British and Boers Exchange Jest During Kimberley Siege
During the Boer War the town of Kimberley endured shelling while Mr. Rhodes held out inside. Boers fired long range guns, killing twelve. Rhodes reportedly displayed cannons with a signed joke credit, and Christmas shells bore the phrase With the season's compliments.
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Kimberley
Rhoden
Rhodes
Ile
Witeh Waa
J. Rhodes
Tadyamith
Fred Ton
Eftoh
Johannesburg
Quarantine protocols and meat inspection details in 20th century notes
A fragment describes Department of Agriculture guidance on foot and mouth disease in animals. It notes quarantine for affected groups, strict meat inspection, post mortem checks, and disposal of suspect meat as fertiliser under federal supervision.
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Warrington
Coor
Department of Agriculture
Hue
Mitti
Pasteur Twallow
Trom Oreek
Ain
Five Killed by Train Near Rockwall City
Five persons were killed when a train of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad collided with a buggy at a crossing near Rockwall City. Victims include Mr and Mrs N Roush their daughter Bers their infant son Parl and Smukey Weanels of Fall and Jona Berner. Only Mrs Roush survived the wreck.
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Minnéapolla & Bt Bovis
Railroad Wien
Iaseneet
Apte
Mie
Mitre
Roush
Beekeepers Elect Ames The Towabeep Eaters Association
The association held its third annual convention to urge the legislature to repeal laws taxing beekeeping profits. It aims to allocate 34 000 annually to Ames College for a maintenance map. Des Moines will host the next convention. Officers named include Bartholomewy Asta Lan entomology professor at Ames president Blendedale Dex Moines vice president Snyder Center Point secretary treasurer.
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Ames
Towa Beeleepers' Association
Resoluiong Galting
Lrépeal Bielaw
Des’ Moines
du Care
Bartholomewy
Abstalan
Bt. Amas
T- Blenedale
Mystery Poisoning Strikes Local Family in Widespread Panic
A baffling poisoning case emerges as the Jordan family and Cyrus Jordan faced illness after arsenic exposure at home. Police report an arrest linked to the incident while investigators trace a suspect described as a clean-shaven man aged 28 to 38, returning from Water this morning.
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Jockins
Back of City Hall tour tells of volcanic crater fear
A first person fragment recalls a perilous journey to a crater near a city hall area. The narrator describes lava channels, smoke, and perilous ledges as companions urge courage while danger looms and the landscape glows with volcanic activity.
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Chatalvinus
Rilgina
Hosiolutu
Bie
Volowng
Lenio
Weelkly
Trnstead
Elnar
Soetl
Lin
Counie
Enuke
Jean
Taya
Mim
Ang Lo
Irvin', Gubb jokes amid wartime letters and odd phrases
Fragmented text recounts Irvin and Gubb adding war correspondence to humor, with a long digressive joke about a slow daurky at a railroad station and a stray misread of dialogue. It shifts to note activities of Women and city clubs with statistics on women workers and wages, though text is garbled and partially unreadable.
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Irvin
Gubb
Haghets
isAloré
Worman
Gorton
Wotin ‘Patfrage
Chirag “Phe
Oaline Rouge
Opportune Optimist Struck by Motor Car in Accident
A cartoon caption from Punch depicts the Optometrist character Opportune, the Optimist, struck by a passing motor car. The scene conveys comic misfortune and the doctor’s quick, supportive utterances.
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