Township Financial Ledger Reveals Yearly Receipts and Expenditures
The New Durham Township report lists receipts totaling 213,545.75 and disbursements across multiple funds including general, road, dog, and special school funds. It notes final balances by fund and confirms board approval of the annual financials.
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Fred Hausheer
C. Cc
Martin
FE. Martin
Dolman
H. O. Cathtart
Geo
Sal
Dave Rapp
Pt Sal
Tony Frances
Cem
LaPorte City Sch
A. Fitzpatrick
Leroy Leonard
L. Leonard
Ed. Higgins
L. Martin
C. E. Martin
Wy. L. Dodd
W. Hartman
Adv
Julius
J. F. Dolman
E.s
C. Leroy Leonard
Argus-Lulletin Co
Ptg
Medaris
Garwood, Dass
Sfol Standiford
Dan Jessun
Roy Allen
Erisll Ee
Julius Anderson
Mythe
Arthur McClure
Lewis
Davidson
Joseph
Johanni
G. Jessup
New Durham Township
LaPorte County
Indiana
New Durham Two
George W. Hartman
Belief in Bonaparte’s Sloppy Orthography Cited by Las Cases
The excerpt notes how Las Cases contrasts Napoleon Bonaparte’s public duties with attention to spelling and writing. It quotes Napoleon’s remark implying a minister or official may ignore orthography, preferring to record rapid ideas rather than perfect typography.
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Bonaparte
Las Cases
Night in the veldt with a tethered horse and wild sounds
The narrator recalls camping in darkness after dismounting from a gallop across the veldt. He hides under raw hide as wildlife noises surround him, thinking of village life among wild pigs and jackals. The night passes with persistent chewing sounds on the hide until morning finds the horse nearby.
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Sol
Boy asks father about country identity in tale of A Man Without a Country
In a reminiscence from Elizabeth McCracken, a boy living in England as a child asks if he has any country at all. His American father answers he is American and must stay loyal. The story credits the tale A Man Without a Country with shaping his lifelong patriotism as he nears military service.
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England
United States Army
Elizabeth AfeCracken
The
Home Progress Magazine
Gertrude and John Discuss Honest Communication Grief
A dialogue between Gertrude and John shows their resolve to talk openly about dislikes and faults. They aim to understand each other better and align their expectations in daily life.
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Gertrude
John
Eran
Iver and the Napkins of Truth and Taste
A fragmentary meditation by Oliver Wendell Holmes critiques waiters and napkins, imagining a tavern burned to ashes to start anew. The prose shifts through literary allusions to Pope Denham and graceful figures, ending with a surreal vision of napkin bearing animals replaced by Anne and Margaret.
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Denham
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Margaret
Oliver ‘Wendell - Holmes
Lemon trick dissolves bone in Yonkers dinner tale
A Yonkers dinner table tale recounts a guest choking on a bone and an Ossining man advising lemon juice. The guest swallows a lemon half and, within a minute, the bone dissolves into liquid gelatine due to the citrus acid. Diners test the method with similar results.
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Yonkers
Mole Life Secrets Revealed By British Naturalists
Harper's Weekly reports a British scientist studying the mole notes its underground tunnel system with a distinctive perpendicular shaft that meets another run. The article says the adult mole is nearly blind though embryonic sight hints exist, and an instance describes a mole eating the eyes from below a pheasant nest.
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Amell
Harper's Weekly
Opened. His Eyes. Sweet. Chaucer Epicus and Amaryllis
Fragmented literary verse depicts a pair beneath a mill stream as lovers express affection with archaic phrasing and stylized exclamations, framed by playful, melodic language. The piece reads like a teasing, romantic lyric.
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Maater
Shelly Pink
Jovers
Dark Horse Pete Wins Nineteenth Street Race
Judge McMinamee, famed oracle of the state, declares a dark horse will win. Pete, the unnamed entry, stays unseen until the three quarter pole, then surges to the front and takes victory over the favorite in a dramatic finish.
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McMinamee
Pete
Inauguration of Iron Age Findings Across Regions
The article surveys beaded evidence and dates for iron usage across Asia Africa Egypt and Europe noting late adoption in Egypt 9th century BC Libya 450 BC and Uganda only in recent centuries. It credits Central Europe Noricum as the probable origin of iron metallurgy while iron spread gradually via Greece from Hallstatt Bosnia and Transylvania.
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Africa
Egypt
Libya
Uganda
China
Europe
Noricum
Austria
Bavaria
Hallatett
Bosnia
Transylvania
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Hertz and Marconi in Wireless Telegraph History
A compact note explains Hertz’s discovery that electricity moves in waves like light and heat. It credits Hertz with making wireless telegraphy practical, while Marconi is noted for applying others’ discoveries to success.
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Hertz
Marconi
New York Police Add New Mascot Peg Post to Bum the Yellow Dog
New York police add an ochre hue dog named Peg Post to their mascot lineup alongside the official yaller dog Bum. Peg Post patrols the Mulberry Street station posts at night, shifts posts with duty officers, refuses tidbits, and vanishes by dawn.
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Bum
Mulberry Street
Pee Post
Peg
Post
New York: Tribune
Largest Flying Fish Reported by Warship Crew
The British warship Ardeola sighted a large school of flying fish near the Canary Islands while homeward bound. The crew observed the fish leaping and some were reportedly dropped into the mess, becoming a curious episode aboard during the voyage.
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Ardeola
Canary
Fragmented OCR Note Unclear Event Or Names
Fragments show unreadable text with partial letters and no clear event or entities. Unable to determine a concrete person place or organization from the legible portion.
Doctor Faces Accusation Over Slow Response to Sick Child
A mother accuses a doctor of inhumanity for not arriving immediately to a sick child. The doctor defends his stance, saying parents ignore his instructions and rely on outdated, old-fashioned care. He notes the child is a scientifically reared baby, unlike traditional approaches.
Fawn and Saint Bernard Companions in Swiss Village
In Bauma Switzerland a farmer found a young fawn and grew it with a large Saint Bernard it adopted. The dog and fawn share a kennel sleep together, walk together and defend each other. They roam daily and always return home at night with the gate left open. The fawn has grown taller than the dog, yet the bond remains.
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Bauma
Switzerland
Loors
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