Hair Powder in Early Modern England Sparks Controversy
A fragmented account recalls debates over the use of hair powder in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Officials argued appearances served the public weal, while Tory critics condemned those who refused powder or embraced baldness as signs of revolution.
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Tobins
Pian
Siena
Barbera Pole
Great
Warmouth
Woh Abbey
Major Cox
Derby
Anointing Stones in Ancient Memorial Practices
The note surveys ancient customs of anointing stones with oil and setting them as memorial pillars or objects of worship. It traces meteoritic origins, mythic stones like Abadires, Levitical prohibitions, and the Jacob narrative as context, noting bactylla as the oriental term for these sacred stones tied to Bethel.
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Jacob
Orient
Bethel
The Valuable Moose and Other Fragments in One Text
A collage of 19th century prose and humor reflects on the moose as a keystone of northern indigenous life, followed by anecdotes about knights in armor, a London joke about blindness, reflections on love and wealth, and a misquoted quip about carving out fortune. The piece mixes essay, quip, and anecdote in a periodical style.
Endorsed testimony and patent medicine notes
A public endorsement from a Esther ville representative cites Dean's Kidney Pills for relief of backache kidney distress and related symptoms. The ad lists prices, distributors, and physician fee bills, followed by a collage of medical claims and products including treatments for herpes and other ailments with a lengthy notice from Estherville physicians and local druggists.
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Estherville
I. QO
Silge
South Th St
Cag
Dean
Williams & Anderson
aster—Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United Stat
Donn
Foreclosure petition filed in Iowa district court
In Burnet County Iowa a petition filed by John Doe and others seeks foreclosure on several mortgages tied to real estate in Armstrong Iowa. Defendants include Florence Willis Kilbs Heirs Robinson Dowson and others. Judgment sought is the monetary sum of five thousand dollars with eight percent interest plus costs and foreclosure of the described parcels of Lot 20 21 and 22 in Block 2 of the Town of Armstrong Iowa. The case appears to set April 2 1908 as the deadline for appearance.
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Plato Tit
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Armatrong Brick and Tris Company
Sige Frop Store Company
van Denberg
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Ad Enedliof Thenars
District Court
State of Lown
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Florance
Julie Mills
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Robinson
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Armstrong
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Chicago
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Koiniet County
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Motherville
Lows
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Phobia
Wanted men women boys and girls to represent
Advert seeks workers for McChure’s Mapa gine with good pay. Apply at 07 Mast 28d St, N. City.
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McChure
Mapagine
New bovatiud bi the sett too of the babs bhick
Unclear readable text notes a local event or notice with scattered proper nouns. Names and places are fragmented making precise identification difficult. The fragmentary OCR lacks coherent action, date, or authority details to confirm a specific public notice or event.
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Babs
Passenger and freight train numbers listed on timetable
Omaha Denver Colorado Spur Fort Worth St Paul Minneapolis Arrival ta AQpe Passenger No 0 Freight No 676 Going Lot Passenger No 00s Passenger No titi T Freight No oH tFreight No ai Forest City Division Archive Passenger No 717 tFreight No 771 Gotn ANT Passenger No 71s tFreight No 772 Daily Daily except Sunday Freight trains do not carry passengers unless provided with tickets M OALGIEN Gon Passenger Agent GHIOAGO TLE
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Forest City Division
Larcive
M.oalgien
Ghioago
TLE
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