Mountain Home Letter From Alfred Blenk Describes New Life
A Mountain Home Idaho letter dated December 27, 1908, from Alfred Blenk to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Blenk, recounts adjusting to life in the West. He mentions climate, a 160 acre relinquishment bought for 300 dollars, water rights under Carey act plans, and irrigation sharing. He notes available springs, possible land value, and plans to work in town until water access is secured.
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H. C.blenk
Mountain Home
Idaho
Linnie
Messinger
Sunnyside
Prohibition Areas Expand in Southern States
Prohibition laws took effect on the first of the month across North Carolina Mississippi and Alabama as Georgia remains in operation under a prior statewide measure. Louisiana enacted a regulated liquor law on the same date, aiming to remove saloons from strongholds if strictly enforced. Anti saloon forces have built momentum across the region, preparing for campaigns in other states where prohibition dominates.
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North Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
North’ Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
South
S “Ry
Betneseet Sgee
Texas
Praibs
North Dakota’s 1908 Prosperity boon and growth path
The 1908 Dakota Farmer piece touts North Dakota as prosperous with high crop yields and favorable fall weather. It notes 10.5 million acres under cultivation across 59,690 farms, 1.38 million head of livestock, 84 creameries, and strong bank deposits. It highlights four transcontinental railways, vast land endowments for schools, abundant lignite fuel, debt-free counties, and rapid population growth amid a budding Northwest rise.
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North Dakota
Soa
Ieorth ‘Dakota
Great Northwest
Northwest
Dakota
Public Auction Ad Reflects Slavery Era Practices
A reproduced 1846 Pike County Missouri public sale notice lists cash sale items including oxen and multiple enslaved people described as nigger wenches and nigger boys. The ad notes goods such as hoes, a spinning wheel, hides and tobacco with meals offered at noon, illustrating historical slaving era commerce.
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Ole Missoury
Sedalia
Bazoo
Tribune
Warren Heath
Mahoney
Missouri
Pike County
Coon Creek
California
John Doe
Richard Roe
Discovery claims appendix can aid lower intestine treatment
A London press dispatch reports a West London hospital surgeon describing a method using the appendix as a duct to deliver medicines directly to the lower intestine. The operation mirrors appendicitis surgery but leaves the organ attached to the skin via a tube, with abdominal muscles offering protection.
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London
West London Hospital
Corbett to challenge Johnson for white supremacy title
Jas J Corbett announces a return to boxing to defeat Jack Johnson and reclaim the championship for white fighters. The former world champion, age 42, last fought in 1908, saying his skill remains and he will write a new chapter against the Black champion.
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James J. Corbett
Johnson
Leadville
Col
Jas. J. Corbett
Jack Johnson
Corbett
Jim Jeffries
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Alfred Blenkner
Tinié
Glenn
T'sgard
Kam
Oregon
Alfred
Prohibition
Suen
Fencan
Northern
Pacific
Great Northern
Minneapolis, Saint Paul
Biss
Inet
Privelége
Privelege
N. C
B. M. Wohlwend
Gorbett
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