LAND TITLE BY DIGESTION IN NEW ZEALAND CASE
An old native in a New Zealand land court recounted a ritual claim to land. He described killing the landowner and kin, eating the body, and then transferring title to himself under customary law. The court accepted the tale as proof of title, noting digestion as a recognized path to ownership in this account.
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New Zentucal
Custtin Benard
Lane Trettatera
New
Ondrees
Queston
New Zealand
Novel Tackle Training Device In Football
A Quebec club reveals a new tackle training device using a canvas bag on a suspended frame with a life preserver, swung to misdirect riders as they dive. Players practice headlong tackles, but attendants pull a cord to steer the target, teaching precision as the crowd laughs and trainers approve.
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Que
le Tasyns
Water Barrels From Oak Trade Demand Satisfy South Markets
A New York Sun item notes oak water barrels sized one three and five gallons as a small but steady export. These handy vessels with detachable or folding handles mirror current carrying-handle trends and support South American and South African shipments.
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South America
South Africa
New York Sun
Cliffs Marat by the Sea and Fires of Bal lybunton
A fragmentary reader note describes cliffs on Ireland’s western coast where old sea rocks burned into lava and brick after oxidation, with smoke and vapor rising for weeks. A tall man boasts about his wife’s hammering skill and a chorus reacts to lightning, followed by a stray quip about a dollar tomorrow.
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Ballybunton
Ireland
Yonkera
Give the boys a chance not to be named after great men
A Brooklyn Standard Union op ed argues against naming children after famous figures. It cites a Pennsylvania farmer who named his son Kinley and faced ridicule, noting relatives who named children after McKinley Bryan and others. The piece urges giving boys names of their own.
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George Washington
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Murd
Washington
Pennsylvania
Kinley
Tiathe
Bryan
Homestead
Smith
Smitha
McKinley
Willam J Bryan
Brooklyn Standard Union
Sympathy of the Bros Canaries Die After Little Girl
A Louisville Commercial report recounts a sorrowful tale from Ekerty Indiana. Minole Fay, a young girl, grew close to three canaries above her sickbed and whispered for them to stop singing as she neared death. After her death the birds refused food, one by one dying within a week and were buried in small graves atop the mound.
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Durlea
Canary Bigjs
Ekerty
Ind
Minole Fay
Louisville
Can politician be a Christian debate stirs in politics
In a curiously phrased discussion, Mr Greatmann notes a debate on whether a politician can be a Christian. He suggests the answer depends on accepting hard scrutiny and personal patience as essential traits.
An Unkind Conclusion Sause New York Aid Fragment
An unclear fragment notes running thoughts and fear while someone may be asked to stay in cramped quarters. The text references New York Aid and an implied social pressure, without a clear narrative or identifiable figures.
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Sause
Iitodd
New York
Sent Her Out of Hearing in Bantering Exchange
A fragment shows a humorous exchange about sending a daughter to Paris for voice cultivation. Hostess questions Mr Bron von about her daughter’s singing and whether she should be trained abroad. Bron von quips that she should be sent as far as Paris at least.
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Hostese
Bronvon
Paris
Home grown strawberries in Wooster market report
Sample of Austin was arrested for jumping a freight at Odell’s Lake on Tuesday and was confined to await further action.
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Wooster
Sample
Austin
Odell
Thoughtless Writer Causes Club Etiquette Chaos
A woman writer, hired to prepare a club paper, loses her nerve mid reading when a challenging word halts her. The professional author fronting the piece exits abruptly as the patron who paid for the work threatens retribution, leaving the event in uneasy suspense. Kylee
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Agalaou Tong
Ile
Washington
Leannes
Eleed
Indian Witchcraft and Tragic End of Desultah in 19th Century Tale
Winnipeg correspondent reports a legendary tale of Indigenous rites and murder accusations. Desultah allegedly killed a boy through a spell but was not convicted of the murder. the case exposed tribal beliefs, a clan’s decline, and a suicide pact. The narrative also includes an old recipe for cheese balls with spices and a note on shaping through a forcing pipe.
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Orth
Dutiane
Merthayton
Nanaltel
Nansitick
Uke
Weiter
Winnipeg
Muches
Descultah
Rancheria
Alert Bay
Thet
Naas Dick
How to Make an Ottoman From a Wooden Box
A practical home craft note explains turning a wooden box into an ottoman for the foot of a bed. Use hinges if available, enamel the exterior, sew a long flounce to the box, and add a full cushion with a four inch frill. A tape or webbing rim prevents the lid from falling back. Also: Howard Barr of Maysville had three Angers crashed in rollers at the grist mill last week.
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Aide
Howard Barr
Maysville
Electric Road Prospects For Wooster Grow Strong
A Board of Trace committee led by Frank Miller W J Mullins and W D Foss reported after a Cleveland visit that the electric road extending through Wooster holds fine prospects. The annual inter society contest Atbonaecan versus Irving set for June 8 at the City Opera House with debates essays and music.
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Frank Miller
W. J. Mullins
W. D. Foss
Cleveland
Board of Trace
Wooster
Atbonaecan
Irving
City Opera House
North Carolina
Cattle and Livestock Prices and Ranges
Market report lists cattle and sheep prices with supply notes and ranges. Prime heavy cattle around 6.00, good cattle near 5.40 to 5.65, light and tidy butchers’ about 5.35, cows and calves 3.50 to 4.60. Hogs around 5.95 to 6.00, pigs 5.85 to 5.90, sheep and lambs supply light with steady market and lambs 4.50 to 5.00, spring lambs 4.60 to 6.50, fresh cattle and stock numbers noted.
Wedding plans and community notices from Wooster district
Proceedings before Squire Sweaney concern settlement of money due Sanford Hirdman from Yeoman Lodge. A wedding invitation is extended for Mrs Grace Belknap Clark to Mr Frank Malcolm Crane on June 19. Obituary notes eulogize E H Gilbert age 74. Memorial remarks praise Frank Hower and a Ladies of the Maccabees social event wins praise. Pan American Exposition excursion fares announced by Pennsylvania Lines with details for Wooster residents. Additional railway excursions to San Francisco noted for Epworth League attendees. Local marriages, employment changes, and school district enrollment figures are reported with fragmented names and places.
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R. C. Sweaney
Bashford
Bick
Sanford Hirdman
Yeoman Lodge
Pew
Grace Belknap Clark
George Clark
Mankato
Minn
Mra
Wm Belknap
Frank Malcolm Crane
E H. Gilbert
Bie Aon
E E. Gilbert
Sealthville
Toondas
Portage County
Smithville
Thoraday
Nualtziger
Buffalo
Canada
Hutaio
G W Laeyda
Wooster
Change of Train Times on Cleveland Wooster & Muskingum Valley
Change effective November 19 1899 lists train times for north central standard and south routes. Connections at Orville include No 4 9 008 am Wooster No 107 7 0a m 1084 55 pm 109 1 06 pm and various No 27 Ex 4 65am No 2 Mail 10 Shan No 35 Ex 10 30am No 88 Fx 4 12pm No Mail 2pm No 28 Ex 10 000m.
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Cleveland, Wooster & Muskingum Valley
Wooster
Orville
North South
Shan
Local Notes Highlight Health, Wedding, Deaths and School News
Minor mention Valentine Arm, ex commissioner, found in concerning condition after a light stroke. Daniel Good of Pleasant Home travels to Cleveland for throat operation. Walter Blandford and Alice Moore wed at Mrs Moore’s South Backaet home on June 4. Mrs. Cora Miller dies in Fredericksburg at 12. Wayne Township commencements set for June 14 at Madmenburg School Hall with list of graduates and attendees.
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Valentine Arm
Ophia Earden
Daniel Good
Pleasant Home
Cleveland
Walter Blandford
John Blandford
E. Monry Ut
Misa Alice Moore
W Oa Moore
South Backaveet
J. H Deeda
Willie Ward
Park Redick
Beulab Lehman
Pearl Oberry
Nha Wieand
Guesie Mowery
Jessis Lehman
Oslie Ibrig
Excursions move via Pennsylvania Lines village trips
Tickets sold by Pennsylvania Lines for excursions to Pan Minu June 7 9 inclusive and Kaendas City Mo June 7 10 for biennial meetings and council nobles shrines. Details from Thekot Agent Mennaylyan in Lince.
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Pennsylvania
Fragmented OCR note hints at train service details and dates
The text appears as garbled OCR from a historical newspaper item with scattered numbers, place names, and train related terms. It mentions Pennsylvania Lines and terms like dining cars, manager, agent, and ranging of trains, but lacks coherent narrative or dates.
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Cnet
Fea
Talega
Mrvitan
Lithia Toledo
BOA Ford
Btsars
Canere
Toahy Ayertt
Pennsylvania Lines
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