Real Estate Transfers in Fairbury and Surrounding Areas
Real estate transfers recorded for week ending June 9, 1924 reported by J. Monroe Davis & Son. Transactions include Milo Scriven to George Bucky for lot 10 bike 5 Warren Place Fairbury at 920 plus multiple deeds in Fairbury and Steele City, with amounts ranging from hundred to several thousand dollars. Names include Amoss W. Gardner Beile Jenkins Nellie L. Martin Rosa Owens H. A. Richardson Edith L. Cole E. A. Woltkamp Blanche McNerney J. Busboom J. Bishop and F. A. Jacques Jr. among others.
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Fairbury
Nebraska
Milo Scriven
George Bucky
Warren Place
George Lucky
Alouzo R. Church
M. M
Amos W. Gardner
James A. Axtell
Natural feather dye from bird oil glands spread
The article explains how water birds secrete waterproof oil from a gland near the tail and preen to coat their feathers. It notes sparrows drown when soaked, while land birds like hoopoes and some hornbills also use their oil to keep plumage glossy and sometimes vividly colored.
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The
London Mail
England
Scarecrows and Bird Scare Tactics Through History
The piece describes unusual bird deterrents from around the world. It notes a Ceylonese farmer displaying skulls on poles to guard crops. It also recalls a Belgian farmer who linked poles with a wire and waterwheel to ring bells and frighten birds.
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London
Ancient copper misidentified as bronze in early ruins
Copper in olden analyses shows many so called bronze artifacts from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian sites are actually high purity copper. Some items like Shalmaneser gates reportedly contain genuine bronze with about 9 percent tin. Iron was known but rare and costly, used mainly in jewelry.
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Shalmanesh Itare
Detroit News
Egypt
Orientals Believe Fox Possession Controls Minds
The Detroit News reports a superstition among Orientals that a fox can possess a person by entering between the fingernails and skin. The possessed hear the fox and may speak in a different voice, with internal disputes between the normal self and the fox-driven self.
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Detroit News
Gentle Saintliness At Darwin Amid Patient Replies
A quotation recalls Darwin responding to religious criticism with courtesy and openness. A. Maude Royden praises his gentle spirit and saintly life, noting his patient, thoughtful replies and willingness to engage animated debate.
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Darwin
A. Maude Royden
God
Franklin's Bifocal Lens Invention by Benjamin Franklin
Biographical note recounts Franklin’s invention of bifocal eyeglasses to fit his needs. While dining in Paris he valued seeing food and guests, so he designed glasses with upper and lower lenses for separate uses, a practical solution praised by W. L. Phelps in Some Makers of American Literature.
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Benjaigin Franklin
Paris
W. L. Phelps
Senegal's Giant Tree in Dakar Captures Attention
Reports describe a colossal baobab in Dakar Senegal with a base trunk circumference of seventy five feet. The fruit called monkey bread is used for catching milk and as a remedy for certain diseases. Leaves decoctions treat illness and bark yields strong cords and salve materials.
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Dakar
Senegal
The Hat Clerk Notes Men’s Habit With New Hats
A hat department clerk observes that men instinctively adjust a new hat after placing it on their head. He notes this behavior stems from habitual fit and personal comfort, claiming most customers touch the hat to settle its placement before viewing its appearance.
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Mys
Contented Prisoner and Concord's Crime-Free Image
Former resident and painter Edward Simmons recalled Concord Massachusetts as a town utterly without crime. He said only one prisoner ever appeared in the jail, a mild man who returned and begged to be kept there as a lonely former inmate. He even played violin for dances.
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New England
Concord
Mass
Edward Simmons
Emerson
Bahama tribes in Uganda prize corpulence in brides
In Uganda among Bahama tribes, women are valued for excess weight as a sign of beauty. Girls before marriage are confined to home and urged to drink milk to gain fat. Heavier brides yield larger dowries for their parents.
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Uganda
Grouchy Faces Fool the Druggist Says Transcript
A Boston Transcript quips that grouchy faced men draw interest from a druggist who notes they seek to buy. He observes that a smiling man either aims to cheat or buy merely stylish, expensive goods.
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Boston Transcript
Statue of Liberty Head Measurements Revealed
A fragmentary report describes the Statue of Liberty head height as 17 feet 8 inches with a 2 feet 6 inch eye spacing and a torch area intended to hold 12 people. The text notes the head width and nose details amid incomplete OCR.
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Liberty
Rail schedules and train routes listed in old timetable
The document lists passenger and freight train routes with line numbers and cities, including eastbound and westbound services on the St. Joe and Omaha lines. It notes train numbers 38 806 6 306 255 37 5 88 86 998 87 85 991 and others with days of operation and exceptions.
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Offahia
St. Joe Line
Omaha
St. Joe
Aris
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J. Monroe Davis & Son
Margaret FE. Owens
Rosa Owens
Highland Add
Wm. T. Bishop
J. J. Bishop
Smitis
Fred Roland
Lucy P. Broyles
Luce
Y. M. Tippin
F. A. Jacques, Jr
Nwg
Nz & Nd
F. M. Tippin
F. A. Jacques Jr
Nwt
Ny Sea
Raggi Retook
A. Jacques, Jr
D. Life Est
Leonard W. Goodrich
T. HW. Nielson & Wf
Adan G. Heiliger
Plymouth
John KE
Fairchild Clay
Shulls
Frest
Jefferson County Abstract Office
First National Bank
Fast’s Store
J. J. Fast
Jansen Light & Power Co
A. J. Thiessen
Western Electric
H. D. Bartlett
Nebr
Jansen
A. F. Rempel
Jansen Lumber Co
Fred Eisner
H. J. Kuester
Pdae
John Deere Binder
Tf. H. T. Brandt
Statue of Liberty
C. RB
LE & P
Passenge
Jansen News
B. P. Rattlaff
I C. B. Reimer
Jatsen
C. Collins
Hebron
A. W. Croisat
E. L. Jenkins
Fairburs
Ke Folk
L. Jo Box
Olney
Illinois
Eckels
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