Country life and politics mix in late 19th century interview
An interview quoted in the St Paul Pioneer features Bryan, colonel of the Third Nebraska volunteers, discussing life on the farm, Philippine policy, and potential 1900 Democratic or fusion candidacy. The piece blends political analysis with curiosities about animal behavior and natural history, reflecting early 20th century public discourse.
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Que Wed
Bryan
Third
Nebraska Volunteers
St Paul
Philippines
Belmont
Gold Standardites
Iiselud
United States
Local Notices From Crystal and Surrounding Towns
Additional local notes report visits and family ties in Crystal Louisiana with E DeYoung and A O Davis. Marriage of John Tulley and Mrs Spencer in Ithaca then return to Alma. A bill banning fish clearing on Pine River noted inside Burvey. WCTU report to appear. Geo Emsley heads to Grand Rapids. Arrests in Ithaca for alleged dis orderly house. Brock buys shops and plans consolidation. Baptist supper and curio hall draw crowds in Pollasky building. boot black stand installed at Pollasky store. Dean, stepson of Henry Fuller, arrested for assault on Houser's daughter. bail set at 500 dollars.
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Pine River
M. EH
Geo. Emsley
Grand Rapide
Samuel Brownell
Ote Worden
MccCullough
Ithaca
A.W. Brock
F. E. Shippey
Brock
Shippey
Koo
Ladies of the Baptist
F. E. Pollasky
Jay Hicks
Jos, Dean
Henry Fuller
Marshal Greig
Wm. Houser
Houser
Dean
Danham
Alma Village Board of Review Meeting Notice
The Board of Review for the Village of Alma will meet in the Firemen's Hall on Friday and Saturday May 19 and 20 to review all taxes assessed for the coming year. Assessor V M Wises.
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Board of Review
Alma
Council Mom i Firemen's Hall
V.M. Wises
Gritty Tenderfoot Trick Backfires in Leadville Camp
In Leadville Colorado during the winter of 79 frontier tougher pranksters lure a Boston visitor into a fake dynamite stunt at a popular general store. The crowd lights cartridges and a misfired dynamite piece burns harmlessly, revealing the ruse. The man survives the scare, but confesses his nerve after the near miss.
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Boston
Lex
Hitory
Leadville
Household Etiquette and Eye Glasses Caution
A fragmentary note warns against smoking while eating soup and improper table manners. It shares a warning from a prominent ocular expert about the dangers of wearing pince-nez or no glass glasses, citing injury from frames brushing the eye and stressing proper fit to avoid permanent damage.
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Nowe Glasnen
Strange antiquated notes on cards and world customs
A collection of curious claims from an old periodical notes diverse subjects. It discusses card symbols tied to social classes, Sioux kettle etiquette, horseflesh meals in Paris, insect orphanhood, swallows in Palestine nests, Chinese eye ideals, racial estimates, a Japanese bride gifting bridesmaids parents, and brain weight comparisons between China and Europe.
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Moule Tiehtusen
Snake Inn
Remarkable Carrier Pigeon Voyage to Home Across Pacific
A pigeon carried by H. Worth of San Francisco traveled from San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu and Nagasaki in a closed basket. Released 100 miles from San Francisco the bird returned directly home, arriving an hour and a half after the ship and two hours before the steamer.
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H. ©. Worth
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Nagasaki
Japan
Testing machine to measure tensile strength proposed
A testing machine to be erected at League Island will measure tensile strength in tons, pounds and ounces by breaking a six ton iron bar. After strain, shock and recoil the device will break horsehair to indicate the required starting tension of one pound.
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League Island
Watering Trophy and population doubling rates
Watering Trophy of Waterloo carried by the Scots Greys recalls Dettingen 1748 when they captured the white standard of the French Household Cavalry. The text then compares projected population doubling times across Europe, noting Russia about 45 years, Germany 66, Austria-Hungary 70, England 60, Italy 110, and France over 560 years.
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Waterloo
Scots Greys
Dettingen
Household Cavalry
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
Italy
Jobo Dolls Pile and Odd Global Puzzles in 1920s Notes
A fragmentary collection cites bylines on British pill consumption, Philippine island counts, Norwegian corn as currency, and claims of double teeth. The piece blends curious trivia with whimsical statements about worms, barrels, and dogged daily life.
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Great Britain
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Quito
Porto Rico
West
Jena
F. Brown
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F. E. Pollasky’s
Manufacturers
Paris
Europe
Palestine
China
Hamy
Scotland
Norway
Alma Record
Alma, Mich
Chas. Pettyjohn & CO
Opera House
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