Punitive Russian Advance Threatens Persia in Tabriz
Russian officials vow severe punishment for Persian attacks at Tabriz Hecht and Enzeli as reinforcements rush to the Caucasus frontier. The Novoe Vremya demands merciless action and collective Russian administration of Tabriz to indemnify families of slain Russians.
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St Petersburg
Persia
Tabriz
Hecht
Enzeli
Thessia
Kokovtseff
Sazonoff
Caucasus
Novee Vremya
Foreign Office
Russia
Novoe Vremya
Wool Growers Object To Tariff Schedule Rates
N S W McClure secretary of the National Wool Growers association says the group opposes the tariff board rates and will campaign for higher raw wool duties. He argues the board ignored interest costs on invested wool production and contrasts U S and Australian costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wool Growers’ Association
Washington
N.S. W. McClure
National Wool Growers’ Association
Tariff Board
McClure
Australia
Trevino seeks relief from command in Monterey region
General Geronimo Trevino has asked the war department to relieve him of command of the Monterey military zone covering Neuvo Leon Coahuila and Tamaulipan. A revoluntary proclamation signed by General Reyes circulates in the Bases Alimony on Land area. Mrs Flora Gray is granted divorce from John Gray with 9200 alimony and custody of two children. Judge Blair values the Gray farm at 120 an acre. Gray owns 280 acres.
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Monterey
Mex
Geronimo Trevino
War Department
Neuvo Leon
Coahuila
Tamaulipan
Reyes
Rushville
Ind
Flora Gray
John Gray
Blair
Gray
Troops Move to Quell Strike Turmoil in Mexico
Troops have left Torreon for Durance to quell strike troubles. In an encounter between strikers and a small force of soldiers an army captain was killed and several strikers were killed.
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Monterey
Mex
Torreon
Durance
Sidewalk Sketches On Maids And Hired Girls
A humorous look at domestic labor shows how hired girls became maids, the wage gap, and shifts in status. It notes maids are often imported from France and blend into households, causing confusion for husbands while old hired girls fade as a memory of $2 weekly wages and one night off.
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France
Verdi Literary Society Formed In Walnut School
Country literary societies grow in area districts this winter with Verdi as a new group. A debate on union labor pits Will Longer and Rev. Vogler against John Simpson and John Acheson. Program includes recitations, readings, songs, and papers by local students and residents.
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Verdi Literary Society
Walnut
Verdi
Will Longer
A. de G. Vogler
John Simpson
John Acheson
Vogler
Grace Hill
Messrs. Simpson
Acheson
Monmouth College
Ben Helmick
Cecil Hopping
Loran Palmer
Manuel Blick
Hazel Dawson
Blanche Helwick
Ethyle Erwin
Lela White
Frank Libe
Bessie Longer
Helene Helmick
Charles Longer
Ruth Lohrer
Long
Carl
Charles McKay
Christmas Tree Program at A M E Church
The A M E church held a Christmas program with a large tree of presents for Sunday school children. Nate Black as Santa distributed gifts and candy. The audience enjoyed performances including recitations, songs, and duets by students and the choir, with remarks by Mr. Hayes Crayton.
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A. M. BE
Nate Black
PD. W. Brown
D. W. Brown
A. J. Hall
Wildwood Hollow
Arnold Hall
Robert Turner
Edward Guinn
Dr. Brow
Catherine Turner
Raymond Wall
Little Molly
Florence Hall
Sly Santa Claus
James Rushing
Sinner
Mrs. Curry
Frances Rhodes
Elizabeth Redd
Robert Rhodes
Helen Motts
Sammie Hall
Mr. Hayes Crayton
Santa Claus
Vechten 454 Binet quote invokes resilience in fortune
The excerpt presents Eben E. Rexford advising readers to endure misfortune calmly. It urges making the best of events, avoiding complaint, and bearing both good and evil fortune with steady effort.
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Eben E. Rexford
Beauty Truths and MI-DNA Stomach Tablets Ad
An old advertisement claims beauty comes from a healthy stomach and promotes MI-DNA stomach tablets. It promises instant relief and permanent cure for stomach ailments, with a fifty cent box available at Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s
Simple Desserts From A Historic Recipe Page
A digest of inexpensive yet elegant desserts. Sponge Pudding uses flour milk eggs sugar and butter, baked in a water bath and served with nutmeg flavored sauce. Cavendish Pudding soaks bread crumbs in milk then bakes with eggs sugar and fruit flavors, steamed for tenderness, served with a liquid sauce. Fig Cups fill figs with almonds and pair with orange lemon juices and sugar, served cold with whipped cream. Ginger bread pairs with apple sauce or cream cheese molded with green peppers for a unique dessert option.
Show Strength of Character in Facial Features Debate
An old saying links high cheek bones with strong character, suggesting beauty signals inner resolve. The remark reflects cultural perceptions of facial traits shaping judgments about personality and strength.
Eureka Library Society Friday Program Recitals and Debate
Friday evening December 29 the Eureka library society presents a program of music by an orchestra recitations by Nellie Davidson Raymond Nicholson Marjorie Potratz and Nora Saunders essays and dreams by Edna Merchant Manuel Blick and others violin solo by Sam Potratz and papers by Mrs Thornton Beenblossom and Kate Snider Maude Ferguson serves as secretary with a debate portion included.
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Nellie Davidson
Raymond Nicholson
Marjorie Potratz
Glenn Beenblossom
Arthur Nicola
Sam Potratz
Maude Truax
Dream
Edna Merchant
Arch Cannon
Seng
Mabel Snider
Florence Petratz
Nora Saunders
Eulalie Merchant
Manuel Blick
Thornton Beenblossom
Kate Snider
PARISIAN SAGE Hair Tonic Ad Sparks Family Care
An advertisement touts PARISIAN SAGE as a reliable hair tonic that cleanses the scalp, prevents dandruff and itching, and helps hair stay lustrous. It claims guaranteed results or money back from Lemmon's Pharmacy and recommends weekly use for all family members.
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Lemmon
Closing Out Sale of Farm and Livestock Near Washington
Closing out sale announced for Thursday December 28 1911 at 11 o clock on the farm seven miles southwest of Washington fourteen and a half miles southwest of Titus six miles north of Brighton. Property includes twenty five horses work and brood mares aged eight to ten draft bred six eight year olds six two year olds three spring colts and more.
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Washington
Titus
Brighton
Attractive Farm Auction Offers Cattle Hogs and Implements
Cline Brothers and auctioneer Austin Sutherland offer 6 head of cattle 1100 lb steers 20 steers 1000 lb 19 head 900 lb cattle 6 red steers 1100 lb plus one milch cow fresh sale day. 1500 bu good corn 12 tons hay 2000 ears seed corn 140 head hogs includes brood sows fall pigs boars fat hogs sold by the pound. Farm implements and household goods listed with terms 10 percent down day of sale 50 percent held on farm. possession after Jan 1 1912. Lunch served. Auctioneers and clerks named. Sale dates 6 8 15 22 26.
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Hampshire
Titus
Deere
Deering
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cline Brothers
Austin Sutherland
H. T. Reynolds
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STECK
Sconkling
Steck’s Jewelry Store
The
Citizens Savings Bank of
Washington Capital
Sage Ollph Iiair Reme
Wyeth Chemical Company
Wyeth
Cortlandt Street
New York, N.Y
McElhinney Drug CO
Czar
St. Petersburg
Wool Growers Object
Trevino
General Reyes
the Wired Girl
Country Literary Society
Verdi Society
A.M. E
BINET
Eureka Litbrary Society
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
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