Rumors and Remedies Highlight Local News Snippet
A mixed page item notes kidney pills helping a Ottumwa resident, a jab at a colored ice cream legend, Foley’s medicine for coughs and colds, and a lengthy historical rail stage narrative from New York. It mentions Tallman livery intact under excavation and details Seneca Turnpike operations, plus farm periodical ads and local market notes.
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Tacker
Ants Farm Like Humans In Texas Grain Patches
An old Texas note describes ants cultivating grain in a circular patch about ten to twelve feet wide, called ant rice, where they harvest the crop but let no other plant sprout. The piece also mentions kidney medicine notices and coal sterilization tales, including testimonials for Foley Kidney Pills and Chamberlain's Liniment, with local shop references and varied anecdotes.
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Texas
SUI
J. A. Adleman
West Plains
Foley
S. Hl. Willian
Astonished the cook by Mr Clarendon's orders
A San Francisco Chronicle tale describes Mr Clarendon, a one-eyed guest known for a marvelously voracious appetite. He befriends kitchen staff and waiters, earning the title passport to the kitchen’s best. A waiter brings a T-bone steak order, prompting surprise at his rapid, varied demands within an hour.
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Leavy
J. M Hayden-Clarendon
Hospital
Walter
Billy Ball
Broiler
San Francisco Chronicle
LHC Manure Spreader Kemp and 20th Century Corn King
Local agricultural column highlights the LHC manure spreader Kemp models along with 20th Century Corn King and Cloverleaf brands. Notes their place in mid century farming equipment trends and regional use across farm operations.
Bird Returns to Cage After Winter Feeding
A Kelthda area resident fed frequent visitors to his garden during winter. He enticed a greylong to a cage, noting it wore a ring marked Almreen University 7135. On January 3 1912 the bird returned to its cage, confirming its identity and prompting the owner to report the incident to The Scotsman correspondent.
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Kelth
Ily Beg
Almrdeen University
Scotsman
Hig
When Flirting Has No Charm in Hot Springs
An aviation wheel burned recently at Hot Springs Arkansas amid Degro population chatter as two guards debated the allure of flying machines. One boasted about offering ten dollars for a ride, while the other exclaimed the sum was too high a price for flirting with danger and an undertaker.
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Abouz
Chile
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