Prairie Queen nursery ad promotes direct sales in West Union Iowa
Henry W Ash proprietor offers fruit trees small fruits ornamental stock direct to consumers saving about 50 percent versus traveling agents. Catalogue titled Silent Salesman lists tested varieties with prices. Ash, veteran curseryman and president of North Iowa Horticultural Society, invites requests for a free catalogue.
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Henry W.ash
Prairie Queen Nursery
West
Union, Iowa
Ash
North Iowa Horticultural Society
Secret Societies Meeting Times and locations
Local fraternal groups list meeting nights and halls. James River Lodge No 32 convenes Mondays at 8:30 in I C O F Hall with L O West as secretary. Star Encampment No 10 meets first and third Fridays in I C O F Hall with H J Rice as scribe. Huron Canton meets second and fourth Fridays in 1 O O F Hall. Colfax Lodge D of R No 9 meets first and third Tuesdays in 1 O O F Hall.
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Eeewea
Wateruron
Benson
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Express
North Dakota
Red River
Montana
Idaho
Pacific Coast
W. BE. VanAmeune
Haron
James River Lodge
I. C. O. F. Hall
H. J. Rice
Huron Canton
O. O. F. Hall
Colfax Lodge
D. of R. No. 9
Masonic and Odd Fellows Meeting Schedule Listings
Eucalyptus Camp No 465 meets first on third Thursdays at I O C F Hall with F Houron as V C Clerk. Syracuse Lodge No 16 K P meets Tuesdays at Castle Hall with S Nickell as C E. Huron Home Lodge No 17 A O U W meets second and fourth Thursdays at I O O F Hall with West as W M and Davis as Secy. Huron Council No 1 A P A meets 1st Sunday and 2nd Thursday at K P Hall with H Freeman as Secy.
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C. F. Hall
F. H. Houron
F. G. Wilde
C. Clerk
KK. P
Syracuse Lodge
K. P
Castle Hall
S. Nickell
A. Ropnysoy, Cc
C. E
Huron Home Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
M. West
C. H. Davis
W. M
Sec’y
Rugby pupil’s adage confusion sparks classroom joke
German commentators seek hidden meanings in Shakespeare to delight English schoolboys. Major Barttelot of Rugby answered a question by defining adage as a place to put cats into, prompting laughter as the master chased the source of the odd idea.
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Major Barttelot
Rugby
Barttelot
Uip
Lesser arguments and more work boost personal success
An old advertisement promises high profits for agents selling a patent chemical ink erasing pencil. It touts rapid ink erasure, claims 200 to 500 percent profit and weekly earnings for agents, and seeks a general agent to manage territory with appointive power. It provides a Chicago or Wisconsin–area mailing address for terms.
Fragments of Numeric Codes On Ledger Page
A readably sparse catalog of numbers and fractions appears across a ledger strip showing sequences like 1/2/314.6 and 718/15 with year-like groups 1617/18/19 and an O41 marker. No clear narrative or names emerge from the snippet.
Financial Disasters
A fragmented OCR snippet shows the title Financial Disasters with scattered page numbers 29 30 31 25 26. The readable content offers no clear event, date, or actors to establish a full news item.
National Bank of Australia Fails After Run
Melbourne reports the National Bank of Australia has failed after a heavy run since April 10. Directors Arthur S. King John Grice and W A Seal head the Melbourne office as £9 million in deposits, £7.5 million liabilities in colonies, and £10 million in assets are noted. A 10 percent dividend was declared for May 8.
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London
Melbourne
National Bank of Australia
Australia
United
United States
Arthur S. King
John Grice
W. A. Seal
England
New Smallpox Cases Rise in Winnipeg and Rat Portage
May 2 report notes ongoing outbreak despite strict controls. Two new cases in quarantine, one from outer quarantine, and four additional cases in Rat Portage where an immigrant from the steamer Vancouver was found ill. All boarders at Fort William quarantined. Vancouver passengers confined for weeks.
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Winnipegi
Rat Portage
Wiyntree
Vancouver
Fort William
Ex-President Harrison Urged to Attend Louisville Convention
Ex-President Harrison is urged to attend the national meeting of Republican League clubs in Louisville next month. Efforts aim to defeat Clarkson for club presidency and gain Harrison influence to secure the outcome.
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Harrison
Louisville
Indianapolis
Republican League
Clarkson
Rail way firm defaults on bonds amid woes in New York
The Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway company defaults on interest on its 6 percent bonds. About 2.12 million dollars in bonds are outstanding. A Brooklyn man plans to import monkeys to train as bootblacks, a notion the public seems to tolerate amid the odd spectacle.
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New York
Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway Company
Brooklyn
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Oo and Express
Tumany
Huron
Cheag
M. No
A. Oe Mail and Express
Mailana Express
Brookings
Waterton
Redfield
Sersyanare LL. W
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wolsey
T. R. Auceert
Ageot
Minnesota
North Dakkota
South Dakota
Manrosa
Pacific
Uronit
Huronite
Dakota
Sioux City
Washington
George Washington
Hood
Deapwood, & OD
Sticks
White Pine Ridge
Gangreen
Pitch
Castoria
Pitchers
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