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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
3
Norman Duncan recounts harrowing island legends in Harper’s Magazine style detailing native divers fighting sharks. A Japanese diver battles a foe near a reef while a black boy escapes a shark’s jaws by retreating into a swirl of water.
A Baltimore wife of a prominent Marine officer testifies to a method for solving robberies. She recalls misplacing a valuable diamond brooch from a jewel box while at her Virginia country home and notes servants searched high and low, but the item remained unfound.
The French army pay department now employs nearly 70 officers and about 700 clerks, nearly ten times the staff before the war. The office has moved twice since the war began, with private houses added to accommodate the growing force. Since early August the entire pay organization has worked day and night, issuing cash in French currency to soldiers in the trenches and at the front. Each man carries a paybook and is paid weekly where possible, even in advance positions.
In a Kansas City Journal item, a reader reflects on paying by check and saving on bills. The note cites difficulty with balances, a $16 red figure, and the bank's handling of check payments as a practical issue.
The French representatives will conduct a cavalry and artillery inspection of horses at the Mile racecourse. Local horse owners are invited to present their animals for assessment and possible participation in forthcoming events.
An inspection and sale circulated for July 20 at Milwaukee Stock Yards Lemmon South Dakota seeks mares and geldings from 4 to 10 years old and 15 to 112 hands high. Buyers from French representatives offer 105 cavalry 140 gunners and 155 heavy artillery horses with commission. The notice mixes other local commentary and requests participation in entertainment and community events.
Dr. B B Brackett of the College department of engineering warns that lightning can strike anew near prior hits and cautions farmers about counterfeit lightning rod agents, urging skepticism among agricultural communities.
The decipherable bits mix scattered names and places with no clear event. Readers glimpse fragments such as Durkin and Bow Beeien alongside unfamiliar terms. The piece lacks a coherent narrative, dates, or outcomes to summarize into a complete item.
Article discusses the danger of cholera carcasses and states only complete burning is effective. It notes various burning methods have been tried but stresses success requires total incineration with no remains.
The text describes two methods to burn a dead horse. It suggests slashing the carcass to expose fat as fuel and arranging the body to create a draft. It also advises digging intersecting trenches ten to twelve inches deep, six to eight feet long, to wet the draft, with firewood placed at the crossing.
A college veterinarian explains methods to burn carcasses and fuel to expose fat for complete burning. He outlines arranging wreckage on wheels or bricks, using a metal wheel as a starter, and creating a strong draft to ensure thorough combustion to prevent infected herds.
A sprawling, period style text surveys biblical inspiration across cultures and nations, naming leaders, scholars, and places. It touches on religious authority, linguistic traditions, and the role of faith in shaping historical events and social life, with scattered references to modern debates and educational aims.
The readable text shows a garbled fragment likely from a historical page with names and terms obscured. It references several unclear persons and actions, but no coherent event or outcome emerges to summarize.
An unclear fragmentary report mentions Aberdeen, Mei, Leamman, and various named places with scattered references to brews, a highway, and local figures. The text is garbled, but hints at a local event or incident involving beer, a river crossing, and community names in a historic Aberdeen setting.
Fragmentary input mentions names and places in a jagged sequence with several personal names such as Amy and Henry, plus places like Leu non Phare and Dakota. The legible content hints at a community event or social narrative but lacks a clear main action or cohesive report. No verifiable outcome or dates are present.
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