Wool and Cotton Blankets In City Offer
Local shop advertises the largest selection of cotton and wool blankets with the lowest prices in town. Customers urged to call and inspect the stock.
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Newspaper
The Fairbury News
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
11
In Our Grocery Department Update
Fragmentary OCR note from grocery department section mentions items and codes but lacks clear subjects or events. Summary reflects unreadable text with no identifiable people organizations places or dates.
Behman Faces Jealous Conflict Aboard Ship
On a cool deck under a cloudless sky Arthur Behman contemplates Nell Wheaton as their broken engagement lingers. He recalls past choices and contemplates compromise while a night sea chorus stirs memories and unresolved tensions between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur’ Behman
Merry Widow
Behmhan
Bellman
Behman
Nell
Betit
Bey
Wollan
Nell Wheaton
Behrman
Wheaton
Oatid Behman
Nell- Wheaton
Nero as an Art Lover and the Dual Nero Portraits
A fragmentary historical note contrasts Nero as a benefactor of art with his depraved side. It cites excavations yielding Greek works linked to Nero and cites Suetonius on Nero’s early youth devoted to art, versus later decadence. Mentions Lanciani and quotes from the Kansas City Journal dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Khown
Cone
Zolde
Trome
Bos
Antium
Borg
Suetonius
Rodolfo
Lanciani
Putnam's
All Io His. Head. Instructor-Mr. Smith bones of the skull
A classroom exchange where the instructor and student discuss the bones of the skull. The student promises to recall their names, while the mentor notes the broader theme of knowledge and memory in learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Leonardo da Vinci First to Propose Parachute and Flight
The article notes early claims of an English monk Olive r of Malmes bury attempting a parachute from a tower with winged arms and legs. It credits Leonardo da Vinci in the sixteenth century with demonstrating how birds sustain flight by fixed wing action and resolving how man might fly with suitably fixed wings and a parachute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliveer
Malmesbury
A. Géndler Qde
Leonardo da ¥Imet
Leonardo
Leonard
Leonardo da Vinci
Duchess of Queensberry Fights to Save Rejected Opera
A historical note recalls the Beggar Opera by Gay which stunned 1728 audiences. The king clung to Gel but the Duchess of Queensberry rallied support, organized subscriptions, and pressed for printed copies after the theater was ordered to close the provocative piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gsay
Han
Duchess of Queensberry
Newgate
Pastorial
Bergars
Opera
Queensher-ry
Gay
Gruinea
Court Formalities Sparked Withdrawn Audience
An unnamed noblewoman, referred to as her grace, entered the queen's drawing room and asked the king for a subscription. She was requested to withdraw from the court as the action was deemed overly audacious, while she claimed the visit was to render civility rather than for her own diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Papua Island lore and colonial claims outlined
The article traces Papua Island’s name from Malay words meaning frizzled hair and notes debates over its history as part of Australia. It mentions early European sighting by A Dabreu, Portuguese discovery in 1526, and 19th century tensions leading to a British protectorate in 1884 amid Australian concerns over nearby coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua Island
Papua
New Guinea
Australia
A. Dabreu
Hnd
England
Clipping Describes Pu-Yuan Pen Garb in Shan States
The article notes the Pu-Yuan Pen attire in the Shan states as striking, with a cloth hood open jacket and short white trousers. It highlights colored cloth gaiters worn by women, believed essential to prevent flight and avoid leaving their husbands and sweethearts in sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jem Wousen
Sweet and Low Sets Wedding Cue for Couple
A young man named Sweet and his fiancée Lowe planned to marry. A few Sundays before the wedding they attended church together and, while walking down the aisle, the choir began singing Sweet and Low, a musical pun that went unnoticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet
Pune
Lowe
Alonn
Thrifty Parson Questioned on Liberal Prevalence
A muddled snippet shows a thrifty parson arguing about liberal prevalence. The speaker recalls asking others to sing a line about "The Ninety and Nine" and notes their reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farper
Talking Time Scribbles From Cece Eben
A brief Washington Star quip notes Cece Eben saying a baby needs about two years to learn to talk while the rest of life teaches restraint to stop talking too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cece Eben
Washington Star
Two Bad Bites and a Diogenes Reply
A wry aphorism cites Diogenes on dangers of words. The sage notes that slander wounds like wild beasts while tame flatterers inflict their bite through flattering speech. The quote contrasts harmful talk in sharp, concise terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
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Atid
Kansas City Journal
Aristotle
Milton
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