Major James F Cook Pioneer Soldier Dies at 74
Major James F Cook, aged 74, longtime county figure and farmer, died Friday night after a long illness. He served as major in the 10th O V I and later held Fayette County offices as treasurer and sheriff. Survived by three sons Isaac James and Jack Cook of St Louis and two sisters. Funeral Saturday at two o clock at his residence.
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James F. Cook
Georgedams
Major Cook
Gitil
Messrs
Isaac, James
Jack Cook
St. Louis
Sona
James F Cook
Army
10Th
Cook
Fayette County
Milo Rockwell
Civ
Mary Marey
Mt Sterling
California
World death rates show Messina healthiest place besides earthquakes
Washington June 17 The Public Health and Marine Hospital Service released global mortality statistics claiming Messina Italy boasts the lowest death rate with 87 per 1000 for sickness. Ireland’s Emerald Isle and Great Britain show higher rates, while South Africa and Scotland register 27.7 and 17 per 1000 respectively.
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Messina
Italy
Ireland
Kilkenny
Great Britain
England and Wales
South Africa
Scotland
World speed record set by Mooruen Port in new monoplane
Paris reports Mooruen Port powered a self built Nieuport monoplane to a sustained speed record with a flight distance of miles at eight miles per hour under comparable conditions. The narrative mentions English hopes for a race in the International Troy Elyria event and other scattered notes from June.
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Paris
Mooruen
Nieuport
England
Washington Music Co Big Sale On Mandolins and Guitars
A large sale is underway at the Washington Music Co featuring mandolins violins and guitars with discount pricing and display ready for customers today.
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The
Washington Music Co
James E. Smith Joins Greenfield Auto Company
James E. Smith, tied to local garages the past eighteen months, has joined Greenfield Auto Company as craftsman. The narrative mentions a Latin poem found in a school book and notes the father was a top Greenfield High School graduate.
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James E. Smith
Greenfield
Greenfield Auto Company
Cureather
Olo
Greenfield High School
Change in Library Hours This Summer
The Public Library will close at 7 o clock during the summer months except on Saturday nights when it will remain open until 9. The change begins this coming Monday night. Ott Life Insurance Kearney Building.
Pomerene Opens Fight Against Trusts in Senate Speech
Senator Pomerene pledges to direct Attorney General to pursue criminal action against tobacco and standard oil trust officials. He vows to devote his time to challenging alleged trust violations and overturning court rulings, marking the start of a broader anti trust campaign.
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Columbus
Arion Ih
Wasiington
Ald
Atterney Kirchbeum
Stark County
Olio
Deavee
Davis
Common Pleas Court
Pomerene Sain
Wickersham
Tupacco Trust
Senate
Slavery In Scottish Mines Described In 15th to 18th Century
A fragment from The Tread End Titwes portrays Scottish mining slavery from 1445 to 1775. It notes keepers with bloodhounds to track runaways and mandatory labor choices with corporal punishment for idle days, yet cites a law granting miners partial freedom in Scotland.
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Scotland
Jad
Rcotland
London
Perfumed Fruit and a Royal Name Tale
An article fragment describes a peculiar fruit with a pale yellow lemon hue grown on a crooked tree with spiraling branches, perfumed to smell like the fruit itself. It notes the fruit is edible despite odd growth and notes Japan’s trees grow diagonally. The piece then shifts to a historical note about the Macgregor family name and royal bans, referencing Charles I, William and Mary, and early seventeenth century anti Macgregor persecutions.
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Japan
Perhujes
Pearson’ Weekly
Macgregors
Charles Ir
William and Mary
Charles Macgregor
Murray
Mun
Leadon Spectator
Memorial Day observance by Methonene Tribe No 12
The Red Men of Methonene Tribe No 12 hold their annual Memorial Day next Sunday June 1st meeting at the wigwam at 1 p m Sunday afternoon then proceed to the First Captain church where Brother Harry Wood will give the memorial address all who can furnish flowers are asked to bring them to the hall Sunday morning
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Harry Wood
Unanswered Turkish Riddle Recited Across Centuries
A fragmentary old Turkish riddle handed down through centuries asks a cryptic question about a beggar and happiness. The garbled text preserves the gist of a traditional puzzle without clear solution or modern context.
Henkle Poison Case Provokes Delaware Scandal Talk
Detective Matthews spent the day interviewing witnesses in the Henkle poisoning case as new leads surface. Edgar Way’s death from arsenic poisoning prompts renewed scrutiny of Mrs Jessie Was-tenkte and the arrested stepmother, with the grand jury expected in September.
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Wheelin
W. Va
Henkle
Wbo Matthews
Delaware
Warren Hast
E. Vee
Ehrr
Matthews
Focuer
Tessie Henk
Mra Hess
Edgar Way
Mirlie Henkle
Tevencold
John 1
Jessie
Grand
Agricultural Prices and Miscellaneous Farm Items Listing
A fragmented price list shows items like Wheat and Corn, oats, hay, clover, potatoes, beet, and young chickens with various prices. The page reads as an old market catalog with rough figures such as 50 cents and 22 cents per unit, indicating typical farm goods pricing.
Corn and Corn Meal For Horses From Ancient Manual
Readers are advised on feeding corn and corn meal to horses and cows, detailing laxatives, proportions, and digestion. Notes cover laxative servings, roughage limits, cob content, and cattle udder and conformation cues for healthy dairy animals.
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Uncle Sam
United States
New Aviation Record
Elyria. O
Andy
Gates Gamb
Lodrew Carnegie
Paker
Washpeton Fe
Brokenstown
Bething
Tutrlifus Tikibus
Papibus
Soundus Sonmorum
Kickibus
Hute de Dorum
Ott—Life Insurance
Kearney Bldg
Pomerene
Red Men
Bell Phone
Enkle
Ose
Michigan
Chicago
Bowen
Ieee
Psblag
Cleveland
Keaterm
Pillkewee
Springer
BOM Vrorting
Cher ‘Oria Rye
E.T. Evans & Co
Dice-Mark Hdw. Co
Henry Sparks
West Court ST
Setie
VM Caverdell
Chretien
Walt &S
Jas. T. Tuttle
Optician
Senenan
Oble
Second St
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