Fifth Annual Invitational Prive Basket Ball Tournament Dates
Morrison Illinois hosts March 10 to 13 for the Fifth Annual Invitational Prize Basketball Tournament for Independent Teams. Citizens Club funds $550 in prizes plus entry fee details, sportsmanship trophy, medals for All-Star and cash prizes. H W Williams Morrison State Bank is secretary. contact Mr Wilms for entry blanks and participation.
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G¢ Morrison
Citizens Club
Illinois
Iowa
H. W. Williams
Morrison State Bank
Wilms
Morrison
Whiteside
Implement House Needed on Farms for all farm machinery
Fragmented text discusses maintaining farm implements, avoiding idle machinery, and storing tools properly. It notes that proper management, cleaning, and timely repairs extend equipment life beyond 25 years, with emphasis on keeping tools ready for use and sheltered during winter.
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Gowl
Hatin
North Carolina
Colles Fem
Sone Nen
Thali
Thetman
Teddy Shen
Daring Climb Turns Tragedy to Triumph at Repton Spire
A young girl, the daughter of a village worker, scales the Repton church spire to retrieve a frayed rope known as Little Bessie’s Rope. After her father’s failed attempt, she climbs the ladder, endures a fall scare, and finally anchors the rope to lower the climb, completing the ascent with peril and skill.
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Repton
Lancashire
Bessie
Avery
Atright
Hind
Klas
Will Abe
Domestication of cattle and cats across ages
The text traces animal domestication from wolves and jackals to cats and cattle across regions and epochs. It notes earliest domesticated cats in lake-dwelling societies and the urus in Europe, alongside crossbreeding leading to diverse forms. Domestication rose in the Bronze Age, then declined in later eras.
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Europe
John M. Tyler
North
Asia
Poland
Arsenic Spraying Threatens Livestock and Crops
The text warns that spraying with arsenic endangers stock and trees, noting accidental poisoning as a key risk. It mentions deer and livestock avoiding treated areas, concerns about environmental contamination, and calls for cautious handling and safer practices.
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Aursenia
Willy Ma
Walter
Keep Gas Engine Busy on Various Farm Jobs
Farmers underutilize gas engines on farms. Engines should drive not just pumps but also grinders, tanning mills, and other equipment. Keeping engines busy can justify operation costs and reveal additional planting and processing uses beyond pumping.
Fumigation with Carbon Disulfide to Fight Weevils
A 1910s extension bulletin details using carbon bisulfide fumigation to kill weevils in grain bins. It notes required amounts per 1000 cubic feet, the gas properties, safety steps, and timing for effective treatment while avoiding grain damage.
Proper Storage of Feed Prevents Mold and Rodent Problems
The note explains storing feed on boards above a cement floor to reduce moisture and mold. Elevating feed on two-by-fours in rows aids ventilation, eases inspection, and helps distribute bait for rats. It suggests accessible piles for better pest control and feed integrity.
Founding of the Sunday School and Gloucester shepherd
The article recounts Robert Raikes of Gloucester as the founder figure linked to the Sunday school movement. It mentions Emmanuel Twinning, a Magpie Bottom shepherd, and memories of pastoral chats among villagers. The piece hints at how Raikes was inspired by rural parables and local Sundays in a Gloucestershire setting.
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Robert Raikes
Gloucester
Reomunel Twynning
Magpie Potton
Goucesterstilre
Sherpcombe
Gloucestershire
Magpie Botton
Emmanuel
Hoh
Robert
Cathedral
Giants of Height Through History and Legend
The text surveys tall men from myth and history, citing Og of Rashan and biblical references, then lists documented giants such as Magnith, Patrick Cotter, Charles Byrne, and others with heights ranging from around 92 to 112 inches, illustrating extreme human stature across ages.
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Rashan
Bishop Berkeley
Patrick Cotter
O'Brien
Charles Byrne
Topinard
Malmneck
Winkelma
The Silent Bridegroom Faces Judgment in London Crowd
A man rises to speak under watchful eyes of a London audience as a chilling, prophetic silence falls. The crowd's indifference, the stern gaze of officials, and a forced resolve collide with his fading courage and the vow he longs to declare.
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London
Uberty
Will
Wood that will not rot from mangove tree fiber
A fragment reports on mangove tree wool used in France as rot proof wood. It notes high decay resistance, near moisture exclusion, and a grain that repels damp. It mentions testing by the French railway center and claims elevated strength against bending and crushing.
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France
Temple of Jerusalem: three phases from Solomon to Herod
The text outlines the three Jerusalem temples: Solomon's built by Solom on the site later expanded by Zerubbabel after the exile, and Herod's vast temple, begun by Herod the Great and destroyed in A D 70. It notes repeated pillage and contested restoration theories among scholars.
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Jerusalem
Aime
Solera
Zerubbabel
Herod
Sateman
Nebuchadaeawne Athe Gag H.C
Antiochus Epiphanes
Pompey
Herod the Great
Jerusalero
Crown Feathered Outlaw
A peculiar crow story depicts a bird shunned by humans and even its feathered neighbors yet forming small social groups. The piece notes crows conduct daily work in groups, meet in large gatherings, and travel in ordered fashion, highlighting a melancholic literary trope when the crow is introduced.
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Crown
Brooklyn Citizen Snippet Reflects Dialect and Debate
An excerpt from the Brooklyn Citizen captures informal banter about language and restraint, featuring fragmented quotes that hint at cultural attitudes toward profanity and communication. The compact item presents a snapshot of public discourse and newspaper voice.
Why Jonas Worried Over An Ocean Voyage
A fragment from a humorous dialogue notes Jonas frets about travel and seas drying up. Thames Jones is mentioned in a playful aside. Potte Tes is referenced in the strange phrasing as part of the quirky exchange.
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Jonas
Thames—Jones
Potte
No Doubt of It Time Spent on Tye Allure
A garbled note discusses marriage plans and family arrangement with uncertainty about future living situations and parental presence after the marriage, reflecting personal tensions and expectations in a domestic context.
Insect Nest and Wasp Cycle Observed in Cupola
The description details a dwelling wasp nest inside a cupola with a threaded egg hanging from the roof. It explains how the larval wasp stings and tears form the living chamber, enabling a flexible staircase to reach caterpillars for feeding, while noting fragile eggs can be crushed by the slightest disturbance.
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Iwi
Am Gm
Legend of Washington at Ramapo Peak Told Again
A Ramapo Valley legend claims George Washington watched British forces from Tome Peak near the Erie railroad station. A hidden water tick sounds from a crevice and, according to the tale, Washington carved the Tower in the rock, a mark said to endure as a long cherished legend.
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Ramapo Valley
New York
Mount
George Washington
Washington
Ramapo Station
Erie
Wretington
61 Cent Quindaro Settlement and the Port of Entry Legend
The Quindaro settlement on the Mingouri river above Kansas City grew in the free state era with New England migrants aiming for a port of entry. Civil War service emptied the town, later the Hannial bridge connected the Kow valley, and Kansas City became the port of entry. Quindero was abandoned. only ruins and memories remain of a dream mislocated as a future metropolis.
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Quindaro
Quindtury
Mingouri
Kansas City
Twa
New England
Kanes Oty
Leavenworth
Antis
Kow
Kansta City
Metropolia
Kabens City
Reading the Air: Carbon Combustion and Coal Volume
The article explains that a pound of pure carbon requires 11.6 pounds of air for combustion. It translates this into a vivid image of a column of air forty miles long and an inch square to illustrate the amount of air needed to burn one pound of coal. It also notes related observations on coal and living organisms, with a quirky aside about a creature that digs.
Queen Bessie the butterfat champion cow breaks records
Queen Bexsie Vletertie Orusby, a Holstein-Frieston cow, tops national butterfat with 5,866 pounds in four lactations, while yielding 10670 pounds of milk and 27118 pounds fat across four lactations. Breeder CL Spaniding and owner R Rasmuszen hold and race the fame, surpassing Adirondac Wietske Dalrymaid and others in fat production records.
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Bexsie Vletertie Orusby
Quero Bessie
Adirondac
Wietske Dalrymaid
Daley Auggie Ormsby III
Bessie
Bersire
Pietertje Mercedes Ormsby
A. R
Rockasene
Queen Begs
Queen Bessie
CL. Spaniding
Warren
Minn
R. ¥. Rasmuszen
Elmwood Farnos Deerfield
Til
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Lee
T. M. Works
Ohio State University
Turing
Aury
Mea
Nish Er
Suibay School
Honae
Bolomon's Temple
Brooklyn Citizen
Conowne George Washington
Kalevrite
Germanos
Turkey
Greece
Mt Meteora
Clinton National Bani Clinton, IG Ws
EA Young
Preskest Co
H Young
Roy Hutchison
A. F. Bokmaon
Clinton Savings Bank
Sixth Avenue
Second Stress
Queen Bessie Pistértjs Ormapy
Carlsen’s
Paint & Wall Paper Store
6Th Ave
Clinton
Century Engineering Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Fulton
Smaltz Bros
Dlantta
Getty Produce Co
Morrison, Illinois
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