From Solitary Life to City Crowds the Barleycorn Myth
A reflective piece argues environment shapes character between a farmer and a counter jumper. It asserts long standing social divisions persist as one seeks solitude and the other crowds, linking behavior to living conditions and societal structure. The piece credits business interests with ending drinking culture by enforcing sobriety in employment, concluding John Barleycorn died at the hands of American industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hill
John Barleycorn
John B. Gough
William J. Bryan
America
John
Against the Other Fellow: Rural and Town Attitudes collide
A reflection on rural town prejudice as farmers seek company in crowds while townsmen retreat from strangers. The piece traces mutual aloofness born from differing holiday habits and social needs, ending with the farmer and townsman's unlikely reunion on a country street.
Don't give up now on education and future battles
A broad editorial urges students to finish schooling despite summer temptations and warns education shapes future leaders. It stresses college as essential and offers a mix of notices: garden slips for sale, Jersey cows, a guardian sale notice in Oklahoma, clothing discounts, and a note about Iceland lacking streetcars or railways.
Deplorable School Shortfalls Hamstring Youth and Republic
A defender warns that half term schools, inadequate buildings, and poor teaching limit learning and future chances. A dull teacher and obsolete equipment blunt ambition, while opponents of modern school plans are called enemies of the republic.
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Republic
Record high $75,000 personal injury verdict in St Louis
In circuit court James Barley won a $75,000 verdict against Columbia Taxicab Co for permanent injuries from an accident in a defendant's car. The suit names several involved individuals and addresses, linking to multiple names and places.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
James Barley
Columbia Taxicab
Barley
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