Various Cities Reject Municipal Ownership in Utilities
Colorado City rejects a bond for a municipal fighting plant while Willisville Alabama fails to fund an electric light plant. South Sherton Pennsylvania and Lake Forest Illinois also vote against public water and electric works. Pittsburg Kansas and Strawberry Point Georgia voters reject waterworks bonds and municipal ownership, while Muncie Indiana abandons it. Bryan Ohio defeats a 40000 bond for lighting and water upgrades. Bev erly Ohio reports selling its plant due to poor service, and Rutherford New Jersey votes against gas or electric plants after a yearlong inquiry.
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Mubletoat
Colorado City
Boni Willisville
South Shrton
Lake Forest
Lake Forest Water Company
G& the
Pittsburg
Kan
Waterloo Ga
Strawberry Point
Muncie
Ind
Bryan
von W. Welsh
Beverly
Valley City votes to sell its electric lighting plant
Valley City North Dakota residents vote by nearly three to one to sell the city electric lighting plant after years of poor service and rising costs. The move follows bids that failed to meet specifications and injunctions. In Souderton Pennsylvania the borough weighs abandoning its electric plant to buy power from West Telford Electric at a lower price.
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Valley City
N. D
Souderton
Electrical World
Borough Electric Light Plant
Borough Lighting
West Telford Electric Company
Unfavorable Report on Kaukouna Municipal Ownership
An aldermanic committee reported to Kaukouna Wisconsin city council after visiting Bellefontaine Columbus Richmond Reeseville and Ryansville. Alderman Martin estimated the Bellafontaine lighting plant cost 73000 dollars and the city carries 322000 dollars in bonded debt with a 4 percent tax rate. The city owns waterworks gas and electric plants and funds officials salaries, describing plant management as high and costly. The report notes other cities allow plants to run down to avoid overburdening property values.
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Kaukouna
Wis
Bellefontaine
Columbus
Richmond
Reeseville
Ryansville
Martin
Bellafontaine
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Covering Up Wastefulness in Municipal Ownership
An Anneapolis Tribune editorial criticizes municipal ownership for extravagance and political entanglement. It argues cities mask costs by borrowing and shifting expenses to taxpayers, leading toward bankruptcy as debt grows while public services are kept afloat at a loss.
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Anneapolis
The Har of Dionysius and Its Whispering Gallery
The Ear of Dionysius, a vast 250 foot long ear shaped grotto near Syracuse, built by slaves under Tyrant Dionysius. Its interior formed a famed whispering gallery used to hear prisoners and spy on plots, with the architect and workers reportedly executed to hide its purpose.
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Dionysius
Syracuse
Sicily
Cunning of the Fox in Foxhunting Tales and Fox Tricks
The piece describes fox cunning in pursuit by hounds, noting quiet stalking through Dog land, and clever escapes like leaping from goats to evade dogs. It cites Olaus Magnus and his medieval tale, comparing English and American fox tricks such as tree sheltering and dodging the hunter.
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Ife
Olaus Magnus
Upsala
Sistoria de Genticus
Tumbleweeds Spread Across Plains and One in the East
The text describes how tumbleweeds spread by whole plants breaking off at the root and rolling with the wind. It notes abundant tumbleweed presence in the west and prairie, and identifies a single eastern example, witch grass, which blooms in September and disperses seeds via wind blown heads. It mentions hair grass occurring across the United States.
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Great West
Prairie
United States
Palatable asparagus beds yield first cutting in May
The eight or nine year old asparagus bed produced the first cutting of palatable spears on May 18 and is likely to remain productive for about six weeks.
Women Lawyers Mocked In Delicate Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping recounts a correspondence where a New York woman lawyer reflects on gender bias as a attorney. A lawyer’s male counterpart dismisses her right to settlement, and a reply mocks gallantry and gender roles citing Genesis.
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Har
New York
Res. Wration
Miss Blank
Eve
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Theater outing ends with scare over illness
A young man took his date to the theater. She felt ill and later was found to have diphtheria. He worried he might have contracted it too and consulted a physician he knew for advice.
Mammoth Strawberries and Odd Cultural Customs
An article reviews a New Jersey strawberry variety praised for size and quality with berries reaching two inches, selling as high as $1 a quart. It also notes advice on growing for large fruit and mentions Kevi tt seeds. A quirky China section discusses strict mourning periods, male behavior, and avoidance of female contact, including coughing to announce approach.
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New Yorker
Ilenry Terolaman
New Jersey
Jerommay
Thasa Planta
Tomer
New York
Keyitt
Faney Strawbberries
Kevitt
Dom Pani
Wiliam Belt
Dixon, Marshall and
Glen Mary
China
de Bover
Fielding Buried in Lisbon Cemetery Memorials
The English novelist Henry Fielding was buried among cypress trees at the English cemetery in Lisbon. A tomb marked the site after his death, later weeded by visitors. In 1830 a large sarcophagus replaced the original marker, then repaired about thirty years ago with Latin inscription and English phrases restored.
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Fielding
Henry Fielding
Lisbon
London Chronicle
Picking fruit timing and ripeness guidance
Agricultural note explains proper harvest timing for apples and peaches to ensure market quality. It covers picking when seeds white for early apples, full color for later varieties, and methods to test maturity by twig separation and fruit color.
Chicken Coop Design Aids Downhill Roosting Plan
A writer from American Agriculturist describes a hillside chicken coop built from dry goods boxes four feet long three feet wide and three feet high. It includes steps and a sloped roof to suit downhill roosting, with removable perches for cleaning. The piece alongside discusses fruit shipment and the value of grower associations for branding and wholesale pricing, plus egg sorting and packing guidelines from Maryland Experiment Station.
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Sitlon
Coop
Pumpkins In the Cornfield Seed Savings
Farmers are urged to save pumpkin seeds as a cheap, easy way to ensure a good supply of pumpkins. Seed cost is the primary expense, and saving them reduces overall planting costs for a bountiful harvest.
Wooded farm lands and their value in Iowa agriculture
Agricola in Iowa Homestead notes many farms have wood lots for wind protection fuel fencing and building material. The author argues woodlands are underutilized because farmers ignore their productive potential and fail to manage them efficiently, requiring little extra labor to improve yields.
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Agricola
Iowa
Homestead
United States
Gliford Pinchat
Do It Now Before Fence or Harness Fails
Farm Journal urges prompt repair of fences harnesses and urgent action against weeds bugs and fungi to prevent further damage. Prompt maintenance prevents runaway livestock and costly losses.
Celery Banking in Soil Beds Limited by Hand Work
W R Beattie notes celery grown in soil beds requires entire soil quantity to be banked by hand. Under such conditions banking with soil is unprofitable except on a very limited scale.
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W. R. Beattie
Municipal ownership: a cautious experiment by politicians
A brief editorial warns that municipal ownership should not be rushed as an election tactic. It argues the move is an experiment that requires careful consideration rather than opportunistic pledges by politicians seeking office.
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New York UN
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de Dixon
Millionaine Btrawreruy
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Oswego
Wight
T. Kingsford & Son
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National Starch Company, Successors
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First National Bank
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B. Ll. Trey
Ask
Standard OL Company
Bill Tart
Hollister
Kennedy
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