Facts and Figures From An Era Of Oddities
A collage of historical tidbits notes 1600 guitar beginnings, safety pins, Piet matches, smoothing irons from the sixteenth century, the Amazon mouth width, electric motor idea in 1724, 20 000 oranges per tree, Catholic share of Christians, iodine in ancient medicine, photography basics from 1780 to 1802, and a modern road paving estimate of nine to twelve inches thick over 14 000 square feet.
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Amazon
B.C
Earl
Orghan
Sabbath Rest Stance Sparks Baseball Debate
The editor pledges opposition to Sunday baseball on Sabbath grounds and notes agreement with Mac, while accusing Conidae of engaging Bey in a related dispute. The fragment hints at broader in-paper debate over games on holy days.
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Thie
Mac
Bey
Mrs Lula McAuley Named Sheriff of Huron County
Mrs Lula McAuley is appointed to complete her late husband Donald McAuley’s term as Huron County sheriff. She will lead as deputy and oversee raids, emphasizing enforcement of laws while noting most arrests fall to male deputies. She does not plan to seek re election and aims to perform the duties with her own approach despite gender.
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Lula McAuley
Donald McAuley
Huron County
McAuley
Huron
Crike
Indian woman mother of 28 children faces probation case
Atlantic City officials review a Mohawk woman known as Mya Doe now 42 who has borne 28 children. Her husband earns $15 weekly and the narrative notes tribal marriage customs and multiple twins amid a life story marked by relocations and family transfers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Henry Scull
Mya. Doe
Deerfoot
Doe
Philadelphia
Prisoners Make Own Laws Ines Ky Jail Ruling
A Martin county jury upheld a self government body of prisoners in the Ines jail. They ruled on an issue involving Lewis Maynard who sued for torn clothing and related damages. The verdict reflects inmate governed rules within the facility.
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Ines
Martin County
Lewis Maynard
The Friendliness of Ambition and Satisfaction
A reflective essay argues real achievement lies beyond self-satisfaction. It notes that even rewarded work may feel lacking without visible social benefit, urging continuous effort to earn honest praise and share happiness with others.
Victorian Views on Age and Fashion for Women
The piece discusses mid-Victorian attitudes toward aging and dress, noting that older women were unfairly labeled by age. It contrasts Tory judgments with Empress Eugenie who remained celebrated at twenty-seven and beyond for beauty. It asserts many women maintain youthfulness past thirty-five.
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Eugenie
Bure
Pirates Rove Off Mexico Coast in Century-High Activity
In Monterey Mexico reports reveal piracy reemerging along the lower Pacific coast. Clusters of Tobagoo foreshadow a shift in sea criminal activity unseen for over a century, prompting concern among authorities and mariners alike.
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Monterey
Mexico
Tobagoo
Fragmentary note hints at local names and places
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Ashland Vernon Uts and a township, with scattered references to Red Haw, Sect 5t Mote, and Dur mt Brig. Content is unclear but indicates place names and possibly local notes or a report fragment.
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Ashland
Vernon
Uts
Jackson
Toas Strapon
Grees
French Slave Trade Report Highlights Kabylie and Circassian Practices
A Paris traveler reports forced girl marriages in Kabylie where fathers set high prices and bargain in an oriental market style. Asia Minor Circassian practices are described as selling daughters, then buying them back with livestock and arms. contrasts with U.S. concept of national holidays.
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Africa
Kabylie
De+ Waleffe
Albert Sarraut
France
M. de Valeffe
Alt
Wale
Asia Minor
Edhem Said Bey
Constantinople
Milk Souring Under Thunder Storms
A historical note explains that thunder itself does not sour milk but warm moist air during storms accelerates the process. It cites observations of quicker souring in humid conditions and suggests some people link the change to thunder and humidity, though thunder is not a chemical agent.
Notice to Respondents in Bank Suit in Jefferson County Neb
The Cooperative Bank & Trust Company files a 249.12 dollar claim in Jefferson County District Court Nebraska against Samuel J Clark and D P McGonnell. An attachment covers undivided interests in land parcels in sections 26 and 23 township 2 north range 4 east. Respondents must answer by a stated date to avoid judgment.
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Samuel J. Clark
Cooperative Bank & Trust Company, Co
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Samuel J
Wedag
Anase
Raul Rt
State of
Arizona
Bond Election Notice for School District 66 Jefferson County
Notice to qualified voters of Saict No. 66 in Jefferson County Nebraska of a bond election to be held at the School House on the sixteenth day of a. d. 1922 at 7 p.m. upon written request of at least one third of voters. Voters will decide on issuing bonds of two hundred dollars bearing interest at six percent. Chas. L. Nickewon listed as official.
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Jefferson Count
Nebraska
Jefferson County
Panne Ee
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