Evarts and Mobridge: from boomtown to vanished settlement
A regional essay recounts Evarts on the Missouri river in South Dakota dwindling to nothing after the railroad chose a new bridge site, forcing residents to abandon their town. Mobridge rose nearby as a flourishing alternative, with cattle trade, western hospitality, and vigilant enforcement shaping a new community.
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Missouri River
South Dakota
Missouri
Moreau
Ake
Evarty
Bvaris
Miaouri
Byarte
Pointe
Mobridge
Cate Hensen
Mobridie
Bvarte
Publica
Evarta
Evarts
Glenham
Staton
the Stranger
Money In Apple Orchards In Tasmania Explores Profits
Tasmania known for apples offers strong returns with small orchards yielding high profits. An example shows four acres producing over 4,000 bushels at four shillings each, netting about £175 per acre after costs. Larger orchards of 20 acres average 500 bushels per acre and clear roughly £1,500 each. Domestic and commercial plantings reach about 20 000 acres with exports over half a million bushels last year to Britain.
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Tasmania
Britannia
Hong Kong Harbor Waterways Network Noted
A fragment notes Hong Kong harbor with ten wires forming a waterway network and asserts its status among the world’s great harbors. The readable text emphasizes the harbor’s notable infrastructure.
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Hong Kong
Peruna Catarrh Remedy Debated and Marketed
The text questions Peruna as an effective remedy for chronic catarrh and asks for proof. It lists ingredients Hydriatic conadensia and cory dalle formoda and Cedron predata, claiming U S dispensatories note tonic uses for dysentery and intermittent diseases. A request is made for a free testimonial book and public opinions on Peruna.
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Perina
United States
Fully Filled the Bill
An old colored washerwoman Aunt Mandy recounts years of work for families and multiple marriages. A customer offers condolences after her aunt Nosband’s death, and Mandy explains she does not know the cause as the husband died of an "ordinary death." She soon remarries, and when asked if the new husband is similar to the last she confirms he is equal, if not dearer.
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Ant Mandy
Nosband
Aunt Mandy
Mandy
Aunt Sally and the Gloucester Sketch Class
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols recalls Aunt Sally, the elderly Gloucester resident sketched by her summer sketch class. The old woman, bent and frail, laments rheumatism as Nichols notes a cautious era of cleanliness and discomfort with dirt.
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Sally
Postum Endorsed In Patient Letter On Health
A reader letter praises Postum as a safe coffee substitute. The Ind is described as benefiting from switching to Postum, noting stable taste, fewer headaches, and improved digestion. The message cites the Postum Company and the motto There’s a Reason.
Paris Pattern No 2519 and 2500 All Seams Allowed
Practical fashion notes describe Paris Pattern No 2519 for girls eight to sixteen with a simple nightgown style in cambric, jaconet, or dimity. Details include scalloped embroidered edges and optional monoplé decoration. Pattern No 2500 features a tabbed shirt-waist with tuck-detailed front and sleeves, offered in six sizes with fabric yardage guidelines.
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Paris
Namsook
Paralan
Victoria Town
Myle
What He Wished Mirthful Exchange on Ancient Keyote Fang
A man tries to read a paper while his wife interrupts. He declares he possesses the knowledge of the ancient Keyote fang. She asks why. He muses that mummies understood the art of making a woman dry up.
The Largest Giver In Inquiry About Helen
A child asks about a Sunday school story on tithes and wealth. The speaker notes a man who gives the most money is called total giver, questioning who he is. The fragment shows confusion and local dialogue about money and status.
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Helen
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Serous
Jens
Darter
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Ganiiison
Peruna
Frilla
Washington Herald
Muale
Postium
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ples
Biak
Lanies
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