.
Tests of a Good Thermometer
Tests determine thermometer accuracy by placing it in melting ice and boiling water to show 32 and 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Inversion should cause a quick drop and fill the tube, indicating perfect exclusion of air.
Clean-up Sundays for New Car Owner, Mohawk Messenger
The Mohawk Messenger notes that even a man with a brand new car treats Sundays as a cleanup day, though the routine may fatigue him. It reflects a light weekly ritual and the weariness of ongoing upkeep.
The Cat's Feet Helped Solve a Counting Problem
A Kansas City Star tale describes a teacher unable to get a girl to recall the number four. The student confesses counting a cat’s feet, two in front and two in back, which leads to a humorous resolution.
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Steve
Caf
Kansas City Star
Broad Human Sympathy in a Senator’s Reply
A witty exchange between a friend and Senator Sorghum. The friend criticizes remarks not appealing to brainy men, and Sorghum replies he does not cater to a select element. He asserts there may be two or three who cannot be classed as brainy in every community.
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Sorghum
Fortune Teller Exchange Sparks Witty Cash Offer
A humorous old-time exchange shows a fortune teller promising marriage to a rich man for a two dollar fee and a customer quips that the payment comes from the man’s own allowance. The brief vignette captures streetwise humor and social satire.
Notion Store Prompts Writers to Fill Pens
A verse fragment invites authors to visit a notion store and squeeze ink from a fountain pen, embracing creative writing as a playful ritual. The image frames writing as an act of filling ideas with precise, crafted language.
Parrot Quip Hints at Naming Oddity
A brief snippet shows a comedian remarking on a parrot named Sally and a joke about worthiness of talk when one has nothing to say. The exchange suggests a playful take on naming pets and language.
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Bings
Sally
Hamlet Favorite Among Friends
Fair Playgoer asks a friend which Hamlet they prefer and the friend replies that Shakespeare's version is superior. The exchange emphasizes the enduring prestige of Shakespeare’s play and the actor’s fame as part of a performance poster discussion.
Quote Dialogue on Reform and Luck in Future Game
A reflective exchange discusses constitutional reform and smoking offenders, followed by a quip about smart losses. Pete warns that causing a scene risks losing future chances, highlighting prudent behavior and competitive restraint in the conversation.
Family fortunes divide two girls in heated exchange
The dialogue notes two daughters of millionaires clashing over status. One is judged superior because her father earned refined sugar while the other's earned crude oil. Teacher Millie corrects pronunciation of the French word dot as dough.
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Millie
Food costs edge up nationwide amid price controls
A reader notes food prices rising across the country while consumers face limits within a three mile radius, suggesting shoppers may need to seek options beyond that boundary to find affordable groceries.
See the Critters and Kid Gloves at the Zoo
A brief piece notes a visit to the zoo to view panthers and bears and imagines the cost of fur and gloves for children. It then contrasts with a comic exchange about raising rents and the idea of demanding a bonus, cited from Brownling's Magazine.
Fragment from a poem or dialogue about love and escape
A fragment shows a speaker asking if love will come again and another character replying that love won’t return if they escape from an ongoing affair. The tone hints at romantic conflict and separation.
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Adelmo
Italy
Magpie
Rufin Petroski
Spring Valley, Illinois
the Repeatograph Co
Randolph Street
Chicago, Ill
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Priend
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Brambach
Bent Brothers Co
LA Salle
First Street
Oglesby
Fraternity
Spring Valley City Bank
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Princeton
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