Christmas Week Notices From Iowa Township
Christmas greetings and visits fill townsfolk in Hatsherville and Matherville as residents travel, host relatives, and attend community events. Names include Bartleman, Leopold, Wescott, Snyder, Weir, Hendrickson, Anderson, and others with reference to Cedar Rapids and Estherville. An odd insertion promotes a German chemical name linked to a kidney remedy and a brief editorial on discussing disease myths.
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Widie Telmar
Spain
Hrisiamas
Lewis Wescott
Towa Agmalir
Russell Wenenan
Fort Doge
A. Oe. Anderson
J. Oamandson
Aon
John
Mra. Bailey
Artie
Esthesville
W. Hendrickson
B. W. Weir
Matherville
W. J. Weir
Looking One's Best Beauty Ad From Boston 1920s
An ad touts Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples eruptions sores boils and skin flaws claiming it makes the skin velvet and smooth. It markets remedies for pimples sore eyes cold sores cracked lips and chapped hands and mentions a drug store in Boston. It references a Boston promoter Bowton launching a project for a 1920 World’s Fair to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Es grime and Newsug lund.
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Bicklow
H. Willian Drug Store
Boston
Bowton
Newsug Lund
Loyalist Vest Tales From A Curious Report
A quirky historical note describes a strong vest of loyalty tied to Philip Vo of Spat who could not grow a beard. The Spididsh coure reportedly shed tears as they sacrificed theirala loyalty to the beandiess bowerck, a tale filled with odd phrases and local gamey lore.
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Philip Vo
Spat
Instinct and Reason in Monkeys Observed by Dr Jordan
In a St Nicholas feature, David Starr Jordan notes three Macaca monkeys. Baby Mono instinctively cracks an egg and eats it, showing inherited habits. Monkey Bob shatters an egg then eats the contents, demonstrating learned reasoning. Monkey Jocko attempts to eat his eye, rejects it, and discards it, illustrating trial and error in behavior.
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David Starr Jordan
Bob
Teeka
Mono
Jordan
Mano
Jocko
St. Nicholas
Easy Money and Wagers on a Word Choice
A cafe scene ends in a betting spree over the word unfortunate vs infortunate. A gambler wins 15 dollars after a dictionary proves the spelling is correct, claiming similar bets earned him money before. The piece weaves in brief notes on a French historian and a Denver lyric anecdote, ending with a street piano moment.
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Jim
Philadelphia Record
Shocking Practical Joke At Dinner Frankly Told
Eugene Field recounts a tale about Rivgena Bald the entertainer and his wife at a Chicago host family dinner. Field describes Bald’s playful trick of presenting guests with costly wine glasses then returning them to the pantry and staging a breakage to mask the swap.
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Eugene Field
Rivgena Bald
Iren
Hiwerlf
Mhita
Chicago
Fletch
Hoatesa
Mr. Meld
Pont du Gard concrete bridge shows ancient techniques
The Pont du Gard in southern France embodies old style concrete using alternating layers of large and small stones with cementitious material. Vitruvius and Alberti describe ancient methods of boards on edge and varied stone fill. The piece argues ancient concrete, if well made, can outlast modern bonds and implies a small sinking fund suffices for proper design.
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France
Pont du Gard
Vitruvina
Ike Alberti
Palladio
United States
The Salt Tax and Its Scroll of Fines
A historical note details pre revolutionary France and the salt tax system. Warehouses controlled salt sales with distant depots forcing peasants to travel for purchases. Each family must stock salt on designated days and declare yearly use, facing fines for any deviation or improper use such as salt for soup instead of pork. The kitchen was subject to inspection, and housewives risked penalties for petty infractions.
Wonderful Rock Garden and Harlem History
A description of England's largest rock garden at Friar Park Henley created as a Matterhorn replica with three acres, seven thousand tons of limestone, a quartz peak and alpine flora. It notes a miniature Swiss chalet, a brook and lake scene with small water features. Also includes a reflection on laughter as health and a brief note on Harlem’s early charter and the evolution of its name from Lancaster to Nieuw Haarllem in New York.
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England
Sir Frank Crisp
Friar Park
Henley
Yorkshire
Country Life In
America
Matternborn
Prank
Harlem
New York
Lancaster
Manhattan Island
Vilage
Nieuw Haurluem
New York Press
Two Sounds Injustice Judgment By Lumpkin Chief Justice
A Georgia case from Columbus features a wealthy resident seeking an injunction to block a near by planing mill fearing morning noise. Lumpkin rules the mill should proceed, calling progress of machinery a lullaby and noting only two sounds irksome to a man the ass bray and a scolding woman’s tongue.
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Joseph Henry Lumpkin
Georgia
Columbus
Atlanta Constitution
Pouchiead With Mud From Dark Africa Explorer Tale
A noted explorer reports a method used in central Africa to ease thirst and heat. After five days with no drink, his party wrapped poultices made from stagnant mud around their bodies to obtain relief, learning this simple process from their leader.
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Central Africa
Loudon
Insurativs Fry Italy and Medieval Insurance Roots
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt traces early insurance concepts to medieval Italy, noting sixteenth century Florence origins. It claims the Hornais did not know insurance and that guarantees to the state for naval losses waned after damages were deemed unworthwhile.
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Italy
Mutailic Meld ities Boat I Didn’t Know That
A garbled text fragment notes ambiguous statements about graduation and personal connections. It mentions unnamed individuals and places in a disjointed way, lacking clear events, dates, or outcomes. The readable parts suggest a casual, unresolved exchange without a coherent story.
New Setter Tales and Comic Snippets in The Press
A jumble of 19th and early 20th century quips, verse lines, and jokes. References include Irish setters at a kitchen stove, a talking dog tale, a dubious Hegraph record pun, journal snippets from Puck and Dorchester sources, and a fragmentary proverb about chastity.
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Oscar
Debt of Honor Story With Promissory Note Fire
A quixotic tale centers on a debt of honor between debtor and creditor. The creditor burns a promissory note but reveals a second original is still valid, prompting a cautionary remark on careful promises and mercenary motives.
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Hanteur
How to Cure and Color a Meerschaum Pipe
The article explains careful smoking to color a meerschaum pipe. Boil waxed pipes for a thin wax surface, then smoke slowly to avoid overheating. New pipes should not be smoked outdoors in cold weather, and color builds over weeks with fresh tobacco added atop.
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London
One Use For Matches From Broadway Clerk
A clerk in the black goods department of a Broadway store pocketed a box of safety matches to test fabrics for customers. He explains women often test cloth by lighting a sighted match to see if the thread burns, revealing cotton or wool content. The anecdote highlights old fashioned shopper caution.
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Black Goods
Eve
Garden of
Gden
New York Globe
An Elephant Experience at the Herd
A narrator recounts stalking a bull elephant when a cow charged. The elephant drove tusks into a tree trunk, snapping them near the head. The stunned animal then fled with the herd, and the hunter gained about eighty pounds of ivory valued around $250. Circle Muaguzlue.
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Muaguzlue
Wean, Too Literally in Blunt Family Courtroom Exchange
An irate father snarls at a suitor, insisting on a formal betrothal process. The rejected suitor replies that the daughter asked to be treated as family and to become a sister instead, echoing a defiant, humorous dismissal of parental authority.
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Ube
Woman who calls daily probes neighbor yard shortcut
Mrs Aligall asks who is the daily caller using the telephone and notes a resident complaining about children cutting through her yard on Guihery way to adbuul. Cleveland Leuder.
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Adcbuul
Cleveland Leuder
Unclear Provost Proverb Reflected in Local Lore
A fragmented excerpt blends aphorisms and oblique references to reform and fortune. The text appears as a miscellaneous set of maxims, proverbs, and partial phrases without a coherent event, person, or place to anchor a news summary.
Doan's Kidney Pills touted by readers in town
A reader report from Mrs May Howard of Atherville credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after a year of back pain swelling and fatigue connected to kidney disorders. She trusted the remedy after a friend recommended it and says she remains well and will use it to keep kidneys in good order. Sold widely for 80 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as distributors.
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Eatherville
Dean
Hera
May Howard
Patna
Awell
Waa
Bright
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Sele
United States
Doana
Tyke Hoother
Notice of Will Proof in District Court
Notice states the will of George West, deceased, was opened and read on February 1 in Estherville. The hearing for proof of name and will is fixed for December 109 at the District Court with L Heffrlyingrr as Clerk.
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Tate
Lown
George West
Uas
Estherville
L. Heffrlyingrr
Notice of Proof of Will Hearing Set
Notice from Laimet county clerk states the will of Wor Wertz is declared and filed for probate. A hearing to prove the will is fixed for February 1, 810 at Witherville town. Dated December 21, 100. L AEFFELPINGER, Clerk District Court.
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Laimet
Wor. Wertz
Rand
Sime
Witherville
L. Aeffelpinger
Fishes that walk across land defy expectations
Dr Kanels Day of India notes fishes that migrate by land between water bodies. English officers witnessed climbing perches moving across grass and leaves to outrun a drought, using fins as feet and reorienting themselves as they travel. Pearson's Weekly reports the phenomenon.
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Ike Amin
Kanels Day
India
Dnstinet
Pearson’s Weekly
A Hopeful Poet Face to Face With Judgment
Paddy Quinn, described as a bohemian, was sentenced by Juste Samuel C. Hyde to ten days on the rock pile after confessing he had worked only seventy five wimwates during his ta nthy Kane. The court mocked his claim to be a litten poet as he prepared to speak, then sent him to the jail with tattered clothes and a big bearded look, but a note of hope remained that future recognition might come.
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Ress
Cleat VI
Antony
Whitebone
Leondon
Paddy Quinn
Juste Samuel C. Hyde
Washington
Quinn
Pegasus
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Raat
Erie
Hountington
Mra
Lawson
J. Fpdolnsen
Wetharrilie
Hatsherville
Wm. Bartleman
Mr. McKanna
Masherville
Mra. A. &. Anderson
Josie Anderson
Minneapolis
Hazel McKibben
Cedar Rapides
Woly
Jay Johnston and Co
Miles Beneat
EASY
Denver
Curodad Street
Optician
Ayer
Val
Velani
Eugene Wood
Success Magazine
Lowisville
Juuynal
Bites Kissh
Mies Bluyi
Vauser—iouton
Mary Backstoop
Mudie Sidestreet
Puck
Pather
Johnny
Johany
Percy Skitta
Detroit Three Press
Mrs. Aligall
Weill
Esthervilla
Wii
Wey
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