The Sand Wasp Uses Pebble Hammer To Dig
A well known naturalist Dr Peckham observed a sand wasp near a hole in earth. The wasp deposits an egg and a paralyzed spider, fills the hole with sand, and uses a small pebble as a hammer to level the surface and drive away the earth. The behavior is noted as a remarkable example of tool use by an insect. The observation is attributed to Dr Williston of Wansus University.
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Peckham
Therbert
Williston
Wansus University
Happenings in the Community News Day Item
Journal correspondents report local happenings across communities with notices of accidents deaths births and marriages. Read by residents for prompt updates on daily life events.
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Journal
Local social notes and upcoming events in Leningson
Miss Lissa Adams journeys to Des Moines for music studies while Artie Romine's reception honors his marriage. W F M S group meets at Edith Cutlumber's. Eva Snider visits Kalona. various visits and greetings among local families. corn delivered to Ed Smith in Wellman. King’s Heralds gather at Lord Martin's home. George Bishop suffers severe eye ailment.
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Lissa Adams
Des Moines
Johnson
Storm Lake
Iowa
Edith Cutlumber
Lewis Romine
Artie
Eva Snider
Don Brindley
Ed Smith
Wellman
Chancy
Evangelist Meetings Continue Through Week at Local Church
Mrs J E Emmons and children returned from Gladwin after a short visit. Mr and Mrs C W Yancy and daughter Olive from Columbus Junction visited in Haskins over the weekend. Meetings led by O E B Harvey and wife continue nightly through the week, closing Sunday night. W C Ruckman was a business visitor in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Emmons
Gladwin
C. W. Yancy
Olive
Columbus Junction
Haskins
O. EB. Harvey
W. C. Ruckman
Washington
Sunday Visits and Funeral Service Reported
Miss Esther Bracene visited the Cornell home Sunday on her way home from Allerton to Winfield. Eugene Prizer, nephew of Fairfield, spent Sunday here with his parents. The funeral of Mrs. John Spry was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Christian church conducted by a local minister.
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Esther Bracene
Cornell
Allerton
Winfield
Eugene Prizer
Ndece
Fairfield
John Spry
Christian Church
Walker and Cor nell Assist in Burial at Brighton Cemetery
C L Walker assisted by A B Cornell. burial performed at Brighton Cemetery according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Walker
A. B. Cornell
Brighton Cemetery
Local Farm Sales and Visiting Residents Report
Dr Downing treated a horse of Jos Lintz Friday evening and the animal is improving. David Durst sold his recently bought farm. James Zeck purchased the 200 acre Duke farm at 130 per acre and Dennis Bush was sold out at 124. The Misses Kiefer from Oklahoma returned home after a two month visit. County seat visitors included Jin Tobin Jos Dann and Jos Lintz with Chris Bockhorst and family visiting Mrs George Garrett. Eugene Bifck visited the county seat today. Mr and Mrs Frank Beenblossom and Mr and Mrs Edgar Vinton with Mr and Mrs B C Garrett of Washington spent Sunday at the Vinton home. W C Garrett traveled to Illinois Friday for business.
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Dr. Downing
Jos, Lintz
David Durst
James Zeck
Duke
Dennis Bush
George Garrett
Eugene Bifck
Frank Beenblossom
Brighton
Edgar Vinton
B.C. Garret
Washington
Vinton
W. C. Garret
Ilinois
J. W.S. Dunham
A. Chambers
Lou Livingston
Blockton
W. A. Walker
Nichols
J. TI. Pearson
Carl Long
Pittsburg
T. H. Will
W. S. Smiley
Crawfordsville
W. Crawford
T. J. Easter
Ruth
J. R. Newton
Bloomfield
G. M. Welch
M. J. Henderson
Leonard E. Trotter
A. S. Bailey
U. P. Church
Tata
Ainsworth Community Notes January 10
Local residents report visitors from Washington Blockton and Pittsburg while others return from trips to Crawfordsville Bloomfield and Nichols. The town reopens after a two week vacation and Rev. A S Bailey begins U P church meetings with daily services and scheduled sermons and prayer sessions.
Washington-bound travelers and local notices in small town
Jan 10 reports several residents traveling to Washington for funeral attendance including Mr and Mrs A A DeLong and M C DeLong. D C Griffith and W A Harper appear on local business and substitution duties while carpenters and painters work on a new school building expected to finish in about three weeks.
Local notes and social visits spark the week
Jan 1 updates report Grace Lyle leaving for New Mexico. Mrs May Leech of Osceola visits relatives here. Mrs Hi Bowers will host the Birthday Club tomorrow. M A Shule of Lincoln Nebr visits at the W Warner home. A hard time dancing party is set for Thursday. Mrs S Moritz visits Davenport. Will Peipfer returns to Burlington school duties.
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Grace Lyle
New Mexico
May Leech
Osceola
Bowers
M. A. Shule
Lincoln
Nebr
W. Warner
Parties gather for Jennie Walker and Carl Herring nuptials
West Chester reports MacFarlane Eckermann Co shipped 5000 pounds dressed poultry to Keokuk yesterday. Locals attend the Richland horse sale. Tomorrow at the bride's parents home two miles north, the marriage of Miss Jennie Walker and Mr. Carl Herring. Mrs. Will Holmes returned from Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacFarlane, Eckermann& Co
Keokuk
Richland
Jennie Walker
Carl Herring
Will Holmes
Keota
Telephone Notice for Supplement Phones in September 1904
Dated notice from I. G. Fox and D. J. Norton Jr urges residents to submit names for inclusion in a forthcoming directory supplement within three months. Also reports Dr. J A Little of Logansport visiting due to his niece's ill child, expected to depart tomorrow.
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I. G. Fox
Mgr. Wash. Tel. Co
Barbarous engines and spring guns at London auction mart
A London auction sale showcased barbarous contrivances used in rural life, including man traps and spring guns. These devices, once common on landowners estates, could maim trespassers. The sale drew attention to their brutal design and the warnings once seen on the devices and their implements.
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London
Iler Opinion on Boys A Childs Quoted View
A young girl’s humorous critique of boys appears in the Philadelphia Inquirer. She imagines boys as imperfect copies of girls and asserts women would rule if she could. The piece reflects playful gender observations from a child’s perspective.
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Adium
Philadelphia Inquirer
Recommendation that opened a treasury clerk role
A woman clerk in the Treasury Department recounts her appointment under General Spinner. After three years in Washington with no connections, Spinner declares that knowing no congressman is a strong endorsement and grants her the job.
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Treasury
General
Washington
The Hinck Gnat Superstition in New York Dining
A black gnat the size of a small house fly haunts a New York home and is said to be the soul of a departed friend warning of deaths to come. Simple folk fear and interpret its appearances as signs linking to forthcoming obituaries.
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New York
John
New York Press
Anthony's Nose a Natural Wonder on Mohawk Tributary
A remarkable geological curiosity called Anthony's Nose sits on a Mohawk River tributary in Montgomery County New York. Seen from the river at the entrance to the hill lands, the landform resembles a human nose at least 500 feet long. Nearby opposite Port Montgomery in Putnam County, the Hudson hosts another nose shaped projection known as The Old Man's Nasal Appendage.
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Mohawk
Montgomery County
N. Y
New England
Anthony
Port Montgomery
Putnam County
Hudson River
They thought he was dead and obituary notices appeared
A man believed dead reappears after newspapers printed his obituary. He has since avoided speaking to anyone, a consequence attributed to reading those notices.
Sarcantic Dialogue Cited by Detroit Free Press
A brief exchange features a speaker claiming stingy speech and a companion warning about losing command of language, noted in a Detroit Free Press snippet. The fragment hints at wit and rhetorical play within a newspaper quote.
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Detroit Free Press
Romance of a Statue in London Sold for Burial and Rediscovered
A statue of Charles in London was sold during the Commonwealth to be broken up, but the buyer buried it to profit from a later resale. He crafted bronze knives and forks as souvenirs for both royalists and Puritans. After the Restoration the statue was dug up and bought by the government, remaining there since 1674.
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Charles
London
Hospital Humor in Humor In the Wards
A London Hospital column recounts a laboring, unmarried man over fifty who cried on arrival. He had no pain or bad news, only leaving home for the first time, and his emotion wins affectionate humor from readers.
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London
Judge Rockwood Hoar Remembered As Wit And Jurist
Brooklyn Life notes Judge Rockwood Hoar brother of Senator Hoar as a noted wit and jurist. In a morning moment before his death his daughter found him recounting a dream of death’s angel at the foot of his bed wearing a fur cap.
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Rockwood Hoar
Senator Hoar
Angel of Death
Brooklyn
Verdi Social Notes Carousel of Havre Visitors
Mrs Carrie Mayhew of Havre visits her parents Mr and Mrs Adam Libe. H F Miller Howard Strohm and family visit John Long’s. Mrs John Hillhouse and daughter Black from Havre arrive to join the gathering.
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Carrie Mayhew
Havre
Adam Libe
H. F. Miller
Howard Strohm
John Long
John Hillhouse
Black
160 Acre Farm for Sale in Hardin County
For sale one of Hardin county's best 160 acre farms. 115 acres cultivated, 20 pasture, 15 house and grove. Good improvements and nice home. Price 60 per acre. Land will rent for 4.1 miles from good market. Must be sold in 6 days. No trade. Good terms. O. E. Smith, Union, la.
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Hardin County
O. E. Smith
Union
Prison garb and a long walk from Buffalo to Cleveland
Albert Hubbard recalls a bet to wear a prison suit for a Buffalo to Cleveland trek. He walked thirty miles in four days, was arrested nine times, and nearly mobbed at Dun Kirk by a Sunday school picnic. He states he remained unconvicted and notes no law defined male attire at the time.
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Buffalo
Cleveland
Dunkirk
Albert Hubbard
Child Concludes Cricket Needs Oil After Noisy Night
A young child, awake during bedtime, asks about a peculiar sound. The mother explains it is a cricket, and the child quips that the insect ought to get himself oiled. Appears in Young People's Paper.
Bearded Delusion Sparked by Unproven Elixir Claim
A man details a failed beard and moustache product claim by Young Kallow. The exchange reveals allegations the elixir promise is false and a barefaced lie, with emphasis on consumer deceit and product misrepresentation.
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Young Kallow
Believe We Can and Hope for What Remains Phrase
A brief line attributed to De Pinod urging belief in possible progress and maintaining hope for outcomes yet to come. The quote emphasizes persistent optimism amid uncertainty.
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de Pinod
Shooting Star Sparks Question on Youthful Privilege
A porch scene unfolds under night skies as a couple discuss a shooting star and a young man's privilege. The exchange between he and she hints at hopes and wonder. Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Stage Quip Sparks Laughing Gallery in Pittsburg Post
A young actor stammers Godfrey de Bouillon in a two line part as the hostile audience at a performance erupts with yells. The brief item captures a moment of stage heckling and actor theater cadence.
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Godfrey —Godfrey
Godfrey de Bouillon
Pittsburg Post
It Came Pretty Slow In The Old Mill Tale
A young man takes corn to a slow grinding mill and, after a tiny stream of meal emerges, he boasts he could eat faster than the mill can grind. The miller answers that the man could starve before finishing.
Curious note on Bermuda and its name origin
Johnny reflects on place discovery. He jokes Bermuda was found by a man named Bermudez and wonders how a place could share a discoverer’s name. The remark blends curiosity with a playful etymology.
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Johnny
Bermuda
Bermudez
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