Buffalo Hero of the Tale Montaos a Texas Ranch Story
Buck Pyle recalls a hunting tale from Clarendon Texas about Sam and Henry two ranch hands who shot at buffaloes. Sam rode a wounded beast and clung to its eight inch tail to escape. He then roused the animal with a poplar twig and guided it toward Donley county before Henry intervened. Sam refuses a buffalo nickel now even for three dimes.
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Buck Pyle
Clarendon
Texas
Sam
Henry
Donley County
Prie
Western Newspaper Union
Piggly Wiggly to Move Into New North Iowa Ave Store
Robert Orlo Jones of Pittsburg Plate Glass leads the installation of the black glass front for the Piggly Wiggly store on North Iowa Avenue. The move to the new location is planned for the first of the week.
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Robert Orlo Jones
Davenport
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Iowa Avenue
Brown Bess Musket Named In British Army History
Brown Bess, a flintlock musket used by British infantry in the Eight to early Nineteenth centuries, gave its name to the weapon before rifles replaced it. The term became obsolete with the adoption of rifles.
Unity Sale Promises Friday Market on Coppock Road
Readable line notes a weekly unity sale held Fridays near Coppock road seven miles south of Gerton with location indicated as Wesday March 15.
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Gton
Coppock Road
Washington
News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including civic events, school activities, local meetings, and upcoming performances. Short notices highlight community efforts, milestone dates, and notable residents in a compact, period-voice style.
Local notes and visits from Ainsworth area residents
March notes list Wes Meyer moving to Ainsworth area, Ray Foss relocating near Pleasant Hill church on Washington Rd, and several locals such as Hster Ashby Hamilton, W. A. Patterson, Meming Wellman, A. H. Collins, Mrs. Dan Cline, Ira Schafer visiting. Report mentions flu, church Bible class annual meeting at United Presbyterian, ladies serving a large meal, and 23 members with talks. community chatter ends with a recap of the session's social time.
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Wes Meyer
Ray Foss
Ainsworth R 2
Mr. Foss
Pleasant Hill Church
Washington Rl
Malaspina Named Glaciers After Capt Don Alessandro Malaspina
The Malaspina glacier and Malaspina island bear the name of Capt Don Alessandro Malaspina, a noted navigator who charted the northwestern coast of America under the Spanish flag in the late 18th century.
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Malaspina
Malaspina Island
Don Alessandro Malaspina
Spain
America
Understanding Sabotage as a Crime Across States
The term sabotage is defined as malicious waste or destruction of or injury to an employer’s property with intent to injure. It is criminalized by statute in many states and is pronounced eabd o tazh with the accent on the last syllable.
English Sportsman Struggles with Wild Game
A notorious poor shot visits a day’s sport in England and fires away as the theater crowd looks on in disgust. The birds prove elusive, and a keeper reveals the shooter has repeatedly struck the same bird, which keeps following him for safety, prompting the sportsman’s irritated retort.
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England
Poinsett the Man Behind the Yuletide Poinsettia
Joel R. Poinsett, born in 1779 in South Carolina, shaped by law studies and a military bent, became a key diplomat in South America and Mexico. He earned esteem for Unionist leadership in South Carolina and served as secretary of war under Van Buren, expanding the army and directing the Seminole campaign. His botany interest led to the Poinsettia, and he helped found the National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts, precursor to the Smithsonian.
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Joel R. Poinsett
South Carolina
Madison
South America
Chile
American
Mexico
van Buren
Poinsett
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Summary Chicago Mar 10
Market activity mixed with hogs 4 000 head, price range 6 65 to 8 10 for sows and top at 8 10. Cattle calves 1 000 head, mixed yearlings at 10 50, heifers 10 00, vealers near 11 00, generally steady. Sheep 12 000 head, lambs 8 50 to 8 90, sheep steady, odds down 5 to 15 cents. tomorrow's receipts projected cattle 100 hogs 500 sheep 3 000.
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Chicago
Mar
Chicago Produce Market News Brief
Chicago market report shows unsettled butter with large receipts and varied grade categories. Poultry receipts include ducks, geese, hens, leghorns, spring chickens and broilers with mixed percentage ranges, while potatoes remain steady on supply and shipment figures.
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Chicago
Market futures show mixed corn and oats values in Chicago
Chicago reports cash grain prices with corn at multiple grades from 45 to 48 percent and oats ranging from 28 to 32 percent. Corn receipts total 77 cars. Mrs Clayton Nicholson suffered a stroke early Wednesday and remains in serious condition.
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Chicago
Clayton Nicholson
Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed Trade Signals
Grain market listings for May July and Sept futures in Chicago indicate varied open highs and lows across corn rye and related commodities. The table records percentage values and unsettled readings, with multiple entries showing percent figures around the mid to high sixties and low seventies, reflecting fluctuating demand and pricing.
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Chicago
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