Metoric Shower Explained From Stars In November Night
An 19th century note explains a meteoric shower expected on November 13. It describes small dark bodies traveling in space, how Earth encounters a stream of meteoric matter, and identifies the Leonid shower and connections to comets. It also discusses general meteors and the universe filled with matter.
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Elman
Davenport
Walter Pinys
Leonida
Andromeda
Brels
Tempet
Dangers Of Gasoline And Kerosene Use In Homes
Town health officials warn fatal accidents from gasoline and kerosene are alarmingly frequent due to improper handling. They urge care to prevent fires, noting mislabeling by sellers and careless storage as common risks.
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Gwaya
As To Letter Writing A Retrospective Opinion
A New York Press critique laments modern letters filled with moans and poverty. It contrasts grand parents who wrote lengthy, newsy notes with today’s hurried, typewriter speed and clipped correspondence.
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Suci
Whem Huth
New York
The Bravest Lover and Sudden Rain Verse Fragments
Fragmentary poetry lines pair two pieces: a love sonnet praising a single beloved and a scene of sudden rain battering a window. The text blends archaic diction with vivid weather imagery and emotional intensity.
Roosevelt White House talk and Rockefeler in focus
A chaotic mix of political chatter and satirical jabs. References swirl around Roosevelt, Rockefeller and imperialist debates, with garbled dialogue about a White House telephone exchange and a Portugal cave story hinting at global news. The piece blends wit with political critique from an era of shifting power.
Death by his own hand and arrests in multiple locations
A reported arrest of Seward Castor of Iva follows a long-standing three-year warrant as deputy sheriffs pursue him to Ira where Castor allegedly armed with a Winchester confronts officers at his home. In New York a man crushed under a Forty-second Street elevated train car causes standstill traffic as crowd witnessed the tragedy. A misquoted exchange about breach of promise ends with a domestic request for marriage in Chicago.
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Ira
Jahre
New York
Third Avenue
Forty-second Street
Sozodont Promotes Pure Breath and Refined Appearance
A vintage ad touts Sozodont as essential for a clean, pleasant breath and refined look. It highlights three forms liquid paste and deodorizing action to freshen breath, purify the mouth, and leave users feeling genteel and clean-cut.
A Poem for Today on Autumn Fires and Valley Mists
The piece evokes crimson maples and amber beauty as evening torches glow and yogic fires burn in the hills. A hazy valley breathes noon air while strange rivulet voices croon beneath a midnight moon.
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Brebness
Bill
Herbert
Boston Transcript
James Bryce Memorial Parliament Member Missing Food
James Bryce author of The American Commonwealth is noted among notable parliament members who miss meals across the sea, reflecting supply concerns and public interest in his travels and dietary routines.
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James Bryce
Davenport City Registers and Catarrh Cure Advertisement
The Davenport city registers list ward precinct officers with names such as Joseph Gubner Pred Schade Thomas Clarke Peter Beemmer Jann Felger Conrad Kaegize Henry Moyer Otte Beckmann Tengitz Hitd Jon Splak Philipp Sonntag Louis LeClaire Sr Jira Gundeker W H Authons Maines J W Seaman Richards Hayes John Benadist John B Miele A reward note appears for $100 and a health ad promotes Dr. W J Cheney Catarrh Cure with testimonial invitations and Drrectors.
Successor to Lenihan chosen for Mar shuilitons deanery
Archbishop Keane oversaw the selection of Rev. James J. Fitzpatrick TD D as successor to Bishop Lenihan for the Mar shuilitons deanery. The new dean, formerly of St. Joseph's College faculty, is regarded as a strong diocesan figure awaiting arrival to assume duties immediately. Fathers Dintom and Lenihan prepare for the St. Mary's mission, arriving from Mason City.
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Marehoutewa
Isaique
Lenihan
Marshuilitons
James J. Fitzpatrick
Dincess
Keane
Diacens
Fitzpatrick
St. Joseph's College
Tobin
Father Fitzgerald
St. Joseph's
Father Tobin
Dintom
Dubuque
St. Mary's
Mason City
A Joke Or Two Lost In Backwater Gossip
In a fragmentary chat, residents discuss age riddles and a mystery joke. Hiram Fandeerap ple mentions Backwater’s bigger town quirks while noting Hookstown’s fading scene. Observers call Simpson's drug store a local landmark in this sparse exchange.
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Sint Walton
Hookstown
Backwater
Hiram Fandeerapple
Hookstrown
Lvery
Simpson
In Milwaukee Sentinel Reform Rhetoric on Clean Offices
A reader notes the call for clean government with a reformer proclaiming clean ten in office while another observer cites Judge Parker as a fitting choice, reflecting early 20th century political reform debates.
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Parker
Milwaukee
Not Fatal Heart Cure Promises Cure for Many Conditions
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Biles Heart Cure claiming to cure numerous heart ailments and related symptoms. It lists seven ominous features including debility, neuralgia, valvular disorders, dilation and dropsy while warning many patients misattribute symptoms to indigestion or liver issues. The piece packs sensational claims and testimonials with medical jargon and a free offer.
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Biles
Ailes
Indicted for Manslaughter In Oskaloosa Case
The grand jury indicted James Colbert for manslaughter after he killed an illegal organ grinder, mistaking him for another man. Indictments also returned against Mrs Nancy Médric for adultery and George Jolson for larceny amid a case involving Irving Johnson v Weldin and Symons over misrepresented Washington land.
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Oskaloosa
James Colbert
Seibert
Arlesman
Tur
Nancy Médrick
George Jolson
Irving “Johnson
Weldin & Symons
World Values and Moral Courage in Men
A reflective piece urges young men to pursue high ideals despite ridicule from peers and clergy. It champions magnanimous neighbors who help friends in good and bad times, stressing consistency in adversity and prosperity over public wealth or fashionable church ties. It ends by promoting Mrs Austin's Pancake Tour as a preferred option.
Gustafson hanged himself in Tombs cell before death sentence
Frank Gustafson, awaiting ejec tion in New York for murdering his wife Augusta and wounding her brother in law and a visitor on June 1, hanged himself in his Tombs cell using a leather belt. The act ended a long legal case ending in a death sentence.
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New York
Frank Costafsen
Tombs
Gustafson
Augusta
Fifty-Orst Street
Eric Johnson
Biusson
Millionaire Wanker Plans Duluth Galveston Railroad
D Steger of Bonham Texas reports organizing a French capitalists firm with $78,090,090 to build a direct railroad line from Duluth Minnesota to Galveston Texas about 2,800 miles. He says the company is organized and the Himeral acts prepared and construction will start as soon as surveys are completed.
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Austin
Texas
D. Steger
Bonham, Texas
Denison, Bonham & New Orleans
Pariz
Duluth
Minn
Galveston
Man accidentally shoots foot while handling revolver
Oskaloosa Indiana October 25 Harry Charles son of Mr and Mrs H M Charles accidentally shot himself in the foot Saturday afternoon while removing loads from a 32 caliber revolver The trigger slipped and discharged a shell wounding the ball of the foot in the incident reported locally
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Oskaloosa, In
Harry Charles
H. M Charles
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