Seeds and battleships and quips from a bygone paper
A jumble of notes recounts a farmer returning seeds with a $300 penalty stamp, a battleship Arizona ramming a whale in the Gulf of Panama, and a Kansas stopover by Prof. C Henry Smith researching Mennonite immigration. It rounds out with aphorisms on marriage work and life’s ironies.
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Washington
Gulf of Panama
United States
Arizona
C. Henry Smith
Bluffton College
Bluffton
Ohio
Kansas
Jansen
Smith
Middle-West
America
Local notes on moves and crops in Kansas town
The Rev. Rogers family moves into the Bexton residence once occupied by Rev. Eckels. Eckels family belongings stored in the vacant upstairs shop once Dr. Rush’s. Eckels未assigned a pastorate. town location for future residence unclear. Reports of hail and hog damage to wheat across counties. crops and flood impacts noted.
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Kansas
Archaeologist links hoard rumors to Ali Pasha cave
A Balkans dig claims a hidden Ali Pasha stronghold with a 1100 yard labyrinth. Twenty five skeletons are found, possibly of conspirators who knew of a treasure chamber. The story ties Ali Pasha to Turks, Napoleon and British diplomacy, with a crypt sought by explorers for jewels and relics.
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St Nicholas
Balkans
Ali Pasha
London Express
Russia
Albania
Napoleon
Asd S.A
Great Britain
Byzantius
Thrift drives Blackfeet to self support in Glacier Nation
The Blackfeet tribe of Glacier National Park, about 3,000 members, earned wide praise from the Indian Department for thrift last year. Government built a $65,000 gristmill to grind their grain, marking a historic shift toward self reliance through prudent farming and harvests.
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Oklahoma
Glacier National Park Reservation
Indian Department
United States
Dearborn
British engineers busy with overseas locomotive orders
British firms have booked extensive contracts for engines and railway components for foreign and colonial customers. Beardmore of Glasgow orders 27 locomotives and 3,350 wheel pairs for Indian railways, and 3 engines for East Burmah. Beyer Peacock of Manchester 30 locomotives for East Indian Railway. Vulcan of Manchester building 35 locomotives for India. Total foreign orders approach 10 million dollars.
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Beardmore and Company of Glasgow
Beyer, Peacock and Company, Ltd
Gorton
Manchester
East Indian Railway Company
Beardmore and Company
East Burmah
The
Vulcan Company of Manchester
India
Quirky Sayings and Reflections From a Local Page
A patchwork of humor and musings includes jokes about non skid teeth and fame, a jab at cheers and blues, and remarks on family memory. References touch on a year to honor fathers, aging beliefs, and a genial note about meals in Gering.
Staid Lady and Pink Garters
A mature woman describes an embarrassing incident with pink garters sliding down around her ankles during breakfast. She notices a man behind her grin and quickly turns a corner to hide the situation.
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Chicago Tribune
Bridegrooms urged to set alimony sink fund
Gus Buechler advises future husbands to include a sinking fund for alimony in household budgets. He frames it as prudent financial planning and responsible marriage preparation.
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Gus Buechler
Poison Cure for Rheumatism Experiment Claim
Robert Limbert reports sending forty seven rattlesnakes captured near Black's Creek Idaho to the Dutch government for serum research. He says a serum using snake venom can cure rheumatism when injected into muscles. Fangs removal does not injure the snake and new fangs grow in about three weeks.
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Black’s Creek
Goise
Idaho
Robert Limbert
Limbert
Forsouer Fahg
Editor Wishes Easier Movie Listings on Billboards
One editor says he would go to movies oftener if he didn't have to hunt up a billboard to learn what is on. The remark reflects frustration with scattershot theater notices and aims at clearer public display.
Gossip on Tastes Divides Dinner Table Rumors
A reader quips about preferring listening to people savor their soup over the usual music served with meals. The remark hints at dining room debates over culture and taste without naming figures or events.
If the next war is fought in the air
The quote argues that if air combat becomes dominant in future war, American politicians will provide unlimited hot air. It satirically links political rhetoric to air warfare discourse.
Town merchants invest in new trades and gadgets
Fragmentary account notes local merchants buying various tools and goods to boost trade. The text references a town scene with mentions of items and daily market activity, but details are unclear and names are absent.
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Editor’s Fishing Trip Ends In Failure In Nebraska
A western Nebraska editor reports a fishing trip gone wrong after forgetting poker chips. The piece blends cautionary humor with a local voice while noting the mishap and its unexpected punchline.
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Nebraska
Wedding tale of long friendship raises questions
A Kansas paper notes the couple have been friends for many years but warns there is no guarantee they will stay friendly after the wedding.
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Kansas
Mind Reader Tricks Sky News With Prison Reform Stunt
Augustus Thomas, an advance agent for a famed mind reader, used Minnesota prisoners’ reprieve delay as lead material. He had the two condemned men sign a one sentence statement reading We’re willing to wait to secure a second day story and public interest.
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Augustus Thomas
New York Herald
Thomas
Minnesota
Werder
North Dakota Home-makers Clubs Lead Rural Education Network
Sixty six home-makers clubs across twenty two counties in North Dakota enroll one thousand eighty six rural women. County extension agents from the USDA and State Agricultural College guide programs in bathing food poultry gardening home management and decoration. Activities include family diet hot school lunch budgeting meal planning clothing construction and patterns infant and child wear remodeling and home crafts. Poultry work covers culling diseases housing care of chicks and turkey raising.
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North Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Painter sues over wall art at Oslo restaurant
In Christiania a renowned Norwegian painter sues a restaurant owner for nonpayment of decorating walls. He seeks payment to erase the paintings and to fund a new, more attractive decor. Critics attest to the work’s excellence as patrons fill the dining saloon nightly while the court weighs the case.
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Christiania
Norway
Charity Worker Advises on Abuse in Indianapolis Slur
A distressed colored woman visits a Minneapolis charity worker with a lacerated face. The worker suggests a rolling pin as a treatment for a husband’s violence, then the woman reveals her husband owns a razor, revealing danger and searing social attitudes in the encounter.
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Indianapolis
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