Thresh Your Grain with an Avery and Save It
Field tests in three states confirm Avery Yellow Fellow separators save grain. 27 tests show a 99.9 percent grain saving record, with fast threshing and steady operation. Teeth are tool steel and guaranteed for life against breakage. Free Avery Separator Book offered.
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Avery
Charity by work not handouts urged by Lanhan writer
Herman Rippe of Lanhan Kansas argues against generosity to able bodied beggars. He says slovenly backyards and foul odors threaten health and urges giving work instead of money to prevent tramp dependence and preserve self respect.
Pan American peace dove crowding Niagara reports
Reports note Niagara water levels still low while a Pan American peace dove's shriek rises above the roar. A mosquito is described as laying forty eggs daily, and ahint suggests allowing some to run with hens for breeding purposes.
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Niagara
Tabiets Becomes Widely Known Remedy Ad
The splendid Tabiets is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles has ever come forth. For sale by Shutt Drug.
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Shutt Drug
The Editor as Newspaperman in Public Life
The editor accepts criticism and hard work as part of the noble press craft. He grinds others’ axes while pursuing truth, yet remains a principled force for public good and accountability in local journalism.
Foreign Born Voters and First Papers Rights
The article explains that foreign born residents can vote on first papers if eligible, regardless of later declarations. A 1908 Bureau ruling states declarations before turning 21 are not legal for voting, and voters must declare 80 days before an election to be eligible.
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Bureau of Naturalization
Spct
Fairbury Journal
Toledo Notice Clarifies State and City Info
Fragmentary OCR reads state and city references for Toledo Ohio with unclear phrases about a person and place. The readable portion mentions Se and Te sso with incomplete context. The item appears as a public or legal notice with garbled text and no clear action or date.
Ice Cream and Chocolate Touted Against Drunkenness
Medical writers claim ice cream absorbs alcohol poison and cools the body while candy quiets cravings. The note calls ice cream the ideal cure for delirium tremens or drunkenness and presents it as the latest medical discovery.
Very Considerate Women Pow Wow in Chicago
A humorous editorial notes a national ladies club meeting in Chicago where the president urged improving rural life. Proposals included building permanent homes for country teachers and attracting husbands for them, while critical at the pompous tone of the reformers.
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Chicago
Pleasant View Social News and Local Visits
Pleasant View notes celebrate baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eberhardt. August Hunter and family recently moved from Wymore to Lanham and visited Lohmeyer home. Local ladies met with Mrs. H. N. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. H. Mayborn returned from Beatrice where they visited Mrs. Mayborn's parents.
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Walter Eberhardt
Moniay
August Hunter
Wymore
Lanham
August
Lohmeyer
Ladies and Society
H. N. Jackson
H. Mayborn
Beatrice
Clyde Scott
Talmage
Falls City
Fred Lohmeyer
Fairbury
Chas. Sparks
The Surgeon's Gloves and Sterile Practice
A New York American article argues surgeons must wear sterilized gloves to prevent wound infection. It explains that scrubbing with soap and water and alcohol reduces microbes but hidden bacteria can surface with perspiration, so bare hands should not be used in operations.
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New York American
Shooting the Rapids Arab Boys of Egypt Scene
Arab boys of Egypt display expert Nile swimming as they ride a six foot log downstream like a jockey. They balance with hands and feet and straighten their course through the current. If they fall in the dangerous boil below, rocks threaten hard. Exchange.
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Egypt
Nile
Shrewd Advertiser’s Advice on Advertising During Slumps
A leading advertiser urges increasing publicity during slow business and even expanding campaigns in hard times. He argues new customers gained in downturns stay as prosperity returns, noting misers who drop ads miss future profits. Leslie's.
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Leslie
June Excursion Fares Bulletin Highlights Rocky Mountains
The bulletin lists general excursion rates of 82 dollars to Yellowstore Park and bundled tours from Cody. It promotes special excursion rates to Denver Estes Park Glacier National Park and Lake City with varied mountain tours. Daily tourist rates cover Hot Springs Deadwood and Lead as patronage rises each summer.
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Yellowstore Park
Cody
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Estes Park
Glacier National Park
Lake City
Black Mills
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead
Sheridan
Ranchester
Thermopolis
Wye
Curious Warning Forged Letter Ruled English Burglars
A forger's letter purportedly from a dying burglar claimed to name accomplices and receivers, triggering a panic among thieves in eighteenth century England. Dean Swift is credited with the hoax, though the tale appeared to deter crime for a time.
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England
Elliston
Prince of
Dean Swift
How Dishwashing Becomes an Art
A guide to refined dishwashing detailing two pans for washing and rinsing, heavy towels, a strong dishcloth, and a mop. It prescribes hot water rinses, careful fish utensil handling, a large drain rack, silver soap for shine, and separate washing of pots and kettles including weekly boiling with soda and water.
Glimmer of Grace in a Cooked Up Marriage Tale
A humorous dig from the New York Globe where Ethbel hopes Grace will wed Eugenically. Clara questions why, and Edith jokes that only a thoroughly sound booth could survive Grace’s cooking and piano playing.
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Ethbel
Grace
Clara
Edith
New York Globe
Standard Candie Power and Searchlight Light Output
The text defines a standard candie used for measuring burning rate and light. It specifies spermaceti material, a seven eighths inch diameter, round shape, and a weight relation of six to a pound with a wick burning 120 grains per hour. It notes a 1000 candie power searchlight should emit light equal to 1,000,000 standard candies.
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England
United States
New York American
Suppose You Find My Lifeless Body In My Room
Brown and Jones discuss a hypothetical discovery of a lifeless body in a room at Brown's apartment. Jones replies he would first search for the $5 debts Brown owes him, illustrating a dark exchange and a tense, morbid joke between the two men.
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Brown
Jones
The New Woman Humor by Simeon Ford
Humorist Simeon Ford remarks on the evolving role of women with a playful contrast. He notes men once sought to conquer women by bringing them to dust, now the dust comes to them, reflecting shifting power dynamics. The quip appears in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Simeon Ford
Chicago Record-Herald
Reckless Driving Noted Amid Talks Between Mabel and Mark
In a brief exchange Mabel mentions Charlie with a sling while Mark confirms reckless driving as a topic. A question about an auto or a horse is settled with negative responses, ending with a curt remark.
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Mabel
Charlie
Mark
Bammer
Ruskin Quotation Inspires Schools To Teach Earth Beauty
A Ruskin quote about teaching children labor and beauty of the earth guides a school or community effort to emphasize environmental appreciation alongside practical skills. The message stresses a balanced curriculum.
Woman's Way Shopping Quip Sparks Local Laughs
A light exchange notes a wife who buys what she wants at the first store and then again after visiting all others, sparking a humorous local response and echoing a Boston Transcript line.
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Boston Transcript
Memory thread prompts reminder from wife exchange
A brief exchange shows Binks noting a thread tied on a finger as a reminder. Jinks explains it reminds his wife to ask if he forgot something she told him to remember.
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Binks
Jinks
It Is Wiser Being Good Than Being Bad Browning
A brief reflection on virtue from Browning. The saying contrasts moral good with wrongful behavior, suggesting virtue yields wiser choices and lasting respect.
Bare Truth on a Bald Head and Firm Resolve
A wry reflection notes that no one desires a bald head yet none wishes to lose it. It lauds the virtue of conquering through decisive will and steadfast resolve, citing Satie as a touchstone for disciplined effort.
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