A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing and German War Strife
An American observer argues Maximilian Harden masks government aims, accusing him of serving the Kaiser as a tool. He details police corruption, worker misery, and wartime deception, predicting two revolutions as civilians and officers may turn against the regime with growing unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althe
Berlin
Germany
German Empire
Les
America
Kaiser
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
People's Champion
Belgium
Harden
Belgian Netherlands
Calais
Antwerp
Flanders
Limburg
Brabant
Alsace-Lormaine
Luxemburg
Hohenzollernism
Kommandentur
Carpathian
Latse
Efort
Dresden
Seventeenth August Fairbantt Invites and Storm Toll
A windstorm near Mt Bellingham caused property damage and narrow escapes, with no lives lost. Oscar Brown, a 45 year old Illinois Central engineer, injured his hand but blood poisoning emerged after. The piece covers political notes on Senator Hitchcock, the German intrigues, and the impact of direct primary laws on party organizations, plus social notes including Mae Bella Loonan and Dr. Thomas A. McManus wedding plans and street fair fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Mra
Mt. Bellingham
Martha
C. Bellingham
Albert Asault
Oscar Brown
Black Hawk County
Tlinois Central
Buchanan County
WF. Parrott
James Parrott
R. S. Brown
Hitchcock
Vierecking
Minneapolis Journal
George Sylvester Viereck
America
Nebraska
Fatherland
Viereck
Germany
Congress
United States
Senate
Xnebra
Minnesota
Emdarge
Teo
Witehcoek
Fifty Years Ago in August 1868 Local Notes and Advertisements
The item mix recalls old weather hints, chicken hunting pleasures, and noted moves like A. Snyder buying the Cadar Falls Gazette One notice mentions threshing in Iowa and crop yields while a sketch of St Mark's parish church plans shows a frame building on Parvis Avenue with a tower. Prices for Wheat, potatoes, barley, rye, butter, and corn are listed. A stranded wolf rumor impacts Grundy County, and Cod Liver Oil ads claim health benefits with a testimonial from Mrs. Alice Cousins of Conneautville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Shwyn
Jelawer
Tom Catta
Tom Cat
John FW
St. Mark’s
New Parvis Avenue
Uearly
Home Patrol
John Biwell
Evolving Spelling Notes in English and Canadian Speech
A fragmented discussion explains how the term leftenant or lieutenant is pronounced differently in England Canada and America. The text hints at phonetic contrasts and suggests an explanation for these variations based on regional usage and linguistic change.
Fort Worth Daily Atlas Early 1878 Local Notes and Market
Forty years ago this Wednesday August 1 1878 soft coal prices surged from 80 cents to 4 dollars per ton in Grundy Center amid competition from local coal men. The report lists enrollments at a district institute including Clara Hunt Mary Logan and Willa Nichols plus local farming notes Elk Run wheat yields of 20 bushels per acre. A six month old infant died of cholera infantum in Lincoln township. Marriage at Belvidera Wisconsin. Diphtheria cases and quinsy after travel. Grain market and local prices for wheat oats corn barley and potatoes with livestock prices and yard notes in W Harvey’s yard.
Tom Cat Trick Nets Mouse With Glue In Attic Plan
A clever lazy cat plans to trap mice using glue in a library and attic. He pours glue into a hole, secures his tail with it, and pulls a mouse from the floor, intending to hoard the trapped rodents while the household sleeps. The tale follows his misadventure and eventual capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cat
Tom
Everyhony
Clarifying Spellings of Tenant and Lieutenant
The passage contrasts English spelling wan Jlef with American pronunciation and explains the root meanings. It notes tenant derives from Latin tenere to hold, while lieutenant means one who holds a place in place of another, acting in lieu of a captain when unavailable.
Promising Phosphate Cure for Excessive Thinness
An advertisement touts nitro-phosphate as a powerful flesh-growth remedy for thin people. It claims quick weight gain, restored energy, and improved health by feeding nerves and body cells with phosphoric elements, warning it should not be used by those not seeking flesh gain.
Also Mentioned on This Page
McClure
MW. Harden
Hohenzotern Revinia
Mae Bella Loonan
Thomas Loonan
Thomas A. McManus
Kirk Stewart
Menced
Creamery Journal
D. C
Springfield
Henderson
Leslie M. Shaw
Varlow
Damand
A.C. Holt
The
Cadar Falls
Mullan
Mullan & Moody
Grundy Coun
Sila
W. Houghton
Chicago
Charley
Anna
Jtakes
Cousins
Conteaville
Penn
Alice Cousins
Wangler Trog. Co
GF. Miller
Codvart
Serryent
England
Canada
Grundy Center
Teachere Istituta
Clara Hunt
Mary Logan
Wila D. Williams
Willa Nichols
Frank &. Knapp
Agnes C. Siossiman
Cara Ordway
Mary J. William
Emma Gunt
Viola la Barre
Carrie White
Mary L. Ayers
Mary and Bella McGaffin
Baa Virden
Eva McGray
W. D. Walls
Sarah Wells
Fannie Grout
Lilla Bingham
Giles W. Sage
A. W. Jobs
C. W. Rownd
Addie Currier
Annis Quackenbush
Susie Reiber
Andrew J. Lyon
Arthur F. Kally
Ron
William
Amanda Kelly
Lincoln Township
HT. Laka
Misa Carrierer Nuyn
Watarina
Belvidera
W. W. Plerea
Minneapolis
St. Prat
Barney
W. Harvey
Utter
Sandman
Mrs. Fp, A. Walker
Bellans
Hansen and Hansen
East Fourth Street
C. J. Miller
Fourth Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Minneapolis, Minn
Bath
LIC
Iverr
Bern
Judas
Lichty’s
West Fourth Street
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