International Currents and Local Oddities From Williston
In a compact survey of global affairs the piece notes immigration amid prosperity, Russia and Japan in Manchuria, Dreyfus’ return as major, and a Paris loan by railroads. It recalls Calmette Guerin tuberculosis work, Haldane’s soldier training push, and Carnegie school demand. It ends with German dog hygiene tubs and a Kansas City divorce ruling over flirtation before marriage.
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United States
Paris
Tail of the Serpent in a Cowboy Ranch Tragedy
Mollie Chapman quarrels with Charley Farrel over a love triangle with Chase McIntyre. McIntyre is wounded by Jim Noman, Farrel intervenes, and Mollie admits she loves Farrel. Farrel saves McIntyre, and Mollie chooses the cowboy life with Farrel after McIntyre recovers.
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Mollie Chapman
Charley Farrel
McIntyre
Dad
Farrel
Charley
Chase McIntyre
Mollie
Jim Noman
Noman
Jim
Jeval
Chase
Farrell
Mac
Charney
Daily Story Pub, Co
Sea Superstitions Echo Ancient Legends Among Sailors
A lively survey recounts sea folklore from Homeric sea harpies to Virgilian fables, noting phantom ships and spectral Nights. It cites Castor and Pollux as omens, age-old rites like figureheads and ship blessings, and midwinter goblins of Dun Ters Ness as feared icons in maritime lore.
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Hesiod
Aeneas
Italy
Teo
Good Hope
Elso
Wexford Harbor
Dublin
To &E
St. Elmig's
Castor
Pollux
Prince and Princess of Wales
Neptune
Australia
Hisey Spreads New Gospel Across Iowa Campaign
Andrew Townsend Hisey, independent candidate for governor from Tama, launches a state campaign with a wheelbarrow, tracts, and a platform he calls Secular Government. He travels town to town preaching a radical economic plan, claiming public ownership is taboo and labor should be left to private competition. He seeks ballot placement with required signatures and has spent decades in Iowa, marrying unconventional ideas with public appeal.
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Andrew T. Hisey
Tama
Eldora
Andrew Townsend Hisey
Hisey
Fts
Hiseyan
Mr. Hisey
Iowa
Brownsville
Tama County
Musquakie Indian Reservation
Hirey
Slate clock a remarkable timepiece by Delta craftsman
New York features a slate clock four feet high built by Pennsylvanian quarryman Humphrey Pritchard of Delta. The clock uses 164 slate pieces held by 23 dozen screws and took eight months to complete, boasting cathedral chimes and a precise timekeeping mechanism.
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New York
Old
Amsterdam
Holland
Michael Angelo
Humphrey
Pritchard
Delta
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Busi
Smallest dictionary weighs less than an ounce
In Chicago JT Becking owns a 647 page tiny French English dictionary weighing under half an ounce. The volume measures about 1 1/6 by 3/4 inches and is readable only under a microscope. Edited by S B A Gusc and printed in Glasgow University Press. Becking wears it in a silver box as a watch charm. Also noted is James Roscoe Nay, Syracuse University chancellor, at six feet four and 260 pounds.
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Chicago
J. Becking
Barry Avenue
Becking
Avant
Glasgow
Scotland
B. A. Gusc
Paris
University Press
James Roscoe Nay
Syracuse University
United States
Albert Loa Merchant Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
O C Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota reports severe back ache and leg weakness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his kidneys restored normal action and back pain disappeared with no return. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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C. Hayden
O. C. Hayden & Co
Dry Gooda Merchants
Albert Loa, Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Camera Fiend Case Boasts Quick Workhouse Sentence
In a police court a man accused as a camera fiend pleads his case. The judge, noting no defense counsel, assigns the case and hints at a three month workhouse term. The bemused lawyer objects at the severity for mere filming. The judge jokes that the man “takes” pictures more than he uses a camera.
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Mik
Four Years of Agony and a Healed Foot Tale
A man details four years of severe suffering after a foot injury and failed medical efforts. He credits Cuticura Ointment and Soap with restoring his limb after seven months, noting lower costs than doctors and that he now works again. The reader is reminded of a 1905 testimonial from John M. Lloyd of Alliance, Ohio. Sunday Rest in Italy Sparks Debate and Commission Findings. Italy considers 32 to 36 hours of uninterrupted rest for workers with one weekly day off for Sundays. law excludes fishermen.
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John M. Lloyd
Arch Ave
Alliance
Ohio
Italy
Floral plan for Union Pacific dining cars announced
Union Pacific executives in Chicago outline a program to build large greenhouses in Nebraska Wyoming Utah and other districts to supply fresh flowers for every dining car on the system. Plants will decorate tables and be given to passengers, with roses and carnations distributed free to women. Greenhouses likely at Grand Island Cheyenne Denver and Ogden, with outdoor blooms in California and Sunset route territory. The aim is a floral experience across all trains year round, earning the nickname floral lines.
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Union Pacific Road
Chicago
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Grand Island
Neb
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Cal
Ogden
California
California and Southern
Union
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Harriman
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Manchuria
Russia
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Cleveland
Little Neck
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Calmette
M. C. Guerin
Pasteur Institute
Lille
France
French Academy of Sciences
London Times
Mr. Haldane
Haldane
Pittsburg Dispatch
Carnegie Schools
Germany
Dresden
Kansas City
MEY
Dunter's Ness
Amos
Lauito
Adamaster
Tooa
Andrew Townsend
Towan
Chicagoan
Minnesota
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