Wanted Man to Haul Water During Threshing
A personal notice seeks a man with a good team and wagon to haul water during threshing, contact Vanity Machine Works in Roy New Mexico. The snippet also mentions a premium list for the International Soil Products Exposition in Peoria Illinois September 18 to 29, linked with the National Implement and Vehicle Show and the Peoria Fair. Additional brief items describe local Boy Scouts bean planting in Roy, visits among residents, cattle market notes from Cassidy Co Kansas City, and Las Vegas Cow Boys contest July 4-8 with stunt pullers and a new Muscadine Punch drink at Fairview Pharmacy.
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Vanity Machine Works
Roy, N. Mex
Peoria, Dlinois
Peoria
Las Vegas
Seattle
820 ACRE FARM FOR SALE NEAR ROYALL
An 820 acre farm is for sale eight miles from Royall with plow land covering 42 acres of wheat, well fenced. Includes good buildings and nearby housing, price 4000 dollars with crop included for a quick deal. Henry Farr buys 160 acre homestead of Miss Etta Reed east of town and rents adjoining land for pasture.
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Royall
The
Henry Farr
Ivey Overhauls Header as Rye Field Nears Harvest
Mr Ivey has his header at the machine shop for overhaul for harvest. His famed rye field has born seven crops without reseeding or plowing since breaking it and is nearing harvest of another crop.
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Mr. Ivey
Real Estate Loans and New Birth Announcements In Mosquero
The Mosquero Sun reports the J. L. Hayes Real Estate Co offering loans on real estate at 9 percent. It notes births at local homes: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Sim Galey and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Priest, along with a new boy born at the John Bowen residence.
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J. L. Hayes Real Estate Co
The
Mosquero Sun
Sim Galey
John Bowen
Priest
Guthman Sale and Ranch Visit Across Roy NM
W H Guthman Roy NM offers a Holstein milk cow for sale while Frank Christian and family visit the ranch near De Heyen in a big Overland. Tulsa Texas guests arrive. Cal Jones and wife from Tucumcari visit, leaving children with relatives while they fish. Local farmers work tractors restored after last year's fire and Chautauqua events draw attendees from Solano and beyond.
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Frank Christian and
Tulsa
Texas
Joe BaYard
de Heyen
Cal Jones
Tucumcari
Haines
Dietterich
Local Homestead Gas Engine Boosts Wells and Beans
Prof Russell plans a gas engine and pump at his father’s well to pump water and stock. Observers visited Monday and noted fresh stops nearby. He also shows exceptionally fine beans growing in the area.
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Prof
Russell
Sail On O Ship of State Longfellow Phrase Card
Poem fragment praising the ship of state and Union with hopeful rhetoric. Mentions Longfellow and themes of faith courage and collective resolve guiding the nation through uncertain times. The text reads as a ceremonial invocation urging steadfastness and unity.
Lincoln Courage and a Soldier’s Dying Prayer
A private in the Army of the Potomac faced execution and received a reprieve from President Lincoln who personally rode to deliver it. The next year William Scott of Company K fell at Yorktown, dying after praying for the president and declaring Lincoln showed he was no coward and not afraid to die. Chaplains and comrades recalled the act as a tribute to unity and destiny.
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Army of the Potomac
Lincoln
Vermont
Yorktown
William, Scott
Company K
Liberty Bonds Urge U S War Bond Drive
Public notice urges buying United States Liberty Bonds to support the war effort. It contrasts American production with the Kaiser and encourages citizens to invest through bankers or brokers and to display patriotism on their clothing.
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Kaiser
United States Liberty
Gebhoo
Doctors Should Focus On Sick, Not Well, Says NY Medical Debate
The New York Academy of Medicine discussion on how to treat Americans shifts toward prioritizing the sick. Doctor Meltzer argues against broad examinations for all, saying examining the well can worsen health and lead to fear, while urging physicians to focus on the sick and leave the well alone.
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New York Academy of Medicine
New York ‘Times
Meltzer
Dinner at the White House in 1802 diary entry
Manesseh Cutler, founder of the Ohio colony, records a February 6 1802 White House dinner hosted by President Jefferson. The account notes rice soup beef turkey mutton ham veal cutlets and an Italian dish misrepresented as onions, plus ice cream fruit and wines, with social tea and remarks from Mr Lewis.
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Manesseh Cutler
Ohio Colony
Lfe
Charles G. Dawes
White House
Jefferson
Mr. Lewis
Social
Mischief at the Sixtern Mysterious Ten Ball
Mandy the mermaid maid arrives late explaining she attended a wild party at Cullid Odd Fellows hall hosted by the Sixtern of the Mysterious Ten. The hall was packed with dancing and laughter as the orchestra played into the night, the mistress noting Mandy’s delay with amused disbelief.
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Mandy
Chira
Ancient plow most ancient tool claim from Abraham tale
An article argues the plow is humanitys oldest tool and cites a Babylonian brick in the University of Pennsylvania museum. Doctor Clay links the device to Abraham from the Book of Jubilees, showing a three-man combination plow planter harrow and noting birds and ravens thwarted by furrow sowing.
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Washington
Babylon
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor Clay
Abraham
Cultivate Habit of Thrift Says Houston Post Editorial
The Houston Post argues thrift should be taught in schools and adopted in daily life. It notes 10 million hungry Americans after job loss, 9 million with jobs supporting dependents, and 1 million unable to pay debts, urging industry, economy, and frugality as guiding principles.
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United States
Providence
Mina
Houston
Tex
Make Home Happy A Family Duty for Society and State
The text extols homemaking as a noble calling and a shared family responsibility. It urges every member to contribute love, help, sympathy, and comfort to the home. A happy, well ordered house strengthens character and enables greater generosity to others.
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Homer
Howe
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Boy Scouts
Roy
J. Floersheim
B.C. Jordan
Mills
Daily Mail
Carrie Turner
Les Alldredge
Theresa Matthews
Goodman’s
Alldredges
Springer
Cassidy & Co
Kansas City
Fairview
R. P. Kirby
Gettysburg
Mr. Kirby
Fairview Pharmacy
W. H. Guthman, Roy, N. M
Stan Reichlewski
I. C
Fred Strong
Anderson Garage Y
L. N. de Weese
Mosquero
Solano
Chautauqua
Charlie Leonhard
Ford
Floersheim Co
F. A. Bruce
Grimke
H.W. Longfellow
C. D. Warner
Sayen
Harvard
Brooks
Century Magazine
Horace
Cushman” Binder Engines
McCormack
New Mexico
Wilson Company Mills, Newmex
Eave Weill
Chotcapety
Herero
Bor Sten Co
Mead OO
Chicago Allings
Earth
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