St Olaf College Band To Give Opera House Concert
The St Olaf College Band of Northfield Minnesota under Prof F Melius Christianson with forty five students will perform at the Opera House on Saturday evening June 26. The band has toured nationally and internationally and features a complete instrumentation with a strong woodwind section and soloists in a varied repertoire.
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St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Oscar Gronseth
Opera House
F. Melius Christianson
Northwest
Carere Ratte
St. Olaf
Seattle
America
Norway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Vinal
Products of Child Labor and Debilitated Prisoners
A dialogue critiques child labor and inmate exhaustion, labeling them “proud products” of a system that enforces work over education. It argues labor and vice cripple individuals, leaving them tired, devitalized, and unfit for intellectual or moral growth.
Vegetable Ivory Nuts From Palm Trees Used In Manufacture
Ivory nuts or vegetable ivory come from the Phytelephas macrocarpa palm. Known as cororuta in France and Spain and tagua nuts in Colombia the trees mature slowly, taking about a decade to yield usable nuts. Used commercially for buttons, gaming counters, electrical appliances, and in inlaid work, Central American republics grow and export them, with Colombia Panama Ecuador and Peru as key producers.
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France
Spain
Colombia
Tanama
Ecuador
Peru
Don’t Hurt the Birds in Public-spirited Work
The passage urges protection of native birds valued by agriculture and horticulture as pest control and soil helpers. It condemns ruthlessly killing birds or destroying nests, calling bird lovers' collaboration essential to protecting home friends and enabling better harvests.
Too Much Love Gap Sparks Terse Mrs Teckaway Exchange
A fragment from a public dispute features Mrs. Teckaway denying accusations of deceit among friends while a opposing speaker emphasizes a "one tier" love directive. The exchange highlights tension over loyalty and sincerity in social circles.
Striking Time of Clocks With Unison and Delay
A Pittsburg clock expert discusses how clocks in a large house strike at different times. Some clocks strike on the half minute, others a quarter, while many aim for simultaneous strikes. One keeper supervises twenty clocks, with five in unison and the rest offset by minutes. The mistress’s jeweled clock is kept three minutes fast, and the keeper earns about $100 a year for maintaining the system.
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Ernest J. Gnessher
Pittsburg
A Slight Misunderstanding In New York Hotel
A South American guest with limited English attempts to summon a chambermaid named Susan. A waiter enters, confusion ensues as she demands the correct pronouns and names, causing alarm before the waiter flees. The scene highlights language barriers and hurried miscommunications in a hotel setting.
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Andy
South America
New York
Susan
Indy
Neighborly Feud Over Chickens in Orden Dispute
A brief quarrel erupts between neighbors over chickens roaming into Orden property. One party complains of a lack of decency, while the other defensively jokes about keeping stock and ignores the issue. Both sides reflect neighborly tension.
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Orden
Fragmentary gossip column snippet on Geraldine and minister
A fragmented excerpt shows dialogue about Geraldine and a minister, with a camel joke and a stray line about business and success. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or people beyond the names Geraldine and a minister.
The Cheerful Giver at Church Offerings
A father, Mr Bloom, asks his son Benny which coin he placed in the church collection. Benny explains he chose a nickel because he wants to give cheerfully and feels the nickel is worth more to him than a quarter.
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Benny
Mr. Bloom
Hs Papa
Papa
Drove of Turkeys in Melt County Disposed at Hickory
In Melt on These Qay, a drove of 215 turkeys moved through Watauisa county. The herd aged fifty had been gathered before reaching Hickory, where the remaining birds were sold or disposed of, as reported by Charlotte Observes.
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Judith Garolins Turxey
Nillesloel
Fragmented OCR Drug Store Dialogue Teaser
A puzzled caller in a cramped drug store asks for help as the clerk sighs and suggests visiting another store to check the directory. The strange phrasing hints at a mystery in a city setting with mentions of druggists and examination of listings.
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Dour
Paris Visit Sparks Hotel Bill Joke
Fragmentary dialogue references Paris travel and an amusing hotel bill at a City Bakery, mentioning soda water and other cool drinks as a social cue. The text reads as a casual exchange with unclear context or clear narrative.
Fresh divorce talk and advertised letters listing
A court gossip style snippet features a line about divorce grounds with a playful exchange on money and freshness of corn. The Wahpeton Post Office June 16 advertised letters list names such as Agness Courtney Mise Emma Smith Mrs Emma Smith and others with a note to call and say advertised and give date when inquiring.
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Wahpeton
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Wallace
Carl Kaufmann
No. Dak
Dr.c. Price
Breckenridge Minn
Veilleux Brothers
E. W. Gaag
Keen's Drug Store
Baldauf
Purcell
A.G. Divet
Purcell & Divet
Attorneys At Law
N. Dakota
G. A. Roundswell
Jamieson's
N. D
Osteopath
Glenn B- Wheeler
Jennie Y. Wheeler
Postoffice
4Th St
Wisconsin Ve
Cc. H. Vaughan
J. ‘Wahpeton
N. Dak
Citizen's National Bank
C. N. Thompson
Optician
Dan R. Jones
National Bank
Luildi Ahveton
Nick Meyers
City Hotel
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
Forkners Store
Bailey
Palle
Talley
Palley
Gerald
Mace Clear
Paris
Kert
Bill Jue
Ise
Agness Courtney
Mise
Emma Smith
Henry Gardner
Andrew Lee
Harry Kirschberg
Mike Mayer
R.C. Larrabee
Jacob O.mybre
W. M. O'Brien
Albert Salem
Newel D. Witzel
E. H. Mybra
Oxfords
Utz & Dunn
Oscar Rinderman
Poms
Friedericks & Barrett
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